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France: Driver injures ten people in suspected deliberate attack on Oléron Island

Oléron Island, France – November 5, 2025 — Ten people were injured, four of them seriously, after being deliberately struck by a driver on Wednesday morning in western France, on Oléron Island. The suspect reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great”)......

Iran: Freed French hostages say they “wouldn’t have endured” without support from France

Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, the two French nationals released from prison in Iran on Tuesday and now staying at the French embassy in Tehran, said they would not have endured their long detention without the strong support they received in France, according to the French ambassador. “They......

Hospitalized man fined €614 after his car was towed for illegal parking

A retired member of the French Republican Guard, Patrick Nicolle, has lost his appeal against a fine for illegal parking, despite being hospitalized at the time and unable to move his vehicle. The Carcassonne Police Court rejected his request to overturn the €35 fine,......

Man killed in Knife attack in Moselle, Suspect arrested

A man was killed in a knife attack on Sunday afternoon in Neufchef, a small town in the Moselle department of northeastern France, according to local authorities. The incident occurred on a public street in this commune of about 2,600 residents, located roughly 15 kilometers west of Thionville. The......

New Caledonia: Overseas Minister postpones visit due to budget deadlines

French Overseas Minister Naïma Moutchou has postponed her planned visit to New Caledonia due to urgent budgetary deadlines in Paris, the ministry announced Saturday. The trip, initially scheduled for early next week, was meant to address the ongoing institutional and political challenges on the......

Auto market shows weak recovery in October but remains down 5.4% over ten months

The French auto market showed only a slight rebound in October, rising 2.9% year-on-year, as the sector continues to face a challenging 2025. Over the first ten months of the year, car sales dropped 5.4%, totaling 1,326,302 new vehicles, according to data released on Saturday by the Plateforme Automobile......

France hails UN’s “Historic” resolution backing Morocco’s autonomy Plan for Moroccan Sahara

The French Embassy in Morocco praised on Friday the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797, which reaffirms the central role of Morocco’s autonomy plan in resolving the regional dispute over the Sahara. In a statement released after the vote, the French diplomatic mission......

Bordeaux: Prison officers assaulted by a minor at Gradignan detention center

A violent incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the juvenile ward of the Gradignan detention center, near Bordeaux. Around 5 p.m., a young inmate returning from a hearing with the Youth Judicial Protection Service (PJJ) allegedly attacked several guards after refusing to return to his cell, according......

Gard: Young man shot dead near a restaurant in Alès

A 22-year-old man was shot dead late Thursday night while sitting in his car near a fast-food restaurant at the entrance of Alès, in the Gard region, police sources told AFP. The incident occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the restaurant’s parking lot and may be linked to a drug trafficking......