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France says Russia threatened to down spy plane in ‘particularly aggressive’ Black Sea exchange

Russian forces threatened to shoot down a French surveillance aircraft patrolling in international airspace over the Black Sea, a signal of increasingly aggressive behavior from Moscow as its invasion of Ukraine struggles to make headway, French defense officials said Thursday.

France 24

France complains of Russian 'threats' to attack military pilots

France's air force pilots have been threatened with attack by Russian forces during patrol missions in international air space, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Eiffel Tower closed for fourth day as staff continue strike

France's iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument's management, unions said.

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France under pressure to suspend military sales to Israel as war in Gaza grinds on

NGOs and leftist members of the opposition have increased the pressure on France's government to reconsider arms sales to Israel in the wake of the war in Gaza and follow in the footsteps of other European nations that made moves to suspend military exports over concerns about the humanitarian situation…

France 24

Drugs shortage sees France restart local production, target antibiotics use

The French government has published a roadmap to address a growing shortage of medicines. It provides doctors and pharmacists with tools to prescribe alternatives, urges the use of fewer antibiotics and jumpstarts local production of key drugs.

Radio France Internationale

How to stop Spain and Aitana Bonmatí. Well, how to try at least

Spain, who face Netherlands in the Nations League semi-finals, are the best team in the world at the moment and here is why

The Guardian - UK

France’s fast-fashion 'kill bill': Green move or penalty for the poor?

In a bid to combat the “fast-fashion” and “ultra-fast-fashion” brands that have taken France by storm, a young lawmaker from the conservative Les Républicains party has proposed slapping an extra €5 on every fast-fashion purchase in the name of the environment and the French textile industry. But criticism of the…

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Maidan Revolution protesters lament enduring corruption in Ukraine, 10 years on

Ukraine is marking the 10th anniversary of the shooting of dozens of protesters in Kyiv during the Maidan Revolution, which toppled the country's Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych and led to Russia's annexation of Crimea and a pro-Russian separatist movement in the east. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg spoke with Denys Tarakhkotelik,…

France 24

UK Travellers Warned Over Possible Extra Fees If They Spend Holiday In France In Coming Days

The new rule is the result of the UK's exit from the European Union.

International Business Times UK

Antoine Dupont’s Olympic sevens adventure begins in Vancouver

Scrum-half eschews Six Nations and sets out on quest for Olympic gold after World Cup heartache

The Guardian - UK

France vs Italy, Six Nations 2024: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, h2h, odds

Les Bleus take on the Azzurri in Lille to wrap up round three

Evening Standard

Antoine Griezmann Expresses Desire To Compete In Paris Olympics.

Antoine Griezmann plans to represent France at the Paris Olympics while balancing club commitments. He discusses his readiness and potential LaLiga clash w...

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Tracing the history of France's hallowed Panthéon temple for national heroes

Armenian Resistance hero Missak Manouchian will be laid to rest Wednesday in France’s Pantheon on the 80th anniversary of his killing by a Nazi firing squad. So-called pantheonisation is France’s highest honour – but what are its origins, and what's the criteria for entering this secular temple that celebrates the…

Radio France Internationale

France inducts Resistance hero Manouchian into Panthéon

French President Emmanuel Macron led a ceremony Wednesday honouring Missak Manouchian, a stateless poet of Armenian origin who died fighting the Nazi occupation during World War II. Manouchian’s induction in the Panthéon mausoleum in Paris alongside other French national heroes is seen as a tribute to all the foreign fighters…

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France launches anti-corruption push ahead of 2024 Paris Olympics

Ahead of the Paris Olympics in July and August, French prosecutors are working on four enquiries into possible wrongdoing, but are the investigations a sign of problems or of genuine efforts to tackle graft?

France 24

'Not in Russia's interest' to start war with a NATO country, says Norway's PM

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke to FRANCE 24 about the war in Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary this week of Russia's full-scale invasion. The conflict has prompted senior Scandinavian defence officials to warn about the heightened threat of war with Russia; while Norway is a founding member…

International Business Times

France Seeks To Placate Farmers As Protests Flare Up Again

France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal sought to head off fresh farmers' protests Wednesday, as they resumed direct action including dumping produce and blocking roads in pursuit of their demands.

Radio France Internationale

Armenian Resistance hero Manouchian joins France's Panthéon luminaries

The ashes of Armenian genocide survivor and hero of the French Resistance, Missak Manouchian, were on Wednesday inducted into the Paris Panthéon – 80 years after he and his comrades were executed during the Nazi occupation.

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Armenian Resistance Fighter Joins France's Pantheon Heroes

A stateless Armenian poet who died fighting the Nazi occupation of France during World War II on Wednesday becomes the first non-French Resistance fighter to enter the Pantheon mausoleum for national heroes.

France 24

‘He wanted to fight for France’: Manouchian honoured as symbol of foreign Resistance fighters

Eighty years to the day since he was executed by the Nazis near Paris, Armenian Missak Manouchian, figure of the French Resistance, takes his place in Paris's Panthéon mausoleum alongside other French national heroes on Wednesday, February 21. His induction is seen as a tribute to all foreign Resistance fighters.

Radio France Internationale

France says Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in DR Congo

France has called on Rwanda to end all support for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to pull its troops out of the country. This comes on the heels of demonstrations in the eastern city of Goma against both Rwanda and its Western allies.

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France Honors WWII Resistance Fighter Missak Manouchian At Panthéon

France pays tribute to Missak Manouchian, a hero of the French Resistance, by inducting him into the Panthéon for his anti-Nazi efforts during WWII.

Al Jazeera

World slams US ceasefire veto at UN Security Council on Israel’s Gaza war

Russia pledges not to give up as China says US veto gives a green light for Israel’s continued slaughter in Gaza.

Dynamite News

France confers 'Francophone' Shashi Tharoor with highest civilian honour

Congress MP and former UN diplomat Shashi Tharoor has been conferred with the highest French civilian honour, 'Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur' for being a 'friend' of France and working for deepening Indo-French ties. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - AU

New Wallabies doco is a masochistic watch that borders on black comedy

The show charting Eddie Jones’s disastrous second tenure in charge of Australian rugby is, like the team it profiles, flawed

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