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 A 42-year-old French national appeared in court Sunday on suspicion of plotting an attack with multiple weapons alongside two Belgian brothers who were charged in Brussels this week, judicial sources said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170709/french-suspect-held-for-planning-attack-with-belgian-pair Sun, 09 Jul 2017 14:57:45 +0200 french-suspect-held-for-planning-attack-with-belgian-pair The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed that two of the jihadists behind the Paris attacks on November 13th were Iraqi, according to the latest issue of its magazine Dabiq. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160120/iraqis-were-among-jihadists-who-attacked-paris-isis-claims Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:24:51 +0100 iraqis-were-among-jihadists-who-attacked-paris-isis-claims The Local looks at some of the most stunning expressions of mourning and solidarity with Paris from around the world and in France itself after the attacks on Friday, November 13th. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151119/in-pics-heartfelt-tributes-to-paris-worldwide Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:25:27 +0100 in-pics-heartfelt-tributes-to-paris-worldwide An outpouring of support for the victims of the Paris attacks has been shown around the world, but some online stores are turning popular symbols of grief into profit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151119/stores-turn-pain-from-paris-attacks-into-profit Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:22:18 +0100 stores-turn-pain-from-paris-attacks-into-profit Eagles of Death Metal, the US band whose audience was massacred in the Paris attacks, on Wednesday called for "love and compassion" and put its shows on hold. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151118/band-in-paris-attack-urges-compassion Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:14:15 +0100 band-in-paris-attack-urges-compassion A man arrested on Wednesday during a police assault on the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis told AFP he had loaned his apartment to two people from Belgium as a favour to a friend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151118/man-held-in-raid-lent-flat-to-two-from-belgium Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:07:40 +0100 man-held-in-raid-lent-flat-to-two-from-belgium France's biggest aircraft carrier is on its way to the eastern Mediterranean as part of efforts to amp up operations in Syria in the wake of the Paris attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151118/in-pics-france-boosts-campaign-against-isis Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:07:40 +0100 in-pics-france-boosts-campaign-against-isis French police have identified three teams of gunmen wearing suicide vests who killed at least 129 people during an onslaught on the French capital claimed by the Isis group, prosecutors said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151114/world-grieves-together-in-day-after-attacks Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:55:29 +0100 world-grieves-together-in-day-after-attacks France is to withdraw the French nationality from five "terrorists" the government announced on Tuesday as it continues to crackdown on homegrown jihadists. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151006/france-to-strip-nationality-from-five-terrorists Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:19:07 +0200 france-to-strip-nationality-from-five-terrorists Four men dressed in turbans and north African robes caused panic among patients and staff at a hospital in Nice on Sunday night, when they stormed the building brandishing "Kalashnikovs". But the men were far from the terrorist cell they appeared to be at first glance. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131118/student-terrorists-cause-panic-in-riviera-hospital Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:37:00 +0100 student-terrorists-cause-panic-in-riviera-hospital A kidnapped French family of seven has likely been separated into two groups by their abductors, France said, as Nigerian security forces combed restive border areas to find them. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130222/kidnapped-french-family-probably-being-held-in-two-groups Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:34:00 +0100 kidnapped-french-family-probably-being-held-in-two-groups France called for peace talks between Mali's government and "legitimate representatives" from the north, after French troops took up positions at Kidal, the last city held by Islamist forces. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130131/france-calls-for-peace-talks-in-mali Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:36:11 +0100 france-calls-for-peace-talks-in-mali