Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s French election defeat is starting to feel like a victory
Far-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmaker
Far-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmaker
New president has sent the country’s morale soaring – but he must turn words into action
Even before French president arrived in Berlin, Angela Merkel reiterated support
The real test will be if he can win a majority in June’s parliamentary elections
Centrist Macron wins first round of French presidential election
Marine Le Pen had complained opponents refused to discuss issue during the campaign
Four of the 11 candidates stand a chance of reaching the May 7th run-off
Irish woman among 40 injured in attack in London
Focus on police identity checks in marginalised areas as government appeals for calm
Officials say assault on four soldiers at Louvre museum was of ‘terrorist character’
Presidential candidates thrash out alliances while Fillon struggles with wife’s job scandals
Prime minister says it is ‘absolutely necessary’ to extend emergency until July 2017
Short-term stand-in Bernard Cazeneuve managed aftermath of 2015-16 terror attacks
French interior minister will replace Manuel Valls who is stepping down to run for president
President’s decision not to seek re-election widely welcomed on both left and right
Calm prevails throughout camp as first buses depart for reception centres across the country
Minister calls women held after car found packed with gas, diesel near Notre Dame ‘fanatics’
Mayor Anne Hidalgo says Paris refugee camp is the first in a dense urban zone in Europe
Up to 10,000 now living on wasteland site in tents and without adequate water or toilets
Interior minister urges quick closure as Calais struggles to cope with new wave of arrivals
Woman photographed removing top on beach while surrounded by armed police
Police investigation under way to determine the cause of the brawl at Sisco
Birthday cake with candles and sparklers fell on floor and started fire in north-western French city of Rouen
Fr Jacques Hamel eulogised in Rouen, but what does future hold for France’s Muslims?
Criticism intensifies over security after attack by jihadist wearing electronic tag
Right-wing figures pounce after priest’s throat is slashed in Normandy town
Policewoman claims she was told to alter report about police presence on July 14th
Five to be arraigned in connection with complicity in a terrorist undertaking
François Hollande vows to step up strikes on Islamic State strongholds in Iraq and Syria
Extra security introduced since Paris attacks extended after 84 killed on Bastille Day
Inquiry advances as prosecutor says Laouaiej-Bouhlel not a practising Muslim
‘The terrorists want to divide us, and the politicians are doing it for them’
Six people have been placed in custody in connection with Bastille Day massacre
Islamic State claimed Mohamed Laouaiej-Bouhlel as one of its ‘soldiers’
Irish man among 200 injured, 50 of whom are critical, after lorry ran into crowd
Analysis: Head of state’s popularity at record low as France suffers third attack in 18 months
Parliamentary inquiry finds security agencies need a radical overhaul to fight jihadism
Interior minister says he has decided to allow the protest after a compromise with unions
Attack on Necker children’s hospital dismays authorities and alienates public opionion
Uefa warns further violence from fans may result in teams being barred
French prime minister tells Euro 2016 travellers to ‘come by plane, by car, by train’
France reveals 90,000-strong security force for tournament amid fears of attacks
Trade unions railing against new labour laws employing more drastic protest measures
French and Egyptian leaders vow close co-operation after 66 die over Mediterranean
French forces plan anti-terrorism measures in the wake of last year’s jihadist attacks
Mayor ‘outraged’ at incident as more arrests made across Belgium over terror attacks
Prosecutor denies media reports of nuclear access badge being stolen by militants
Police close in on Paris-Brussels terror cell as DNA confirms link between attacks
Police in France detain man suspected of being in ‘advanced stages’ of terror plot
Attacks are a way for Islamic State to re-emphasise its destructive capabilities in Europe, despite recent setbacks in the Middle East
Government says a small number of people in Ireland are being monitored closely after Brussels bombings
Bernard Cazeneuve says one of the group may have been planning an attack in Paris
France is so preoccupied with its own problems it will not address migrant crisis
Shanty town home to about 3,000 people, heavy police presence accompany workers
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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