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Independence leader Christian Tein and seven other activists are flown to France for pre-trial detention after being arrested for inciting violence and riots in New Caledonia.
2024-06-23

France and Niger's military government begin talks on the possible withdrawal of French troops from the West African country.
2023-09-5

A day of strikes and demonstrations occurs throughout France against the government's pension reform project, which proposes to raise the retirement age to 64.
2023-01-19

Mali accuses France of "abandoning the country" by reducing its forces in the fight against jihadist groups. In response to the remarks, France accuses Mali's military junta of "wiping their feet on the blood of French soldiers".
2021-09-28

France reports a record 30,621 new infections in a single day as the cumulative number of cases surpasses 800,000.
2020-10-15

Authorities find the bodies of two other men in the two collapsed buildings in Marseille, France, two days ago, bringing the death toll to six.
2018-11-7

French intelligence services are reportedly operating under the theory that Paris-attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has escaped to Syria despite country-wide martial law in 3 different countries.
2015-11-30

An estimated 150,000 people rally against gay marriage in Paris, France, with 100 people arrested.
2013-05-26

Police clash with local residents who object to Italian government plans to build a European Union-funded rail link with France near their homes in the Italian Alps. The police intervention follows a peaceful candlelight nighttime prayer vigil featuring thousands of people.
2011-06-27

France's National Front confirms 42-year-old Marine Le Pen as party leader, succeeding her father Jean-Marie Le Pen.
2011-01-16