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France Hunts Gunman after Three Killed at Strasbourg Christmas Market

Hundreds of police hunted Wednesday for a gunman who shot dead three people and wounded 13, eight seriously, at a famed Christmas market in Strasbourg, on the French border with Germany. The attack took place Tuesday around 8 pm (1900 GMT) in the heart of the medieval city as the ...

December 12, 2018

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French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian

Trump Must Not Interfere in French Politics: Minister

The French government on Sunday urged Donald Trump not to interfere in French politics after the US president posted tweets about the protests rocking the country and attacked the Paris climate agreement. “We do not take domestic American politics into account and we want that to be reciprocated,” Jean-Yves Le ...

December 9, 2018

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1,723 Arrests in Latest ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests in France

A total of 1,723 people were arrested across France during the latest round of “yellow vest” protests, in which demonstrators clashed with riot police, the interior ministry said Sunday. Of these, 1,220 were ordered held in custody, it said. Some 136,000 people took part Saturday’s protests, around the same number ...

December 9, 2018

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Paris Warns Radicals are Trying to Exploit Yellow Vests & Overthrow the Government

As France braces for a new wave of protests, a government spokesman warned that radicals are using the Yellow Vest movement to pursue their own goals and one of them is to topple the current leadership. Some 89,000 officers, armored vehicles belonging to military police and increased vigilance – that’s ...

December 7, 2018

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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe arrives to announce the suspension on rising fuel taxes in Paris on December 4, 2018, a few days after the protests by the 'yellow vest' (gilets jaunes) movement. - The French government plans to announce on December 4 the suspension of fuel tax increases slated for January in a bid to quell the fierce protests which have ballooned into the deepest crisis of Emmanuel Macron's presidency, sources said. (Photo by ludovic MARIN / AFP)

French PM Confirms Fuel Tax Suspensions, Calls for Calm

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Tuesday new concessions to “yellow vest” protesters, saying planned increases in the price of fuel would be suspended for six months. “No tax merits putting the unity of the nation in danger,” Philippe said in a televised address, adding that the anger on the ...

December 4, 2018

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Macron to Halt Fuel Tax Hikes in Bid to Calm Fiery Protests

The French government plans to announce Tuesday the suspension of fuel tax increases slated for January in a bid to quell the fierce protests which have ballooned into the deepest crisis of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency, sources said. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe will also unveil other measures to help boost the ...

December 4, 2018

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Fuel Supplies, Schools Hit on Week 3 of ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests

Dozens of French “yellow vest” demonstrators blocked access to a major fuel depot and several highways on Monday on the third week of anti-government protests which led to major riots in Paris at the weekend. Around 50 people blocked the fuel depot in the port of Fos-sur-Mer, near Marseille, where ...

December 3, 2018

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France to Consider State of Emergency after ‘Yellow Vest’ Protest Turned Violent

The French government is to consider imposing a state of emergency to prevent riots, government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said on Sunday, following the arrest the day before of more than 400 people when a “Yellow Vest” protest turned violent. “We have to think about the measures that can be taken ...

December 2, 2018

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Protest Clashes Erupt in Paris as anti-Macron Rallies Return

Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters trying to tear down barricades on the Champs-Elysees in Paris early Saturday as hundreds converged on the city for new demonstrations, with anger over fuel taxes morphing into a wide-ranging anti-government movement. Clashes between police and demonstrators wearing the high-visibility yellow vests, which ...

December 1, 2018

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Woman Barricades Herself in Bank in France, Threatens to Blow It up

On the morning of November 29th a woman barricaded herself inside the premises of the LCL bank in the south of France, threatening to blow up the financial institution, the newspaper Figaro reported. According to reports, security forces have been summoned to the scene of the incident in the commune ...

November 29, 2018