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The government has battled riots and looting since 17-year-old Nahel M. was shot dead by a police officer during a traffic stop on Tuesday, reviving long-standing accusations of racism against the French police.

Paris: Mayors across France held rallies on Monday calling for an end to the violence that erupted after a teen was shot dead by police last week, as...

Protesters erected barricades, lit fires and clashed with police in French city streets as tensions mounted over the deadly shooting of a teen.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday faced accusations of minimising the problems of unemployment after he told the mother of a jobseeker that her son could easily find work.Macron asked the woman during a walkabout in Marseille on Monday after she said her son, 33, could not find work and was in rent arrears.

Some believe the long, baggy garment, which faces no outright ban, flouts secular principles, intensifying a recurring debate about the influence of Islam in schools

A reported increase in Muslim girls wearing the abaya dress at French schools has triggered a debate about their violation of the countrys sacrosanct commitment to secularism in education.

Despite the ban, between 3,000 and 4,000 opponents of the Lyon-Turin high-speed rail line demonstrated on Saturday in Maurienne (Savoie) to denounce the...

A reported increase in Muslim girls wearing the abaya dress at French schools has triggered a debate about their violation of the country's sacrosanct commitment to secularism in education.

One of French President Emmanuel Macron's closest political allies caused a stir on Monday by backing constitutional changes to enable the head of state to seek a third term in office

One of French President Emmanuel Macrons closest political allies caused a stir on Monday by backing constitutional changes to enable the head of state to seek a third term in office.