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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said that the full cost of week-long floods is still unclear and pledged a special fund for those worst-hit.

Ukranian authorities said the unnamed 25-year-old had a large arsenal of weapons and explosives to be used against Muslim and Jewish targets.

Former banker Emmanuel Macron was pelted with missiles when attending a post office issue of a stamp marking 80th anniversary of the Front Populaire.

Red flood alerts were eased on Sunday as clean-up operations began in parts of north and central France with damage to rail network described as 'catastrophic'.

Six of the 75 Czech tourists on the coach were wounded when two shots from a hunting rifle for unknown reasons smashed the vehicle's windows.

Clément Tomaszewski's cockerel Balthazar, which has been with him to numerous matches, has been given a banning order for security reasons.

US secretary of state John Kerry and UN chief Ban ki-Moon were among those who attended conference aiming for peace process talks by year's end.

The swollen Paris river reached its highest level since 1982 and is set to rise further late Friday, with evacuations planned for sites west of the capital.

Two unions, together representing about 75% of pilots, have called a strike June 11th-14th over pay and which they say could be extended.

Several towns were under water Thursday, while Paris museums and a metro line were forced to close as forecasts were for continuing rain this weekend.