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Far right National Rally on course to form 'large' parliamentary group

France’s National Rally party (RN) came third in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday. Ahead in 108 of the 577 constituencies, the party’s performance gives weight to leader Marine Le Pen’s hopes to form a parliamentary group for the first time since 1986.

Radio France Internationale

France to experience early summer heatwave this week

In a new sign of global warming, a particularly early heat wave is expected to hit France from Wednesday, with temperatures reaching up to 38°C in the south of the country.

Radio France Internationale

GlobalFoundries-STMicro Discuss Partnering For Chip Plant In France

GlobalFoundries Inc (NASDAQ:GFS) and STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE:STM) are amid discussions to build a semiconductor factory in France with the help of government funds, Bloomberg reports. The European Commission looks to produce 20% of the world’s chips by 2030. The European Union executive arm proposed the 43 billion euro ($45.3 billion) Chips Act earlier to…

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Turnbull Calls Dutton A ‘Belligerent Blusterer’ Over Submarine Deal BRB Grabbing A Dictionary

Pretty sure Belligerius Blustarius was in Slytherin.

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Spain and southern France hit by second extreme heat event of year

Experts say heatwaves happening earlier and more often as temperatures hit highs not normally recorded until July or August

The Guardian - UK

French parliamentary elections continue to redraw the political map, amid record low turnout

The results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections that took place on Sunday are out: according to national daily Le Monde, France’s new left-wing coalition headed by Jean-Luc Melenchon, the Nouvelle union Populaire Ecologique et Sociale (NUPES, New Popular Ecological and Social Union) has clinched most of the…

The Conversation

Holiday warning as 45C European heat-dome could see temperature records tumble

A cloud of hot air from North Africa looks set to push the temperatures in Spain and France to new levels this June, with Iberian peninsula already experiencing low 40Cs this weekend

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Meet the medieval castle builders in France's Burgundy region

More than 20 years ago, a community of men and women in the French region of Burgundy set themselves a massive challenge: to build a castle using the techniques of the Middle Ages. The site in the town of Guédelon is open to visitors, offering them an immersion into the…

France 24

Switzerland Officially Lifts 67-Year Ban On Circuit Racing

Switzerland has officially lifted its ban on racing after 67 years. The ban was set in place after the horrific Le Mans crash in France in 1955.

RideApart

European Cinema Comes to Riyadh this Week

European cinema will arrive in Riyadh on Wednesday when a first-of-its-kind festival begins. Launched by the European Union in collaboration with Arabia Pictures Group, the festival will run for seven days and feature 14 films from the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: To pay for the war, Ukraine needs the EU’s help to restart its economy

Emmanuel Macron, president of France, recently expressed concern about not humiliating Vladimir Putin through a quick and comprehensive defeat in Ukraine. But he seems to have lost track of conditions on the ground.

Los Angeles Times

Russia ‘earned’ $98bn in fuel exports in 100 days of Ukraine war

A new report says most exports went to European countries as Kyiv urges the West to sever all trade with Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Queen Elizabeth becomes second-longest-reigning monarch in the world

The longest-reigning monarch was Louis XIV of France

The Independent UK

A local’s guide to Hossegor, France: sand, surf and the best sunsets in the world

Surfer and board maker Damien Marly suggests food, walks, bike rides and nights out in the breezy Atlantic resort

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Evening Standard

France vs Croatia live stream: How can I watch Nations League game live on TV in UK today?

World champions France look to be suffering from a hangover after their Euro 2020 collapse as they tonight prepare to face Croatia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron's Majority in Doubt after First-round of Parliament Vote

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance was in danger of falling short of a majority after the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday saw a surge in support for a new left-wing coalition. Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) alliance ran neck-and-neck with the left-wing NUPES grouping in Sunday's first round, with…

Radio France Internationale

France produces offshore wind power for the first time

Electricity from offshore wind turbines off the coast of Saint-Nazaire in western France was generated for the first time in the country last week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

SIPRI: World Headed for New Era of Nuclear Rearmament

The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia's war in Ukraine, researchers said Monday. The nine nuclear powers -- Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and…

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Reuters

Macron fights to save his parliamentary majority and reform agenda

President Emmanuel Macron could lose his outright majority in France's parliament and the ability to push through his economic reform agenda with a free hand after a strong showing by a new left-wing alliance in the first round of voting.

France 24

More bodies exhumed near Ukraine’s Bucha as battle rages for Severodonetsk

Ukrainian investigators exhumed seven bodies from makeshift graves in a forest near Bucha on Monday as Kyiv said its forces had been pushed back from the centre of Severodonetsk, the epicentre of a wider battle for control of the eastern Donbas region. All times Paris time (GMT+2).

France 24

Takeaways from the first round of France’s parliamentary elections

French voters went to the polls Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections, with all 577 National Assembly seats at play. The left-wing NUPES coalition came out neck and neck with Emmanuel Macron’s presidential group, while Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and the right-wing Républicains trail behind. Here are…

France 24

Will ‘drifting’ Macron need conservatives to save his majority?

The French parliamentary elections' first round on Sunday put Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble group barely ahead of the leftist coalition NUPES under firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon – a disappointing result for the freshly re-elected president. But Macron’s centrist alliance is expected to get a second-round boost as swing voters rally to…

Radio France Internationale

Macron's majority in doubt after first round of voting for parliament

French President Emmanuel Macron was in danger of falling short of a parliamentary majority after a first round of voting on Sunday, with some polling firms seeing his centrist alliance scoring less than the 289 seats required.

The Guardian - UK

Emmanuel Macron’s coalition level with new leftwing group in French elections

President’s Ensemble alliance is projected to take 25.2% of the vote with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s Nupes slightly ahead on 25.6%

The Independent UK

Queen becomes second-longest-reigning monarch in the world

The longest-reigning monarch was Louis XIV of France

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