President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a risky gamble.
Author: AURELIEN BREEDEN
No Arrest in Prisoner Manhunt in France, Weeks After Deadly Ambush
The aftermath of a brazen attack on a prison convoy has raised uncomfortable questions for France’s justice system.
Sunak Apologizes After Damning Report on U.K. Infected-Blood Scandal
A nearly six-year inquiry found that the deaths of about 3,000 people and the infection of more than 30,000 others could have mostly been avoided.
Police in France Shoot Dead Man Who Tried to Set Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue, in Rouen, northern France, sustained “significant damage,” but nobody other than the assailant was harmed, the authorities said.
French Police Kill Man Who Tried to Set Rouen Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue, in Rouen, northern France, sustained “significant damage,” but nobody other than the assailant was harmed, the authorities said.
Interpol Issues Alert for French Inmate on the Run After Deadly Ambush
Hundreds of police officers in France were engaged in a manhunt for the escaped prisoner and the armed assailants who freed him.
Manhunt Underway in France After Prisoner Escapes in Ambush
The French authorities said that armed assailants had attacked a prison convoy, killed two guards and freed an inmate.
Roman Polanski Did Not Defame British Actress, French Court Rules
Charlotte Lewis, who says the director raped her in the 1980s, brought the lawsuit against him over an interview in which he called the accusations an “odious lie.”
Gérard Depardieu Ordered to Stand Trial in Sexual Assault Case
The actor, who has become a #MeToo flashpoint in France, will be tried in October over allegations that he sexually assaulted two women during a 2021 film shoot.
At Least 5 Die Trying to Cross English Channel, Including a Young Girl
British and French authorities have struggled to find ways to deter people from making the perilous journey.