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Prosecutor says arrests disrupted ‘imminent’ IS attack in France

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Five men arrested last Sunday are said to be Islamic State operatives planning attack under the direction of a commander based in Iraq and Syria.

Killer on run after woman stabbed at French religious home

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Man armed with a shotgun and a knife stabbed an elderly woman to death at a retirement home for Catholic missionaries in southern France.

French Right rivals spar over multiculturalism in key TV debate

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Alain Juppé and François Fillon also clashed over labour laws in live debate, three days ahead of the conservative presidential primary run-off.

French jobless total dips - setting stage for Hollande election bid

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Unemployment total eased back slightly in October to two-year low, giving support to French president's pledge to turn labour market around.

Poll puts Fillon ahead in French Right's primary election

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Poll suggests former premier François Fillon will win Sunday's second round contest with 65 percent of votes against 35 percent for Alain Juppé.

French police site and theme park among terror suspects' targets

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Information about potential targets came from one of five people still in custody after weekend police raids in Marseille and Strasbourg.

Qatari women robbed of €5 million in Paris motorway heist

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The women, in their sixties, had just left Le Bourget airport northeast of the capital when their Bentley was held up by two masked men.

France's Francois Fillon under fire over women's rights

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His rival in Right's presidential primary, Alain Juppé, has urged Fillon to 'clarify his position' on abortion ahead of Sunday's decisive poll.

Fillon calls for 'transformation' after first-round win

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Ex-PM sets out plans, including cutting 500,000 public sector jobs, before runoff with Alain Juppé to be centre-right’s presidential candidate.

Juppé v Fillon: the battle of France's conservatives

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Race to be Right's candidate for president now between two ex-prime ministers who both want big public sector cuts and business incentives.