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Corsica

Corsica Threatens to Break Away From France

France is facing new trouble after a separatist government took power on the island of Corsica, including many members who want full independence. While the world’s media focused on the Front National’s performance in last week’s regional elections, Corsican nationalists

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France’s Le Pen Under Fire For Tweeting Grisly IS Images

(AFP) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faced sharp criticism Wednesday after tweeting a graphic image of an Islamic State beheading in response to a TV journalist who likened her National Front party to the jihadist group. “This is

Paris attackers

France Arrests Three Over Islamist Attacks On Paris

PARIS – French police arrested two men and a woman on Tuesday in connection with deadly Islamist militant attacks on Paris last month and in January, judiciary officials said. In a separate event that highlighted the knock-on impact of tensions

Marion Maréchal-Le Pen

Marion Maréchal-Le Pen: Meet Europe’s New Rockstar Of The Right

Elected France’s youngest ever member of parliament at just 22 years old, Marion Maréchal-Le Pen is unapologetic about her strong Catholic faith and defence of traditional values. Granddaughter of French conservative nationalist party the Front National (FN) founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marion

Sunday working

French Support Sunday Working… If Someone Else Does It

More than two thirds of French people are in favour of shops opening on Sundays, as long as they don’t have to do the work themselves, according to a new opinion poll. Sixty eight per cent of respondents to the