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‘Assasins’: Why Brigitte Bardot is campaigning for a French wild boar
Wild boars cause chaos in European cities and the countryside – but one has captured hearts and minds in France.…
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Travel chaos in France as storm brings high winds and floods
Passengers in Île-de-France are warned to be vigilant and avoid travel as Storm Floriane brings violent winds. ADVERTISEMENT Several French…
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Sarkozy faces trial over alleged campaign funding from Gaddafi
Nicholas Sarkozy, who was France’s president from 2007 to 2012, retired from public life in 2017 though still plays an…
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Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on final expected overseas trip
The State Department announced that Blinken would visit Seoul, Tokyo and Paris beginning on Sunday. ADVERTISEMENT US Secretary of State…
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Calls for boldness and stability at Bayrou’s first ministers’ meeting
This article was originally published in French The new government’s priorities under François Bayrou are to adopt the 2025 budget and…
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German and French foreign ministers visit Syria
Annalena Baerbock and Jean-Noël Barrot hope to show a “new beginning” is possible between Europe and Syria. ADVERTISEMENT The German…
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Côte d’Ivoire announces withdrawal of French forces
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara’s announcement is a further sign of former colonial power France’s fading military influence in West Africa.…
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French opinion poll names Gisèle Pelicot personality of the year
Pelicot edged out Trump and Macron after she waived her anonymity in a highly publicised rape trial of her ex-husband…
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Celebrated museum curator Marie-Claude Beaud dies, aged 78
Marie-Claude Beaud, the curator of multiple prestige galleries in Francophone Europe, has died aged 78. ADVERTISEMENT Marie-Claude Beaud died on…
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Uncertainty is expected to plague Paris in 2025, as Macron admits snap elections destabilized France
French President Emmanuel Macron delivering his televised New Year’s address to the nation from the Elysee Palace in Paris on…
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