A radicalized man was arrested near the Évreux air base early Friday morning, while the terrorist threat is particularly high in the hexagon near the second round of the presidential election. The anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office has seized the case.

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• Facts At least 72 people died Tuesday in an alleged chemical attack in the rebel town of Khan Sheikhoun, in the province of Idleb, Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights (OSDH). 170 others were injured. At least 20 children and 17 women are victims, according to the OSDH. A “provisional” assessment, […]

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After Aleppo, it is the next battle of the war in Syria. A battle for control of the regions to the east of the country, vast desert zone along the Euphrates flowing to neighboring Iraq. This struggle against a common enemy – the Daech jihadists – attracts many protagonists. American soldiers alongside Kurdish fighters, Russian […]

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Reacting to the attack on the St. Petersburg metro, which left eleven dead and 45 injured, France announced on Monday afternoon the strengthening of safety in public transport in Ile-de-France. “Following the events in the St. Petersburg metro, and as a precautionary measure, Interior Minister Matthias Fekl has decided to redeploy the means of safety […]

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The director of the prison administration, Philippe Galli, resigned on Friday, Justice Minister Jean-Jacques Urvoas announced on Sunday evening. “On his own initiative, Friday, March 31”, Philippe Galli “presented his resignation to the Keeper of the Seals, which accepted it,” said the latter soberly in a statement. The Chancellery does not provide any indication of […]

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