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France's Macron offers to help lift Russia embargo on Ukraine food exports

French President Emmanuel Macron told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Tuesday that he is willing to work with international organisations to help lift the Russian embargo on Ukrainian food exports via the Black Sea, Macron's office said.

Reuters · May 3, 2022

Ramkumar gets past Fernando Verdasco

Aix-en-Provence (France)

The Hindu · May 3, 2022

Powerful French abortion drama ‘Happening’ lands in US

When writer-director Audrey Diwan first read Annie Ernaux's memoir about being a 23-year-old college student seeking to end an unwanted pregnancy at a time when it was illegal to do so in France, she didn't see a drama, she saw a suspenseful thriller

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

England boss Simon Middleton on why his Grand Slam-winning Red Roses are the greatest team he's ever coached

England beat France 24-12 on Saturday to clinch their fourth consecutive TikTok Women's Six Nations title in Bayonne

Wales Online · May 3, 2022

US firms offer travel reimbursement as potential abortion bans loom

Amazon, Yelp and Citibank are among the companies offering to reimburse medical travel expenses as the US Supreme Court prepares a decision that could allow states to ban abortion outright. Amazon defeats a new unionisation effort in a setback for labour organizers, and international tourism returns to France's medieval city…

France 24 · May 3, 2022

Conor McGregor has fans worried as UFC star smokes joint despite making training promise

McGregor vowed to give up alcohol earlier this year to focus on his UFC return, but the Irishman has been pictured partying in France after picking up his new Lamborghini yacht

Daily Mirror · May 3, 2022

France’s conservatives torn over Macron’s ‘siren call’ before parliamentary polls

France’s traditional conservative party Les Républicains (LR) was humiliated in last month’s presidential elections, squeezed between the biggest voting blocs on the centre right and far right. Now LR’s leading figures are rowing over the prospect of joining forces with Emmanuel Macron as the president is expected to maintain his…

France 24 · May 3, 2022

Scores of civilians reach safety as Russia renews assault on Mariupol plant

Ukraine say Russian forces have launched a "powerful assault" on the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where more than 200 civilians are still holed up with Ukrainian fighters, according to the city's mayor. Humanitarian workers say around 100 civilians have successfully been evacuated from the plant and are now in…

France 24 · May 3, 2022

Pacific nations walk geopolitical tightrope over Ukraine war, as nuclear legacy looms

Pacific leaders have broadly lambasted the Russian assault, but some countries have resisted outright condemnation of the superpower

The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2022

Rwanda plan failing to deter migrants from crossing Channel

Refugee charities claim 254 people were detected in small boats from France on Sunday

Wales Online · May 3, 2022