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Private military firms undermine France’s quiet exit from West Africa

France has restructured its military presence in recent months, closing most of its historic bases in West Africa. However, the arrival of private military companies employing French personnel is undermining the discretion sought by army headquarters in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

French Senate to vote on post-cyclone 'refoundation' bill for Mayotte

Legislators in France's upper house are preparing to inject nearly €4 billion into Mayotte as part of a sweeping plan to tackle the territory’s deep-rooted social, economic, and security challenges.

Radio France Internationale

France latest country to vote on assisted dying measures with ‘lethal medication’ bill

French politicians will vote on measures that would allow eligible adults to take life-ending medication

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French Open 2025: Draper, Djokovic and Gauff through; Norrie rocks Medvedev – as it happened

Cam Norrie beat Daniil Mevedev in a thriller and there were also wins for Sonay Kartal, Jack Draper, Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff

The Guardian - UK

Macron Gives Vietnamese Students A Lesson In 'Impulsive' Superpowers

Between jabs at Donald Trump's US trade tariffs and criticism of Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron warned Vietnamese students Tuesday that "on the impulse of a superpower, everything can change".

International Business Times

Who Is Emmanuel Macron's Wife Brigitte? Age Gap, Career – And Why She Appeared to Slap the French President

During the years of Macron's political growth, Brigitte didn't just support her husband from the sidelines—she helped shape his public image.

International Business Times UK

Macron champions 'rules-based order' as France courts Vietnam

Amid rising US-China rivalry in Southeast Asia, French President Emmanuel Macron has pitched France as a stable, rules-driven partner with economic clout and diplomatic balance during his visit to Vietnam.

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Palestine to raise flag at World Health Organization for first time after historic vote

France and Japan voted in favour of the proposal while Britain abstained

The Independent UK

France spent €90,000 countering research into impact of Pacific nuclear tests

Documents suggest campaign to discredit revelation that tests contaminated many more people than acknowledged

The Guardian - UK

Five lesser-touristed towns to visit in the South of France to swerve the crowds

It’s still possible to have a relaxed break on the French Riviera. These are the sedate hidden gems to swap for some of its most beloved, bustling towns — without compromising on style

Evening Standard

How 184 random citizens helped shape France’s debate on assisted dying

French MPs will on Tuesday vote on two landmark bills on palliative care and assisted dying. They're the result of months of debate shaped by a rare democratic experiment that brought together 184 randomly selected citizens to grapple with one of society’s most intimate and divisive questions: how should we…

Radio France Internationale

Germany and Ukraine’s other allies scrap range limits on arms sent to Kyiv

Removal of restrictions, which is backed by UK, France and US, improves Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia

The Guardian - UK

'He's got amazing numbers' - Tadej Pogačar enjoys weekend off at Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix during Tour de France training

UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader to ride Critérium du Dauphiné and complete Tour de France recon in June

Cycling News

Marcel Ophuls obituary

Documentary film-maker best known for The Sorrow and the Pity and Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

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Euronews

EU to deploy 650 firefighters to wildfire high-risk zones

Since the beginning of the year, more than 166,000 hectares have been burnt across the 27 member states, nearly three times the average recorded over the same period between 2003 and 2024.

The Independent UK

Marcel Ophuls, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who forced France to face its WWII past, is dead at 97

Marcel Ophuls, the Academy Award-winning German-born filmmaker whose landmark 1969 documentary “The Sorrow and the Pity” shattered the comforting myth that most of France had resisted the Nazis during World War II — has died at 97

International Business Times

'Just Joking': Macron Denies Dispute With Wife, Blames Disinformation

French President Emmanuel Macron denied Monday having a domestic dispute with his wife Brigitte after a video appeared to show her shoving his face away when they touched down for a visit to Vietnam, blaming disinformation campaigns for trying to put false meaning on the footage.

The Guardian - UK

Marcel Ophuls was the unflinching chronicler of France’s suppressed wartime shame

The Sorrow and the Pity punched a hole through France’s self-excusing myths and saw something nastier, shabbier, more political and more human

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The Independent UK

French President Macron looks stunned after wife shoves his face in viral caught-on-video ‘squabble’

First lady apparently shoved French president in his face as they prepared to get off their aircraft

Radio France Internationale

French journalists call on France to help evacuate collaborators from Gaza

Several French journalist associations are calling on the French government to help the evacuation of Palestinian journalists, fixers and drivers who have been covering or helping to cover the war in Gaza for the past 18 months.

Evening Standard

Emmanuel Macron shoved in face by wife Brigitte before getting off presidential plane - watch the video

French president tells reporters he was ‘joking with my wife’ as video of the incident makes headlines around the world

Euronews

Marcel Ophuls, Oscar-winning director of 'The Sorrow and the Pity', dies aged 97

His most famous work, The Sorrow and the Pity (1969), was a groundbreaking four-hour documentary that shattered France’s myths about resistance during World War II.

The Independent UK

France's Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation in defense and trade

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for closer cooperation between Vietnam and France amid rising global instability

The Independent UK

Iran summons French diplomat over praise of Palme d'Or-winning film

Iran has summoned France’s representative in protest after the French foreign minister praised a prize-winning Iranian film as “a gesture of resistance against the Iranian regime’s oppression.”

Euronews

France's Macron secures major Airbus deal during Vietnam visit

In his first visit to Hanoi in nearly a decade, Macron signed a slew of deals with Vietnam, aiming to strengthen trade relations and cooperation.

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