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'The aim is to end the use of non-European solutions and guarantee the security and confidentiality': French government is ditching US tech such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of homegrown alternatives

France will use Visio, a domestic platform featuring AI tools and sovereign cloud hosting, instead of US-made Microsoft Teams and Zoom.

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EU designates Iran's military a terrorist outfit; Tehran calls move 'spite-driven'

The European Union has designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, citing its role in killing thousands of its own citizens. This move, supported by previously hesitant member states like France and Italy, follows a brutal crackdown on nationwide protests. Iran's military condemned the EU's decision as…

The Times of India

Podcast: Drug prices, Dry January, nuclear tests in French Polynesia

How France negotiates drug prices and the impact of US President Donald Trump's pressure to raise them. The Paris bar celebrating sobriety as more people embrace Dry January. And the radioactive legacy of nuclear testing in French Polynesia.

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France is banning government officials from using Microsoft Teams and Zoom 'amid rising geopolitical tensions and fears of foreign surveillance or service disruptions'

Civil servants will instead have to use the French Visio videoconferencing software.

PC Gamer

French lawmakers approve bill to end ‘marital duty’ after consent concerns

French lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill to end the notion of "marital duty", stating clearly that marriage does not oblige spouses to have sex. The move aims to remove a long-standing legal ambiguity that critics say weakened sexual consent and allowed outdated ideas to cloud divorce cases.

Radio France Internationale

French Senate rejects assisted dying law after heated debate

France’s Senate has rejected a government-backed draft law on assisted dying – billed as one of the country’s most important social reforms in more than a decade.

Radio France Internationale

Macron hosts Chadian President Déby for talks aimed at resetting ties

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno is set to visit Paris on Thursday, where he will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in a sign of improving relations between the two countries after more than a year of tension.

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Child-free spaces on trains? This isn’t the family-friendly France I know

Manners and respect are the norm for kids here. Treating them like a nuisance won’t do anything to help France’s declining birthrate, says Helen Massy-Beresford, a British journalist who lives in Paris

The Guardian - UK

Trump-Iran latest: US president says ‘very big, powerful ships sailing to Iran’ as he signals talks

Iran condemns EU decision to list Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organisation

The Independent UK

The call goes out for a 'massive international strike' at Ubisoft: 'We are treated like children who need to be supervised, while our management gets away with lies and breaking the law'

Five separate unions in France are ratcheting up the pressure as Ubisoft looks to close studios and cut workers.

PC Gamer

Le scoop! France’s last newspaper hawker celebrated with prestigious award

Ali Akbar, 73, honoured by Emmanuel Macron with National Order of Merit for dedication he pours into work

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics Locations: A Complete Guide to Every Host City

A list of every city to host the Winter Olympics.

Sports Illustrated

France and Spain signal support to list Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps could soon be designated as a terrorist organisation in the European Union after France and Spain, the two key hold-outs, signalled a change of mind.

Euronews

Greenland dispute a 'strategic wake-up call for all of Europe,' says France's Macron

Trump repeatedly threatened to annex the world's largest island, citing its importance for US national security.

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The Independent UK

A Scotland to France ferry could relaunch under £35bn regeneration plan

It has been more than 15 years since passenger services last travelled on the route

International Business Times UK

Uini Atonio Forced to Retire After Cardiac Scare, Throwing France's Six Nations Bid Into Crisis

Uini Atonio's forced retirement after a cardiac scare leaves France's Six Nations defence in doubt and raises new concerns over player health in elite rugby.

The Guardian - UK

Bundee Aki to miss Ireland’s Six Nations opener against France over ‘disrespect’

Bundee Aki will miss Ireland’s first three Six Nations matches, against France, Italy and England, for abusing match officials in a URC game

The Independent UK

Ireland centre Bundee Aki set to miss France clash for disciplinary reasons

Aki is being investigated by the Irish Rugby Football Union.

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The Independent UK

Bundee Aki dropped from Ireland’s Six Nations squad after misconduct complaint

The Connacht centre is alleged to have confronted match officials after his side’s URC defeat to Leinster

Radio France Internationale

Divisive budget moves forward as French PM survives new no confidence votes

The French government has survived fresh no confidence votes in the National Assembly, keeping its 2026 budget alive despite fierce opposition and renewed controversy over the use of constitutional powers.

Euronews

Heavy rainfall causes flooding across France’s Brittany as region remains on flood alert

Aerial images of flooded fields on the outskirts of Malestroit, in Morbihan, one of the four Breton départements placed on flood alert by Météo-France.

The Independent UK

France prop Uini Atonio retires after suffering heart attack

The France prop is in a stable condition in intensive care after a cardiac event

Radio France Internationale

French Senate to vote on assisted dying as end-of-life debate intensifies

France’s upper house is set to approve expanded palliative care but block assisted dying, raising tensions with MPs over end-of-life legislation.

Euronews

Newsletter: Costa vouches for ‘cooperation over confrontation’ in an ‘uncertain world’

Also in this newsletter: Zelenskyy sets 2027 deadline for Ukraine's EU accession, and how France is emerging as the main holdout in push to blackslist Iran's Revolutionary Guard.

Radio France Internationale

Macron hosts Denmark and Greenland leaders in show of European unity

Talks in Paris will put Europe’s support for Greenland and Denmark in the spotlight, as focus sharpens on Arctic security and development.

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