Macron: It’s Unclear Who in Iran Ordered French Bomb Plot
Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran attend a rally in Villepinte, near Paris, France, June 30, 2018. A foiled attack had targeted the meeting.
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France points finger at Iran over bomb plot, seizes assets
France said on Tuesday there was no doubt Iran's intelligence ministry was behind a June plot to attack an exiled opposition group's rally outside Paris and it seized assets belonging to Tehran's intelligence services and two Iranian nationals. The hardening of relations between Paris and Tehran could have far-reaching consequences for Iran as President Hassan Rouhani's government looks to European capitals to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal after the United States pulled out and reimposed tough sanctions on Iran.
Watch Michelle Obama Dance to Jay-Z With Beyonce’s Mom
Michelle Obama danced joyously to Jay-Z 's "On to the Next One" on Sunday during the rapper's joint concert with Beyonc in Paris, France. The former First Lady joined Beyonc's mother, Tina Knowles Lawson, in the front row and even getting a quick onstage smile from Jay-Z.
France is a ticking time bomb Giulio Meotti
The writer, an Italian journalist with Il Foglio, writes a twice-weekly column for Arutz Sheva. He is the author of the book "A New Shoah", that researched the personal stories of Israel's terror victims, published by Encounter and of "J'Accuse: the Vatican Against Israel" published by Mantua Books..
France Charges 10 White Nationalist Terrorists in Plot to Blow up Muslims
French authorities have charged 10 suspected far-right extremists in connection with an alleged plot to attack Muslims, a judicial source said Thursday. Police have linked the ten to a little-known group called Action des Forces Operationnelles , which urges French people to combat Muslims, or what it calls "the enemy within".
France on Monday offered citizenship to an illegal immigrant from…
Mali immigrant rescues dangling child from balcony in Paris, France, in this May 26, 2018 still image obtained May 28, 2018 from social media video. Photo - Tarek Dandach/via Reuters Mali immigrant rescues dangling child from balcony in Paris, France, in this May 26, 2018 still image obtained May 28, 2018 from social media video.
France offers citizenship to Malian immigrant who scaled building to save child
France on Monday offered citizenship to an illegal immigrant from Mali who scaled the facade of a Paris apartment block to save a boy who was about to fall from a fourth-floor balcony, President Emmanuel Macron said. Video shows Mamoudou Gassama, 22, risking his life on Sunday as he climbed up the balconies to rescue the four-year-old who is clinging to a railing and glancing at the ground below, while horrified onlookers watched.
Eiffel Tower protest: Marchers back more US gun control
The march is one of hundreds happening across the U.S. and the world to urge U.S. lawmakers to pass stricter gun safety legi... . People hold banners during the "March For Our Lives" event in Paris, France, Saturday, March 24, 2018.
AP Investigation: Russian hacking went beyond US elections
HOLD FOR RELEASE Thursday 2, 1 a.m. EDT; Graphic shows when fake password-reset links were created, as part of a hacking attack closely aligned with the Russian government; 2c x 5 inches; 96 mm x 126 mm; FILE - In this Monday, May 29, 2017 photo released by the Sputnik news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview in Paris, France. On Thursday, June 1, 2017, Putin told reporters, Russian hackers might "wake up, read about something going on in interstate relations and, if they have patriotic leanings, they may try to add their contribution to the fight against those who speak badly about Russia."
Mother’s testimony at France terror trial angers relatives
The mother of Islamic extremist Mohammed Merah testifies in the trial... . CORRECTING SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO AZIRI - Zoulika Aziri the mother of the Merah brothers leaves the courthouse in Paris, France, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017.
Pirates – yes, pirates – may be why the US doesn’t use the metric system
The proposal, conceived by a bunch of pointy-headed Parisian philosophes, sounded brilliant: A universal system of measurement, derived from decimal-based units and identified by a shared set of prefixes. It would end the era of merchants buying goods according to one unit, selling in another, and pocketing the ill-gotten profit.
French PM vows to bring down budget deficit, not raise taxes
Edouard Philippe is set to face a confidence vote at parliament after hi... . French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe delivers a speech during a confidence vote debate at the national assembly in Paris, France, Tuesday, July 7, 2017.
After US Climate Accord Exit, State, Local Governments Step Up
William Peduto, mayor of Pittsburgh, speaks to reporters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2, 2017. Peduto says he's determined to uphold the Paris Agreement - spurned by President Donald Trump - in Pittsburgh to bolster its new, creative, high-tech economy.
France’s vote ripples across Europe, markets, diplomacy
Greenpeace activists display a banner at the Eiffel tower reads,"liberty, equality, fraternity" in Paris, France, Friday, May 5, 2017. The protest is against far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen two days before the runoff.
The Latest: Feminist protest, blank ballots in French vote
Voters across France are choosing a new president in an unusually tense and important election that could decide Europe's f... . Femen activists lower a banner protesting against Marine Le Pen's FN party in Henin-beaumont, northern France, Sunday, May 7, 2017.
The Latest: France’s election commission studies hack attack
Le Pen and centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron face on in Sunday's runoff vote, with the latest polls sugg... . Parisian attend a concert of various artists against Marine Le Pen at Republique Square in Paris, Thursday, May 4, 2017.
The Latest: Le Pen’s copied speech: ‘Wink’ to rightwing vote
With just six days until a French presidential vote that could defin... . French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen arrives at her meeting, Monday May 1, 2017, in Villepinte, outside Paris.
Le Pen visits French factory, Macron wins ally before runoff
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen says her new campaig... . French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron visits a farm in Usseau, central France, Saturday, April 29 , 2017.
The Latest: Voter turnout in France so far similar to 2012
French voters are casting ballots for their next president in an unusually close first-round election Sunday, aft... . A man casts his vote for the first-round presidential election at a polling in Tulle central France, Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Trump says Paris attack will help Le Pen in election
President Donald Trump on Friday said he believes an attack on police officers this week in Paris will help Marine Le Pen, the far-right presidential candidate, in upcoming elections in France. In an interview with The Associated Press, Mr. Trump said that while he is not explicitly endorsing Ms.