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France blames Azerbaijan for New Caledonia violence: Unpacking their spat

Azerbaijan previously condemned French colonialism in overseas territories. France backed Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2024

France's Film Industry Implements #Metoo Measures To Prevent Harassment

France's film industry adopts new anti-harassment measures amid #MeToo movement, facing challenges with allegations against key figures.

French court confiscates Bordeaux wine chateaux from Chinese magnate

A French court ruled to confiscate nine Bordeaux wine country chateaux acquired by a Chinese tycoon convicted of laundering Chinese government funds.

Radio France Internationale · May 17, 2024

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The UK has surged to become one of the biggest exporters in the world – but this isn’t all good news

The UK’s rise to become the world’s fourth largest exporter sparked a wave of celebration among the country’s policymakers, politicians and trade analysts. According to new data, the UK overtook major economies like France, the Netherlands and Japan, and sat behind only China, the US and Germany in 2022 with…

The Conversation · May 17, 2024

Violence in New Caledonia subsides slightly as France sends reinforcements for security

There’s been slight drop in reported violence across New Caledonia Friday, a day after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory as 1,000 promised reinforcements for security services were deployed to boost security forces’ powers to quell unrest in the archipelago that has long sought independence

The Independent UK · May 17, 2024

French Police Kill Man Trying To Set Fire To Synagogue

French police on Friday shot dead a man armed with a knife and a crowbar who tried to set fire to a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen, adding to concerns over anti-Semitic violence in the country.

International Business Times · May 17, 2024

French police kill man suspected of setting fire to synagogue in Rouen

Local prosecutor says two investigations into arson attempt and death of unidentified suspect are under way.

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2024

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French Regulator Reiterates Crypto Giant ByBit Is Blacklisted, Signals Further Enforcement Action

After Hong Kong, France's securities regulator has now released a warning notice to the public regarding ByBit, reiterating that the crypto exchange is not authorized to operate in the country.

International Business Times · May 17, 2024

'Balaclavas And Big Sticks': New Caledonia Tourists Trapped By Riots

Lured by the promise of a Pacific paradise, hundreds of visitors to France's island territory of New Caledonia have found themselves trapped in a land teeming with troops trying to put down riots.

International Business Times · May 17, 2024

New Caledonia 'calmer' under French-imposed state of emergency

Hundreds of military and armed police reinforcements deployed Friday to the riot-scarred streets of France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia, seeking to quell clashes that have left five people dead and hundreds injured.

Radio France Internationale · May 17, 2024

French police fatally shoot armed man trying to set fire to Rouen synagogue

France 24 · May 17, 2024

French Police Neutralize Armed Suspect Planning Synagogue Attack

French police neutralized an armed suspect in Rouen believed to be targeting a synagogue amidst heightened tensions in France.

WW1 soldier finally laid to rest after remains identified by scrap of tartan and thistle brooch in French field

Private David Gemmell was buried with full military honours in France

Evening Standard · May 17, 2024

Rouen: Police shoot dead armed man attempting to set fire to synagogue in northern France

The incident happened in central Rouen, 80 miles northwest of Paris, early on Friday morning

Evening Standard · May 17, 2024

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The Independent UK · May 17, 2024

France police shoot dead armed man who set fire to Rouen synagogue

Jewish worshippers’ body says police have ‘avoided another antisemitic tragedy’

AAP · May 17, 2024

Jake Gordon not angry at RA for blocking France dream

Waratahs captain Jake Gordon says it would have been a good experience playing in France, but he understands why Rugby Australia aren't releasing him.

FourFourTwo · May 17, 2024

Players sent off at a World Cup

More than 150 players have been sent off at a men's World Cup. Here, a look at some famous footballers to see red in infamous incidents from the game's greatest tournament...

LiveScience · May 17, 2024

'It was not a peaceful crossing': Hannibal's troops linked to devastating fire 2,200 years ago in Spain

Researchers think a farmhouse in the Pyrenees was set on fire by Carthaginian troops on their way to attack Rome.

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The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2024

‘This isn’t a fantasy’: why is distant Azerbaijan being linked to deadly New Caledonia riots?

Azerbaijani flags have sprung up at demonstrations in Pacific territory, while separatists from French territories have been invited to Baku

Al Jazeera · May 17, 2024

New Caledonia ‘calmer’ after France imposed state of emergency

Some 1,000 security personnel have arrived from France to address the worst unrest in the territory since the 1980s.

France Coach Deschamps Includes Kanté And Barcola In Euro Squad

France coach Deschamps unveils Euro squad with surprises and exclusions, aiming for success in the upcoming tournament.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 17, 2024

Bellator Champions Series predictions: Just one non-unanimous pick in Paris – but who?

Check out our staff members' picks and analysis for Bellator Champions Series: Paris.

France 24 · May 16, 2024

Arts24 in Cannes: Francis Ford Coppola premieres 'Megalopolis', most ambitious project of his career

It's said to have been re-written up to 300 times in 40 years ... Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" finally premiered in Cannes on Thursday, with star Adam Driver on the red carpet. The director won the festival's top prize – the Palme d’Or – in 1974 with "The Conversation" and…

France 24 · May 16, 2024

Cannes hosts red carpet rally, Coppola’s comeback and a meeting with Pol Pot

Hollywood legend Francis Ford Coppola brought his decades-in-the-making “Megalopolis” to the Cannes Film Festival and Cambodia’s Rithy Panh delivered another sobering chronicle of the Khmer Rouge genocide on a day that saw dozens of women join France’s #MeToo icon Judith Godrèche on the red carpet to denounce sexual violence and…

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 16, 2024

Photos: Bellator Champions Series: Paris ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs

Check out these photos from the Bellator Champions Series: Paris ceremonial weigh-ins in Paris, France.

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