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'3 minute showers': Where in France are tight water restrictions still in place?
France may have officially entered autumn, but the country's severe drought is showing little sign of disappearing, with water restrictions still in place across much of the country....
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PODCAST: French fuel prices risk autumn unrest and the real danger posed by Le Pen
Listen to the new episode of the The Local's Talking France podcast today as the team discusses the fuel crisis in France and whether prices will lead to unrest plus we ask the experts about the rule danger Marine Le Pen poses to the country and what you need to know about the Po...
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'No one's happy': Europe wrestles with fallout from Usmanov saga
France's successful push to remove Uzbek-Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov from the sanctions list has left a bitter aftertaste among officials and diplomats in Brussels, who now fear a dangerous precedent....
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Macron sparks Israel's anger by wrongfully saying Hamas is not active in the West Bank
During his speech at the United Nations on Tuesday, the French president claimed that Hamas had never operated in the West Bank. This factual error was immediately seized upon by Benjamin Netanyahu to deflect criticism of his settlement policy in the occupied territories....
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A breakout star author is accused of using AI in his prize-contending debut
'C'était Ça ou Mourir,' the debut novel by Haitian-Quebecois writer Thélyson Orélien, has been a hit in France. But an anonymous account on X started a firestorm after claiming to have scanned the book through an AI detection tool....
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Ali Banisadr and Gustave Moreau, two painters outside the mainstream
The Iranian artist, who lives in New York, is showing his work in Paris at the Gustave Moreau Museum alongside paintings by the 19th-century artist, as well as at the Thaddaeus Ropac gallery....
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Inside Pope Leo XIV's plane
Pope Leo XIV's visit to France, from September 25 to 28, marks the first official visit by a pope in 18 years. On a specially chartered plane from Rome, he will be accompanied by 80 journalists. The trip follows a highly codified ritual, during which reporters who are practicing ...
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'Compulsory day' devoted to the Pope in Catholic schools sparks controversy in France
Catholic private schools are being urged to suspend normal classes on 25 September, the day Pope Leo XIV arrives in France.
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After Céline Dion, Pope Leo drives tourism across France
From Paris to Metz, the Pope's visit to France from September 25 to 28 is expected to attract one million visitors and increase hotel bookings. However, pilgrims tend to spend less than fans of the Canadian superstar....
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Surging prices, voters’ anger: How France’s fuel crisis could shape the presidential campaign
In recent weeks, fishermen have blocked oil depots and port entrances in the south of France, while farmers have staged demonstrations over rising fuel prices. Fuel is set to become a major political flashpoint, just seven months away from France's elections....
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PSG's Achraf Hakimi will be tried for rape, high court confirms
The court dismissed an appeal from the Moroccan vice-captain of Paris Saint-Germain.
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'After Trump's failure in Iran, the Houthi offensive is another blow to a fragile house of cards'
The Yemeni rebels have managed to drive a wedge between the US and its main regional ally, Saudi Arabia, observes Le Monde columnist Gilles Paris.
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One Single Planet: French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand on his 'Vivre Ensemble' portraits
Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand spoke to Euronews about his Vivre Ensemble portrait project, celebrating the people, diversity and connections that shape contemporary France....
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'We can feel the RN wave coming': A traditional stronghold of French conservatives shifts right
'Europe's far right takes root' (2/6). As the Rassemblement National pursues a meticulous grassroots strategy in the largely rural department of Seine-et-Marne, on the outskirts of Paris, right-leaning voters have been sliding, election after election, toward Marine Le Pen's part...
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Could you qualify for France's fuel aid grants for motorists?
The French government is extending and expanding a €100 fuel payment for people who drive long distances for work - see if you qualify and how to apply....
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Map of fuel prices in France
The impact of the war in the Middle East is increasingly being felt at gas stations across France.
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Should elderly drivers in France get an 'S' sticker for their car?
Rumours have resurfaced in France in recent weeks about older drivers being legally obliged to put an ‘S’ sticker on their car. The stickers are real - but should elderly motorists get one anyway even if they are not compulsory?...
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France widens fuel aid as unions demand more action on record prices
France's government has unveiled plans to expand fuel aid to millions more drivers as prices at the pump climb to record levels, drawing sharp criticism from the CGT union eight months before the presidential election....
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Pope’s visit puts tension between French secularism and Catholicism in spotlight
As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit France this weekend, the trip is set to highlight the country’s distinctive model of laïcité – secularism – and the enduring place of Catholicism in French public life....
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Pope Leo's visit to Metz, eastern France, will laud Europe and peace: 'He will celebrate Mass on an altar created out of German cannon barrels'
An advocate of multilateralism and disarmament, Leo XIV will deliver a speech on Europe at the Robert Schuman Center, attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and several European leaders....
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Ancient wall discovered in Paris, possibly confirming site of city's original settlement
The stone-and-wood wall, about 20 meters long, was unearthed in the heart of Paris, the Ministry of Culture said. It may be a fragment of the rampart of Lutetia, built by the Gallic Parisii tribe....
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Ally of France's Le Pen insists 'nothing wrong' after using Nazi slogan
A prominent lawmaker in the far-right party of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Wednesday insisted he had done nothing wrong after repeating the Nazi slogan "work sets you free" in a speech at a rally....
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'C'était ça ou mourir': French literary sensation faces claims of using AI
Quebecois writer of Haitian origin Thélyson Orélien, longlisted for several major literary prizes, rejects accusations from the "Balance ton Claude" account and says in a statement he has faced racist attacks since arriving in France....
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Azerbaijan pardons French citizen Martin Ryan following Usmanov's delisting
Azerbaijan's President Aliyev pardoned French citizen Martin Ryan, jailed for espionage, as part of a deal in which France secured Usmanov's removal from the EU's Russia sanctions list. Ryan is expected to fly to Paris on Wednesday....
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France unveils €80m drive to boost AI skills in the workplace
France’s Labour Ministry has announced an €80 million plan to help workers, jobseekers and businesses adapt to the growing use of artificial intelligence, as the government seeks to narrow the gap with other European economies....
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Macron positions himself as Trump's opposite in last UN speech
The French president delivered a forceful defense of multilateralism and international law in the face of 'a new age of barbarism.' His remarks contrasted starkly with those made hours earlier by the American leader....
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Azerbaijan pardons jailed Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian oligarchs
At the request of France and Luxembourg, the EU removed two Russian oligarchs from its sanctions list in order to facilitate the release of Martin Ryan, who was arrested in December 2023....
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OPINION: France's six million foreigners have good reason to fear 'President Le Pen'
There are six million foreigners living in France. Should we be scared of a President Marine Le Pen? Yes, argues John Lichfield, but it's the atmosphere she'll create rather than the laws she can push through that should worry us....
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Brittany Ferries scraps England to France route earlier than planned
Brittany Ferries is bringing its Portsmouth to Le Havre ferry service to an end earlier than planned after a technical problem with one of its ships.
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Israel denounces 'grotesque absurdity' of French president's remarks on West Bank at UN
In his Tuesday speech, Macron railed against the humanitarian situation in Gaza and urged countries to recommit to international laws and the UN system....