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French police make arrest over 'advanced' terror plot

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Minister says 'high level suspect' involved in planning an attack on French soil that was at 'an advanced stage' arrested at Argenteuil, Paris.

Students clash with police at protests against French labour reform

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Students hurled bottles at riot police in Paris and Nantes in anger at planned employment law that has now been approved by ministers.

French cardinal apologies to sex abuse victims

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Philippe Barbarin, accused of covering up sexual abuse of children by priests, apologised to victims even though he was not in office at time.

France confirms case of mad cow disease

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Officials say cow in Ardennes region tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), the third known case in Europe since 2015.

Three identified Brussels bombers all have links to Paris attacks

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Brothers Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui and Najim Laachraoui, who all died in Tuesday's blasts, were linked to November attack in France.

French prime minister calls for tighter border security

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Manuel Valls urged extra vigilance to stop people entering Europe on false passports as IS has 'stolen a large number of passports in Syria'.

French appeals court refuses to recognise third gender

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Judges overturned 2015 ruling that intersex plaintiff designated male at birth could use the term ‘neutral gender’ on official French documents.

Brussels attacks: France confident of fan safety at Euro 2016

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After Belgium bombs, French minister says everything will be put in place to guarantee 'collective security' at summer football tournament.

Brussels attack is strike against all of Europe, says Hollande

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After emergency cabinet meeting in Paris the French president said: 'France will implacably continue the fight against terrorism.'

France to deploy 1,600 extra police after Brussels attacks

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Interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Paris is deploying additional police to border crossings and air, sea and rail infrastructure.