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France urges war crimes investigation into Aleppo bombardment

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French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said bombing of rebel-held parts of Syrian town of Aleppo by Russia and Damascus regime are war crimes over which Paris is to ask the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation.

French broadcaster TV5Monde almost destroyed by 'Russian hackers'

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The global TV channel came close to total destruction in a 2015 cyber attack that French investigators now believe was the work of Russian hackers hiding behind the name of Cyber Caliphate, the broadcaster's director-general says.

French police officer 'between life and death' after fire attack

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The 28-year-old male officer suffered serious burns and is in an induced coma following petrol bomb attack on surveillance van in Paris suburb.

Angry French villagers protest over migrant relocation plan

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Around 250 people joined a march in Forges-les-Bains, southwest of Paris, against a new migrant reception centre which houses 44 Afghans.

Russia vetoes French-drafted UN resolution on Aleppo truce

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France's  Security Council resolution demanded an end to air strikes and military flights over Syria’s city of Aleppo.

French police injured in Molotov cocktail attack

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Four officers were hurt, two with serious burns, when a police surveillance van came under attack in broad daylight in Paris suburb.

France reopens Rwandan president's assassination probe

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French investigators want to question a dissident general who has accused the country's current head of state of orchestrating the 1994 killing.

Love letters from Mitterrand to his mistress captivate France

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The collection of letters from former French president François Mitterrand to his mistress Anne Pingeot has caused excitement in French media.

Hollande scraps Poland trip in 'anger' over lost Airbus deal

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French president said to be dismayed that Warsaw has ditched plans to buy 50 Caracal helicopters, claiming deal was not in Poland's interests.

French PM commits billion euros to 2024 Olympic bid

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Manuel Valls said the money would be used to finance infrastucture and long-term construction which would be 'useful' to the population.