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Video Captures Aftermath
of Strasbourg Shootout

Dec 14, 2018 2:58 AM CST

Video Captures Aftermath of Strasbourg Shootout

Mass shooting suspect Cherif Chekatt was killed

(Newser) - The immediate aftermath of the shootout between French security forces and the suspect in the Strasbourg attack has been caught on camera from across the street, with video footage showing armed officers at the scene and the body of the man slumped in a doorway. More officers arrive at the...

Christmas Market Shooter Killed in Shootout

Mass Shooting
Suspect Found, Killed

Dec 13, 2018 5:30 PM CST

Mass Shooting Suspect Found, Killed

French police say Strasbourg shooter died in shootout

(Newser) - The man authorities say killed three people near a Christmas market in Strasbourg died Thursday in a shootout with police at the end of two-day manhunt, French authorities said. Paris prosecutor's office, which handles terror cases in France, formally identified the man killed in the eastern French city as...

France Hunts Gunman
After Mass Shooting

Dec 12, 2018 6:32 AM CST

France Hunts Gunman After Mass Shooting

'Radicalized' suspect may have fled to Germany

(Newser) - French authorities are hunting Cherif Chekatt, the suspect believed to have killed three people in a mass shooting near a Christmas market Tuesday night. Officials say the 29-year-old suspect was wounded in a gunfight with soldiers after the Strasbourg attack but escaped. The suspect has a long criminal record and...

At Least 1 Dead in French Christmas Market Shooting

3 Dead in Mass Shooting
Near French Christmas Market

UPDATED

Dec 11, 2018 6:35 PM CST

3 Dead in Mass Shooting Near French Christmas Market

Gunman at large after Strasbourg attack

(Newser) - A shooting in the French city of Strasbourg killed at least three people and wounded 11 others near a world-famous Christmas market Tuesday, sparking a broad lockdown and a search for the suspected gunman, who remained at large, the AP reports. French prosecutors said a terrorism investigation was opened, though...

Thanks to France, This Attire Is Now Restricted in Egypt

Thanks, France:
Egypt Curtails Sale
of Yellow Vests

Dec 11, 2018 8:48 AM CST

Thanks, France: Egypt Curtails Sale of Yellow Vests

Sales of reflective 'gilets jaunes' are now banned as anniversary of 2011 Egyptian uprising looms

(Newser) - The violent protests in France are causing shockwaves throughout the world, including now in Egypt. Security authorities there are warily anticipating the eighth anniversary next month of the uprising that helped unseat President Hosni Mubarak, so to help tamp down tensions and keep "copycat" demonstrations at bay, per the...

Unlikely Catholic Revolt:
Tiny Order of French Nuns

Dec 9, 2018 9:01 AM CST

Unlikely Catholic Revolt: Tiny Order of French Nuns

Tiny order threatens to renounce vows rather than accept Rome's decision to replace their leader

(Newser) - The Vatican has an unusual dilemma after nearly all the nuns in a tiny French religious order threatened to renounce their vows rather than accept the Holy See's decision to remove their superior. The sisters argue that the Vatican commissioners sent to replace their superior general, the niece of...

Protests: 135 Hurt, 1K Detained

Dec 8, 2018 1:11 PM CST

Protests: 135 Hurt, 1K Detained

French official says the violence is 'under control'

(Newser) - France's interior minister says the protest violence in Paris is "under control" despite scattered tensions but is calling it "totally unacceptable." Interior Minister Christophe Castaner says 135 people were injured in the protests Saturday, including 17 police officers, the AP reports. He says "exceptional" security...

Where France's
Emmanuel Macron Blew It

the rundown

Dec 7, 2018 1:11 PM CST

Where France's Emmanuel Macron Blew It

He miscalculated how the burden of his fuel tax would fall on people who could least afford it

(Newser) - Paris and other large cities in France are bracing for violence this weekend. "Yellow vest" protesters promise to be out in force, and police promise to be there to meet them. One potential sign of good news: Representatives of the protesters will meet with Prime Minister Edouard Philippe Friday...

Paris Locked Down
Amid Riot Fears

Dec 7, 2018 5:46 AM CST

Paris Locked Down Amid Riot Fears

Eiffel Tower, other sites will be closed

(Newser) - Saturday might not be the best time to take in the sights of Paris: Authorities, fearing a repeat of last week's violent protests, are closing major tourist sites including major museums and the Eiffel Tower, the BBC reports. Thousands of anti-government "gilets jaunes"—"yellow jacket"—...

France Said It Wouldn't
Budge on Fuel Tax.
It Just Did

Dec 4, 2018 6:01 AM CST

France Said It Wouldn't Budge on Fuel Tax. It Just Did

Tax hikes have been suspended for several months after violent protests, per PM

(Newser) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced a suspension of fuel tax hikes Tuesday, a major U-turn in an effort to appease a protest movement that radicalized and plunged Paris into chaos last weekend, French media report. Both Le Monde newspaper and France Info radio said the planned increase, which has...

France Holds
Emergency Meetings
After Worst Unrest
in 50 Years

Dec 3, 2018 7:17 AM CST

France Holds Emergency Meetings After Worst Unrest in 50 Years

'Yellow jacket' protest started after fuel tax hike

(Newser) - What started with a protest against rising fuel taxes has become the most sustained unrest the country has dealt with since the Paris uprising in May 1968—and authorities have decided to talk to the protesters instead of declaring a state of emergency. President Emanuel Macron instructed Prime Minister É...

Euro Capital Rocked by
Worst Riots in a Decade

Dec 1, 2018 1:50 PM CST

Euro Capital Rocked by Worst Riots in a Decade

Paris demonstrations are getting worse

(Newser) - The most violent urban riots in a decade engulfed the French capital on Saturday, as "yellow jacket" protesters torched cars, smashed windows, looted stores, and tagged the Arc de Triomphe in Paris with multi-colored graffiti, the AP reports. Protesters angry about rising taxes and the high cost of living...

Thousands Slammed
by Tear Gas, Water Cannons

Nov 24, 2018 10:30 AM CST

Thousands Slammed by Tear Gas, Water Cannons

Demonstrators oppose fuel taxes in Paris

(Newser) - French police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators in Paris Saturday, as thousands gathered in the capital and staged road blockades across the nation to vent anger against rising fuel taxes and Emmanuel Macron's presidency, the AP reports. Thousands of police were deployed nationwide to contain...

They Were Protesting a Fuel
Tax. Then a Driver Panicked

Nov 17, 2018 7:30 AM CST

They Were Protesting a Fuel Tax. Then a Driver Panicked

One dead, dozens hurt in France after demonstration

(Newser) - One protester was killed and 47 others were injured during roadblocks set up around France to demonstrate against rising fuel taxes, a new challenge to embattled President Emmanuel Macron, the AP reports. The protester was killed when a driver caught in traffic accelerated in a panic at Pont-de-Beauvoisin, near Chambery,...

Lion Cub Rescued
From Lamborghini

Nov 15, 2018 12:10 AM CST

Lion Cub Rescued From Lamborghini

Paris cops found it during traffic stop

(Newser) - Paris police officers found a lion cub in a Lamborghini during a traffic stop on the city's famed Champs-Elysees. The cub, named Putin but known as Dadou, is less than two months old, according to the French animal protection agency now caring for it. The agency, 30 Million Friends...

In Tweetstorm, Trump Has
a Message for France

the rundown

Nov 13, 2018 8:52 AM CST

In Tweetstorm, Trump Has a Message for France

'MAKE FRANCE GREAT AGAIN!' he writes, criticizing Macron

(Newser) - President Trump took some lumps in France over the weekend, but he fired back with a Tuesday morning tweetstorm in which he jabbed at Emanuel Macron and France's war records, and sought to explain his no-show at a ceremony event to honor WWI soldiers. It all culminated with this...

White House:
Cemetery Motorcade
Would Have
Disrupted Roads

Nov 12, 2018 12:20 AM CST

White House: Cemetery Motorcade Would Have Disrupted Roads

President skipped event honoring Marines

(Newser) - Stung by criticism for not attending an event honoring US military dead , the White House says President Trump didn't want to disrupt Paris roadways for a last-minute motorcade to a cemetery in northern France. Trump had been scheduled to lay a wreath and observe a moment of silence Saturday...

Topless Trump Protester Steals
Headlines at WWI Event

Nov 11, 2018 7:19 AM CST

Topless Trump Protester Steals Headlines at WWI Event

She rushed president motorcade in France

(Newser) - President Trump joined other world leaders Sunday in Paris at a ceremony honoring the millions of soldiers who died in World War I, but he may not have liked French President Emmanuel Macron's speech. "Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism: Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism,"...

'Low Energy' Trump Skips
WWI Cemetery Ceremony

Nov 10, 2018 3:40 PM CST

'Low Energy' Trump Skips WWI Cemetery Ceremony

The president blamed bad weather

(Newser) - President and Melania Trump are skipping a World War I ceremony in France Saturday, and critics pounced. "It's incredible that a president would travel to France for this significant anniversary—and then remain in his hotel room watching TV rather than pay in person his respects to the...

Macron Calls for
'European Army'
to Counter
US, Russia

Nov 7, 2018 9:44 AM CST

Macron Calls for 'European Army' to Counter US, Russia

'Peace in Europe is precarious,' French president says, warning against rising nationalism

(Newser) - Emmanuel Macron is calling for the formation of a "real European army," and while two of that potential force's foes, per the French president, are usual suspects, it's the third that's raising eyebrows. During a tour of WWI memorials in Verdun on Tuesday, Macron encouraged...