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Despair, dismay and anger as court acquits Air France, Airbus over Rio disaster

A French court on Monday acquitted Air France and plane manufacturer Airbus in a trial over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight in which 228 people lost their lives.

Radio France Internationale

Air France and Airbus cleared of manslaughter in Flight 447 Rio-Paris plane crash

The ruling effectively means that ‘sleeping’ pilots Marc Dubois, David Robert and Pierre-Cedric Bonin were fully responsible

Evening Standard

Air France and Airbus cleared of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash

Paris court clears aviation giants over disaster that killed 228 people flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris

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G7 diplomats meet in the wake of Macron's Taiwan remarks, aiming for unity

For G7 diplomats meeting in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, unity was the name of the game on Monday, with ministers lining up to insist there is no daylight between them on China policy. The two days of talks are taking place after the fallout caused by controversial remarks…

Radio France Internationale

Wales playmaker set to leave the Dragons with French club leading the chase

Sam Davies is heading for the Rodney Parade exit door but he has many suitors

Wales Online

Wildfire on French-Spanish border destroys 1,000 hectares

A wildfire destroyed nearly 1,000 hectares on the French-Spanish border on Sunday and early Monday, authorities said, as parts of southern Europe remain gripped by a drought that is raising fears of a repeat of last summer's exceptional conflagrations.

Reuters

Firefighters battle France's 1st major forest blaze of 2023

France’s government is sounding the alarm about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestle with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year

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Firefighters battle blaze in south of France in first major forest fire of 2023

Hundreds of firefighters are steadily wrestling under control France's first major forest fire of the year, which has ripped through swaths of woods and scrub straddling the country's southern border with Spain.

France 24

Marcus Coco sets Rangers transfer non negotiable as Nantes winger admits he doesn't want to 'let the train pass'

The forward is out of contract in the summer and is struggling for regular game time in France.

Daily Record

Today's rugby news as Shane Williams 'sick of' dominant tactic and James Hook shuns Welsh 'negativity'

The news and rugby views from Wales and around the world

Wales Online

Macron vows govt action plan in next 100 days to appease anger over pension reform

The French government will work out a coherent plan to get France back on its feet in the next 100 days and heal the country after weeks of protests against an unpopular pension reform bill, President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised speech on Monday.

France 24

The forgotten Wales player who’s emerging as a shock World Cup contender and other outsiders giving Gatland food for thought

Warren Gatland is using the final weeks of the season to check on form before naming his extended training squad for the global tournament in France this autumn

Wales Online

The Guardian view on Macron’s pension reform: legal but harmful

Editorial: France’s constitutional court has approved the president’s plans to raise the retirement age. That will not stop the protests

The Guardian - UK

France crush Scotland with rampant win in Women’s Six Nations

France 55-0 Scotland: Emilie Boulard scored three tries as the Scots were overrun in the second half

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France seeks to reassure Taiwan over Macron’s controversial remarks

The French parliament is set to send two delegations to visit Taiwan this month after President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial remarks on China and Taiwan sparked criticism at home and abroad after his trip to State Visit to Beijing.

The Guardian - UK

France 55-0 Scotland: Women’s Six Nations – as it happened

A strong second half sees France rip apart Scotland after a stoic performance in the first 40 from the visitors

Radio France Internationale

France joins world leaders in voicing concern over fighting in Sudan

France has joined the US and the UN in voicing "deep concern" at the outbreak of fighting in Sudan and called on warring military factions in Khartoum "to do everything to stop" the violence. At least 56 civilians and three humanitarian workers were killed as rival military camps clashed for…

Wales Online

Rhys Webb CV 'doing rounds' in France as Wales scrum-half ponders future

The 34-year-old Wales star is out of contract with the Ospreys at the end of the season

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The Guardian - UK

When Macron met Xi: welcome to the new world disorder

China’s leader is gathering autocratic regimes to his banner, Europe and the US are divided over how to respond, and the French president just lobbed a grenade onto the field of international diplomacy

France 24

China minister hails 'strong' Russia ties in meeting with Putin

Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu on Sunday hailed ties with Moscow during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. "We have very strong ties. They surpass the military-political alliances of the Cold War era... They are very stable," he said in translated remarks broadcast on Russian TV.…

ABC News

Gap year with a twist for Maree and David Roberts, 66, as they renovate a small cottage in France

Maree and David Roberts are taking time out to learn about themselves and the French way of living as they mark the period between finishing work and beginning retired life.

The National (Scotland)

Thomson optimistic Scotland can cause upset in France

But Lisa Thomson has been around long enough to know her side are capable of upsetting the odds.

Daily Mirror

'Ringleader' of small boats tragedy still in custody as officials 'forgot' court hearing

Harem Ahmed Abwbaker, 33, is wanted in France in connection with the deaths of 27 migrants in 2021. It will cost the taxpayer approximately £17,000 to keep him in custody until the new hearing

The Independent UK

Anne Keothavong challenges Great Britain to show best form on week-to-week basis

Harriet Dart’s defeat by Caroline Garcia gave France an unassailable 3-0 lead.

The Guardian - UK

France beat Great Britain in BJK Cup as Harriet Dart battles in defeat to Garcia

Great Britain put up a strong, gritty resistance as underdogs on home soil but lost 3-1 after Caroline Garcia beat Harriet Dart

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