French security forces were trying to catch the suspected Strasbourg gunman dead or alive, an official said Thursday, two days after an attack near the city’s Christmas market.
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{FD} France’s Macron caught between protests, Strasbourg attack
French President Emmanuel Macron is trying to take back control of his nation after a month of protests that caused mayhem across the country — and now a new extremist attack that’s putting France on renewed terror alert.
{FD} France shooting: 2 dead, several wounded in Strasbourg
A shooting in the French city of Strasbourg killed two people and wounded up to eight others, officials said, sparking a major security operation around a world-famous Christmas market on Tuesday.
{FD} As protests rages in France, Macron remains invisible
As anti-government protests rage through France and Paris locks down, fearing new riots, the man whose presidency has unleashed the anger is nowhere to be seen.
{FD} Macron tours damaged Arc de Triomphe after Paris riots
French President Emmanuel Macron visited the graffiti-damaged Arc de Triomphe monument and held an emergency meeting on security Sunday, a day after central Paris was hit by France’s worst riot in a generation.
{FD} Macron weakened ahead of Trump, Putin meeting
It’s a weakened Emmanuel Macron who’ll be hosting U.S. President Donald Trump, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other world leaders at centennial commemorations in Paris this weekend to mark the end of World War I.
{FD} New Caledonia in Pacific to vote on independence from France
New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, is preparing for an independence referendum — the last step in a three-decades-long decolonization effort.
{FD} French president backs Ethiopia leader’s sweeping reforms
French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed support for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ambitious reforms and diplomatic peace efforts.
{FD} 100 years ago, US fought its deadliest battle in France
It was America’s deadliest battle ever, with 26,000 U.S. soldiers killed, tens of thousands wounded and more ammunition fired than in the whole of the Civil War.
{FD} Hidden underground world below French president put on view
The French presidential wine cellar holds 14,000 bottles regarded as so precious, few people are allowed to enter the room.