French Police

Police make arrests after French football rocked by series of violent incidents

A bus carrying Bordeaux supporters to Wednesday's game against Montpellier in southern France was attacked with stones as it drove from the airport, leaving 16 people with minor injuries.

Three police officers shot dead in central France; situation still 'developing', says official

The police officers, including a fourth who was wounded in the incident, were shot by a 48-year-old man as they attempted to rescue a woman

Three dead in 'Islamist terrorist attack' in France's Nice; killer identified as 21-year-old Tunisian migrant

French president Emmanuel Macron, who quickly travelled to Nice, announced increased surveillance of churches by France's Sentinelle military patrols, which would be bolstered to 7,000 troops from 3,000

Beirut blast: Searchers recover more bodies days after explosion at city's port; toll reaches 149, over 5,000 hurt

Among the four bodies recovered from the rubble of Beirut's port in the last 24 hours was that of 23-year-old Joe Akiki, a port worker missing since Tuesday's explosion

Eight dead in Paris after fire breaks out at apartment block; police suspect arson attack, arrest one

As France's 'yellow vest' protests lose momentum, govt calls for dialogue to 'unite those who want to transform' nation

Many protesters in France appeared to have switched their focus from the core issue of the protests so far — taxes and spending power — to other demands such as the greater use of referendums to decide government policy.

Yellow vest protests likely to continue despite concessions announced by Emmanuel Macron; French people divided in opinion over iconic movement

Thousands of France's "yellow vest" demonstrators were expected to take to the streets again on Saturday, a month after the start of their protest movement which has plunged President Emmanuel Macron's government into its biggest crisis.

As Paris witnesses worst riots in decade, French president Emmanuel Macron vows to act against those responsible

Paris police said at least 110 people, including 20 police officers, were injured in the violent protests and 224 others were arrested.

China stays silent as French police investigates disappearance of Interpol chief Meng Hongwei; wife placed under police protection

A person familiar with the investigation said the initial working assumption was that the Interpol chief antagonised Chinese authorities in some way and had been detained as a result.

Knife-wielding man in France kills one, injures two people; no clarity yet on whether attack was terror-related

The attacker who killed two people in a knife attack was shot dead by police in a town west of Paris