Police officials did not act on concerns by a killer’s co-workers, but President Emmanuel Macron called on the French to “be on the lookout.”
Author: ADAM NOSSITER
In Paris Knife Attack, Police Ask How They Missed a Killer in Their Midst
Angry calls for a shake-up emerged after prosecutors said a Muslim police technician who killed four colleagues had left a trail of warning signs.
The Greening of Paris Makes Its Mayor More Than a Few Enemies
As Anne Hidalgo declares war on the car, drivers rage at the disruptions, but supporters credit her with preparing Paris for a hotter future.
French Police Protest en Masse: ‘It’s About the Lack of Respect’
About 27,000 French police officers demonstrated, according to union officials, driven by frustration over working conditions, public image and a wave of suicides this year.
France Didn’t Ban Pesticides Near Towns. So Mayors Are Doing It Themselves.
A mayor banned pesticide use on the farms surrounding his village. Even though he was prosecuted for doing so, dozens of other mayors have followed his lead.
Transit Strike Slows Paris to a Crawl, in a Warning to Macron
The government’s pension reform plan would take aim at early retirement for some people, like transit workers, who consider it a benefit they have earned.
Rooster ‘Was Just Being Himself’: Court Rules He Can Keep Crowing
A judge in France dismissed a couple’s lawsuit that a rooster was a nuisance and said the bird had a right to crow in his rural habitat.
How Emmanuel Macron Positioned Himself as Star of the G7 Show
The French president seemed to be everywhere at once at the summit he hosted in Biarritz, using the opportunity to reassert the efficacy of the European approach to global problems.
Notre-Dame Fire Released Toxic Lead That Authorities Dismissed, Lawsuit Says
A French environmental group alleges that officials did not warn the public about the dangerous levels of lead released during the Notre-Dame fire.
In an Epic Standoff, Unarmed Algerians Get the Army to Blink
They protest twice a week, and the army allows it, wary of a bloody confrontation. So Algeria’s still-bloodless revolution continues.