New book recalls the Jacobite spies forgotten by history THEY have largely been forgotten about but a new book reveals the women who played key roles as secret agents for the Jacobite cause... The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2024
Telegram’s billionaire cofounder Pavel Durov arrested in France, report says French media reported that a warrant had been issued as part of a police investigation into a lack of moderators on Telegram, which allowed criminal activity to allegedly take place. Fortune · Aug 24, 2024
Bretagne Classic 2024 live stream: How to watch cycling online for free and from anywhere The summer classics are in full swing and we've got everything you need to watch Bretagne Classic 2024 live streams from anywhere, potentially for free. Tom’s Guide · Aug 24, 2024
France Hunts Terror Suspect After Fire Attack On Synagogue Police were on Saturday hunting for a man who, draped in a Palestinian flag, was suspected of setting fires at a synagogue in southern France and triggering an explosion that injured a police officer. International Business Times · Aug 24, 2024
How France's diverse forces were 'whitewashed' during the liberation of Paris As France commemorates the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris this weekend – a pivotal victory over Nazi forces – there's a renewed focus on the long-forgotten colonial soldiers who were excluded from much of the liberation, the victory parade and the subsequent battles of 1944. Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2024
British athletes light Paralympic Flame in birthplace of Games near London Four days before the Paris Paralympics begin, the torch was lit on Saturday next to the English hospital where the idea for the competition was born. The flame arrives in France on Sunday via the Channel tunnel. Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2024
French police officer injured in car bomb attack on a synagogue as security measures stepped up France has seen a surge in antisemitism since the October 7 massacre by Hamas Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2024
'Bees Starving' In Disastrous Year For French Honey Beekeepers across France say it has been a disastrous year for honey, with bees starving to death and production plummeting by up to 80 percent. International Business Times · Aug 24, 2024
'Bees starving' in disastrous year for French honey Beekeepers across France say it has been a disastrous year for honey, with bees starving to death and production plummeting by up to 80 percent. Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2024
Police open terror probe after explosion outside synagogue in southern France French authorities have stepped up security at Jewish institutions and opened a terror investigation after a blazing car exploded outside a synagogue on Saturday in the southern town of La Grande-Motte, injuring a police officer. Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2024
Marie-Amélie Le Fur lost a leg at 15. Nine medals later she faces her biggest challenge The head of Paris’s Paralympics committee hopes the Games can help improve accessibility to sport for disabled people in France The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024
Explosion near synagogue in southern France injures police officer An explosion outside a synagogue in the southern French town of La Grande-Motte on Saturday morning injured a policeman and damaged at least two vehicles, according to local officials. France 24 · Aug 24, 2024
‘We’ve been so lucky’: when a summer holiday transforms your life Readers recall how a European trip became the catalyst for the life decision they needed The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024
Moscow, Kyiv swap 230 prisoners of war on Ukraine’s Independence Day Russia and Ukraine on Saturday announced that they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks after Kyiv launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region. The prisoner exchange came on Ukraine's Independence Day, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a video address, said Russia wanted to… France 24 · Aug 24, 2024
Radio France Internationale · Aug 24, 2024 Promises, promises This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the National Rally’s campaign promises. We’ll re-visit the Olympic Games, there’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and bushels of good music - all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024 A family surfing holiday in the French Basque Country A ferry ‘cruise’ from Portsmouth to Santander brings the surf, cuisine and mountains of one of south-west France’s most distinctive regions within easy reach
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024 Dover boss warns increased post-Brexit red tape will leave port unable to cope by Easter Exclusive: Families heading for France in cars will provide fingerprints beneath a giant canopy, but concerns raised extra EU bureaucracy will lead to even larger queues
France 24 · Aug 23, 2024 Olympics over, Macron walks a tightrope in search for new prime minister A political whirlwind summer saw French President Emmanuel Macron dissolving parliament, calling snap elections, and then facing a hung National Assembly. It is now time for him to undo the political Gordian knot he has tied and choose the next prime minister. A handful of potential picks are under scrutiny…
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2024 New Zealand official says Western neglect of Pacific Islands let other nations boost their influence New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says Western nations, including the United States and New Zealand, failed to understand swiftly enough the geopolitical importance of island nations in the South Pacific, leaving a power vacuum that allowed other countries to increase their diplomatic influence
France 24 · Aug 23, 2024 ‘We gotta get out of here’: Pokrovsk residents flee strategic Ukrainian city Residents of eastern Ukraine's Pokrovsk resisted leaving home for months as fighting raged in the villages near the strategic Donbas city. But as Russian forces advance on the transport hub, many residents are now choosing to flee. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Pokrovsk.
Top News · Aug 23, 2024 Macron Seeks Coalition For New French Government Formation French President Macron engages in talks with political leaders to form stable government post-election.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 23, 2024 Macron begins crisis talks with party leaders to get government up and running President Emmanuel Macron kicked off negotiations with party leaders on Friday in a bid to resolve France’s political deadlock, which has persisted for more than six weeks since snap legislative elections left the country with a hung parliament.
AAP · Aug 23, 2024 New Caledonia dispute top of agenda for Pacific leaders New Zealand is downplaying hopes of a political breakthrough on New Caledonia emerging from next week's Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 22, 2024 Refugee athletes send 'message of hope' as they head to Paris Paralympics Eight athletes who fled conflict and persecution in their homelands are hoping to earn medals in six sports as part of an international refugee team competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games, which begin in Paris next week.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 22, 2024 France to donate 100,000 mpox vaccines as it prepares for outbreak at home France will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to countries hit by an outbreak of the disease as it readies vaccination centres at home, outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said this week.