France

2023 - 7 - 1

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Protests are sweeping France. Here's what you need to know (CNN)

The unrest prompted a crisis response from French President Emmanuel Macron, who held an emergency meeting with ministers as he attempts to bridge divisions and ...

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Travel warning to Brits going to France to avoid 'unpredictable' riots ... (ITV News)

The British government has said curfews may be in place amid widespread violence taking place across France after the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old.

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Nearly 1000 arrested in France during 4th night of riots over fatal ... (The Times of Israel)

Funeral set to take place of 17-year-old whose killing by police unleashed unrest; 45000 police officers deployed as interior ministry says over 2500 fires ...

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Over 900 arrests made as young rioters clash with police across ... (The Federal)

While the government indicated that the violence was gradually subsiding due to stricter security measures, widespread damage persisted.

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Looters break into gun shop as almost 1000 arrested in France riots (Yahoo Eurosport UK)

Violence erupted across the country on Tuesday night when delivery driver Nahel M, 17, was shot by an officer during a traffic stop.

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France arrests nearly 1000 rioters in fourth night of violence (POLITICO.eu)

Violent rioting shows no sign of easing four days after killing of teenager of North African descent by police.

UK issues France travel warning amid violent protests (Anadolu Agency)

The UK has issued a travel warning to its nationals who may be flying to France after nationwide unrest in response to the killing of a teenager by police. " ...

France Surveys Damage From Days of Riots Ahead of Teen's ... (BNN)

(Bloomberg) -- France is surveying the damage from a fourth night of street violence ahead of the funeral Saturday of the teenaged boy whose killing by ...

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'Not a new phenomenon': Fatal police shooting in France reignites ... (USA TODAY)

Protests over the shooting are likely the result of increased deadly police encounters and tensions between police and people of color, experts said.

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Over 1300 arrested after 4th night of riots rock France (Daily Sabah)

France was reeling on Saturday from a fourth night of rioting as family and friends of Nahel M, whose shooting by a police officer sparked the unrest,...

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In France, rage against pervasive bias has burst to the surface (The Washington Post)

The police shooting of a young man of North African descent has triggered riots all across French cities. There are no easy solutions for French ...

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France protests continue as funeral begins for teen killed by police (CBS News)

Family and friends were viewing the open coffin before it will be taken to a mosque for a ceremony and later burial in a town cemetery.

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France riots: Marseille gun shop looted amid fears of increased ... (BBC News)

A gun shop in Marseille was looted on Friday amid fears looting and violence will get worse on Saturday.

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France endures fourth night of violence and looting after police ... (Financial Times)

Rioting erupted across France for a fourth night in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver of North African origin as his family ...

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France riots: President Macron postpones state visit to Germany (Al Arabiya English)

French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany that was to begin on Sunday due to unrest in France, both countries announced on.

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France riots: Macron cancels Germany visit due to France unrest ... (BBC News)

The funeral of the teenager shot by police has been taking place near Paris following four nights of unrest.

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Macron postpones state visit to Germany to deal with violent riots ... (POLITICO.eu)

France has been shaken by a wave of violence sparked by the killing of a teenager of North African descent by police.

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Macron postpones visit to Germany amid ongoing crisis in France (Daily Sabah)

French President Emmanuel Macron delayed his upcoming state visit to Germany as the country is dealing with violent street protests following the killing...

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Macron scraps trip amid rioting across France, as teen slain by ... (The Times of Israel)

Hundreds attend funeral of Nahal, 17, whose killing by police has triggered four days and nights of unrest; 45000 police officers deployed nationwide; ...

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France Arrests More than 1300 People After Fourth Night of Rioting ... (TIME)

Rioting and looting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite a huge police deployment and 1311 arrests, as family and friends prepared ...

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Funeral held for French teenager as arrests mount on fifth night of ... (CNN)

More than 1300 people were detained overnight in France amid violent protests over the killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, who was shot by police.

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More than 1300 arrested after 4th night of riots in France, Macron ... (PBS NewsHour)

President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday scrapped an official trip to Germany after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting across France in defiance of ...

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French President Emmanuel Macron shelves Germany state visit ... (Independent Online)

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday informed Germany he was postponing a state visit to deal with the riots that rocked his country.

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France arrests more than 1300 people after fourth night of rioting ... (ABC News)

France's Interior Ministry says that 1311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a ...

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Teen, whose death has France on the boil, laid to rest; hundreds ... (The Federal)

Seventeen-year-old Nachel M, whose deaths sparked riots in France, was laid to rest on Saturday as the protests mellowed down in intensity after heavy ...

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Tour de France 2023: Daily stage results and general classification ... (Olympics)

The 2023 Tour de France, the second and most prestigious Grand Tour of the year in the men's road cycling season has started. The stage race began on ...

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Five riders to watch on the Tour de France as blue chip race ... (News24)

The Tour de France starts Saturday for a 21-day adventure along a route designed to shake up the old order.

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Mourners Bury Slain Teen in France (Jakarta Globe)

The government deployed 45000 police to city streets across the nation to head off a fifth night of violence.

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Sporadic violence, but calmer night in France after family buries ... (The Japan Times)

Some 45000 police were on the streets with specialized elite units, armored vehicles and helicopters brought in to reinforce its three largest cities, ...

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Mourners bury Nahel, teen shot by police, as Macron cancels first ... (CBS News)

Officials deployed thousands of law enforcement to quell the riots that erupted after the killing of 17-year-old Nahel by police.

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Hundreds arrested on 5th night of France unrest after teen laid to rest (The Times of Israel)

Extra forces and equipment deployed in Paris, Lyon, Grenoble and Marseille as country rocked by widespread rioting, looting following police slaying.

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Shooting, riots in France show U.S. is not alone in struggles with ... (PBS NewsHour)

The events in France following the death of a 17-year-old shot by police in a Paris suburb are drawing parallels to the racial reckoning in the U.S. spurred ...

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'Calmer night': 45 000 security officers make 100s of arrests, bring ... (News24)

French authorities have deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities and had made hundreds of arrests on the fifth night of unrest sparked by the fatal ...

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France arrests hundreds more in fifth night of unrest: Key ... (Times of India)

Europe News: A government minister described the evening as calmer than recent ones, but local news media reported rioting, looting and clashes in Marseille ...

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Mayor says home 'rammed' and set on fire as France detains ... (CNN)

The mayor of a Paris suburb has said his home was attacked early Sunday morning, calling it โ€œan assassination attemptโ€ on his family amid ongoing unrest in ...

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Hundreds arrested on fifth night of France unrest after teen laid to rest (eNCA)

French authorities deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities and had made hundreds of arrests by early Sunday, on the fifth night of unrest sparked by ...

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France shooting: Calmer night despite protests over Nahel M's ... (BBC News)

A total of 719 people were arrested as disturbances gripped Marseille and other cities with Paris quieter.

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France Sees 5th Night of Rioting Over Teen's Killing by Police (Voice of America)

PARIS โ€” Young rioters clashed with police late Saturday and early Sunday and targeted a mayor's home with a burning car as France faced a fifth night of ...

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France riots ease after days of violence over police killing of teenager (Business Day)

Paris โ€” Rioting across France was less intense overnight, the interior ministry said on Sunday, as tens of thousands of police were deployed after the ...

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Attack on mayor's house shocks France despite 'calmer' night (News24)

French politicians expressed horror on Sunday after the home of the mayor of a Paris suburb was attacked in a new night of rioting over the killing of a ...

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Your Monday Briefing: A Weekend of Unrest in France (The New York Times)

Also, an investigation into the fatal sinking of a migrant ship.

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700 arrested in fifth night of French riots; mayor's home attacked (CBS News)

Amid the rioting, French President Emmanuel Macron postponed what would have been the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 23 years.

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France riots: Burning car used in ram-raid attack on mayor's home in ... (Sky News)

Some 2400 people have been arrested after a fifth night of violent protests throughout the country following the death of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, ...

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