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Paris gunman had long police record but was not on terror watchlist

The Champs Elysees gunman who killed one cop and wounded two others had a heavy police record but was not on France's terror watch list, the Paris prosecutor said.

21/04/2017

Europe News

Paris shooting could shift election security debate

The French go to the polls this weekend but the country is still reeling from Thursday’s shooting in Paris.

21/04/2017

France

A history of French presidential elections through nine infographics

From the triumph of Francois Mitterrand in 1981 to the surprise of Le Pen in 2002, the presidential elections are often known for their twists and turns.

21/04/2017

France

Paris shooting: France's presidential candidates react

Thursday's shooting in central Paris risks thrusting national security and the spectre of terrorism back in minds of millions of French voters.

21/04/2017

France

French presidential campaign shaken by Paris shooting

The gun attack on the Champs-Elysee came during a TV appearance by the eleven candidates in Sunday’s presidential ballot.

21/04/2017

France

Parisians defiant: "We must carry on, we must continue to live"

After the panic on the Champs-Elysée, with the killing of a policeman and the wounding of two others, it is time for reflection and debate.

21/04/2017

France

'They say we should be prepared to take in the whole world. I disagree'

Ahead of the French presidential election, we speak to people across France. In this edition, we meet Alain Peulet, a retired merchant navy officer, who disagrees with France's immigration policy.

21/04/2017

France

French aim to beat the blues with #belleschoses hashtag

Taking on the terrorists the 21st century way, on Twitter. France revolts against bad times by inviting people to post beautiful things on social media.

21/04/2017

France

French police detain family members of Champs Elysees shooter

The investigation into the background of the Champs Elysees killer continues with the arrest of family members and the surrender of a second suspect to Belgian police.

21/04/2017

France

Champs Elysées shooting: what we know

One police officer has been shot dead and two others wounded on Paris' Champs-Elysees Avenue after a gunman deliberately targeted officers.

21/04/2017

France

Paris: one police officer dead in Champs-Elysées 'terror attack'

ISIL has reportedly claimed one of its 'soldiers' shot dead one police officer and injured two others. He was killed by police.

21/04/2017

World

Youth unemployment a puzzle for next French president

Youth unemployment a key issue in the French election

20/04/2017

Musica

Nelson Freire on his love of piano, cinema and jazz

His recital of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.

20/04/2017

France

Avoid Clinton vs Trump tragedy, American actors urge French voters

Actors including Danny Glover and Mark Ruffalo and intellectual Noam Chomsky have launched a petition urging “progressive” French voters to rally "behind the Left candidate with the most support in th

20/04/2017

France

Euroviews. The EU must prepare itself for President Le Pen in France

After the UK's unexpected vote to leave the EU and Donald Trump’s unexpected triumph in the US presidential election last year, you might imagine that EU leaders have developed detailed contingency plans for a victory by the far-right National Front’s Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential election.

19/04/2017

France

French presidential election posters reinvented

With less than a week to the first round of the presidential election in France, nothing is clearcut.

19/04/2017

World

How the FN makes a small town its own - the French far-right puts down new roots

France's far-right Front National appears stronger than ever. How to explain its success, and how much, if at all, has the party improved its past, often rabid image? More importantly, has Marine Le P

19/04/2017

France

French authorities thwart attack: flat raided and two men arrested

French authorities have detained two men on suspicion of plotting an imminent attack.

18/04/2017

France

Euroviews. France's presidential elections: the next French revolution?

18/04/2017

France

France's unpredictable presidential race enters its final days

Latest polls make the outcome incalculable. While centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right contender Marine Le Pen retain the top spots, there is barely a percentage point between them.

18/04/2017

France

French authorities thwart pre-election attack

French authorities detain two men suspected to have been planning an imminent attack.

18/04/2017

France

[360 video] Visit the newsroom which rattled the French presidential elections

The satirical magazine the Canard Enchaîné rattled France's presidential election campaign thanks to its revelations about the centre-right candidate Francois Fillon.

18/04/2017

World

Fear in France: could Islamophobia hijack the election?

The temptation to embrace Islamophobia has never been stronger in French society which is now divided over how to deal with Islamic extremism.

17/04/2017

France

A 360° political immersion in Martinique

We talk to a resident of Martinique about his view on the French political climate, taking time out to sample the outstanding surroundings in 360°.

17/04/2017

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The 'Happiest 5k'

Thousands took part in a 5km ‘Color Run’ along the banks of the Seine in Paris on Sunday (16 April).

17/04/2017

Sport

Lyon and Besiktas charged as UEFA investigates crowd violence

Neither Lyon nor Besiktas are likely to escape UEFA punishment after crowd trouble marred their Europa League clash, and the match will be investigated by the governing body.

14/04/2017