https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The trial of 20 people charged over the November 13, 2015 jihadist attacks in Paris that were France's deadliest peacetime atrocity will get underway in late 2021, sources close to the case and prosecutors said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201212/paris-attacker-trial-to-begin-late-2021-prosecutors Sat, 12 Dec 2020 08:15:47 +0100 paris-attacker-trial-to-begin-late-2021-prosecutors France on Friday marked five years since a squad of jihadist attackers went on a killing rampage in Paris in its worst peacetime atrocity, with the psychological wounds still raw and the country shaken by a string of new attacks https://www.thelocal.fr/20201114/it-comes-back-survivors-remember-paris-attacks Sat, 14 Nov 2020 09:57:48 +0100 it-comes-back-survivors-remember-paris-attacks France on Saturday condemned remarks by US President Donald Trump about the 2015 attacks in Paris and called on him to show respect for the victims of the bloodshed that saw jihadists attack the Bataclan concert hall and other targets. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180506/anger-in-france-over-trump-comments-on-bataclan-attacks Sun, 06 May 2018 11:13:29 +0200 anger-in-france-over-trump-comments-on-bataclan-attacks French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has confirmed plans to extend the state of emergency that was put in place on the day of the November terror attacks last year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161115/pm-pushes-to-re-extend-frances-state-of-emergency Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:29:30 +0100 pm-pushes-to-re-extend-frances-state-of-emergency A year after jihadists sowed terror in Paris, killing 130 people, the City of Light is struggling to restore its lustre as fearful tourists stay away in droves. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161111/paris-still-fighting-to-woo-back-tourists-one-year-after-attacks Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:23:38 +0100 paris-still-fighting-to-woo-back-tourists-one-year-after-attacks Fluctuat nec mergitur: tossed but not sunk. A year after the Paris attacks, the survivors of the carnage and those who lost loved ones are doing their best to live up to the city's Latin motto and not be dragged under by anger and fear. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161111/one-year-on-long-road-to-recovery-for-paris-attacks-survivors Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:48:09 +0100 one-year-on-long-road-to-recovery-for-paris-attacks-survivors Euro Disney, which owns Disneyland Paris, on Thursday posted record annual losses in the wake of the jihadist attacks on Paris which weighed heavily on tourist bookings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161111/disneyland-paris-reveals-record-annual-losses-post-attacks Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:26:30 +0100 disneyland-paris-reveals-record-annual-losses-post-attacks Police across France were kept busy by a series of 'tricks' on Halloween, with clashes breaking out in Yvelines and Rennes as vandals started fires and attacked officers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161101/french-police-tackle-night-of-violence-on-halloween Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:30:29 +0100 french-police-tackle-night-of-violence-on-halloween The head of Paris tourism sounded the alarm on Tuesday, saying that a €750 million loss to the industry compared to the same period last year constituted "an industrial catastrophe". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160823/paris-tourism-has-lost-750-million-since-the-attacks-strikes-floods Tue, 23 Aug 2016 11:30:30 +0200 paris-tourism-has-lost-750-million-since-the-attacks-strikes-floods French lawmakers voted on Tuesday to extend the state of emergency for a fourth time, but with a few changes. Here's what's new. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160720/what-are-the-new-emergency-powers-that-france-has Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:15:28 +0200 what-are-the-new-emergency-powers-that-france-has With many injured still in a critical condition medical staff in Nice are fighting desperately to prevent the death toll from rising any further. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160715/attack-in-nice-hospitals-fight-to-prevent-more-deaths Fri, 15 Jul 2016 18:43:45 +0200 attack-in-nice-hospitals-fight-to-prevent-more-deaths Once again everyone has been left asking "why has France been targeted in an apparent terror attack, once again?" It's a complex question. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160715/why-france-is-target-of-choice-for-jihadists Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:51:47 +0200 why-france-is-target-of-choice-for-jihadists "Why Nice?" asked Francois Hollande in a speech on Friday, following Thursday's carnage. "Because Nice is known all over the world as one of the most beautiful cities on the planet." https://www.thelocal.fr/20160715/nices-promenade-des-anglais-why-is-it-iconic Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:47:55 +0200 nices-promenade-des-anglais-why-is-it-iconic Artists and internet users around the world are showing their solidarity through drawings and cartoons after a truck rampage in Nice left at least 84 dead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160715/drawings-in-tribute-to-nice-attack-victims Fri, 15 Jul 2016 15:37:35 +0200 drawings-in-tribute-to-nice-attack-victims Politicians from around the world have reacted with horror after a truck smashed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 84 as they watched a Bastille Day fireworks display. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160715/world-leaders-express-horror-at-nice-attack Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:44:40 +0200 world-leaders-express-horror-at-nice-attack The French government confirmed on Wednesday that the state of emergency that has been in place since the night of November 13th will end on July 26th. But what will happened in reality? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160713/what-the-end-of-the-state-of-emergency-will-mean-for-france Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:13:36 +0200 what-the-end-of-the-state-of-emergency-will-mean-for-france France's Justice Minister has announced that the national state of emergency will be over before the end of the month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160713/frances-state-of-emergency-to-end-in-july Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:13:54 +0200 frances-state-of-emergency-to-end-in-july France's parliament voted on Tuesday to extend a state of emergency in place since November's jihadist attacks to the end of July to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour de France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160510/france-extends-state-of-emergency-to-end-of-july Tue, 10 May 2016 19:49:43 +0200 france-extends-state-of-emergency-to-end-of-july "You won't have my hatred" - the defiant words of a Paris attacks widower that won sympathy around the world are the title of his poignant new book, already translated into 18 languages. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160406/bataclan-attack-widowers-words-of-defiance-become-a-book Wed, 06 Apr 2016 18:57:01 +0200 bataclan-attack-widowers-words-of-defiance-become-a-book The suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, decided not to blow himself up during the wave of killings in the French capital last year, his brother said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160402/paris-ringleader-chose-not-to-blow-self-up Sat, 02 Apr 2016 09:52:59 +0200 paris-ringleader-chose-not-to-blow-self-up