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French ministers condemn 'excessive use of force' after Jewish youths were removed from a flight
PARIS (AP) — A summer camp counselor has accused Spanish police of using brute force against her during the removal of a group of French…
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French authorities investigate if Jewish passengers were removed from flight due to religion
PARIS (AP) — French authorities are trying to establish whether a group of young French citizens were removed from a plane bound for Paris…
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Top French diplomat visits Ukraine frontline region
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Tuesday visited Ukraine's northeastern frontline region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched a…
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A French prisoner escaped in his cellmate's laundry bag. Seriously.
A prisoner in France pulled off a brief but bold escape over the weekend by slipping into a laundry bag belonging to his cellmate—who was…
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Bodies of missing French alpinists found in Mont Blanc massif
Two French mountain climbers have died in an accident in the Mont Blanc range, authorities confirmed on Saturday. The victims are a…
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EasyJet boss hits out over French air traffic walkouts
The two-day strike by French air traffic controllers at the beginning of July disrupted travel for tens of thousands of people at the…
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French PM Bayrou proposes slashing two public holidays to reduce national deficit
France's Prime Minister François Bayrou has outlined plans to cut €43.8 billion from the national budget, warning that debt presents a…
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French premier wants to scrap holidays, freeze spending to slash debt
In order to reduce France's record national debt, Prime Minister François Bayrou presented a plan to cancel two public holidays, reduce…
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Bavarian fairy tale castles and French Carnac Megaliths among new UNESCO World Heritage sites
UNESCO has added several new sites to the World Heritage list after reviewing applications that required extensive research and…
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French intelligence claims China trying to foil global sale of Rafale jets
French military and intelligence officials claim China has deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made…
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French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France's flagship Rafale fighter jet
PARIS (AP) — China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India…
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Ryanair cancels flights for 30,000 passengers due to French strike
Tens of thousands of passengers have been hit by a French air traffic control strike that has cancelled flights in France on Thursday and…
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Outcry after Algeria sentences French sports journalist to seven years in jail
French journalists' unions on Tuesday called on Algeria to release a French football writer who has been jailed for seven years for…
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French sportswriter sentenced to 7 years for 'glorifying terrorism' in Algeria
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A French journalist has been sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria over an interview with a soccer…
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Cannes is done with huge cruise ships. The French city is joining the overtourism backlash
PARIS (AP) — The French Riviera resort of Cannes is imposing what its city council calls “drastic regulation” on cruise ships, banning any…
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145 People Jabbed With Needles at French Music Festival
Originally appeared on E! Online Fête de la Musique ended with multiple arrests. While attendees across France enjoyed music at the annual…
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Niger to nationalise uranium mine operated by French state-affiliated firm
Niger plans to nationalise a uranium mine operated by French nuclear firm Orano as it continues to pivot away from former colonial ruler,…
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French nuclear output concerns drive power prices up
Power prices throughout Europe have surged amid concerns that France might need to reduce its nuclear output, as reported by Reuters. The…
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What Did Macron's Wife Say after Shoving Him in the Face? Lip Reader Reveals Brigitte's Four-Word Remark Made to French President
French President Emmanuel Macron's wife, Brigitte, uttered a scathing four-word remark just after she was seen shoving him in the face…
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Exxon enters talks to sell French business for 400 million euros
ExxonMobil entered exclusive talks to sell its entire 82.89 per cent stake in French unit Esso SAF, including a key refinery, to North…
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Who Is French President Emmanuel Macron's Wife, Brigitte Macron? All About the Former Teacher and Her Relationship with the Politician
French President Emmanuel Macron has been with his wife, Brigitte, for nearly two decades. After meeting the former high school teacher…
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A notorious drug gang is in the crosshairs of a French police investigation of prison attacks
PARIS (AP) — Anti-organized crime specialist investigators probing a wave of attacks on prisons and prison staff in France are looking at…
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French mosque stabbing suspect remains at large after killing Muslim worshipper
PARIS (AP) — A man suspected of killing a Muslim worshipper in a mosque in the south of France was still on the run Sunday, authorities…
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Crumbs! Should French bakeries open on May 1?
Buying a crusty, freshly baked baguette should be one of the simplest, as well as satisfying, daily rituals in France. But perhaps not on…