Sources: BBC
A French police officer goes on trial after being charged with killing 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk on June 27, 2023, whose death sparked the riots across France and other French territories. 2025-06-3
The International Olympic Committee says that athletes from Russia and Belarus will not receive invitations to the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France, and will only be able to compete as neutral athletes. 2023-07-13
A nationwide strike begins in France with workers demanding higher salaries amid increasing inflation in the country. 2022-10-18
Protesters gather in Paris, France, in support of Palestine following attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Gaza Strip. During the protest, police dispersed crowds. 2021-05-12
President Emmanuel Macron announces a crackdown on "Islamist separatism" in Muslim communities in France, saying a bill tackling Islamist separatism would be sent to parliament early next year. Among the measures, will include a ban on foreign imams, restrictions on home schooling, and the creation of an "Institute of Islamology" to tackle Islamic fundamentalism. 2020-10-2
The United States, United Kingdom, and France close their Yemeni embassies and evacuate their staff due to terrorist activities and continued unrest. 2015-02-11
France sets a new record for unemployment with 3.46 million recorded in October. 2014-11-27
Italian and French rescue crews recover the bodies of two climbers on Mont Blanc in the Alps, two days following an avalanche that swept away nine climbers. 2012-07-14
France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis issues its final report on the crash of Air France Flight 447, determining that a series of errors by pilots and a failure to react to technical problems led to the disaster that killed all 228 people on board. 2012-07-5
A rabbi and his two children, along with the daughter of the school principal, are killed by an attacker at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-us-canada-17426313 (BBC)] [https:--www.washingtonpost.com-world-europe-father-two-children-shot-dead-outside-jewish-school-in-france-2012-03-19-gIQAclfUMS_story.html ("The Washington Post")] [http:--www.timesofisrael.com-three-reported-killed-at-jewish-school-in-france- ("The Times of Israel")]date=August 2019 2012-03-19