France

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France shooting: Policeman charged over teen's traffic stop death (BBC News)

France is bracing for a third night of violence after 17-year-old Nahel M was shot dead by police.

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Hundreds arrested as France rocked by third night of fiery protests ... (CBS News)

It was the third straight night of fiery protests over the deadly police shooting of a teenager that revived grievances about policing in France.

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More than 600 arrested in France after third night of violence (Financial Times)

President Emmanuel Macron to hold another crisis meeting as backlash intensifies over police killing of teenager.

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600 arrested and 200 police officers hurt on France's 3rd night of ... (ABC News)

French protesters erected barricades, lit fires and clashed with police in the streets of some French cities as tensions mounted over the deadly police ...

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Video: Confrontation flares up between police and protesters in ... (CNN)

France's Foreign Minister says over six hundred people have been arrested overnight as violence continued to spread in cities across the country.

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France mobilizes tens of thousands of police to head off unrest after ... (West Hawaii Today)

The police officer accused of pulling the trigger on Tuesday was handed a preliminary charge of voluntary homicide after prosecutor Pascal Prache said his ...

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France shooting: Who was Nahel M, shot by police in Nanterre? (BBC News)

He was learning to be an electrician and played rugby league but died at a police check near Paris.

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In pictures: France burns (POLITICO.eu)

Violent unrest following the death of a teen killed by police has spread to Paris suburbs and elsewhere.

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Riots underscore depth of France's social tensions (Financial Times)

The death of a teenager at the hands of the police presents Emmanuel Macron with a new challenge.

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UN rights office calls on France to address 'deep issues' of racism in ... (UN News)

In a statement released in Geneva on Friday, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani expressed concern over the death of 17-year-old Nahel M on Tuesday, after he ...

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Protests are sweeping France. Here's what you need to know (CNN)

The unrest prompted a crisis response from French President Emmanuel Macron, who held an emergency meeting with ministers as he attempts to bridge divisions and ...

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Traveling to France? What You Need to Know About the Protests. (The New York Times)

Unrest has spread across France in response to the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb. Here's what to expect.

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France shooting: Macron accuses rioters of exploiting teen killed by ... (BBC News)

Emmanuel Macron has accused protesters of exploiting the death of a teenager shot by police at point-blank range. At a crisis meeting, France's president ...

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France riots: Nanterre rocked by killing and unrest (BBC News)

Come to Nanterre to get an all-round view of the crisis boiling over in France. But if you are a journalist, be advised to keep your head down. An approach to a group of young men - some bearded, one built like a bodybuilder - outside the Le 35 cafรฉ ...

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France riots: Hundreds more arrested on fourth night - BBC News (BBC News)

Ministers hoped to stop further unrest, but reports of violence are coming from several cities.

In France, protests persist over the police killing of boy of Algerian ... (WAMC)

France braces itself for a fourth night of unrest, as protestors continue to take to the streets after a 17-year-old boy of Algerian descent was fatally ...

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Foreign Office warns Britons over travel to France during riots (BBC News)

Britons travelling to France may face disruption and are advised to monitor the media, the Foreign Office has said, as the country grapples with widespread ...

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Over 900 people arrested overnight as violent protests sweep France (NBC 6 South Florida)

Rioting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite massive police deployment, with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, as family ...

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In photos: Roads, buildings smolder after chaotic protests in France (The Washington Post)

Hundreds of protesters were detained across France after police fatally shot a 17-year-old during a traffic stop on Tuesday.

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France arrests more than 1300 people after fourth night of rioting ... (ABC News)

France's Interior Ministry says that 1311 people were arrested around the country during a fourth night of riots triggered by the deadly shooting of a ...

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Opinion | After Police Killing, France Is on Fire (The New York Times)

The country is in the midst of a revolt over police violence and racism.

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France protests continue as funeral begins for teen killed by police (CBS News)

Family and friends were viewing the open coffin before it will be taken to a mosque for a ceremony and later burial in a town cemetery.

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In France, rage against pervasive bias has burst to the surface (The Washington Post)

The police shooting of a young man of North African descent has triggered riots all across French cities. There are no easy solutions for French ...

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France Arrests More than 1300 People After Fourth Night of Rioting ... (TIME)

Rioting and looting raged in cities around France for a fourth night despite a huge police deployment and 1311 arrests, as family and friends prepared ...

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France endures fourth night of violence and looting after police ... (Financial Times)

Rioting erupted across France for a fourth night in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver of North African origin as his family ...

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Macron scraps trip amid rioting across France, as loved ones bury ... (Associated Press)

President Emmanuel Macron has scrapped an official trip to Germany after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting across France in defiance of a ...

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France riots: Macron cancels Germany visit due to France unrest ... (BBC News)

The funeral of the teenager shot by police has been taking place near Paris following four nights of unrest.

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Macron postpones state visit to Germany to deal with violent riots ... (POLITICO.eu)

France has been shaken by a wave of violence sparked by the killing of a teenager of North African descent by police.

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Macron scraps trip amid rioting across France, as teen slain by ... (The Times of Israel)

Hundreds attend funeral of Nahal, 17, whose killing by police has triggered four days and nights of unrest; 45000 police officers deployed nationwide; ...

UPDATE 1-France's Macron postpones state visit to Germany amid ... (Yahoo Finance)

French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany that was to begin on Sunday due to unrest in France, both countries announced on ...

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Macron scraps trip amid rioting across France, as loved ones bury ... (Boston.com)

NANTERRE, France (AP) โ€” President Emmanuel Macron scrapped an official trip to Germany on Saturday after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting ...

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France's Macron postpones state visit to Germany as unrest spreads (Vatican News)

French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed a state visit to Germany to deal with escalating unrest in his country. The announcement came after ...

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Funeral held for French teenager as arrests mount on fifth night of ... (CNN)

More than 1300 people were detained overnight in France amid violent protests over the killing of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk, who was shot by police.

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More than 1300 arrested after 4th night of riots in France, Macron ... (PBS NewsHour)

President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday scrapped an official trip to Germany after a fourth straight night of rioting and looting across France in defiance of ...

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Hundreds arrested on 5th night of France unrest after teen laid to rest (The Times of Israel)

Extra forces and equipment deployed in Paris, Lyon, Grenoble and Marseille as country rocked by widespread rioting, looting following police slaying.

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Shooting, riots in France show U.S. is not alone in struggles with ... (PBS NewsHour)

The events in France following the death of a 17-year-old shot by police in a Paris suburb are drawing parallels to the racial reckoning in the U.S. spurred ...

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France shooting: Calmer night despite protests over Nahel M's ... (BBC News)

A total of 719 people were arrested as disturbances gripped Marseille and other cities with Paris quieter.

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