The president began a three-day trip to Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar on Monday, hoping to 'secure' France's energy supplies. But the Gulf monarchies, whose hydrocarbon exports have plummeted due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, have little more leverage than Paris o...
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A second round of protests have been called across France on Saturday, October 24th - here's what is planned and whether the country is likely to see the same level of chaos as the previous protests....
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France's digital minister on Monday urged online resale platforms to remove listings for "stolen items" following Saturday's looting and summoned representatives of companies including Vinted and eBay for talks....
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Under pressure, the government scheduled another series of emergency meetings on Tuesday, including talks involving representatives of major social media platforms....
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French poltician Patrick Molinoz, vice-president of the French Mayoral Association claims that recent violence in France was "planned", citing a "certain" Russian intereference....
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Paris police imposed an overnight curfew on Monday around Place de la Republique and Les Halles after France’s worst rioting in years. Streets were calm....
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France will impose new curfews in areas where needed on Tuesday, the prime minister said after a first night of partial curfews in major cities including the capital Paris....
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US President Donald Trump says he warned French President Emmanuel Macron that he was making "a big mistake" by allowing immigrants into France
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'Targeted curfews have contributed to calm overnight,' the French prime minister wrote on X, as he announced 'new curfews will be decided where the situation requires it.'...
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Hello from Brussels. I’m Mared Gwyn, holding the newsletter pen once again today. In this edition: what the unrest in France means for its embattled president, and the latest from Ukraine amid signs of intensified diplomacy....
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Blame in France over protests continues as Sébastien Lecornu accuses the ultra-left of orchestrating the unrest. In Kharkiv, two children are among the victims of a Russian strike on a park as Putin reportedly floats a summit without Kyiv. And an interview with Ryanair CEO Michae...
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Political parties across Brittany are up in arms over the French government's failure to defend andouille de Guémené, a traditional sausage suspected of posing a cancer risk....
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The major international fair opens to the public from October 23 to 25, but ongoing social tensions are reviving fears among gallery owners and collectors at this crucial art market, in an already gloomy climate....
