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France debates three-year immigration freeze

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France is weighing a proposal for a temporary halt to legal immigration as political debate sharpens ahead of the next presidential election. Justice Minister Gérald...

Trump discloses ‘private message’ from Macron

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The French president purportedly wants to host an emergency G7 meeting amid an escalating row with the US. U.S. President Donald Trump has shared what...

France rejects US-backed Gaza governance body over ‘UN concerns’

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France has declined an invitation to join a proposed US-led body intended to oversee Gaza’s post-war administration and reconstruction, saying the plan conflicts with...

Macron, Starmer push back over Greenland

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A widening diplomatic standoff has erupted between the United States, European allies and Greenland following President Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire the Arctic...

Kremlin welcomes EU calls to resume talks with Russia

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The Kremlin has reacted positively to what it describes as a notable change in tone from several Western European leaders regarding the prospect of...

Why are EU leaders suddenly being nice to Russia?

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The German chancellor, French president and Italian prime minister appear to have seen reason in making up with Moscow. But is it genuine? Sometimes a surprising...

France warns U.S. over Greenland

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The seizure of the Arctic island would endanger Washington’s trade with the bloc, the French Finance Minister has said. France has issued a diplomatic warning...

French farmers shut off ports in EU trade deal protest (Video)

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Farmers across France have stepped up protests by blocking major ports and transport routes, warning that a proposed EU trade deal with the South...

Swiss bar co-owner detained after New Year’s Eve fire

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One of the co-owners of a Swiss bar where a devastating New Year’s Eve fire killed 40 people has been detained as prosecutors investigate...

Russia swaps basketball star for suspected French spy

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Moscow has secured the return of Daniil Kasatkin, who has been accused by the US of being a member of a ransomware gang. Moscow has...

Ten convicted for abusing Brigette Macron online

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A Paris court has convicted ten people of cyber-harassing French First Lady Brigitte Macron over online claims she is transgender. One defendant was jailed for...

The bill is due: Africa demands colonial justice now

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Algiers Declaration demands the codification of colonialism as a crime against humanity in international law. For decades, the demand for colonial reparations in Africa was...

Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91

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Brigitte Bardot, the French film icon whose career helped redefine cinematic allure and global pop culture, has died at the age of 91, her...

Telegram founder mocks Macron with provocative logo post

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov has sparked online comment in unveiling a logo concept for his sperm donation initiative that appeared to mock French President...

Algerian lawmakers move to criminalise legacy of French colonial rule

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Algeria’s parliament has begun debating a draft law that would formally criminalise more than a century of French colonial rule, a step lawmakers say...

Russian assets seizure: Macron accused of stabbing Merz in the back

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French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of betraying German Chancellor Friedrich Merz by quietly blocking a plan to use frozen Russian assets to...

Complaint filed against Brigitte Macron insult captured on video

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French first lady Brigitte Macron is facing a legal complaint after a video emerged showing her describing feminist protesters as "stupid b***ches" at a...

French anaesthetist jailed for life over deliberate poisoning of patients

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A former French anaesthetist has been sentenced to life in prison after a court found he deliberately poisoned 30 hospital patients over nearly a...

Minamino strike sinks PSG as Monaco claim narrow home win

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Takumi Minamino’s first-half finish proved decisive as Monaco handed Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) a surprise defeat, scoring the only goal in a...

Brigitte Macron condemned for slur against feminist protesters

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Brigitte Macron is facing widespread criticism after being recorded using a derogatory term to describe feminist activists protesting at a comedy show she attended...

Sarkozy falls, the elite plays martyr: A masterclass in narrative laundering

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The former French president’s supporters have created a narrative of elite fragility under scrutiny, diverting the focus from his legal violations through victim portrayal. When...

Niger accuses French nuclear giant of committing “mass crimes”

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Niger’s military government has launched a fierce attack on French state-owned nuclear group Orano, accusing the company of “radioactive pollution” and “predatory behaviour” after...

New survey reveals rising EU-exit sentiment in France and Poland

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A new cross-country survey has identified France and Poland as the leading centres of growing public discontent with the European Union (EU), with support...

Sarkozy conviction upheld by France’s top court

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his final bid to overturn a corruption-related conviction, after France’s highest court upheld a 2024 ruling that...

Macron set to launch new ‘voluntary military service’ scheme

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French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to introduce a new voluntary military service programme, reportedly a ten-month compensated scheme, as part of efforts to...

Candace Owens alleges Macrons ordered her assassination

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Conservative commentator Candace Owens has alleged that a senior official within the French government privately warned her of an assassination plot purportedly authorised by...

Sacrifice your children for Ukraine, France’s army chief tells the plebs

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Even as their country is falling apart around them, authorities in Paris are building their dystopian ideology around imagined threats France must be prepared “to...

Deadly bacteria behind Napoleon’s 1812 collapse identified in soldiers’ teeth after 213 years

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Scientists have uncovered traces of paratyphoid fever and louse-borne relapsing fever in the teeth of French soldiers who died during Napoleon’s catastrophic 1812 retreat...

Migrant numbers in French coastal towns ‘out of control’ – ex-diplomat

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A former French diplomat has warned that migrant numbers in several northern French coastal towns have reached a point where the situation is “completely...

Former colony demands truth, France prefers amnesia

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Much of France’s elite, despite disagreements on various issues, maintain a unified stance against an apology and compensation to Algeria. Every year, Algeria commemorates several...

How French troops murdered hundreds of their comrades in WWII

Egountchi Behanzin -

More than 300 African soldiers were executed by the French colonial army in Thiaroye, Senegal. More than 81 years after the events, the truth is...

Five more arrested in Louvre jewel heist

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French police have arrested five additional suspects, including a main perpetrator, in connection with the €88 million Louvre jewel heist, bringing the total number...

France risks ‘economic suffocation’ as debt costs triple

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France is facing the threat of gradual economic “suffocation” unless it reins in soaring public debt and persistent budget deficits, the governor of the...

Does France have independent media?

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In a recent appearance on France Inter’s morning show—France’s rough equivalent to CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper or MSNBC’s Morning Joe—American progressive thinker...

Two arrested over Louvre Museum robbery

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French authorities say they have arrested two men in connection with last weekend’s audacious theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris. According...

Prison inmates threaten Sarkozy over Gaddafi’s death (Video)

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has reportedly received threats from inmates at Paris’ La Santé prison, who vowed to avenge the death of Libya’s...

Louvre heist triggers backlash over ‘woke’ hiring policies

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The Louvre Museum has come under fire after critics accused its leadership of prioritising “woke” diversity goals over professional competence, following a daring daylight...

Telegram founder offers to buy stolen Louvre jewels

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Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov has offered to purchase the jewels stolen from the Louvre in Paris, saying he would donate them to the Louvre...

Video emerges of daring Louvre heist

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A gang of thieves has carried out a dramatic daylight robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, making off with several of France’s crown...

Louvre robbery branded a ‘national humiliation’ for France

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French politicians have condemned the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum as a “humiliation” for the nation after a group of masked...

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