An assailant injured six people with what French authorities described as a sharpened metal hook. The motive was not immediately clear.
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Fire in France Kills at Least 10, Including 5 Children
Firefighters managed to put out the blaze, in a seven-floor building near Lyon, in central France. It was not immediately clear how the fire had started.
She Came Out of Nowhere, and Now No One in France Can Ignore Her
Sandrine Rousseau is using her talent for grabbing headlines with provocative ideas to shift the focus of the national debate from the themes favored by the far-right to climate change and #MeToo.
She Came Out of Nowhere, and Now No One in France Can Ignore Her
Sandrine Rousseau is using her talent for grabbing headlines with provocative ideas to shift the focus of the national debate from the themes favored by the far-right to climate change and #MeToo.
Macron’s Plan on Migrants: Deport More, Give Others Legal Status
Under pressure from the right, the government of President Emmanuel Macron tries to balance a perceived immigration problem with a need for migrant workers.
France Expels Imam Accused of Hate Speech, Reviving a Thorny Debate
The government presented the deportation of Hassan Iquioussen as part of efforts to crack down on “Islamist separatism.” Critics called it a political stunt that infringed on civil liberties.
Bad Planning and Errors Led to Champions League Chaos, Report Says
A French Senate inquiry faulted the authorities for blaming large crowds of supporters instead of owning up to their failures, after violence and confusion marred a final near Paris.
Bad Planning and Errors, Not Fans, Led to Champions League Chaos, Report Says
A French Senate inquiry faulted the authorities for blaming large crowds of supporters instead of owning up to their failures, after violence and confusion marred the match near Paris.
Protesters in Martinique Fire at Police Officers and Journalists
Protests against the French island’s coronavirus protocols, requiring a health pass to enter most public venues, have been exacerbated by frustrations and anger over economic inequality with the mainland.
France-U.K. Acrimony Impedes Progress on Channel Crossings
Rather than working together to curb hazardous sea crossings, leaders of the two countries almost immediately fell into a familiar pattern of squabbling.