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Judicial independence in the spotlight after minister visits Sarkozy behind bars

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy has received a prison visit from the justice minister, a source close to the case said on Thursday, despite a prosecutor warning that it could undermine judicial independence.

Radio France Internationale

WEEKEND: The long quest to uncover 'ghost graves' of Algerian Harkis interned in France

France is dotted by former camps where Harkis – Algerians who fought for the French during Algeria's war of independence – were housed with their families after France lost its colony. Held in bleak conditions, scores died and were buried in makeshift graves. For years, relatives have fought to locate…

Radio France Internationale

French trial examines Holocaust Memorial graffiti allegedly linked to Russia

Three Bulgarian men are on trial in Paris this week for alleged involvement in spray-painting blood-red hands on the city's Holocaust Memorial – an act of vandalism that French intelligence services link to a destabilisation campaign by Russia.

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NGOs urge humanitarian push at Great Lakes conference in Paris

France and Togo are co-hosting a conference in Paris on Thursday to support peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes region of Africa. A coalition of international NGOs will urge participants to step up their financial response to the "unprecedented humanitarian crisis" in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring…

Radio France Internationale

France needs its own No Kings day to protect its most valuable treasure

We have no crown jewels: the Louvre panic is a distraction from the real threat the far right poses to our democracy

The Guardian - UK

'Meant to be': Hunter makes Sydney FC ALW homecoming

Matildas midfielder Sarah Hunter has re-joined Sydney FC, two years after leaving Australia for France as the A-League Women's best young footballer.

AAP

France changes criminal code to define rape as sex without consent

The French Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill defining rape and sexual assault as any non-consensual act, making France the latest European country to enshrine the principle of consent in law.

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The White Lotus heads back to Europe as season four destination ‘revealed’

HBO’s hit wealth satire anthology is expected to begin production in France next year

The Independent UK

After the first world war, séances boomed – and dead soldiers ‘wrote’ home

In March 1915, a young British man named Raymond Lodge was deployed to Ypres, France, to fight on the front lines of the first world war. By September, he was dead, aged just 26.

The Conversation

Brigitte Macron harassment trial opens debate on free speech in France

Defendants claim freedom of expression as prosecutors denounce a years-long cyber-harassment rooted in a hoax.

Euronews

Judges adjourn Brigitte Macron cyberbullying case until January

French judges will give their verdict in January on whether eight men and two women are guilty of sexist online bullying of France's first lady Brigitte Macron.

Radio France Internationale

France resumes Gaza evacuations after suspension over antisemitic posts

France has resumed its evacuations from Gaza, with 20 people arriving over the weekend, diplomatic sources confirmed Tuesday. The move comes after France in August froze its programme to receive Palestinians, following antisemitic posts by a Gazan student at Lille University.

Radio France Internationale

'It's going to be very exciting' –Lidl-Trek play down talk of tension between GC leader Mattias Skjelmose and new signing Juan Ayuso

Team has two potential GC hopes for next year's Tour de France, while Mads Pedersen and Jonathan Milan will both hope to lead the sprint line-up, too

Cycling News

Police say Louvre defenses lagged as jewel-heist suspects near custody cutoff

Paris police have acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defenses on Wednesday — turning this month’s dazzling daylight theft into a national reckoning over how France protects its treasures

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France to overhaul rape laws in wake of horrifying Gisèle Pelicot case

The bill defines rape and sexual assault as any non-consensual sexual act

Cycling Weekly

Race with us tonight as we relaunch the Cycling Weekly Club Ten

Our weekly ten mile time trial on Zwift gets six new courses, meaning new course records are waiting to be set.

Radio France Internationale

Germany beat France to advance to women's Nations League final

Germany moved into the final of the women's Nations League following a 3-2 aggregate victory over France.

The Guardian - UK

State of the Nations: form guide for November rugby internationals

The southern hemisphere big guns have touched down in Europe for the Autumn Nations Series and there is much to look forward to over the next five weekends

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Donegal to Dakar: the Irish play about British rule hitting home in post-colonial Senegal

An African staging of Brian Friel’s Translations resonates deeply as the country distances itself from France

The Conversation

The rise and fall of globalisation, part one: battle to be top dog

For nearly four centuries, the world economy has been on a path of ever-greater integration that even two world wars could not totally derail. This long march of globalisation was powered by rapidly increasing levels of international trade and investment, coupled with vast movements of people across national borders and…

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'It degenerated into every other wedding...' Fatboy Slim recalls wild antics and 'full on snog' at Brazil striker Ronaldo's nuptials

Norman Cook - aka Fatboy Slim - has recalled DJing at former Brazil striker Ronaldo's 2005 wedding in Paris, France, and says it "degenerated into every other wedding" once the drinks began to flow at the reception.

Radio France Internationale

French farmers petition Macron to block Mercosur trade agreement

Forty-four French farmers’ organisations have signed an open letter urging President Emmanuel Macron to “clarify” France’s stance and take action to block the South American Mercosur trade agreement, which they regard as both unfair and even dangerous.

Euronews

French senators criticise Louvre's security and demand upgrades after jewellery heist

A delegation of senators visited the Paris museum and said that its security was "not in line" with modern standards.

The Conversation

Souleymane’s Story: the quietly devastating tale of an immigrant worker’s struggles in Paris

Set in Paris, director Boris Lojkine’s latest film follows Souleymane (an astonishing turn from Abou Sangaré), seeking asylum in France as an immigrant from Guinea. Through Souleymane’s eyes, Paris becomes a gritty, unforgiving landscape of danger, fragility and relentless bureaucracy.

The Conversation

The Glozel affair: A sensational archaeological hoax made science front-page news in 1920s France

In early November 1927, the front pages of newspapers all over France featured photographs not of the usual politicians, aviators or sporting events, but of a group of archaeologists engaged in excavation. The slow, painstaking work of archaeology was rarely headline news. But this was no ordinary dig.

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