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History Today: How Paris went from being the City of Lovers into city of terror

On November 13, 2015 six coordinated terror attacks rocked Paris. As many as 130 people lost their lives while more than 400 others were injured, making it one of the deadliest terror attacks in modern history. On this day in 1950, former President of Venezuela, Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, was assassinated in Caracas

G7 Foreign Ministers' meet: Jaishankar holds talks with British and French counterparts in Canada

Jaishankar's visit to the country comes at the invitation of Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand. The MEA stated that Jaishankar’s participation in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting underscores India’s ongoing commitment to collaborating with global partners to tackle shared challenges

Macron, Abbas launch joint committee to draft Palestinian constitution

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced that France and Palestine will establish a joint committee to work on drafting a Palestinian constitution

Macron to meet Palestinian President Abbas in Paris to discuss full implementation of Gaza ceasefire agreement

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to review Gaza ceasefire progress, humanitarian aid, and steps for governance and reconstruction

Ex-French president Sarkozy to be freed from prison pending appeal, court rules

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will be released from prison today, just three weeks into a five-year sentence, after a court in Paris ordered his release under judicial supervision.

Sarkozy to walk out of jail as France court approves his request for early release

A Paris court granted former French President Nicolas Sarkozy early release from jail on Monday, pending an appeal, just weeks after he started a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya

Who is the ‘Fedora man’, who went viral after Louvre Museum heist?

After the Louvre heist in Paris last month, an image of a mysterious man, wearing a waistcoat and a fedora hat went viral. Now, his identity has been revealed — he’s 15-year-old Elias Garzon Delvaux

Why Nicolas Sarkozy may walk out of prison within 20 days of being imprisoned

France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his winning 2007 campaign with funds from Libya on September 25. Not even 20 days into his incarceration, Sarkozy's legal team has filed a request for an early release. How does this work?

A motorbiking ‘legend’ is now a suspect in the Louvre Museum heist. Who is Abdoulaye N?

Abdoulaye N, aka Doudou Cross Bitume, a social media influencer known for his motorbike stunts and passion for off-road racing, has been indicted for pulling off the heist at Paris’ Louvre Museum. Fingerprints of the 39-year-old man, who is known as a biking ‘legend’ in his neighbourhood, were found by police at the crime scene. Three of the four suspects from the robbery have been arrested

2 critical, several injured after car rams pedestrians on French island; suspect in custody

Two people are in critical condition and several others injured after a motorist drove into pedestrians and cyclists on the French island of Oléron, off France’s Atlantic coast, on Wednesday