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One of the most contentious parts of the attempts to stop small boats crossing the Channel has been the inability for vessels to be stopped as they leave France. Blocking rivers previously denied boats the chance to board upstream and head towards the UK. But the newest tactic is for “taxi boats” to loiter near…
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The French foreign minister said the bloc must become stronger after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to take control of Greenland. The EU will not allow other countries to attack its sovereign borders, France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out using military action to seize Greenland. Trump…
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Climate scientists describe Greenland as an open refrigerator door for a warming world. Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet. Greenland is where climate change, scarce resources, tense geopolitics and new trade…
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Ukraine must be “realistic” when it comes to territorial disputes as a potential peace deal with Russia looms, Emmanuel Macron has said. This marks the first time the French leader, a keen ally of Kyiv, has suggested that Ukraine should consider a position beyond seeking to regain all territory seized by Russia. Russia currently holds…
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A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case. Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars. The court also fined Paul Pogba’s brother…
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Bayrou, 73, was named the new prime minister after Michel Barnier’s government was toppled by a vote of no confidence on 4 December. François Bayrou, a centrist and loyal ally of President Emmanuel Macron, was appointed as France’s new prime minister on Friday afternoon. The announcement came after the French leader and Bayrou spoke for…
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Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate cease-fire in Russia’s war with Ukraine and the president-elect renewed warnings that he was open to pulling the United States out of NATO. Trump made his cease-fire proposal after a weekend meeting in Paris with French and Ukrainian leaders, claiming in a social media post that Kyiv…
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Key Takeaways Donald Trump in his first international trip as president-elect, joined world leaders and dignitaries in Paris for a Saturday celebration of the renovation of Notre Dame Cathedral after a devastating fire in 2019. Trump wrote when he accepted the invitation earlier this week that French President Emmanuel Macron had done “a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame…
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Muslim schoolgirl admits lying that her teacher was Islamophobic – which led to him being decapitated by a jihadist – because she was suspended for two days and worried her parents would be angry The Muslim schoolgirl who accused her teacher of Islamophobia and began rumours that led to a jihadist decapitating him in the street…
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Russia’s ties with North Korea, Iran and China “threaten peace” around the world, NATO chief Mark Rutte has said. In a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, the secretary-general said Russia was continuing its “onslaught against Ukraine”, all the while “drawing ever closer to its allies – China, Iran and North Korea”. “After delivering…
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Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti, has ruled out any possibility of switching Vinicius Junior’s position with Mbappe. Mbappe became Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading goalscorer playing off the left wing during his time with the French Ligue 1 champions. However, the France international has been moved into a more central position since joining Real Madrid last…
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Real Madrid boss, Carlo Ancelotti has insisted that it was not his decision for France coach, Didier Deschamps to remove Kylian Mbappe from his latest squad. Deschamps had on Thursday unveiled his 23-man squad for France’s upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and Israel. But Mbappe’s name was noticeably absent, sparking surprise and speculation among fans.…
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World leaders are meeting in Paris today for a conference on Lebanon, increasing tensions between France and Israel. The ongoing conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group has displaced more than a million people across Lebanon, killed more than 2,500 and deepened the country’s economic crisis. France’s foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot says the…
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The woman at the centre of a mass rape trial in France has said she can’t comprehend how the “perfect man” betrayed her – as she spoke in court for the first time. Gisele Pelicot, 72, was sedated and raped by her former husband Dominique Pelicot. For almost a decade, he crushed sleeping pills and…
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France has banned Israeli firms from participating in an upcoming military naval trade show, two sources have told Reuters. Euronaval, which is organising the annual naval fair between 4 and 7 November, did not respond to requests for comment by the news agency. Paris banned Israeli firms from taking part in a military trade show earlier…
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France calls for an immediate cessation of Israeli strikes in Lebanon, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said on Saturday in a press release. The ministry also condemns any indiscriminate action against civilians in Lebanon. “France is opposed to any ground operation in Lebanon,” the ministry affirmed. France calls on other actors, particularly…
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