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How France and Britain’s far right are building a populist ‘entente cordiale’
Jordan Bardella will address Reform UK's party conference in Birmingham on Friday, putting the French far-right leader alongside Nigel Farage as both men seek to strengthen their political profiles. The appearance also marks closer ties between two of Europe's most successful pop...
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Paris rents exceed legal limits at record levels
For the first time since rent control was introduced in 2019, 46% of properties in the French capital were listed above the legal caps, compared to 31% in 2025, according to the annual barometer from a leading housing group....
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France tests Tesla's self-driving tech as Europe moves closer to autonomous cars
France is preparing to test Tesla’s self-driving system on public roads, a move that could bolster the technology's chances of winning approval throughout the European Union....
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2027 presidential election: Radical left LFI wants to make friendship political
In an essay published in late August, La France Insoumise MP Clémence Guetté proposed transforming friendships into social rights. However, this longstanding revolutionary ideal remains difficult to reconcile with the realities of wielding power....
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Summer 2026 becomes, by far, the hottest ever recorded in France: 'Beating the record by almost 1°C in a single season is huge'
Such a summer, which today has a one in 100 chance of occurring, would have been virtually impossible without human-caused climate change.
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France had its hottest summer since records began over a century ago, environment minister says
According to Meteo France, the summer of 2026 recorded an average temperature of 24 °C covering day and nighttime, 3.6 C above the normal average, and higher than in 2003, when temperatures were 2.7 C above normal....
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Former French President Hollande publishes new book with plan for France, but remains undecided about running
Former French President Hollande published his newest book on Thursday, laying out 80 policy proposals. Despite his book somewhat resembling a manifesto, the former president maintains he will wait until December to decide whether to run....
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France tests Tesla self-driving two months after calling it too risky
After a "constructive exchange" on Wednesday evening between Elon Musk and Philippe Tabarot, the transport minister hailed "a new step" in authorising this type of vehicle....
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Macron and Burnham hail stronger UK-France ties at Downing Street talks
Burnham and his wife, Marie-France van Heel, welcomed the French president and First Lady Brigitte Macron outside the famous black door of 10 Downing Street....
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Lauryn Hill delivers lackluster performance at Accor Arena in Paris
Joined by Wyclef Jean and her sons Zion and YG Marley, the Fugees member took the stage late on Wednesday and, with few exceptions, put on the same show as in October 2024....
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France recorded 'hottest summer ever,' says environment minister
France joins Belgium and Britain in recording their hottest-ever summers after a season that scorched Europe, the globe's fastest warming continent.
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China urges France to 'halt' fast-fashion law, warns of countermeasures
A new law, which came into effect on Tuesday, imposes fees on certain items that will eventually reach almost €20 per garment, part of a push to curb the industry's environmental and local economic impacts....
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China demands France scrap fast fashion law targeting Shein and Temu
Beijing has threatened with unspecified measures in response to France’s new environmental penalties on ultra-fast-fashion retailers.
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UK-French Entente Cordiale reinforced by Bayeux Tapestry loan and Macron-Burnham meeting
King Charles III, Emmanuel Macron and UK PM Andy Burnham visited the historical masterpiece, on display at the British Museum, and reaffirmed their two countries' unique ties ahead of a meeting between the two political leaders....
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French prosecutor wants Bin Hammam tried over Qatar 2022 vote
France's financial prosecutor's office has asked that four people, including disgraced former Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam, be sent to trial for corruption in connection with the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar....
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White House pressures US companies to ditch Paris space summit
The White House is pressuring American space companies, including billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX, to decline French President Emmanuel Macron's invitation to a space summit in Paris next week, according to a Politico report....
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PODCAST 🎧: Le Pen's 'vile' election pledge and why French cheese could lose its taste
The Talking France podcast is back with a 'rentrée special' on France's latest political developments, Marine Le Pen's proposed hijab ban, whether the French really hate Parisians, big changes to French cheeses and why September is the best month of the year in France....
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AI agents can pay. voidpay is building what lets them hire.
x402 gives software a native way to pay. voidpay is building what lets agents privately hire for a result: sealed work, a rule fixed before the job starts, completion checked by machine, and payment that settles from the buyer's wallet when the rule passes....
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'Anti-fast-fashion' law: France rejects China's discrimination claims
China has claimed that the new "anti-fast-fashion" law which came into force in France on Tuesday amounts to "discrimination." Responding to these accusations, a source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Euronews that such claims were false....
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White House pressures US companies to avoid Paris space summit, report says
Leading US space companies have been warned by a White House official that attending the two-day event could appear like an endorsement of European Union policies, Politico has reported. France's government has urged companies to attend....
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Summer 2026 was France's 'hottest ever', minister confirms
France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said on Thursday....
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Migrants in Mayotte: France sets its sights on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congolese nationals now make up the largest group of asylum seekers in the French overseas department. The situation has frustrated the French government, which has threatened to use a controversial 'bonus-malus system for development aid' as a response to the migration flow....