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 Paris police banned an annual gathering of French Muslims north of the capital, citing a “major terrorist risk” that it might be targeted by far-right groups. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260403/far-right-terror-risk-prompts-paris-police-to-ban-muslim-gathering Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:42:14 +0200 far-right-terror-risk-prompts-paris-police-to-ban-muslim-gathering President Emmanuel Macron pledged that France would do everything to avoid a repeat of the jihadist attacks in Paris 10 years ago that took the lives of 130 people. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251114/macron-pledges-to-do-everything-to-prevent-more-paris-attacks Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:41:41 +0100 macron-pledges-to-do-everything-to-prevent-more-paris-attacks A decade on from deadly attacks in Paris, the world's two most notorious jihadist groups Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda have significantly evolved and their branches still pose a global security threat, especially from Africa, analysts say. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251113/ten-years-after-paris-attacks-jihadist-threat-has-evolved Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:48:27 +0100 ten-years-after-paris-attacks-jihadist-threat-has-evolved France on Thursday marks a decade since suffering its worst attack, with the only surviving assailant jailed for life and plans for a long-term memorial. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251113/france-marks-decade-since-harrowing-paris-attacks-2 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:28:46 +0100 france-marks-decade-since-harrowing-paris-attacks-2 On Thursday, November 13th, France will mark the 10th anniversary of the 2015 terror attacks with ceremonies in Paris and Saint-Denis, memorial events, TV coverage and a concert. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251112/how-france-will-mark-the-10th-anniversary-of-november-13-paris-terror-attacks Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:48:34 +0100 how-france-will-mark-the-10th-anniversary-of-november-13-paris-terror-attacks France men’s football team head coach Didier Deschamps would have preferred to avoid playing on the 10th anniversary of the deadly Paris terror attacks https://www.thelocal.fr/20251112/france-aim-to-secure-mens-world-cup-place-as-paris-marks-attacks-anniversary Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:09:26 +0100 france-aim-to-secure-mens-world-cup-place-as-paris-marks-attacks-anniversary In the years after the murderous terror attacks of November 13th 2015 the resulting "civil war" and "mass revenge", predicted by some, failed to materialise, but France cannot be complacent or too optimistic given the challenges ahead, writes John Lichfield. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251105/opinion-10-years-on-from-the-bataclan-france-cant-be-complacent-or-optimistic Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:07:19 +0100 opinion-10-years-on-from-the-bataclan-france-cant-be-complacent-or-optimistic France marks a decade next week since suffering its worst attack, with the only surviving attacker jailed for life and plans for a long-term memorial. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251109/france-marks-decade-since-harrowing-paris-attacks Sun, 09 Nov 2025 13:15:04 +0100 france-marks-decade-since-harrowing-paris-attacks Their lives changed forever on November 13, 2015, when coordinated jihadist attacks killed 130 people in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251109/a-decade-on-survivors-and-families-still-rebuilding-after-paris-attacks Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:18:25 +0100 a-decade-on-survivors-and-families-still-rebuilding-after-paris-attacks A French court on Friday sentenced a French jihadist to life in prison for holding four journalists captive more than a decade ago in war-torn Syria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250322/french-is-jihadist-who-held-journalists-gets-life-sentence Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:03:09 +0100 french-is-jihadist-who-held-journalists-gets-life-sentence A French court on Friday handed heavy sentences to several men convicted of having played a role in the jihadist beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty in 2020 -- a murder that horrified France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241221/french-court-hands-down-heavy-sentences-in-teacher-beheading-trial Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:25:28 +0100 french-court-hands-down-heavy-sentences-in-teacher-beheading-trial Three young suspected Islamic extremists have been charged with terror offences in France over an alleged bomb plot, prosecutors said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241208/three-charged-in-france-over-suspected-bomb-plot Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:22:11 +0100 three-charged-in-france-over-suspected-bomb-plot A teenager whose lies about her teacher are believed to have contributed to his murder by an Islamist radical apologised to his family in a French court. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241127/teen-who-lied-about-beheaded-french-teachers-class-says-sorry Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:25 +0100 teen-who-lied-about-beheaded-french-teachers-class-says-sorry Omar bin Laden, a son of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been banned from returning to France where he made his home for several years before he was ordered to leave in 2023. https://www.thelocal.fr/20241009/osama-bin-ladens-son-omar-banned-from-returning-to-france Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:49:15 +0200 osama-bin-ladens-son-omar-banned-from-returning-to-france French security services have arrested a Chechen teenager suspected of plotting an "Islamist-inspired" attack on a football game during the Paris Olympic Games in July and August, the interior ministry said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240601/chechen-arrested-over-paris-olympics-attack-plot-ministry Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:06:38 +0200 chechen-arrested-over-paris-olympics-attack-plot-ministry A French court on Thursday sentenced Audrey Mondjehi to a 30-year jail term for helping an Islamist militant who killed five people in a 2018 attack on a Christmas market in the eastern city of Strasbourg. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240405/christmas-market-attack-plotter-jailed-for-30-years-by-french-court Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:32:32 +0200 christmas-market-attack-plotter-jailed-for-30-years-by-french-court French prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old over graphic threats sent to more than 150 schools in recent weeks, a judicial source said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240331/french-youth-charged-after-wave-of-school-attack-threats Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:20:43 +0200 french-youth-charged-after-wave-of-school-attack-threats French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Monday that 4,000 soldiers extra soldiers would be mobilised, after the country raised its security alert to the highest level following the Moscow concert hall attack. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240325/operation-sentinelle-frances-military-takes-on-anti-terror-patrols Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:04:49 +0100 operation-sentinelle-frances-military-takes-on-anti-terror-patrols Police in France have detained three teenagers who were allegedly in contact with four people arrested in Belgium over the weekend on suspicions they were planning a jihadist attack. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240306/france-arrests-three-teens-over-links-to-brussels-jihadist-suspects Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:49:07 +0100 france-arrests-three-teens-over-links-to-brussels-jihadist-suspects French prosecutors have charged a 26-year-old school teacher on suspicion he translated religious chants into French for the Islamic State (IS) group, the national anti-terror prosecutor's office said this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240227/france-teacher-faces-terror-charges-over-religious-chants Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:55:10 +0100 france-teacher-faces-terror-charges-over-religious-chants