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Catherine Field

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NZ/French Paris-based journalist. Berlin & China correspondent The Observer London. Previously BBC News. Author: 'China' @catherinefield.bsky.social

 Paris, France
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Joined February 2011
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#UPDATE Clashes broke out Saturday in Paris and other French cities amid demonstrations held a week after other rallies degenerated into street violence and prompted a robust security backlash. Police have arrested nearly 1,000 people. u.afp.com/Sy4d
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French police arrested more than 130 people and fired tear gas at some protesters on Saturday as fresh demonstrations started, but the government said there were no early signs of the street violence that marred protests last weekend. Read more: u.afp.com/SyZF
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France will deploy some 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests this weekend after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago, the government said Friday. u.afp.com/SykQ
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🇫🇷 France was on Friday bracing for a weekend of new protests after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago, as President Emmanuel Macron sought to reclaim the initiative and restore order. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCv3
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@BFMTVOct 22
Manifestations du 24 octobre: les musées du Louvre, d'Orsay et Picasso fermés samedi l.bfmtv.com/0CxR
Manifestations du 24 octobre: les musées du Louvre, d'Orsay et Picasso fermés à Paris ce samedi

Manifestations du 24 octobre: les musées du Louvre, d'Orsay et Picasso fermés à Paris ce samedi

Les musées du Louvre, d'Orsay et Picasso fermés samedi en raison des manifestations du 24 octobre.

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🇫🇷 17 octobre : à Paris, des "rues entières" ont été "méthodiquement ravagées", a déploré le maire PS Emmanuel Grégoire, estimant que le bilan des violences et pillages commis samedi dans sa ville serait "lourd", "d'ampleur immense".
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Jakub Krupa@JakubKrupaSep 18
Macron confirms Tusk’s warnings from yesterday as he says the Russian threat “has intensified” and calls for civil preparedness, better protection of critical infrastructure against potential Russian attacks
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🔴 "La menace hybride russe à l'égard des Européens et de la France s'est intensifiée", déclare Emmanuel Macron dans son discours à l'Élysée, avant d'ajouter : "La nature de l'agressivité russe en Europe change". #canal16
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Sophie Pedder@PedderSophieSep 18
With Macron’s comments today about the Leipzig-type Russian threat: “What happened in Leipzig could happen in any other European city. Drone intrusions into the airspace of several countries show us that no one is safe”
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🇫🇷 🇷🇺 President Emmanuel Macron warned on Friday of the growing threat posed by Moscow's shadow operations across Europe, saying he had ordered measures to protect France's critical infrastructure from Russian "hybrid attacks" ➡️ u.afp.com/SjKn
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses the audience during a press conference after a meeting with candidates for the 2027 presidential election and party leaders on the geopolitical situation and its consequences, at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on September 18, 2026

ALT France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses the audience during a press conference after a meeting with candidates for the 2027 presidential election and party leaders on the geopolitical situation and its consequences, at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on September 18, 2026

France's President Emmanuel Macron (6th-R) welcomes candidates for the 2027 presidential election and party leaders at a meeting on the geopolitical situation and its consequences at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on September 18, 2026

ALT France's President Emmanuel Macron (6th-R) welcomes candidates for the 2027 presidential election and party leaders at a meeting on the geopolitical situation and its consequences at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on September 18, 2026

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Celine Dion will return to the stage in Paris for her first full concert in six years, capping a years-long battle with a rare autoimmune disorder and marking a major milestone in her comeback u.afp.com/SjAX
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7NEWS Sydney@7NewsSydneyAug 9
More than a century after the end of World War I, historians believe there's a group of diggers who still miss out on the recognition they deserve, Australian prisoners of war. Their families are determined they won't be forgotten, taking seven years behind old enemy lines to share their story.
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🔴 ALERTE INFO Emmanuel Macron se rendra en Gironde dans l'après-midi l.bfmtv.com/kyRn
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Austen Ivereigh@austeniJul 17
Excellent profile by @pvall of Andy Burnham, who becomes the first Catholic prime minister, and who is deeply shaped by the Church’s social teaching. @americamag americamagazine.org/politics…
Meet Britain’s first Catholic prime minister in 500 years

Meet Britain’s first Catholic prime minister in 500 years

No Roman Catholic has occupied the role of chief minister to the English crown since the 1550s. Andy Burnham is about to change that.

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Paul Vallely@pvallJul 17
How much of a Catholic is Britain’s first Catholic prime minister in 500 years? americamagazine.org/politics…
Meet Britain’s first Catholic prime minister in 500 years

Meet Britain’s first Catholic prime minister in 500 years

No Roman Catholic has occupied the role of chief minister to the English crown since the 1550s. Andy Burnham is about to change that.

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@AFPJul 14
🇫🇷 🪖 🛦 🇺🇦 France on Tuesday showcased its military power and unity with allies, holding its largest-ever national day parade with Ukraine's president guest of honour as European rearmament gathers pace in the face of Russia's war against Ukraine ➡️ u.afp.com/SKtZ
France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) and General Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces Fabien Mandon review troops in the command car during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris on July 14, 2026

ALT France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) and General Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces Fabien Mandon review troops in the command car during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris on July 14, 2026

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-R) and President of the French National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet (2R) on the Place de la Concorde during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14, 2026

ALT France's President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-R) and President of the French National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet (2R) on the Place de la Concorde during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14, 2026

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🇫🇷 As Europe swelters, Parisians sleep in parks to keep cool The extreme temperatures have prompted dozens of Parisians to seek cool air in the middle of the night, with some choosing to sleep under the stars at the the Buttes-Chaumont park.
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France bans alcohol consumption at music festivals under red heatwave alert reut.rs/4oEjpGP reut.rs/4oEjpGP

France bans alcohol consumption at music festivals under red heatwave alert

France said on Saturday that alcohol consumption during the ​annual Fete de la Musique ‌festivals would be banned on June 21 in the departments or administrative ​districts that will be ​placed under...

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That would be chic!
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Emmanuel Mignot@EmmanuelMignot2Apr 9
NATO without US has 1,4 million troops and two nuclear weapon states. It has a strong and predictible economy. Plans we are forced to go to are : European pilar + strong EU + ad hoc coalitions
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What's the plan, Europe? NATO has nothing. All the eggs are in the Trump basket. So what do you do when its 2028, 200k Russian troops are moved to the border of Baltic states, and Trump/US isn't going to lift a finger. What do you do?
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🇫🇷 🇺🇸 Police have arrested two more people over an apparent bid to explode a homemade device outside the Paris branch of the Bank of America, the French domestic security service said on Sunday ➡️ u.afp.com/SbGd
A policeman stands alongside police and private security vehicles outside The Bank of America building in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on March 28, 2026, following an apparent bomb attack attempt

ALT A policeman stands alongside police and private security vehicles outside The Bank of America building in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on March 28, 2026, following an apparent bomb attack attempt

An outside view of The Bank of America building in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on March 28, 2026, showing police and private security vehicles following an apparent bomb attack attempt

ALT An outside view of The Bank of America building in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on March 28, 2026, showing police and private security vehicles following an apparent bomb attack attempt

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