More than 8,000 servicemen of the Southern Military District took part in the exercises at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region as part of the Kavkaz-2020 (Caucas-2020) military exercise.
Paris knife attack: Charlie Hebdo team declares ‘support and solidarity’ with the victims
A man seriously wounded two people in Paris on Friday in a suspected terror attack outside the former offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, three weeks into the trial of suspected accomplices in the 2015 massacre...
Paris knife attack, painful reminder of Charlie Hebdo massacre
#France opened an anti-terror investigation after two journalists were stabbed in #Paris on Friday near the former offices of the #Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine that was attacked by Islamist militants in 2015. FRANCE...
GPS ankle bracelets: The answer to France’s femicide problem?
It is called an “anti-proximity bracelet’ and has been billed as France’s latest weapon in the fight against domestic violence. Unveiled on Thursday, September 24, the bracelet is attached to the ankle...
Coronavirus cases pass 500,000 in France, restaurant owners in Marseille protest closures
The number of coronavirus cases in France has passed 500,000, authorities said on Friday after recording a near-record daily jump in infections. Meanwhile, hundreds of restaurant and bar owners in the virus-hit city of...
Yet another attack on freedom of the press in France? Paris reels from stabbing
Friday’s attack seems symbolic to many, taking place as it did outside Charlie Hebdo’s former offices, and as alleged accomplices in the 2015 terrorist attack stand trial. We take a look at online reaction...