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Man in truck mows down 84 in France

The driver, identified by police sources as a 31-year-old Tunisian-born Frenchman, also appeared to open fire before officers shot him dead

Eiffel Tower closed today after Euro 2016 clashes

Around 40 people were arrested over the unrest around the landmark

France says cluster bomb stockpile destroyed ahead of schedule

Cluster bombs are estimated to have killed or wounded tens of thousands of civilians globally

France allows union protest march against labour bill

French media are predicting a lack of agreement between members of both houses, the National Assembly and the Senate

Voters approve controversial French airport site

Ending a 50 year argument that saw the government's environment advisers resign in 2014

California surpasses France as world's 6th-largest economy

France is the world's seventh-largest economy with a growth domestic product of $2.42 tn, and India is the eighth-largest with $2.09 tn

French President calls killing of Police couple a terror attack

Francois Hollande said France was facing a terror threat of a very large scale

Ukraine releases recording of alleged French terror plot

Ukraine provided no details of how the recordings were obtained

France to launch smartphone 'terror alert' app

Amid growing security concerns over the Euro 2016 football tournament

Paris on alert as swollen river Seine reaches peak levels

Forecasters in both France and Germany have warned of more downpours over the next 24 hours

French PM Manuel Valls puts off Canada trip as social unrest grows

The prime minister's visit to Canada had been scheduled for June 15-19 but has now been put off 'until the autumn'

France faces fresh strikes as nuclear workers join protest

With Euro 2016 starting in France in two weeks, the pressure is piling as queues at petrol stations lengthen each day

Leaked ISIS documents to be used in French jihadist trial

Documents will help in identifying seven suspected jihadists, who will go on trial next week

France to host Middle East peace conference

Egypt has offered to serve as a mediator in the summit, while Israel and Palestine would not participate

French government faces no-confidence vote over labour reform

Left-wing critics failed by just two votes to bring their own vote of no confidence

France sinks Japanese, German bids to win $40 billion Australian submarine deal

French offer represented the capabilities best able to meet Australia's unique needs, said PM Malcolm Turnbull

France fires up push for renewable energy

French President Francois Hollande also announced that energy giant EDF would close several nuclear power stations from 2018

France to extend state of emergency until July

The Human Rights League of France also complained the state of emergency 'seriously impacts public freedoms'