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Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player

France's president says a political scholar from the country who was serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage has been freed in a prisoner swap with France

The Independent UK

Ferries, airports and trains: Travel chaos continues as UK and France are buffeted by Storm Goretti

Airports and rail operators are taking precautions, with closures and widespread cancellations continuing on Friday.

Euronews

Russia frees French researcher Laurent Vinatier in prisoner swap

Russia has freed French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who was serving a three-year prison sentence, in exchange for the release by France of a jailed Russian, state media reported on Thursday.

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HSBC agrees to pay £260m to settle dividend fraud case in France

The banking giant separately announced it had secured shareholder backing for its plans to take Hang Seng private.

Evening Standard

Macron accuses US of 'gradually turning away' from allies in speech to French ambassadors

Trump took a potshot at the French leader in an address on Wednesday in which he recounted how he had coerced France into agreeing to triple its drug prices.

Euronews

Russia says foreign troops sent to Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’

Russia said on Thursday that any troops sent to Ukraine by Western governments would be "legitimate combat targets", after France and Britain announced plans to deploy a multinational force there in the event of a ceasefire.

Radio France Internationale

French farmers stage protest in Paris to oppose EU-Mercosur trade deal

Tractor protest in city centre comes as Emmanuel Macron confirms he will vote against accord on Friday

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Does running wear out the bodies of professionals and amateurs alike?

Running counts among today’s most popular sports. Sometimes the race is on even before the competition itself has started, as tickets for events sell out within hours. In France, this has got people talking about a “race for the runner’s bib”.

The Conversation

French farmers force their way through Paris as tractor protest hits capital

French farmers have denounced the trade deal with the Mercosur nations of Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay

The Independent UK

The ambiguous legacy of François Mitterrand, France's transformational president

Three decades after his death, François Mitterrand remains a defining yet contested figure in French politics. His biographer tells RFI why Mitterand's ambiguous blend of ideology and power continues to shape political debates, both at home and abroad.

Radio France Internationale

European Commission piles up concessions for Paris and Rome hoping to seal Mercosur signature

From early cash to relaxing duties, the Commission makes tailor-made overtures for France and Italy as Mercosur trade deal enters final stretch. Rome signals it is open to signing it, Paris remains cautious in heated domestic debate with more protests planned this week from farmers.

Euronews

France halts imports of food with traces of banned pesticides

France officially banned food imports containing traces of five pesticides that are already banned in the EU. The government announced the ban on Wednesday. The move aims to reduce farmers' opposition to the Mercosur trade deal with four South American countries.

Radio France Internationale

What are the drink driving limits across Europe and how do they compare to the UK?

Drink driving limits are the highest in the UK, when compared to other countries.

Evening Standard

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Euronews

Italy and France seek exemption on fertilisers from EU's carbon border tax

France and Italy are calling on the European Commission to exempt carbon tariffs on imported fertilisers from the bloc's carbon border tax, which came into force on January 1. They argue that the measure will help preserve European competitiveness for local farmers.

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Donald Trump’s new fever dream – apparently, the President of France went from ‘no, we won’t’ to begging him in minutes

Nobody believes Macron said this but Trump.

Metal Hammer

"At school I did a presentation about Black Sabbath! I knew I wanted to move to the UK." Jack Black, angry nuns and Duolingo: the strange story of metal's weirdest new stars, Calva Louise

Mixing metalcore, EDM and Latin dance music, Calva Louise's influences are as diverse as its members' backgrounds growing up in Venezuela, France and New Zealand

Cycling News

'Pressure makes diamonds' – Mark Renshaw embraces challenge of building Tour de France sprint project for Olav Kooij at Decathlon CMA CGM

Former expert lead-out rider takes aim at delivering stage wins and green jersey at French team's home Grand Tour

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The Guardian - UK

MPs would get vote on troop deployment to Ukraine, says Keir Starmer

UK and France ready to send peacekeeping troops, PM tells House of Commons

The Guardian - UK

First flight of 2026 under UK ‘one in, one out’ asylum scheme cancelled

Detainees under scheme to return people entering UK on small boats told their plane tickets have been cancelled

Radio France Internationale

Saint-Tropez bids adieu to Brigitte Bardot with funeral and public tribute

Family and friends of the late Brigitte Bardot have held a private service in the French Riviera resort Saint-Tropez where she lived for more than half a century after retiring from movie stardom at the height of her fame.

Euronews

Venezuela's sovereignty is not negotiable — and France should rearm

The arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro raises serious concerns because sovereignty is non-negotiable, and therefore it is urgent for countries like France to rearm and focus on security, French National Rally MP Sébastien Chenu writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

The Guardian - UK

Marco Rubio says he will meet Danish officials to discuss Greenland next week

Remarks by US secretary of state come after Greenland and Denmark request urgent meeting over Trump threats

Euronews

Eurostar trains and hundreds of flights cancelled as Storm Goretti brings heavy snowfall and ice

Flights across France and Belgium and Eurostar train services have been severely disrupted by the winter weather.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump lashes out at Nato and claims Putin would have taken all of Ukraine without US

Leader insisted Russia and China have ‘zero fear of Nato’ without US

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