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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...

Thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris and stole priceless jewelry before escaping on motorbikes, French officials said Sunday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called the heist a "major robbery" that "lasted seven minutes." Speaking to France Inter, he said the thieves "entered from the outside using a basket lift" and "a disc cutter" to slice through glass panes containing precious jewels. "The investigation has begun, and a detailed list of the stolen items is being compiled," the ministry said in a statement. "Beyond their market value, these items have inestimable heritage and historical value." The museum posted on X...

Bring in Nigel Farage and be ready to leave the European Union without a deal. Those messages from President Trump on the eve of his state visit to the UK Sunday.... The President has arrived in the UK Monday for his visit.... Via Twitter Sunday night President Trump condemning Syrian and Russian attacks on Al Qaeda and Turkish-backed nationalists forces in northwestern Syria.... For the second night in a row an Israeli attack on Syria this time targeting the T-4 airbase not too far from where the fighting is going on in the northwestern part of the country.... The French...