French court jails Lafarge ex-CEO for funding IS in Syria
Paris (France) (AFP) - A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1. 3 million and sentenced ...
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US banks in Paris tighten security, order remote work over pro-Iran threat
Paris (France) (AFP) - Citigroup and Goldman Sachs stepped up security in Paris on Thursday, telling staff they can work ...
Two more arrests over attempted attack on US bank HQ in Paris
Paris (France) (AFP) - Police have arrested two more people over an apparent bid to explode a homemade device outside ...
French police foil Paris bomb attack outside US bank
Paris (France) (AFP) - French police stopped an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris early Saturday when ...
Nigeria ‘challenged by terrorism’, president says on UK state visit
London (AFP) - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu talked of how his country is "challenged by terrorism" as he met Prime ...
Cement maker Lafarge on trial in France over jihadist funding
Paris (AFP) - Cement conglomerate Lafarge went on trial in France Tuesday, accused of paying the Islamic State group and ...
Niger to set up protection force for ‘strategic’ sites
Niamey (Niger) (AFP) - Niger's army says it is creating a special force to protect "strategic" sites, including uranium mines ...
German federal prosecutors to probe Tesla plant sabotage
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German federal prosecutors said Friday they had taken over investigations into a suspected arson attack this ...
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