France News

• French police say teacher killed in school knife attack, threat alert raised

  A man of Chechen origin who was under surveillance by French security services over suspected Islamic radicalization stabbed a teacher to death at his former high school.

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  Oct 13, 2023
  
• IN PHOTOS: Deadly police shooting of 17-year-old sparks protests in France 

  A French police officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old driver will be investigated for voluntary homicide, prosecutors said Thursday.

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  Jun 29, 2023
  
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• 2 children critically injured after knife attack in French town

  The attacker was a Syrian national with legal refugee status in France, a police official told Reuters. He was not known to security agencies and his motives were unclear.

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  Jun 8, 2023
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• French protesters prepare last-ditch bid to stop pension overhaul

  President Emmanuel Macron's decision to force the reform through with special constitutional powers prompted angry protests this spring.

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  Jun 6, 2023
• French constitutional court approves Macron’s retirement age plans

  President Emmanuel Macron's drive to increase the retirement age to 64 from 62 has provoked months of labour strikes and protests.

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  Apr 14, 2023
• Paris trash strike ends as pension protest numbers begin to shrink

  Tuesday's protests in Paris saw dozens of arrests and flare ups of violence, though significantly fewer people participated in the action nationwide.

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  Mar 29, 2023
• French police brace for violence as new pension protests erupt

  Demonstrations got underway peacefully Tuesday morning, with large crowds in multiple cities. But police braced for violence later in the day.

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  Mar 28, 2023
• Renewed protests erupt in France over Macron’s retirement age push

  Opposition parties were expected to start procedures later Friday for a no-confidence vote on the government led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.

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  Mar 17, 2023
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• France’s plan to raise pension age ‘no longer negotiable’, prime minister says

  The government says the reform is necessary to keep the pension system solvent as France's life expectancy has grown and birth rates have declined.

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  Jan 29, 2023
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• Paris shooting: At least 3 dead, several wounded in violence ahead of Christmas Eve

  Police cordoned off the area in the 10th arrondissement of the French capital, on a busy street with shops and restaurants near the Gare de l'Est train station.

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  Dec 23, 2022