— French jails were hit by a second wave of attacks overnight, including three cars set alight at Tarascon prison in southern France, the Justice Minister and a prison workers’ union said on Wednesday, as authorities sought to identify those responsible. “Cars were set on fire very early this morni»»»

FRANCE-SECURITY/PRISONS (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV):UPDATE 4-French prisons targeted in 'terrorist attack' amid drugs crackdown, minister says * French prisons targeted in 'terrorist attack' amid drugs crackdown, minister says Attacks include automatic weapons fire, vehicle arson, threats to staff * Anti-t»»»

PARIS: Multiple French prisons have been attacked in recent nights, including with automatic weapons, in what the justice minister said on Tuesday was a response to a government clamp-down on a drug trade turbocharged by a surge in cocaine trafficking. Military-grade weapons were fired at entrance »»»

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain clinched the Ligue 1 title on Saturday with a 1-0 win at home against Angers as they prepare for a Champions League quarter-final showdown with Aston Villa. PSG needed just a draw at home to their struggling opponents to be confirmed as champions again, having started the»»»

Prosecutors have recommended an 18-month suspended jail sentence for Gerard Depardieu in his sexual abuse trial, along with a €20,000 fine and damages. Depardieu, accused of sexual assault by two women during the 2021 filming of 'Les Volets Verts', denies the charges and claims the allegations are »»»

Paris Saint-Germain completed a fine week by beating bitter rivals Marseille 3-1 on Sunday to take a big step towards another Ligue 1 title, while the clash between relegation battlers Montpellier and Saint-Etienne was abandoned due to crowd trouble. PSG followed their Champions League victory over»»»

Paris Saint-Germain won against Marseille 3-1, getting closer to another Ligue 1 title. Ousmane Dembele scored the opener for PSG. The Montpellier vs Saint-Etienne match was abandoned due to crowd trouble. Flares were thrown by supporters, causing a fire in the stadium. Local police reported seven »»»

Algerian authorities suspended consular cooperation with France in its consulates of Nice, Marseille, and Montpellier, amid a worsening diplomatic crisis that led the French interior minister to call for banning entry to the Algerian nomenklatura. The Algerian escalatory move came in a series of pr»»»

French police have arrested 10 people suspected of aiding a convict caught in Romania nine months after being freed in an ambush in which two prison officers were killed, a prosecutor said Sunday. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the 10 are alleged to have helped in the escape of Mohamed Amra, w»»»

NEW DELHI: General (Gen) Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), on Sunday departed on an official visit to France. The Indian Army in a statement said the visit aims to “strengthen the military collaboration between India and France, exploring new avenues of cooperation and enhancing stra»»»

The majority owner of the emblematic Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette, Ginette Moulin, has died aged 98, the company told AFP Tuesday. Moulin, who died on Sunday, was the granddaughter of Theophile Bader, who co-founded the store in 1894. The ne ... »»»