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France is investigating allegations that two Lebanese banks transferred billions of U.S. dollars out of the country despite strict capital controls.
2026-04-20

A French soldier is killed and three are injured in a shooting against United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon peacekeepers in Deir Kifa, southern Lebanon. France has accused Hezbollah of being responsible, an allegation that the group has denied.
2026-04-18

French authorities place the Indian captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French Navy in the Mediterranean Sea under questioning on suspicion of breaching sanctions on Russian oil shipments, while prosecutors open a preliminary inquiry after the vessel arrives at anchorage near Marseille and its crew remains aboard.
2026-01-25

The Algerian parliament unanimously passes a law classifying France's colonization of the country as a crime, criminalizing its glorification, and asserting France's legal responsibility to apologize and provide reparations.
2025-12-24

French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu announces his first batch of minister appointments, including former finance minister Bruno Le Maire as armed forces minister, while facing a potential no-confidence vote in parliament.
2025-10-5

France reports a record for the second consecutive day of 332,252 new cases of COVID-19, which is also the highest daily total recorded in any European nation since the beginning of the pandemic.
2022-01-5

French police continue questioning ten suspected far-right terrorists arrested on Saturday over an alleged plot to attack Muslims. An extension to their detention was authorised late last night.
2018-06-26

A car carrying firearms and gas bottles deliberately rammed a police vehicle on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France, subsequently bursting into flames. The driver, who was on a security watchlist, was shot dead.
2017-06-19

2011 Syrian protests: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom summon Syrian ambassadors to condemn the government's recent violent crackdown on people protesting against the Bashar al-Assad regime.
2011-04-27

Public transport workers in France and London go on strike over French and UK government austerity measures. The French actions are part of a general strike.
2010-09-7