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France's Minority Government Faces No-Confidence Vote

France's minority government faces a crucial no-confidence vote in a divided parliament, testing stability.

Top News · Oct 8, 2024

French Rugby Bosses Tighten Discipline After Nightmare Argentina Tour

French rugby federation president Florian Grill announced Monday an overhaul of the system of discipline in the France teams after a summer tour of Argentina overshadowed by claims of attempted rape and racism.

International Business Times · Oct 8, 2024

'The mindset in Israel is still one of devastation, agony and shock,' foreign policy adviser says

Israelis held somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the deadliest terrorist attack in the country's history, a Hamas-led raid that shattered its sense of security and has since spiralled into wars on several fronts with no end in sight. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Alon Pinkas,…

France 24 · Oct 7, 2024

Music show: Cassius on three decades of the French Touch

Hubert Blanc-Francard, aka Boombass, is one half of one of France's coolest music exports: Cassius. In the wake of acts such as Daft Punk and Air, they conquered dancefloors and charts across the world as part of the French Touch movement, before reinventing themselves a decade later while producing albums…

France 24 · Oct 7, 2024

France pays tribute to 7 October attack victims, families

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday paid tributes to the victims of the Hamas 7 October attack on Israel, on the first anniversary of an event that shook the Middle East. A ceremony will be held on Monday evening, hosted by the Crif Jewish organisation in the presence of several…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 7, 2024

'An ongoing nightmare': Cousin of slain Israeli hostage recounts months of anguish

The cousin of a slain Israeli hostage has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how Israel should have put her life and the lives of the other hostages at the top of the agenda right from the start. Gil Dickmann says the Israeli government did not do that, and as result…

France 24 · Oct 7, 2024

World Without End by Jean-Marc Jancovici and Christophe Blain review – Doomsday in minute detail

A word-of-mouth sensation in France, this clever, exhaustive breakdown of our cost to the planet is free of dogma and all the better for it

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Farewell Antoine Griezmann, only now will France discover you were irreplaceable

His talent, skill and character make him one of his country’s all-time greats, but ‘Grizi’ still suffers from a lack of appreciation

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Tipping culture is annoying, unfair and worst of all American – and now it’s coming to Paris

In the US, I was asked to tip after buying a single banana. To my horror, tip-creep is spreading in French bars and restaurants, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7: The deadliest day in Israel's history

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched the largest-ever terrorist attack on Israeli soil. The Palestinian organisation, considered a terrorist group by the EU and the US, stormed through the security fence separating Gaza and Israel in the early morning, killing 1,189 people, including 815 civilians, wounding 7,500 and taking 251…

France 24 · Oct 7, 2024