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France responsible for UNIFIL decision to shoot down Israeli drone in southern Lebanon
France was responsible for deciding to shoot down an Israeli drone in Kafr Kila on Sunday, a diplomatic source told Le Figaro. The outlet…
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France backing away from pledge to intercept migrant boats, sources tell BBC
France is backing away from a recent commitment to intervene more forcefully at sea to stop small boats from crossing the English Channel,…
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Border order: Geneva schools kick out Swiss kids living in France
Swiss families priced out of Geneva and forced to live just across the border in France are reeling from another blow: their children are…
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Macron blames rivals as France faces new no-confidence motions
France's new government under recently reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is facing fresh no-confidence motions, just a day…
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France's re-appointed prime minister Lecornu calls for calm amid political chaos
L'HAY-LES-ROSES, France (AP) — France’s newly re-appointed prime minister acknowledged Saturday that there weren’t ″a lot of candidates″…
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France in fresh political crisis as PM Lecornu quits after 26 days
France is facing further political chaos after the country's latest prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, resigned after just 26 days in the…
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French appeals court revisits shocking Gisèle Pelicot rape case
NIMES, France (AP) — Less than a year after the landmark verdict in a drugging and rape trial that shook France last year and turned…
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As Gisèle Pelicot faces one of her rapists in court, what has changed in France?
France's mass rape victim, Gisèle Pelicot, is returning to court on Monday to face one of her attackers, the only man who is appealing…
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Telegram's Durov says France asked to remove some Moldovan channels from app
MOSCOW -Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of the Telegram messaging app, accused French intelligence on Sunday of asking him through an…
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Mali ends counterterror cooperation with France and expels embassy staff
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's ruling junta has declared an end to counterterrorism cooperation with France and expelled five French Embassy…
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First migrants arrive in UK from France under the 'one in, one out' policy
LONDON (AP) — A family of three, including a small child, have become the first people sent to the U.K. by France under an agreement in…
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First migrants arrive from France under 'one in one out' deal
A family of three, including a small child, are the first people to arrive in the UK under the government's "one in, one out" agreement…
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Passenger jet descends within 10 feet of EasyJet plane in France
An easyJet flight preparing to depart Nice Côte d'Azur Airport in France on the evening of Sept. 21 was canceled after another passenger…
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'We can no longer wait': France joins wave of countries recognising Palestinian state
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Eurovision 2026: France and Australia confirm participation despite boycott threats over Israel
As tensions continue to mount over a growing number of countries threatening to drop out of next year’s Eurovision Song Contest should…
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Day of strikes in France challenges new prime minister's budget plans
PARIS (AP) — Strikes and street demonstrations called by all major trade unions to denounce budget cuts were expected Thursday across…
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Canada, France, UK slam IDF's 'destructive campaign' in Gaza City
The operation "worsens the humanitarian crisis and jeopardizes the release of the hostages," the Canadian foreign ministry said in a post…
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UK judge temporarily blocks government plan to send a migrant back to France
LONDON (AP) — A British judge temporarily blocked the government from sending an asylum-seeker who crossed the English Channel back to…
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Eritrean man wins block on removal to France under 'one in, one out' deal
An Eritrean man who arrived in the UK by small boat has won a last-minute legal claim at the High Court to temporarily block his removal…
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Germany and France summon Russian envoys after NATO airspace breach
Germany and France on Friday summoned Russian ambassadors following the incursion of 19 Russian drones into Polish airspace, an act Berlin…
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France summons Russian ambassador over violation of Polish airspace
France has summoned the Russian ambassador over the incursion of drones into Polish airspace earlier this week. Acting Foreign Minister…
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Some 540 held at French anti-austerity protests as new PM sworn in
Anti-austerity protests in France drew some 200,000 participants and resulted in around 540 arrests on Wednesday, the French Interior…
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‘Block everything’: Nationwide protests raise travel tensions across France
France is dealing with a day of gridlock as a grassroots movement to ‘block everything’ threatens to paralyse the country’s transport…
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3 migrants die trying to cross the English Channel from France
PARIS (AP) — Three migrants have died after attempting to cross the English Channel from northern France, and at least three others are…