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A large security perimeter has been set up between Faubourg Saint-Antoine and rue Crozatier in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, where two women have been taken hostage by a man with a knife, known to suffer from psychiatric disorders. IMAGES
A man who threatened police officers with a knife has been shot and killed in the business district of La Défense, near Paris, authorities said. IMAGES
French police detain a man in Paris at nightfall after a day of protests against the government's plan to overhaul the pension system. Strikes across the country brought much of France to a halt. IMAGES
Violent clashes erupt between police and protesters who are blocking access to Barcelona airport after Spain's Supreme Court sentenced nine of their leaders to heavy jail terms over the failed 2017 independence bid. IMAGES
Police in Moroni, Comoros carry an unconscious man as protests erupt in the city after an election this past weekend caused escalating tensions. IMAGES of police carrying unconscious man
A man suspected of preparing to kill anti-Kremlin journalist Babchenko is arrested. Ukraine admitted it had staged the murder of anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko in order to foil an attempt on his life by Russia, a stunning development in a case that had already provoked an outpouring of grief and a diplomatic spat. IMAGES of the arrest