A secondary school teacher in south-eastern France was left in a critical condition on Tuesday after being stabbed by a 14-year-old pupil. The 60-year-old female art teacher was stabbed three to four times in her chest in front of around 20 other students, according to a local official.

French President Emmanuel Macron has commended soldiers involved in preventing a knife attack at an iconic tourist attraction in Paris. The suspect was known to anti-terror authorities and was just released from prison in December.

Three Jewish men threatened with a knife near the Eiffel Tower. No injuries reported. Paris mayor condemns the attack as antisemitic.