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France Declares State Of Emergency In New Caledonia As Protests Rage

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France Declares State Of Emergency In New Caledonia As Protests Rage

The state of emergency came into effect at 8 pm (Paris time) on Wednesday in France’s New Caledonia. Paris: France has declared a state of emergency on the Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia after violent protests flared up against electoral reforms killing one police officer and three others, the Washington Post reported. Notably, New Caledonia…

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3 French Cops Killed, Prisoner Escapes As Gunmen Attack Prison Van

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3 French Cops Killed, Prisoner Escapes As Gunmen Attack Prison Van

A police source told AFP three officers were killed and two others wounded in the attack. Rouen: Elite French police forces were on Tuesday hunting gunmen who rammed into a prison van, killing at least two prison officers and allowing the inmate they were transporting to escape. A police source told AFP three officers were…

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Gunman Shoots Two Officers In Paris Police Station: Report

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Gunman Shoots Two Officers In Paris Police Station: Report

The incident happened in the French capital’s 13th district shortly before 10:30 pm. (Representational) Paris: A man shot and seriously wounded two officers in a Paris police station on Thursday after grabbing a weapon, a source close to the case told AFP. The officers had just arrested the man and were searching him when he…

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In France, Puigdemont rallies separatists ahead of Catalan vote

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In France, Puigdemont rallies separatists ahead of Catalan vote

Catalan separatist leader and candidate of Junts per Catalunya – JxCat political party, Carles Puigdemont (R) raises his fist during a campaign rally in the French southeastern town of Argeles-sur-Mer on May 4, 2024 ahead of the regional election in the Spanish northeastern region of Catalonia. | Photo Credit: AFP “Puigdemont, president!” chanted an excited…

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Meloni, Le Pen rift disrupts far-Right’s prospects of wielding power in the EU

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Meloni, Le Pen rift disrupts far-Right’s prospects of wielding power in the EU

When a French Minister compared Italy’s nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French far-Right last year, the Italian Premier rang French President Emmanuel Macron to complain. Ms. Meloni was so incensed that the French leader felt compelled to send an emissary to Rome to appease her, said two…

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French State Services Hit By Cyberattacks Of “Unprecedented Intensity”

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French State Services Hit By Cyberattacks Of “Unprecedented Intensity”

The PM’s staff added that a “crisis cell has been activated to deploy countermeasures”. Paris: Several French state bodies have been hit with cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity”, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said Monday while insisting the government had been able to contain the impact. “Many ministerial services were targeted” from Sunday “using familiar technical…

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What is the historic amendment that enshrined abortion access in France’s Constitution? | Explained

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What is the historic amendment that enshrined abortion access in France’s Constitution? | Explained

The story so far: The French Parliament on March 4 overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right at a historic joint session at the Palace of Versailles. With this, it has become the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. During the extraordinary voting session, out…

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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right

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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right

French lawmakers on March 4 overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. The historic move was proposed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in…

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France Set To Make Abortion Constitutional Right

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France Set To Make Abortion Constitutional Right

Most members of the French public support the move to give the right extra protection. Paris, France: French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support. A congress of both houses of parliament in Versailles starting at 3:30 pm…

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Paul Pogba, FIFA World Cup Winner, Handed Four-Year Doping Ban: Report

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Paul Pogba, FIFA World Cup Winner, Handed Four-Year Doping Ban: Report

File photo of Paul Pogba.© AFP Italy’s anti-doping tribunal handed a four-year ban Thursday to France midfielder Paul Pogba after he tested positive for testosterone last year, according to his club, Juventus. A spokesman for the club told AFP it had been notified of the decision against the 30-year-old World Cup winner. More to follow……

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