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Pope Leo XIV clarifies reported description of sexual abuse in Church as 'systemic'
On Sunday, victims who met with the pope in France said he had marked a major shift by calling the sexual violence 'systemic.' However, on his flight back to Rome, Leo said that he had been referring to organizations within the Church that, 'at times,' have 'as a system, been abu...
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French strike disrupts air travel on Tuesday
France's civil aviation authority asked airlines to reduce flights by 5% at Paris Charles de Gaulle, the country's busiest airport, and by 25% at Marseille-Provence airport....
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France's biggest fire since 1949, which burned 42,000 hectares this summer, officially extinguished
The blaze that erupted in southwest France had forced the evacuation of around 224,000 people in July.
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French public sector workers strike over pay freeze ahead of 2027 budget
Teachers, healthcare workers, local government staff, tax officials and firefighters in France are on strike Tuesday to pressure the government ahead of the 2027 budget debates which could see public sector salaries frozen for a fourth straight year....
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Europe Today: Ukraine seeks urgent funding in Brussels as Russia's drones pound Kyiv
EU allies meet in Brussels to plug Ukraine's wartime funding gap, as Russia pounds Kyiv with more than 120 drones, one hitting the National Academy of Sciences in broad daylight. Pope Leo XIV wraps up his France visit in Metz, where he praised multilateralism and warned against d...
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How a beer brewed by Myanmar's junta won medals at a ceremony at France's Foreign Ministry
Dagon beer, owned by a conglomerate controlled by Myanmar's military, received 'quality awards' in June at events held in the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, hosted for the occasion by a Belgian company....
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Olise's late strike gives Zidane's France 1-0 win in Belgium
Les Bleus play host to Italy next at the Stade de France on Friday, in what will be a homecoming for France's new coach Zinédine Zidane.