The seven militants had been given refuge in France decades ago, a move which poisoned diplomatic ties between France and Italy. The arrests signal a strengthening of ties between the two governments.
Author: CONSTANT MEHEUT
The Embers of a Long-Smoldering Revolution Are Stoked in France
The 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune of 1871 has struck a chord, reviving calls for better political representation and highlighting economic inequalities.
Covid-19 in France: Secret Dinner Parties for Elite Sets Off Outrage
A television channel said the dinner parties were being held in defiance of coronavirus restrictions. One organizer initially said that government ministers had participated, setting off outrage online.
Report of Secret Dinner Parties for the Elite Sets Off Outrage in France
A television channel said the dinner parties were being held in defiance of coronavirus restrictions. One organizer initially said that government ministers had participated, setting off outrage online.
A 3rd National Lockdown Seems Likely in France as Hospitals Are Overwhelmed
President Emmanuel Macron addressed the country tonight as infections surged, hospitals swelled with patients and the virus reached into classrooms.
In the Latin Quarter, Paris’s Intellectual Heartbeat Grows Fainter
The closing of beloved bookstores is the latest in a series of blows to the neighborhood’s cultural vibrancy, a long decline accelerated by the pandemic.
‘Children Are Off-Limits’: France on Course to Set 15 as Age of Consent
The bill, which characterizes sex between adults and minors under 15 as rape, was adopted by the National Assembly after a series of sexual abuse scandals and may become law by April.
Lifting Veil on Algeria War Trauma, France Eases Access to Archives
Historians say there are still impediments to their research on the Algerian War, which remains sensitive in France, and point to the resealing of tens of thousands of once-public documents last year.
Pressuring France to Bring Them Home, Women Who Joined ISIS Stage Hunger Strike
Frenchwomen who joined the Islamic State and are now held in squalid detention camps in Syria have gone on a hunger strike to protest France’s refusal to bring them back.