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Notorious gangster flees French jail by helicopter

A notorious career thief who was once France's most-wanted man pulled off a daring jailbreak on Sunday, fleeing a prison…

France charges 10 ultra-right suspects over plot to attack Muslims

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- French authorities have charged 10 suspected far-right extremists in connection with an alleged plot to attack…

Alleged fake victim of Paris attacks faces fraud charge

PARIS, France (AFP) - A 32-year-old woman appeared in court in France on Wednesday accused of fraud after allegedly falsely…

Jacques Saade, founder of French shipping giant, dead at 81

by Francois BECKER Agence France-Presse MARSEILLE, France (AFP) -- French-Lebanese businessman Jacques Saade, who founded CMA CGM, which went on to become…

Europe will strike back in case of new US tariffs: France

by Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - The European Union will retaliate again if US President Donald Trump…

Czech power group CEZ embarks on wind offensive in France

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP)--Czech state-run power group CEZ is targeting the wind energy sector in France, a country where the…

French priest suspended after slapping baby during baptism

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- A French Catholic priest was suspended Friday after a video of him smacking a crying…

Nationalist ‘leprosy’ spreading in Europe: Macron

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday likened rising nationalism and anti-migrant sentiment in Europe to "leprosy".…

France vows to up the ante as World Cup rivals flounder

by Peter Stebbings © Agence France-Presse YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AFP) -- With their title rivals failing to fire, France has vowed to…

Mozart manuscript expected to sell for 500,000 euros

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The first draft of music Mozart wrote for the last act of his opera "The Marriage…

WATCH: A new look for the Eiffel Tower

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Videographic illustrating plans for a new perimeter fence and gardens at Paris' iconic Eiffel Tower. https://youtu.be/Lq0urbaSuBE

Griezmann hits historic VAR penalty as France squeezes past Australia

by Justin Davis Agence France Presse Antoine Griezmann scored the first VAR-assisted penalty awarded in the history of the World…

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