French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue | Image:AP photo Paris: French police shot dead an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, France’s Interior Ministry said. The man was reportedly armed […]
Read MoreFrance’s Interior Ministry has said police have shot and killed an armed suspect who appeared to be planning to set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen. Interior minister Gerald Darmanin posted on the social media site X, formerly Twitter, that the armed individual was “neutralised” on Friday morning and thanked officers […]
Read MorePolice reinforcements have been arriving in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia as part of a major security crackdown following days of deadly rioting. An extra 1,000 personnel have been sent to the archipelago in addition to the 1,700 already deployed, after France imposed a state of emergency to tackle the unrest, which included […]
Read MoreNovak Djokovic’s French Open preparations are raising alarm bells, as Andy Roddick says this is the most concerned he has been about the Serb in 15 years. The world No. 1 suffered an uncharacteristic early exit at the Italian Open last weekend and has not been beyond the semi-final of any tournament this year. While […]
Read MoreMike James aurait-il pu porter le maillot tricolore ? La question s’est visiblement posée pour les Bleus, raconte le journal L’Équipe, qui cite un cadre de la FFBB. En effet, l’année dernière, les représentants du joueur de Monaco ont approché la Fédération française. L’objectif ? Obtenir des renseignements sur les modalités d’une possible naturalisation de […]
Read MoreSenegal’s prime minister Ousmane Sonko raised the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country on Thursday in a wide-ranging speech that also touched on the euro-backed CFA franc currency, oil and gas deals, and LGBTQ rights. France has about 350 troops in Senegal. “More than 60 years after our independence … […]
Read MoreJeudi, le sélectionneur de l’équipe de France Vincent Collet a dévoilé un groupe élargi de 19 joueurs pour la préparation aux Jeux Olympiques de Paris cet été. Une liste sans grande surprise, à l’exception de l’absence de Sylvain Francisco. Dans cette sélection, il n’y a aucun joueur naturalisé. Et pourtant, les Bleus ont bel et […]
Read MoreTennis-Pain-free Sabalenka keeps close eye on back injury before French Open Enlarge (Reuters) – World number two Aryna Sabalenka said she is playing without pain following a lower back injury in Rome but will not hesitate to pull out of Saturday’s final with Iga Swiatek if the issue flares up and threatens her French Open […]
Read MoreTensions remained high in Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia, on Friday after days of riots as the French government’s representative said areas of the Pacific territory have “escaped” state control. Louis Le Franc, high commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia, announced new security deployments. The number of police and gendarmes on the island […]
Read MoreMetropolitans 92, the former team of San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama, is officially set to pull out of any and all championship leagues just one season following the 7-foot-4 rookie’s departure. The decision came after months of rumors surrounding the club and its future, and was ultimately made as a result of a lack […]
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