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The Fitch Ratings Agency maintained it's 'A+" rating for France's finances but downgraded the outlook to 'Negative" from "Stable"... The 39-year-old suspect in the racist attack in the western suburbs of Paris a week ago Friday sent to a psychiatric unit. He was found to have traces of cocaine and marijuana in his blood... 'society as a whole has surrendered" "our collective responsibility" "the lessons of what happened and the drift of our public debate" The mayor of the suburban Paris community of Trappes Ali Rabeh commenting on the Friday October 23rd attacks... "He admits that he specifically targeted Muslims...

“Marine Le Pen has called for a 'renaissance for France' in her presidential campaign speech, the day after violent protest broke out once more across the country. Earlier today, the police announced 1,314 people had been arrested in weekend protests across France, with 53 officers hurt in the clashes. The National Rally leader has been using the clashes to fuel her campaign to be France's next president in April, accusing current authorities of being soft on violent protesters and lacking authority. Current polling shows the hard-Right politician is in the running to push out Emmanuel Macron's centrist government. Addressing 10,000...

“ Palestinian Scholar Nidhal Siam At Al-Aqsa Rally: Macron, You Lowlife, Soon We Will Conquer Paris And Rome, Rule Europe With Islam Palestinian scholar Nidhal "Abu Ibrahim" Siam spoke at a rally at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, organized by Hizbu ut-Tahrir, and which was aired on Al-Waqiyah TV (Lebanon) on October 30, 2020. He said that the only response to France and President Macron is to declare Jihad and that the armies of the Caliphate will conquer Rome and France and remove Macron and his "corrupt" civilization. He added that the civilization of France and the West, which he said...

France has some of the strictest gun laws in Europe compared with the United States, although French civilians can legally own firearms for hunting, sport shooting, and certain other approved purposes.

As arsonists, rioters and looters swarmed the streets of Paris Sunday night, French police were completely ineffective and President Emmanuel Macron and his wife were off attending a concert, which featured Céline Dion.Well-planned rioting and thievery are taking place throughout France and other European countries. Some say the actions are coordinated by the extreme far left and will continue unabated. France is still six months away from its next presidential election.Europe is on fire.Its victims are on their own.Extreme anti-gun laws throughout the continent have helped fuel the fires.France has some of the strictest anti-gun laws in the world.For a...

France is on fire. Cars torched, city halls ablaze, hundreds of police officers injured, businesses looted, and the media still calls it “student protests.” It is nothing of the sort. It is a calculated campaign by organized, well-financed hard-left networks to sow anarchy across Western civilization. And according to Issues & Insights, the Democratic Socialists of America already have the playbook to bring the same chaos here. DataRepublican, the Pentagon analyst turned online investigator, has obtained thousands of transcripts and hundreds of recordings from DSA-aligned strategy sessions. The public pitch is familiar: abolish the Senate, impose term limits, dismantle constitutional...

France is seeing its worst riots in decades — violence clearly aimed not simply at the ruling party, but at France itself — and the left-liberal establishment is still trying to blame a few bad apples. That’s true not just of President Emmanuel Macron, but of global media that claim it’s mainly about student grievances over budget cuts — at least one BBC article actually used the phrase “mostly peaceful protests.” This is nonsense: The street mobs haven’t been just (or even mostly) kids for weeks now, and the vandalism began in the first days; it was last month that...

Only authorised union protests will be allowed in French towns and cities on Saturday, President Emmanuel Macron has said, after demonstrations across the country turned violent last weekend. Speaking as some cities including Lyon and Nice imposed complete bans, Macron said "illegitimate" protests would not be allowed but unions would be offered alternative routes so that businesses could be protected. Big demonstrations against the high cost of living and school conditions were overshadowed last Saturday by riots and looting that saw business and historic buildings destroyed. Interior Minister Jean-Didier Berger said police deployments would be increased by 20% compared to...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that foreign leaders — including those “on the other side of the Atlantic” — were seeking to exploit France’s tense social climate for political gain following a weekend of street violence and looting. Protests over soaring living costs have led to widespread rioting and looting that have drawn worldwide attention and shocked many French citizens. U.S. President Donald Trump has used the violence to rally his political supporters, making unsubstantiated claims that Muslim migrants are responsible for the unrest, and urging Macron to “close your borders and take control before it is too late!”...

Is Israel to blame again? French President Emmanuel Macron hinted that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump were exploiting the riots in France for political purposes ahead of the upcoming elections. During a speech in Qatar, Macron referred to "leaders who are in the midst of election campaigns, whether here in the region or across the Atlantic, who are innocently spreading narratives that certain circles are clearly trying to promote," apparently referring to Netanyahu and Trump. Macron added, "They are using our country for their political campaigns. And we don't need that. We already have our own...

It just doesn’t fit....The list of reasons for football fans of a certain age to intensely dislike the National Football League in 2026 is a long one. I miss when defenses were allowed to tackle quarterbacks, for example. Google it, young fans. I swear it was legal! We’re not far from the day when linebackers will need to get the QB to sign a consent form before a pass can be disrupted in any way. I kid, but I don’t.I’ve had a theory for years that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is a plant by Big Soccer, sent to destroy actual...

Marine Le Pen is set to officially launch her presidential campaign this weekend at the National Rally two-day party congress in Orléans. The latest Ifop poll, carried out in the wake of the mass protests and riots in France, suggests the far right leader would win the first round of the presidential election by a wide margin, and far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon emerged as her most likely opponent in the runoff. ...

Astonishing video shot on the worst day of the current anti-government insurrection shows the confectionery outlet in his home town of Amiens, northern France, surrounded by at least two platoons of CRS police. The elite Republican Security Companies placed their vans in front of the 'Jean Trogneux' confectionery store while leaving others unguarded. It was founded in 1872 by Jean-Baptiste Trogneux, the great-grandfather of Brigitte Macron, Mr Macron's 73-year-old wife. Trogneux is her maiden name. The chocolatiers dynasty is renowned for its macarons, and profits from the sweet treats go to all family with shares in the business. Ordinary police...

French President Emmanuel Macron pressed ahead with a trip to the Arabian Gulf as violent riots rocked France, fueling fresh criticism of his leadership as his government struggled to contain the unrest. What began weeks earlier as purportedly student-led demonstrations over classroom conditions escalated into widespread riots involving a range of political and ideological factions across France over the weekend. Images and videos posted to social media on Saturday and Sunday showed groups of men waving foreign flags while engaging in acts of destruction on the streets of France's major cities. A Fox News Digital investigation found that communist organizations,...

President Donald Trump warned Monday that Paris is on course to become a “Muslim city very soon,” blaming France’s escalating unrest on mass immigration and saying he had repeatedly urged French President Emmanuel Macron to close the country’s borders. “Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon, and that wasn’t the deal,” Trump told reporters at the White House as France grappled with days of violent riots, looting, and arson. Trump said he had warned Macron about the consequences of his immigration policies years before the latest unrest. “Emmanuel, he’s a friend of mine. I told him a...

Shocking images have emerged showing the destruction in Paris as rioters ignored President Emmanuel Macron's calls for peace on Sunday.

🚨 ABSOLUTELY SICKENING. WHAT KIND OF COWARDS DO THIS TO THE ELDERLY?! 😡🇫🇷 An elderly couple in France was reportedly robbed, stripped down to their underwear, and left humiliated in the street amid the unrest. Imagine living eight decades, only to find yourself surrounded by people who apparently see two defenseless elderly citizens as easy targets. These aren't revolutionaries. They're not freedom fighters. They're thugs. And let's be perfectly clear: There is NOTHING brave about terrorizing elderly people who cannot defend themselves. Protest is a right. Robbery, intimidation, and humiliating innocent people are CRIMES. Every one of the thugs responsible...

Following days of riots, violence, arson, buildings destroyed and mass looting, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a national address to the people of France. Remarkably, in the beginning of his remarks Macron says no one in the French government understands what is happening, but he is demanding an investigation. A few paragraphs into the prepared transcript and Macron says high fuel prices driven by President Trump’s war against Iran, “a war we had nothing to do with,” is certainly the cause of the protests that have mysteriously turned violent for some unknown reason. Macron further notes those protests are righteous,...

U.S. President Donald Trump has urged France to close its borders in response to the ongoing violent protests there, blaming immigrants "with hatred in their hearts," as French President Emmanuel Macron is set to "solemnly" address the nation. Protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools have rocked France since September 28, with many leading to violent clashes, fires and looting. On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across the country with riot police responding. Photos have captured dramatic scenes of burning cars and trash bins, shattered shopfronts and plumes of smoke rising all...

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing criticism over his decision to attend a Celine Dion concert Friday night, on the eve of nationwide demonstrations that descended into violence, leaving hundreds of emergency personnel injured and nearly 1,800 people arrested. Macron and his wife, Brigitte, were spotted at Dion’s concert at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, according to French media reports. The couple reportedly arrived and left discreetly and were among roughly 35,000 spectators at the performance. The concert came after Macron spent Thursday and Friday in Brussels attending a European Council meeting. During a news conference in...