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October 24, 2023

France's Macron says Israeli campaign against Hamas in Gaza must be 'without mercy'

French President Emmanuel Macron called on the international coalition set up to combat ISIS to now turn its attention on Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

October 7, 2023

French president seeks to enshrine abortion in country’s constitution

President of France Emmanuel Macron said at the Constitutional Council on Wednesday that he is seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the nation's governing document.

September 21, 2023

Italy's call for naval blockade may be only way to stem Europe's migrant crisis, expert says

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is calling for an EU naval blockade to stem the continent's migrant crisis, something one expert believes is the only option.

July 13, 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron receives severed finger in mail, police place in fridge with snacks: report

French President Emmanuel Macron was sent a severed human finger by mail as he grapples with discontent among citizens.

July 9, 2023

France bans fireworks sales ahead of Bastille Day as country reels from anti-police riots

France banned the "sale, carrying, transport and use of pyrotechnic articles" before Bastille Day and promised "to protect the French" after recent riots.

July 3, 2023

Last surviving member of French D-Day unit dead at 100

Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of France's Kieffer Commando — one of the first to come ashore at Normandy on D-Day — has died after being treated for lung issues. He was 100.

July 2, 2023

France violence: Leaders work out response to riots, victim's grandmother calls for end to unrest

The French grandmother of a 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a police officer called for riots in France to cease, saying she is not upset with police overall.

July 1, 2023

French riots: What to know as hundreds of police hurt, thousands of protesters arrested after deadly shooting

President Macron has blamed social media among other things for stoking the violence that has spread across France for four days after the shooting death of a teenager.

July 1, 2023

Macron dances at Elton John concert as France burns amid ongoing violence

The protests have spread from Paris, where the initial shooting occurred, to other towns across the country, though most of the violence remains localized to the Paris suburbs.

June 30, 2023

At least 200 French officers injured, 600 arrested in third night of riots since deadly police shooting

Nearly 40,000 police officers were deployed across France on Thursday as the country experienced its third day of riots since a police officer used deadly force on a teenager.