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A mosque in France has been ordered shut for six months for “inciting violence” in line with the latest French policies to curb the growth…

BBC News says France has announced tighter Covid restrictions amid concerns over the Omicron variant.

The Independent says The first lady of France has said that she will take legal action after rumours claiming that she was born as a man.

France24 says The French government announced new restrictions yesterday in light of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

France has issued a statement about new restrictions being placed on travellers from the UK. As Omicron spreads “extremely quickly” travel restrictions have been reintroduced.

The Daily Express says ANOTHER variant of coronavirus has been detected by experts working in Marseille, France, in a concerning update in the fight against the virus.

The Daily Express: Italian politician Matteo Salvini welcomed a closely-watched European Commission decision to recognise gas and nuclear as green sources of power

The Guardian says French police have arrested a man on suspicion of being a former member of the Saudi royal guard accused of being involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The Independent says Anti-racism activists were attacked at a rally to launch French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour’s campaign.

The Daily Express says THE EU will have border officials searching for migrants “day and night” starting this week.

France’s military involvement in the Sahel is encountering growing opposition in the region, with protests in Sahel that were once isolated to urban centres spreading.

French-American rights activist Josephine Baker became the first Black woman to enter France’s Panthéon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures.

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the seventh time on Monday, extending his record. “I’m very happy to be here, happy to keep fighting for new trophies,” Messi said through a translator.

Aljazeera says France is sending additional security forces to the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe as leaders to try to defuse days of unrest over restrictions.

The Daily Mirror says France tonight said it would not be “held hostage” by Britain as relations with the UK worsened over Channel migrant crossings.

On Sunday an off-duty police officer stabbed and seriously wounded in Paris, after an altercation. The French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed this with a…

France24 says Britain and France were looking at new measures to limit migration across the Channel and break people-smuggling networks.

France24 says Morocco has decided to suspend flights to and from France, where daily coronavirus infections are rising, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

France24 says Protesters in French overseas territories in the Caribbean opposing measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 clashed again with security forces on Tuesday.

The Metro says PSG women’s player Aminata Diallo was taken into custody after she was alleged to have instigated an attack on teammate Kheira Hamraoui.

The Metro says Police officers in southern France were attacked by a knifeman this morning in a suspected terror attack.

The Guardian says France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has shelved his threat to clog up UK exports and ban its fishers from landing catches at French ports.

The Daily Express says Downing Street today said almost 1,800 fishing licences have been granted to EU vessels looking to fish in UK waters.

France to return African artifacts looted treasures to Benin. At the ceremony  French President, Emmanuel Macron was a special guest at a ceremony marking the…

France24 says France’s ambassador to Belarus has left the country after the authorities in Minsk demanded he leave by Monday, the embassy said.