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Date	Process	Result
September 10, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
December 5, 2007	Featured portal candidate	Promoted
September 11, 2012	Featured portal review	Demoted

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Recent Did you know? items

* ... that the British Army deployed companies of aliens to France during the First World War?

* ... that the British Army deployed '''[[Middlesex Regiment alien labour units|companies of aliens]]''' to France during the First World War?

* ... that in 1917 British soldiers in France opened fire on mutineers from the Egyptian Labour Corps, killing at least 27 of them?

* ... that in 1917 British soldiers in France opened fire on '''[[Egyptian Labour Corps mutinies|mutineers from the Egyptian Labour Corps]]''', killing at least 27 of them?

* ... that much to his dismay, Andrea Navagero was named the Venetian ambassador to France in 1529?

* ... that much to his dismay, '''[[Andrea Navagero]]''' was named the Venetian ambassador to France in 1529?

* ... that Irish physician Niall Ó Glacáin worked as a travelling plague doctor in southern France in the 1620s?

* ... that Irish physician '''[[Niall Ó Glacáin]]''' worked as a travelling [[plague doctor]] in southern France in the 1620s?

* ... that a 1917 agreement between France and Russia was rendered void within days because of the February Revolution?

* ... that '''[[1917 Franco-Russian agreement|a 1917 agreement between France and Russia]]''' was rendered void within days because of the [[February Revolution]]?

* ... that Belgian hardcore DJ Liza 'N' Eliaz was named a "spiritual leader" in France's free party movement?

* ... that Belgian hardcore DJ '''[[Liza 'N' Eliaz]]''' was named a "spiritual leader" in France's [[free party]] movement?

Recent In the news items

7 November 2024 – France–Israel relations

Israel Police forcibly enter the French-administered Church of the Pater Noster compound in Jerusalem and detain two French consulate employees. French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot cancels his visit to the site while the French government summons the Israeli ambassador in response. (Le Monde) (AP)

:[[Israel Police]] forcibly enter the [[France|French]]-administered [[Church of the Pater Noster]] compound in [[Jerusalem]] and detain two [[Consulate General of France, Jerusalem|French consulate employees]]. [[Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)|French foreign minister]] [[Jean-Noël Barrot]] cancels his visit to the site while the [[French government]] summons the [[Aliza Bin-Noun|Israeli ambassador]] in response. [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/11/07/diplomatic-incident-occurs-in-jerusalem-on-sidelines-of-french-foreign-minister-s-visit_6732054_4.html (''Le Monde'')] [https://apnews.com/article/israel-france-netanyahu-war-gaza-lebanon-macron-church-3f14d060106160b10cbc8abbd3825f7a (AP)]

5 November 2024 – English Channel migrant crossings

A court in Lille, France, convicts 18 people, including nine in absentia, for participating in an international human smuggling network that transported migrants across the English Channel. The sentences range from two to fifteen years in prison. (Al Jazeera)

:A court in [[Lille]], [[France]], convicts 18 people, including nine [[trial in absentia|in absentia]], for participating in an international [[human smuggling]] network that transported migrants across the [[English Channel]]. The sentences range from two to fifteen years in prison. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/5/french-court-jails-18-members-of-english-channel-people-smuggling-network (Al Jazeera)]

5 November 2024 –

French and Dutch police raid Netflix offices in Paris and Amsterdam as part of an investigation into tax fraud and unreported employment practices. (BBC News) (Deadline)

:[[National Police (France)|French]] and [[National Police Corps (Netherlands)|Dutch police]] raid [[Netflix]] offices in [[Paris]] and [[Amsterdam]] as part of an investigation into [[tax fraud]] and [[unreported employment]] practices. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy1vze09wwo (BBC News)] [https://deadline.com/2024/11/netflix-france-netherlands-alleged-tax-fraud-concealed-employment-investigation-1236167541/ (Deadline)]

4 November 2024 –

Four teenagers are injured, two critically, in a fight involving an axe on a RER train at the Ozoir-la-Ferrière station in Seine-et-Marne, France. The main suspect is later arrested at his home. (The Guardian)

:Four teenagers are injured, two critically, in a fight involving an [[axe]] on a [[Réseau Express Régional|RER train]] at the [[Ozoir-la-Ferrière station]] in [[Seine-et-Marne]], [[France]]. The main suspect is later arrested at his home. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/04/paris-suburban-train-axe-wounded (''The Guardian'')]

30 October 2024 – English Channel migrant crossings

One person is killed while attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy. Three other bodies are found on beaches near Neufchâtel-Hardelot and Équihen-Plage, France. (Reuters)

:One person is killed while attempting to cross the [[English Channel]] in a [[dinghy]]. Three other bodies are found on beaches near [[Neufchâtel-Hardelot]] and [[Équihen-Plage]], [[France]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/one-dead-channel-crossing-attempt-french-authorities-say-2024-10-30/ (Reuters)]

23 October 2024 – 2024 social unrest in Martinique

Protesters with automatic weapons target police and firefighters in Martinique, where protests over the high cost of living have prompted France to deploy forces to the island. (AP)

:Protesters with automatic weapons target police and firefighters in [[Martinique]], where protests over the high cost of living have prompted [[France]] to deploy forces to the island. [https://apnews.com/article/martinique-violent-protests-a877760da839735fa92030e1435bdfb4 (AP)]

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