A man who killed three people in Nice Thursday morning is thought to have acted alone. However, Michael Dantinne, criminology professor at the University of Liege, says the term lone wolf can be misleading. As he...
France on urgent alert following Nice ‘terror’ attack
A man wielding a knife on Thursday killed three people in an attack at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice in southern France. A suspect has been arrested in the attack, which Nice’s mayor has described as an act of...
Anti-terrorism prosecutors launch probe into Nice attack
French anti-terrorist prosecutors have opened an investigation into an attack in Nice Thursday morning that left three dead. FRANCE 24 reporter Valerie Dekimpe reports the latest from the Ministry of the Interior in...
Analysis: lockdown could last beyond Christmas
France’s opposition parties have criticised President Emmanuel Macron’s handling of the coronavirus response, which has led the country to re-impose a nationwide lockdown from Friday. FRANCE 24’s international affairs...
‘I could go bankrupt’: French businesses react to new lockdown
French business organisations have warned that a wave of bankruptcies may result from the second national lockdown, which begins on Friday. With all non-essential shops shut, many retailers will be closed for part of...
France readies for its return to lockdown
From Friday, people in France will only be allowed to leave home with a document justifying the reason, as the country returns to a nationwide lockdown until at least December 1. Bars, restaurants and shops selling non...
Deja vu: French press lambasts country’s return to lockdown
In the Press: France’s return to lockdown dominated the country’s press on Thursday, with newspaper editorials lambasting President Emmanuel Macron’s handling of the pandemic in the months after the...