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German Police Arrests Three Paris Attack Suspects

German police arrested two women and a man in connection with Friday's attacks in Paris, which had claimed the lives of 129 people and left hundreds injured.

The arrests were carried out in the town of Alsdorf, northeast of the city of Aachen, Deutsche Welle reports.

Special units were deployed to conduct the operation, with the arrests occurring at a job centre.

France Requests Help from EU by Invoking Mutual Assistance Article

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made a formal request for help from EU partners on Tuesday after the attacks in Paris on Friday, which had claimed the lives of 129 people and left hundreds injured.

This constitutes the first time that the so-called mutual assistance article of the Treaty on European Union has been invoked.

Postponed Junior Eurovision Opening Ceremony Due on November 17

The postponed Opening Ceremony of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 will take place this Tuesday in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, after having been postponed over the Paris attacks of last week.

The event will be held at the Bulgarian National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia at 19:30 (local time).

France seeks united US-Russia assault on ISIL

France wants to bring the United States and Russia together in a grand coalition dedicated to smashing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), President Francois Hollande told lawmakers on Nov. 16 in a rare joint session in the Palace of Versailles as authorities worldwide struggled to pinpoint those responsible for the deadliest attacks on French soil since World War II.

Paris Attacks: Eighth Suspect 'Identified' - French Police

French authorities say they have identified the seventh attacker involved in the events which killed 129 and wounded hundreds in Paris on Friday.

The man's name is not disclosed yet, but his identity was established after his face was recognized in an image obtained by France's domestic intelligence agency, German media outlets quote RTL France as saying.

Security Concerns Cancel Friendly Football Match Between Belgium, Spain

The friendly football match between Belgium and Spain, which was scheduled to take place at the King Baudouin stadium in Brussels on Tuesday evening, was cancelled due to security concerns following the attacks in Paris on Friday.

The attacks at six sites across the French capital claimed the lives of 129 people and left hundreds injured.

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