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France riots 2023, attackers attempted to set fire to the home of a suburban Paris mayor overnight and fired rockets at the fleeing wife and children of the official. The incident, which is being treated as attempted murder, has caused widespread shock and garnered condemnation from the France Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. The targeted mayor, Vincent Jeanbrun, was not present at the time of the attack in L'Haÿ-les-Roses, south of Paris.

Gabriel Attal as the new prime minister of the country. The 34-year-old Attal is not only the youngest prime minister of the country but is also the first-ever openly gay PM of France. Also Read: India invites French President Emmanuel Macron as Chief Guest for Republic Day 2024 celebrations He is known to be a rising star of French politics as he takes on the role after a bruising year for Macron who saw opposition in the country over pensions and immigration schemes.

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Paris on Saturday before being arrested, officials said. The attack took place close to the Eiffel Tower during a busy weekend night and came with the country on its highest alert for attacks as tensions rise against the background of the war between Israel and Hamas. «We will not give in to terrorism,» Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne wrote on X, formerly Twitter, after the attack. President Emmanuel Macron said he was sending his condolences to the family of a German killed in the «terrorist attack». French anti-terror prosecutors said that they would now take on the investigation. The attacker was known to authorities as a radical Islamist and was being treated for mental illness, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said at the scene by the River Seine,adding that the man had shouted «Allahu Akbar» («God is greatest») before being arrested. He fatally stabbed the German tourist, born in 1999, with a knife and then used a hammer to attack others as he sought to escape on the other side of the River Seine. The area by Bir Hakeim bridge, usually thronging with tourists and locals, was cordoned off by police and bright with the flashing lights of security forces and emergency services. 'Violently threatened them' The Paris prosecutor's office said the attacker, born in 1997, is French and has been arrested in an investigation into murder and attempted murder. Darmanin said the man had already been sentenced in 2016 to four years in prison for planning another attack which he failed to carry out. «A man attacked a couple who were foreign tourists.

King Charles III of the United Kingdom starts a three-day state visit to France meant to highlight with great pomp both nations’ friendship

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PARIS (Reuters) — France plans to ban disposable electronic cigarettes, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on radio station RTL on Sunday.

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Birkin, the British-born singer and actor who became a style icon in her adopted France, has died, a source close to her said on Sunday. She was 76. Birkin had been suffering from health problems in recent years that had forced her to cancel concerts.

ANI, PM Modi will become the first Indian PM to receive this honour. The Legion of Honour, established by Napoleon Bonaparte, consists of five degrees, with the Prime Minister being awarded the highest, the Grand Cross. The ribbon is red, and the badge features a five-armed Maltese asterisk on an oak and laurel wreath.

Narendra Modi has left the country for a two-day visit to France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron. PM Modi will be in Paris on July 13-14 and will also be the guest of honour at French National Day or Bastille Day. According to news agency ANI, President Macron is expected to extend a special gesture during the visit.

Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed confidence that his visit to France will provide a new impetus to the bilateral strategic partnership and said that he looks forward to holding wide-ranging discussions with President Emmanuel Macron on taking forward this time-tested relationship over the next 25 years. In his departure statement, Modi said his visit to France was particularly special as he will join President Macron for the French National Day, or Bastille Day celebrations in Paris as the Guest of Honour. An Indian tri-services contingent will be part of the Bastille Day Parade, while Indian Air Force aircraft will perform a fly-past on the occasion, he said.

Narendra Modi has departed India for an official visit to France and UAE on Thursday. The Prime Minister will visit France on July 13-14 at the official invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. “This visit is particularly special as I will join President Macron for the French National Day, or Bastille Day celebrations in Paris as the Guest of Honour.

The French government unveiled its pension reform on Tuesday, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030.

The French government unveiled its pension reform on Tuesday, raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030.

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday will unveil the details of a hugely controversial pension reform project to raise the retirement age to 65.

The French government has set up a crisis team to tackle a historic drought that has left more than 100 municipalities short of drinking water. 

More than 100 towns in France have no more drinking water and must receive deliveries by truck, France's ecological transition minister said while visiting the country's southeastern region.

The French government is working on "load-shedding plans" that could see electricity and gas supplies reduced for some companies over the winter, Economy Minister Bruno le Maire confirmed on Sunday, warning that Russia is highly likely to turn off the tap. 

French lawmakers have proposed a bill to enshrine abortion rights in the country’s constitution, according to a statement by two members of parliament on Saturday.