It was the day Paris united. And with dozens of world leaders joining the millions of people marching to commemorate and celebrate the victims of last week’s terror attacks, it was also the day the world united behind the city. Continue reading…
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Paris welcomes world leaders to solidarity rally against terror attacks
Protocol went out of the window as the 60 world leaders congregated in Paris on Sunday to show their support and solidarity with France after a week of terrorist bloodshed that left 17 dead. Continue reading…
Paris’s Jewish community retreats in shock after deadly end to siege
The gunman that killed four shoppers at a kosher supermarket in Paris on Friday may have planned to attack a Jewish school the day before but was thwarted by a car accident, local residents believe. Continue reading…
Spiral: meet the stylish star of BBC4’s grimy French cop drama
Caroline Proust bounces into a trendy Paris hotel and drops her bicycle helmet onto a table in a quiet spot, revealing the messiest hairstyle on television. Wearing jeans and a black down jacket, the French actress seems to have arrived in character as police detective Laure Berthaud. Continue reading…
Charlie Hebdo staff hold emotional first meeting after deadly attack
A journalist stroked the arm of a colleague to comfort her. Others whispered into mobile phones as they sat at a table for their first editorial meeting in new premises.
For the staff of Charlie Hebdo, which lost eight journalists including five of France’s best-known cartoonists in Wednesday’s attack, the gathering in their temporary office at Libération was an emotional affair. Continue reading…
Anne Penketh 