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WWII: In the footsteps of the African Resistance fighters who fell in the Battle of Vercors

Thousands of German soldiers moved in on southeastern France's Vercors Plateau in July 1944 in a bid to crush a regional uprising led by a rural French Resistance group. Over 100 Resistance fighters died in the bloody battles on the mountainside. Many of them were of African origin but who…

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At IMF, Brazil And France Renew Push For 'Fairer' International Taxation

The international community must do more to make the world's richest companies and individuals pay their "fair" share of taxes, Brazil and France's finance ministers said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Hundreds evicted from France’s biggest squat months before Paris Olympics

Charities say authorities want to clear homeless people from streets and squats to make city look better for Games

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Joel Embiid has a heartwarming reason why he chose to play for Team USA in the Olympics

The 2023 NBA MVP could have also played for France or Cameroon in the Olympics.

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France Evicts Hundreds Of Migrants From Paris Squat Ahead Of Olympics

French authorities on Wednesday evicted hundreds of migrants from a squat in a southern suburb of Paris with just 100 days to go until the Olympics, encouraging them to board buses to other parts of France.

International Business Times

Police clear France's largest squat ahead of Paris Olympics

France's largest squat, which housed up to 450 mostly legal immigrants, was on Wednesday evacuated in the southern suburbs of Paris – 100 days ahead of the Olympic Games.

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Film show: 'Civil War', an entertaining and unsettling vision of a divided America

In the latest speculative fiction from British director Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst stars as a war reporter documenting a conflict she once never thought possible: a new civil war in the United States. With the US in the midst of another divisive election year, the scenario may seem cliché, but…

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EU Questions TikTok Over New Lite App In France, Spain

The EU gave TikTok 24 hours to provide a risk assessment on its new Lite app launched in France and Spain over concerns of its potential impact on children and users' mental health, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

International Business Times

Poverty is bigger issue for EU voters than migration, survey shows

Health, jobs, defence, security and climate crisis all seen as more important than immigration with June elections approaching

The Guardian - UK

“If a musical piece lasts for 6 minutes 30 seconds, it usually means it took me that time to create it”: Vangelis on how the natural, positive force of music got corrupted

In a rare interview, the singular creative force detailed his distaste for the music industry and explained his thinking on the science and power of his art

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French Far Right Gets Youthful Vibe With 28-year-old Leader

France's far-right National Rally is banking on its youthful and charismatic party leader to be a major asset as it scents massive gains in upcoming European elections.

International Business Times

Players who won the World Cup and Euros

These guys all tasted glory with their country on the global and European stage

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Security fears over splashy River Seine opening ceremony of Paris Olympics

The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds. But behind the romantic veneer that Paris has long curated, mounting security concerns already…

France 24

France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan, accuses Baku of 'damaging' ties

France on Tuesday said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan, accusing Baku of taking actions that have damaged the bilateral relationship.

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Iran's attack on Israel: Misleading images shared by both sides

Iran's missile strike on Israel late on Saturday was its first ever direct attack on the country. Fears are continuing to mount of an escalation of violence in the region. After analysing the images shared by both Iran and Israel, we found inconsistencies in the footage published by authorities on…

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FDJ-SUEZ front-runner in the race to sign Tour de France winner Demi Vollering

'The rumours that link Demi Vollering with FDJ-SUEZ only confirm the viability of the team' says manager Stephen Delcourt

International Business Times

Macron Recalls Dark Side Of French WWII History In Resistance Tribute

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hailed the heroism of members of the World War II Resistance based on a remote Alpine plateau, but also remembered the "errors" of French collaborationist forces who sided with the Germans against them.

France 24

'Princess Madoki' brings waacking to Paris's Musée d'Orsay

She has featured in Beyoncé's music videos, choreographed a sell-out stage musical and brought underground nightclub moves to the stage of the Opéra de Paris. Now Josepha Madoki is hosting a weekend of waacking in the Musée d'Orsay’s imposing entrance hall; she tells us more about this 1970s queer subculture…

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Second major security operation begins in France's Mayotte

A new operation against insecurity, illegal immigration and unsanitary housing was launched on Tuesday in the French overseas department of Mayotte – a year after the start of the first intervention, Wuambushu.

International Business Times

Paris 2024 Games Flame Lit In Ancient Olympia

Owing to cloudy weather, Greek actresses in the role of ancient priestesses used a flame lit in a rehearsal Monday in the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera, near the stadium where the Olympics were born in 776 BC.

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Paris Olympics Flame Kindled In Ancient Olympia

The Olympic flame for Paris Olympics was ignited in Greece and will travel through Greece and France before reaching Marseille on May 8.

The Guardian - UK

Beleaguered World Rugby attempts to tackle conflict at heart of the game

Of all the myriad campaigns to save the sport we love, not one has come up with a solution to the inherent risk of brain injury

International Business Times

Is Fractious France Ready For An Olympics Party?

Organisers of the Paris Olympics have promised a "great national party" for the country, but with 100 days to go, France's bitter politics and gloomy mindset are dampening the mood.

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Managers who won trophies in multiple countries

These coaches all got their hands on silverware with clubs from at least two nations

Radio France Internationale

Olympic flame begins long journey from Greek birthplace to Paris

The flame for this summer's Paris Olympics was lit at a ceremony at the ancient site of Olympia in Greece on Tuesday, ahead of a torch relay that will start in Athens. After a 12,000-kilometre journey through mainland France and the overseas French territories, it will arrive in Paris for…

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