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France Tightens Security For France Vs Israel Soccer Match

France ramps up security for Israel soccer match in Paris after Amsterdam violence. Elite units deployed, low ticket sales due to safety concerns.

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Paris ramps up security for 'high-risk' France-Israel football clash

French authorities have mobilised 4,000 police officers for Thursday night's Nations League football match between France and Israel in Paris. The move comes amid security concerns following attacks on Israeli fans in Amsterdam last week, and a day after thousands protested against a pro-Israel gala in the capital.

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Thousands of police officers but few visiting fans for France-Israel soccer match after attacks

There will be a heavy police presence but few visiting fans at the soccer match between France and Israel in the Nations League

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France to boost police and courts in fight against rising drug scourge

France rolled out new strategies to combat drug trafficking on Friday during a visit by the interior and justice ministers to Marseille – a city scarred by a brutal gang war. The proposals include increased staffing, a national coordination unit and expanded powers for specialised courts.

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French Interior Ministry provides update on France vs Israel amid security concerns

The Stade de France will host the Nations League match following violence against Israeli football supporters in Amsterdam, where Maccabi Tel Aviv faced Ajax in the Europa League

The Independent UK

Ministers to spearhead 'relentless war' on France's spiralling drug trade

France's interior and justice ministers were headed to Marseille on Friday to spearhead the government's response to a spiralling drug crisis that has fuelled gang violence across the country.

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Rare Broad Support In France For Law To Halt 'Narco-state'

Unusual cross-party support is swelling in France behind a draft law meant to halt a looming "mexicanisation" of the country by a burgeoning drug trade, defying an otherwise riven political landscape.

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PSG fans unveil 'Free Palestine' banner ahead of France vs Israel game in Paris

French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau called the banner "unacceptable”

Evening Standard

PSG fans’ ‘Free Palestine’ tifo draws criticism from French minister

The Paris club’s ultras fans unfurl a huge banner in support of Palestine and Lebanon during a Champions League match.

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Youth dies from gunshot wounds sustained during drugs gang violence in Poitiers

A 15-year-old youth died on Saturday after he was shot during a night of gangland violence in Poitiers, western France.

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Teenager shot in the head sparking mass brawl involving hundreds in western France

French interior minister Bruno Retailleau says the attack shows that drug-related violence in France has reached a ‘tipping point’

The Independent UK

Teen critical after mass brawl linked to drug violence in French city

A 15-year-old boy was fighting for his life on Friday after a shooting and mass brawl in Poitiers, western France.

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French football league orders PSG to shut stand over homophobic abuse

The French Football League (LFP) has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to partially close one of the stands at their home stadium next month as punishment for homophobic chanting by their fans.

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France mulls charging tourists to enter Notre-Dame cathedral

French ministers have suggested charging tourists to enter Paris’s iconic Notre-Dame cathedral when it reopens in December after a five-year restoration. The proposal has drawn mixed reactions from both Parisians and visitors.

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Marseille host PSG amid battle against homophobic chanting on terraces

When third-placed Marseille host Ligue 1 pacesetters Paris Saint-Germain at the Vélodrome on Sunday night, it should be the football taking centre stage. Hardcore fans from both sides have contrived, however, to ensure that homophobia and thuggery strip the lustre from what will be an intriguing contest.

International Business Times

Calls To Charge Tourists To Enter Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral

French ministers have raised the idea of charging tourists to enter Paris' world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral when it opens in December after a five-year restoration, a proposal that drew a rebuke from the city's diocese on Thursday.

The Independent UK

French legislators divided over a lawmaker caught buying drugs

French politicians appear deeply divided over the fate of leftist lawmaker Andy Kerbrat, and whether he should resign

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French government to table new immigration law in early 2025

The French government wants to adopt a new immigration law in 2025, just one year after the previous bill split the majority in the National Assembly. It would be the 33rd immigration law in 44 years.

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EU weighs creating migrant 'return hubs' to speed up deportations

EU ministers met this week to discuss "innovative" ways to deport more undocumented migrants and rejected asylum seekers, including controversial plans to set up dedicated return centres outside the bloc.

Latin Times

EU Discusses Deportation Hubs To Stem Migration

Far-right gains in several European countries have helped put migration issues atop the agenda as home affairs ministers from the bloc's 27 states meet in Luxembourg ahead of a gathering of EU leaders later this month.

The Independent UK

Asylum-seeker to film star: Guinean's unusual journey highlights France's arguments over immigration

Landing in the midst of heated arguments in France about immigration comes an award-winning film about the issue with an eye-popping twist: Its lead actor Abou Sangare is himself an immigrant lacking permanent legal status

International Business Times

Osama Bin Laden's Son Omar Banned From Returning To France

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, France's Interior Minister announced Tuesday.

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Osama bin Laden's son Omar ordered to leave France

French authorities have ordered Omar bin Laden, a son of slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, to leave the country over posts on social media, France's interior minister announced on Tuesday.

France 24

France bars Osama bin Laden’s son from returning ‘for any reason’

France is barring Osama bin Laden’s son, Omar, from returning to the country “for any reason whatsoever”, the French interior minister said on Tuesday. Omar lived in France with his British wife for several years, working as an artist in Normandy. He was ordered to leave the country last year…

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Toddler ‘trampled to death’ as migrants try to cross English Channel

At least four people, including a two-year-old, die in two attempts to cross the channel on crowded boats.

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