At the Jerusalem funeral of the four French Jews murdered in the HyperCacher supermarket, Claude Bloch was standing near the back listening to the French ecology minister, Ségolène Royal, deliver her eulogy on behalf of the French government. Continue reading…
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Charlie Hebdo poster burned in protest as Muslim leaders condemn cover
A Charlie Hebdo poster was burned in the Philippines on Monday as 1,500 people staged a protest march against the depiction of the prophet Muhammad on the cover of the magazine a week after the deadly attack on its offices. Continue reading…
Charlie Hebdo: ‘All is Forgiven’ reviewed: typically cheeky but poigant
A week after the massacre of eight of its journalists, Charlie Hebdo staff have published a “survival issue” of the French satirical magazine that adds poignancy to its usual irreverence and vulgar sense of humour. Continue reading…
PM: France ‘still under threat’ from attack by Paris gunmen’s associates
France’s prime minister, Manuel Valls, warned on Tuesday that the country was still under threat from accomplices of the gunmen who terrorised Paris last week and from global terrorist networks. Continue reading…
Charlie Hebdo: first cover since terror attack depicts Prophet Muhammad
The front cover of Wednesday’s edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the first since last week’s attack on its Paris offices that left 12 people dead, is a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad. Continue reading…
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