Articles for French Security

Takeaways from AP’s story on Olympics security hitting minorities, others flagged as terror risks
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Takeaways from AP’s story on Olympics security hitting minorities, others flagged as terror risks

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities are making wide use of discretionary anti-terror powers to keep hundreds of people they deem to be potential security threats away from the Paris Olympics. Darmanin says he applied the movement restrictions and daily police check-ins to more than 500 people this year as part of France’s security buildup for the Games. Interior Ministry notes seen …

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Unique Olympics opening ceremony keeps Paris on high alert over security
5 months ago

Unique Olympics opening ceremony keeps Paris on high alert over security

LA Times  

Soldiers patrol along the Seine River, dressed in camouflage and blue berets, big rifles slung over their shoulders. “If there is one event that is under pressure, it’s the Olympic Games,” said Christophe Dubi, an International Olympic Committee executive. Given the threat of terrorism, officials must be “on the front foot, on tiptoes, being brave.” The gamble seemed worth it …

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French intelligence agents arrest would-be ISIS suicide bombers as they foil Paris Olympics terror plots
5 months, 2 weeks ago

French intelligence agents arrest would-be ISIS suicide bombers as they foil Paris Olympics terror plots

Daily Mail  

French intelligence agents have arrested would-be ISIS suicide bombers after they thwarted two terror plots targeting the Paris Olympics. Pictured: A Paris police boat sails down the Seine on Thursday As the eyes of the world remain fixed on the French elections, the nation also has two big upcoming security challenges, Bastille Day on July 14 and the Olympic games …

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In riot-hit New Caledonia, French President Macron says the priority is a return to calm
7 months ago

In riot-hit New Caledonia, French President Macron says the priority is a return to calm

The Hindu  

President Emmanuel Macron pushed on May 23 for a lifting of protesters’ barricades in riot-hit New Caledonia and pledged that reinforced police forces battling deadly unrest on the French Pacific archipelago “will stay as long as necessary,” even when French security services will be focused in weeks ahead on the massive security operation for the Paris Olympics. Pro-independence Kanak leaders, …

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New Zealand lobbied French on Solomon Islands-China pact, cables show
9 months, 3 weeks ago

New Zealand lobbied French on Solomon Islands-China pact, cables show

Al Jazeera  

New Zealand officials hoped French Polynesia and New Caledonia would respond to security pact, documents show. New Zealand diplomats in New Caledonia’s capital Noumea noted in their reports to Wellington that neither French Polynesia nor New Caledonia “is likely to take a public position” on the deal. After a meeting with New Caledonia’s High Commissioner Patrice Faure on March 30, …

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Ukraine signs French security pact after similar agreement with Germany
10 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine signs French security pact after similar agreement with Germany

Al Jazeera  

Deal with France promises $3.23bn in military aid to Ukraine, while pact with Germany secures $1.22bn support package. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a new long-term security pact with France, hours after securing a similar deal and aid from Germany. Signed by Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron, the pact includes pledges from Paris to deliver more arms, train …

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France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy
10 months, 1 week ago

France and Ukraine to sign a security agreement in Paris in the presence of President Zelenskyy

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron will sign a bilateral security agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Friday in Paris to provide “long-term support” to the war-ravaged country which has been battling Russia’s full-scale invasion for nearly two years. A French official, speaking anonymously because he was not allowed to disclosed the details of the deal, said the …

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France: Woman threatens to blow herself up and makes death threats in Paris, police open fire
1 year, 1 month ago

France: Woman threatens to blow herself up and makes death threats in Paris, police open fire

India TV News  

French police in Paris opened fire on a woman threatening to blow herself up after allegedly making death threats and pro-terrorism statements on a train heading towards the capital on Tuesday, in the latest security incident in France since a fatal school stabbing. Officers responded after the train passengers reported that a woman was making "remarks of a rather Islamist …

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Explained: Key takeaways from Emmanuel Macron’s state visit with Joe Biden
2 years ago

Explained: Key takeaways from Emmanuel Macron’s state visit with Joe Biden

Firstpost  

Amid the tensions ahead of the visit, mainly because of President Joe Biden’s protectionist Inflation Reduction Act, Emmanuel Macron’s visit demonstrated signs of warming relations. Several other global, geostrategic tensions were also alleviated during the official meet Emmanuel Macron has just completed the first major state visit to the US since the pandemic. However, there was a sense of tension …

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Is NATO in crisis?
3 years, 3 months ago

Is NATO in crisis?

Al Jazeera  

The security pact between the US, UK and Australia did not cause a rift within NATO, but it is not helping strengthen the alliance, either. On September 21, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with US President Joe Biden at the White House. The free trade agreement signed recently with Australia and the hosting of COP26, the 2021 United Nations …

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UK, France sign new deal to curb Channel refugee crossings
4 years ago

UK, France sign new deal to curb Channel refugee crossings

Al Jazeera  

UK interior minister Priti Patel said under the deal the number of officers patrolling French beaches would double. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said that, under the deal signed on Saturday, the number of officers patrolling French beaches would double and new equipment, including drones and radar, would be employed. “Thanks to more police patrols on French beaches and enhanced …

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