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France intercepted Iranian drones during attack on Israel

France took part in repelling Iran's attack on Israel Saturday night, shooting down drones over Jordan, President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Monday. He said France would work to avoid any escalation in the Middle East, urging Israel not to retaliate.

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Paris Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine could move for security reasons, says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high.

France 24

Macron calls for ‘Olympic truce’, presents alternatives for opening ceremony

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to ensure there will be an 'Olympic truce' during the Summer Games to be held in Paris in July and August, in the face of ongoing international conflicts, in Gaza, Ukraine and in Sudan. He has also assured that the opening ceremony could be…

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Macron says Olympic opening ceremony on Seine River could be scrapped if security risk is too high

French President Emmanuel Macron says the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine could be shifted instead to the Stade de France if the security threat is deemed too high

The Independent UK

Stadiums Rise At Paris Landmarks 100 Days From Olympics

In front of the Eiffel Tower, stands are emerging from a tangle of scaffolding, while at the historic Place de la Concorde, forklift trucks buzz around carrying building materials.

International Business Times

Macron and Scholz are 'dividing' Europe over Ukraine, EPP chief Manfred Weber says

Talking Europe hosts the head of the largest political group in the European Parliament, the centre-right European People's Party. Manfred Weber, a prominent German CSU politician, is hoping that the June 9 EU elections will re-confirm the EPP's pre-eminent position, but he is cautious on the possibility of alliances with…

France 24

‘Aid in dying’: What’s in the new French bill on assisted suicide

The French government on Wednesday introduced a bill on assisted suicide, paving the way for euthanasia under strict conditions. The text, which was deemed too restrictive by some and irresponsible by others, will be debated by lawmakers at the end of May.

France 24

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France Introduces Bill For Medically Assisted Suicide Options

France's proposed bill allows medically assisted suicide for terminally ill adults, reflecting evolving public opinion and strict eligibility criteria.

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Marseille District Sees Weary But Wary Relief In Drug Crackdown

French police have flooded the troubled Marseille district of La Castellane with forces since a crackdown on the drug trade started last month, and one mother told how she feels safer, for now at least.

International Business Times

France proposing to allow terminally ill patients to end their lives with lethal medication

A bill is up for debate after President Emmanuel Macron long promised it

Evening Standard

French govt presents bill allowing terminally ill adults to take lethal medication

France’s government presented a bill Wednesday to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow for legal options for aid in dying.

France 24

Lula is styling himself as the new leader of the global south – and shifting attention away from the west

Through the G20, Brazil’s president is challenging the dominance of the richest countries, says Buenos Aires based journalist Jordana Timerman

The Guardian - UK

Entente Cordiale: 120 years of peace and cooperation between Britain and France

French and British troops on Monday swapped roles and took part in an unprecedented changing of the guards ceremonies outside the palaces of each other's head of state to celebrate 120 years since the Entente Cordiale.

Radio France Internationale

French, UK troops swap guards to mark 120 years of friendship since Entente Cordiale

French and British troops on Monday swapped roles to take part in changing of the guard ceremonies outside the palaces of the other country's head of state, in an unprecedented move to celebrate 120 years since the Entente Cordiale.

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Macron acknowledges France's 'failure to heed warnings' of looming massacres in Rwanda

As Rwandans began to commemorate the painful memories of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, on Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron released a video message from France.

International Business Times

Swapping Of The Guard: French, British Troops Mark Entente Cordiale

French and British troops on Monday will swap roles to take part in the changing of the guards ceremonies outside the palaces of the other country's head of state, in an unprecedented move to celebrate 120 years since the Entente Cordiale.

International Business Times

80 Years On, Macron Leads Tribute To Victims Of Nazi Raid On Jewish Orphanage

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked 80 years since Nazi forces raided a Jewish orphanage in the southeast of France and sent almost all its occupants to extermination camps.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron launches season of WWII commemorative events

French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute on Sunday to 44 Jewish children deported from an orphanage in the southeast of France by the Nazis, and to members of the French Resistance, in the first of a string of events he is leading this year to mark 80 years since D-Day…

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The world 'failed us all' says Rwanda's Kagame in genocide commemorations

Rwanda has paid solemn tribute to victims of the genocide, 30 years after ethnic Hutu extremists killed more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said the international community had "failed" his country by not intervening to prevent the massacre.

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Bill Clinton and other leaders join Rwandans in marking 30 years since their genocide

Rwandans are commemorating 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists, shattering the small East African country.

International Business Times

Rwanda Commemorates 30 Years Since Genocide

Rwandans will on Sunday mark 30 years since a genocide orchestrated by Hutu extremists tore apart their country, as neighbours turned on each other in one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century.

Radio France Internationale

Fifteen-year-old boy dies after attack outside school near Paris

A French teenager has died from wounds suffered during a violent assault outside a school. It's the second brutal attack on a pupil in a week, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to warn schools need to be protected from the "uninhibited violence" of some youths.

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Rwanda Marks 30 Years Since Genocide, Progress Amid Challenges

Rwanda prepares to mark 30 years since genocide, with global leaders attending solemn commemorations. Efforts towards reconciliation and challenges in dipl...

Radio France Internationale

Thirty years after genocide, Rwanda's relations with France are slowly mending

France's relationship with Rwanda is gradually improving as French authorities acknowledge the country's responsibility in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which began 30 years ago this week. An estimated 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, died in the violence perpetrated by Hutus – a faction that France had a history of supporting.

International Business Times

French Schools Must Be Protected From Teenager Violence: Macron

France's President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that schools should be protected from "a form of uninhibited violence" among some youths, after two violent assaults against teenagers in recent days.

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