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Jean Castex's Smooth Start as Head of SNCF
Businessle-figaro5d ago

Jean Castex's Smooth Start as Head of SNCF

Jean Castex, former Prime Minister, has taken a less abrupt approach in his first months as the head of the French national railway company, SNCF, focusing on field visits and detailed briefings.

Customs officers seize duty-free cigarettes and fuel at Green Line crossings
Politicsin-cyprus10d ago

Customs officers seize duty-free cigarettes and fuel at Green Line crossings

Customs officers seized thousands of untaxed cigarettes and 80 litres of fuel in three separate incidents at crossing points from the occupied areas to the government-controlled areas earlier this month. On 6 February 2026, officers from the Customs Department at the Ledra Street crossing selected a French national for inspection during routine checks of individuals […]

French Far-Right Activist's Death Leads to 11 Arrests
PoliticsBBCFrance 24The Independent13d ago3 sources

French Far-Right Activist's Death Leads to 11 Arrests

Eleven individuals, including an aide to a French far-left lawmaker, have been arrested in France in connection with the death of a far-right activist, sparking a 'political earthquake' in the country.

French court slashes prison terms for 3 people involved in 2020 teacher beheading
WorldSCMPder-standardFrance 241d ago3 sources

French court slashes prison terms for 3 people involved in 2020 teacher beheading

A French court on Monday reduced on appeal the prison sentences of three men convicted over the 2020 jihadist beheading of a teacher who showed a class cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Samuel Paty, 47, was murdered in October 2020 by Abdoullakh Anzorov, an 18-year-old radical Islamist of Chechen origin, in an act that horrified France. Anzorov was killed in a shoot-out with police. Two friends of Anzorov, French national Naim Boudaoud and Azim Epsirkhanov, a Russian of Chechen origin, had th...

Customs officers seize duty-free cigarettes and fuel at Green Line crossings
Politicsin-cyprus10d ago

Customs officers seize duty-free cigarettes and fuel at Green Line crossings

Customs officers seized thousands of untaxed cigarettes and 80 litres of fuel in three separate incidents at crossing points from the occupied areas to the government-controlled areas earlier this month. On 6 February 2026, officers from the Customs Department at the Ledra Street crossing selected a French national for inspection during routine checks of individuals […]