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Twelve Torah scrolls stolen in targeted antisemitic break-in at synagogue near Paris
"It was with shock and anger that I learned this morning that the Jewish community of Levallois had been struck at what is most sacred and precious to it," said Levallois Mayor Agnès Pottier-Dumas.
Man arrested in Paris after attacking several people with knives
France returns 23 artifacts to Syria after 15 year-long loan amid Macron’s historic Damascus visit
Wildfires across region force Tour de France to reroute final stage
France, UK agree to work with Oman to restore safe transit through Strait of Hormuz
French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the joint effort will ensure that Oman’s “sovereign territorial waters are safe for navigation.”
Interpol issues red notice for female suspect in Monaco bombing targeting Jewish oligarch
An Interpol red notice is a request for law enforcement to locate and provisionally arrest a suspect no matter where they are found. It is not an international arrest warrant.
The Somme, 110 years on: The Jewish soldiers who fought and died
The Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest and most infamous battles in history, was intended to break the German lines and bring World War I closer to an Allied victory.
Police hunt fugitive after blast in Monaco wounds several
Two of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, Christophe Mirmand, minister of state of Monaco, told BFM TV.
At least 11 killed after civilian aircraft crashes in France, local prefecture confirms
The plane belonged to a parachutist school. The pilot and all 10 passengers, five students and five instructors, died in the accident, the local prefecture said.
France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
Scientists have said the heatwave, which began on June 20, was the worst recorded in Europe, where the climate is changing faster than the global average.
Jewish hero’s inclusion in French Panthéon uncorks divisions over who wears mantle of resistance
About 80 national heroes have been inducted over two centuries in the Paris monument, from philosopher Voltaire and writer Victor Hugo to magistrate and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil.
State Archives releases thousands of documents for Entebbe rescue's 50th anniversary
Alongside previously released materials, the State Archives is publishing in full the files related to the Entebbe operation, some of which had already been partially disclosed.
UK, France, Germany issue joint statement of concern about Chinese activities off coast of Taiwan
China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and its military operates around the island on an almost daily basis.
Israeli success in France: Tel Aviv AI firm sold to French giant media group Netgem
BARY, which says its technology cuts translation and subtitling costs by 50%, has been acquired by Netgem, which will integrate its AI-based localization platform into its film and TV services.
