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Activists use Cannes red carpet to draw attention to femicide victims in France

Campaigners looking to shine a light on gender-based violence took over the Cannes red carpet and unrolled a banner with the names of all the victims of femicide since the last edition of the film festival.

Radio France Internationale · May 24, 2022

France reassures Ukraine it will be part of European Union

Ukraine will eventually be part of the European Union, France's Europe minister said on Tuesday, reassuring Kyiv that an initiative to forge closer ties between the bloc and aspiring members would not replace their bids to join.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

Tell us about a great riverside visit in France – you could win a holiday voucher

Share your top French river or canalside experience. The best tip wins £200 towards a Sawday’s stay

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Travel rules in Spain, Greece, France and Turkey ahead of half-term holidays

Some Covid rules have been dropped in some instances

Chronicle Live · May 24, 2022

Right-wing outcry as historian Pap Ndiaye heads up French education ministry

The nomination of Pap Ndiaye, a historian and expert on US minority rights, was the biggest surprise in France's new government line-up. Even before he gets down to business, the left-leaning academic has been slammed by the political right for his "woke" positions on race and police violence.

Radio France Internationale · May 24, 2022

Ukraine says more than a dozen civilians killed in Russian attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk

Ukraine's military said Russian troops had killed at least 14 civilians and injured 15 more on Tuesday during mass attacks in the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions, the focus of Moscow's latest offensive in its three-month-old invasion of Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for the latest developments. All times are…

France 24 · May 24, 2022

Cowley Manor & Spa sold to French-owned Experimental Group

Experimental is a European hospitality group, with restaurants, bars and hotels in France, Switzerland, Spain, the US and UK

Birmingham Post · May 24, 2022

Spain, Greece, France and Turkey latest travel rules ahead of half term

Spain has axed more of its covid rules this week

Liverpool Echo · May 24, 2022

‘Sexism is everywhere – so are we’: Feminist riposte hits Cannes Film Festival

French women took on the patriarchy on the big screen and the red carpet with the Cannes screening of “Riposte féministe”, by Marie Perennès and Simon Depardon, about the feminist activists whose influential poster campaign highlighted the scourge of sexist violence.

France 24 · May 23, 2022

A TikTok contretemps, and a delicious eat-the-rich satire, at Cannes

CANNES, France — The last time director George Miller brought a new movie to Cannes was in 2015, when his exhilarating "Mad Max: Fury Road" took the festival by (dust) storm. The movie played outside the main competition, as most Hollywood blockbusters at Cannes do. But as more than one…

Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2022