A hostage situation has been underway in Paris since 15:30pm (14:30pm GMT) Monday, according to police. French media said two women are being held at knifepoint in a store by a man demanding to speak with Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti. Police have set up a perimeter near the Aligre quarter, …
Read More »Novak’s revenge: Djokovic dethrones Medvedev in thriller to bag Paris Masters title in tussle of tennis top 2 in the world (VIDEO)
In a hugely-anticipated final between the two best players in the world on form and ranking, Medvedev broke Djokovic early on his way to taking the first set 6-4. That seemed to provoke brilliant Djokovic to raise his level, storming back to reply with a 6-3 second-set win. The Serb …
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Read More »Gare du Nord station in Paris evacuated over suspicious baggage (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Hundreds of people were forced to stand outside the station on Wednesday after police ordered its evacuation. Transport Express Regional (TER) tweeted that transport from the station has been interrupted, while the company running the Paris Metro specified that trains were not running in either direction between Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris …
Read More »Algeria bans French military aircraft from its airspace amid diplomatic row with Paris
The French military became aware of Algiers’ decision on Sunday morning when they filed another flight plan with Algerian officials but were denied overflight authorization, Colonel Pascal Ianni, a spokesman to the French Chief of the Defense Staff, told the media. France had used the route to deploy troops and …
Read More »Algeria recalls envoy, accuses Paris of ‘interference’ after Macron slams post-colonial ‘hatred of France’ amid migrant visa row
The ambassador was recalled on Saturday after French President Emmanuel Macron this week criticized the “political-military system” that emerged in Algeria after the former colony won independence in 1962, and supposedly formented a “hatred of France” in Algerian society. “Was there an Algerian nation before French colonization?” Macron reportedly asked …
Read More »WATCH: Tear gas & clashes in Paris as thousands protest over Covid-19 health passes for 9th consecutive weekend
Four large-scale demonstrations were scheduled in Paris for Saturday. Crowds of people marched through the streets in various parts of the city, surrounded by tight cordons of police officers wearing riot gear. The protesters were waving French national flags and holding placards that read: ‘health is not a business’. Some …
Read More »WATCH: Thousands flood Paris streets protesting against Covid-19 health passes across France
Massive crowds flooded the streets of the French capital on Saturday. Several thousand demonstrators marched through the Boulevard Saint-Marcel in the southeastern part of the city toward the Place de la Bastille. People were holding placards that read ‘Stop’, chanting ‘Freedom’ and beating drums. Some of the protesters were seen …
Read More »One returns a king, the other is out of place in Paris: Ronaldo and Messi transfers signal contrasting ends for all-time greats
Between them, both Ronaldo and Messi have left an indelible mark on the beautiful game, dominating football’s list of individual honors for well over a decade and firmly etching their names in the list of the sport’s greatest ever players. During their respective heydays, a cold war of sorts brewed …
Read More »‘Liberté’: Thousands take to the streets in Paris to once again decry Covid-19 health pass restrictions (VIDEO)
The rallies began in mid-July after Emmanuel Macron’s government introduced a system that made presenting a vaccination certificate or negative Covid-19 test obligatory for those willing to visit a restaurant, theater, cinema and shopping mall or travel on a long-distance train. The authorities insist that the QR codes are needed …
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