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France is drawing attention across 4 news outlets right now. The reports below are the current coverage, newest first.

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France to deploy 70,000 officers as it braces for weekend of protests – Europe live
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France to deploy 70,000 officers as it braces for weekend of protests – Europe live

Interior minister Laurent Nuñez defended blanket bans on demonstrations in some parts of France The French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has just issued a statement on a shooting in a town west of Paris this morning where one person was killed and four others injured. Police said a gunman had opened fire in Trappes, in the Yvelines, and neighbouring La Verriere. The gunman was later arrested in nearby Coignieres. Continue reading...

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