French presidential candidate Francois Fillon said Friday he would propose a diplomatic initiative for the establishment of an international counterterrorism coalition with the participation of Russia and Iran. The first round of the French presidential elections is scheduled for this Sunday, while the run-off is set for May 7. French ...
A known terror suspect shot dead a French policeman and wounded two others Thursday on Paris’s Champs Elysees in an attack claimed by the ISIL Takfiri group days before a presidential election. Observers had long feared bloodshed ahead of Sunday’s vote in France following a string of atrocities since 2015 ...