One dead, one injured after assailant attacks passersby in Paris

One dead, one injured after assailant attacks passersby in Paris

One person died and another was injured after an assailant attacked passersby in central Paris, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on December 2. “The police have just courageously arrested an assailant attacking passersby in Paris, around the Quai de Grenelle. One deceased person and one injured … Read more

Marseille building collapses in France, fire stymies rescues

Marseille building collapses in France, fire stymies rescues

Firefighters work after a building collapsed early Sunday, April 9, 2023, in Marseille, southern France. | Photo Credit: AP Up to 10 people may be buried under the debris of a building that collapsed following an explosion in France’s port city of Marseille, but a fire deep within the rubble hindered rescue efforts on Sunday, … Read more

France draws up bill on surveillance of jihadist websites

France draws up bill on surveillance of jihadist websites

France plans to strengthen its counter-terrorism laws by permitting the use of algorithms to detect activity on jihadist and other extremist websites. Draft legislation was submitted to President Emmanuel Macron and his government at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, after a wave of Islamist and Islamist-inspired attacks on French soil in recent years, including last … Read more