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French Naval Group awarded billion-dollar Dutch submarine deal

The Netherlands announced Friday it has chosen France's Naval Group for a contract to build four attack submarines for its navy. worth billions of euros. The deal is controversial in the Netherlands as local politicians wanted a Dutch manufacturer.

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Cannes Film Festival to be hosted by French actress Camille Cottin

French actress Camille Cottin, star of Netflix hit Call My Agent, is to be the host of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May.

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EU president and EU leaders to travel to Egypt for Tunisia-style migration deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Cairo on Sunday, 17 March, accompanied by Greek, Belgian and Italian heads of government. The aim of the visit is to a multi-faced deal that includes attempts to curb migration flows into Europe. But critics have their doubts.

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Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Lille discover their European fates

French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain were on Friday drawn to meet Barcelona in the last eight of the Champions League. Their Ligue 1 rivals Marseille will take on Benfica in the Europa League quarter-finals. And Lille will test their wits against the English side Aston Villa in the Europa Conference…

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Alcaraz shrugs off stings and swarm of bees to dispatch Zverev at Indian Wells

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz moved into a semi-final clash with Jannik Sinner at Indian Wells after fleeing a swarm of bees at the start of his quarter-final match with Alexander Zverev.

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Thousands celebrate release of Senegalese opposition leaders ahead of election

Thousands of supporters of the Senegalese opposition leaders Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye were celebrating on Friday after the pair emerged from prison in Dakar.

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France, Germany, Poland meet in Berlin for tripartite talks on Ukraine

The leaders of France, Germany and Poland are set to hold urgent talks on Ukraine in Berlin, as they seek to garner additional support for Kyiv.

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Macron warns Europe that Putin won't stop with Ukraine and urges strong response

French President Emmanuel Macron called President Vladimir Putin's Russia an adversary that would not stop in Ukraine if it defeated Kyiv's troops in the two-year-old conflict, urging Europeans to not be "weak" and to get ready to respond.

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France football coach Deschamps defends approach towards penalty shoot-outs

France boss Didier Deschamps lashed at on Thursday at one of the country’s top football analysts over practice routines for penalty shoot-outs during major International tournaments.

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Podcast: Covid obedience, vasectomies in France, was Rosa Bonheur a lesbian?

Four years after the start of the first Covid lockdown in France, what has been the impact? What's stopping more men getting vasectomies in France. And why not everyone wants to accept that Rosa Bonheur, the most famous female painter of the 19th century, was a lesbian.

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Kenya confirms security mission to Haiti as transitional administration plans collapse

Kenya's President William Ruto has reportedly confirmed to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that plans to send a security mission to Haiti are going ahead, as moves to create a transitional presidential council in Port-au-Prince appear to have collapsed.

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French investigative website starts new chapter with all-female leadership

Journalist Carine Fouteau is to take over from the iconic Edwy Plenel at the helm of Mediapart, the investigative website announced Thursday. All four main leadership positions at the company are now held by women.

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Macron vows to integrate 'consent' into French legislation on sexual assault

President Emmanuel Macron has said he is in favour of adding the notion of "consent" to French law defining rape, the wording of which has been a subject of heated debate across France.

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Macron condemns 'anti-Semitic' remarks at pro-Palestinian university protest

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned "intolerable" remarks reported during a pro-Palestinian protest at Paris's prestigious Sciences Po university on Tuesday. This after students occupying the main lecture hall were accused of barring entry to a Jewish student and insulting her.

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European Parliament adopts EU media freedom law

The EU is set to better protect journalists from political pressure and surveillance under an unprecedented media freedom law approved by the European Parliament on Wednesday.

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Brussels agrees 'in principle' to €5bn package to fund arms for Ukraine

EU member states on Wednesday agreed to add €five billion to a central fund to pay for weapons sent to Ukraine.

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EU claims starvation used as 'weapon of war' as aid efforts to Gaza persist

Donor nations, aid agencies and charities are pushing forward with efforts to rush food to Gaza by land, air and sea after the European Union's top diplomat said starvation had become "a weapon of war" in the devastated Palestinian enclave.

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Dutch government to decide on the purchase of four French submarines

The Dutch government will decide Friday if it will buy four French-made submarines from the Paris-based Naval Group after deliberations lasting nine years.

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Presidential rematch set for US election as Biden, Trump secure nominations

US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have secured their parties' presidential nominations with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch in November 2024.

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Head of Sciences Po university resigns, accused of domestic violence

The head of one of France's leading universities said Wednesday he was stepping down after being ordered to stand trial in a domestic violence case.

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French anti-racism group says many temporary work agencies are ‘problematic’

French temporary employment agencies are still discriminating against applicants on the basis of their origin, according to a study published on Tuesday by the French action group SOS Racisme.

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General Charles de Gaulle's son, Philippe, dies aged 102

Admiral Philippe de Gaulle, the eldest son of General Charles de Gaulle, has died in Paris at the age of 102, his family has said.

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Europe unprepared for 'catastrophic' climate risks: EU agency

A European Climate Risk Assessment report published Tuesday reveals that Europe is desperatedly unprepared for the dangers of climate change, specifically vulnerable to wilfires, water shortages, flooding and erosion.

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French parliament votes in favour of Macron's Ukraine strategy

French lawmakers on Tuesday backed a security accord with Ukraine, after a debate that showed deep divisions over President Emmanuel Macron's policy towards Kyiv.

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Brussels recommends opening EU membership talks with Bosnia

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday Brussels was recommending member states open formal membership talks with Bosnia, in the latest move towards expanding the bloc in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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