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With lavish treatment of Macron, China's Xi woos France to "counter" U.S.

China's Xi Jinping has given French President Emmanuel Macron an unusually lavish welcome on a state visit, which some analysts see as a sign of Beijing's growing offensive to woo key allies within the European Union to counter the United States.

Reuters

After Burkina Faso ousts French, Russia's Wagner may arrive

Months after hundreds of French troops left Burkina Faso, ousted by the ruling military junta, speculation is mounting that the war-torn nation will fill the void with fighters from Russia’s shadowy mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group

The Independent UK

France needs healing period, PM says, without offering tonic

France needs to "go through a healing period" after weeks of sometimes violent street protests against plans to raise the retirement age, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said, though she offered no clear path out of the political turmoil.

Reuters

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Transatlantic review – there’s a faint whiff of ‘Allo ‘Allo! to this wartime drama

The incredible true story of WWII resistance fighters battling the Nazis in France could be epic. Instead, it’s tonally confused, with a light, comical touch more suited to a Sunday ITV slot

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Pyro investigation: French football to begin 3 year 'supervised experimentation'

French football are about to adopt a safe pyro strategy to allow supporters to create atmosphere in a safer way.

The National (Scotland)

The eight candidates battling for Wales World Cup centre spots, where Joe Hawkins stands and the one advantage he has over the rest

Warren Gatland has a plethora of options in midfield

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‘We’re the only check on Macron’: French protesters vow no let-up in bitter pension battle

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators hit French streets on Thursday for an eleventh day of protests and strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's deeply unpopular pension reform, with protesters determined to keep up the pressure ahead of a key court ruling.

France 24

Brazil offers to host August summit for Amazon rainforest alliance

Brazil is offering to host a regional summit in early August to renew the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), bringing together countries containing parts of the Amazon rainforest along with senior officials from the U.S. and France.

Reuters

Germany, France join EU proceedings against Hungary over anti-LGBT law

Germany and France are joining the EU Commission's infringement proceedings against Hungary over its anti-LGBT law, a German government spokesperson said on Thursday.

Reuters

'Putin has decided to become the new Stalin': Exiled Russian dissident Vladimir Osechkin

Russian dissident Vladmir Osechkin spoke to FRANCE 24 from the French city of Biarritz, where he has been living in exile since 2015. The founder of Gulagu.net, an NGO that documents abuses in the Russian prison system, believes the Russian secret services "tried to organise his liquidation" in September 2022.…

France 24

Paris brasserie favoured by Macron set alight as pension protests continue

Awning of La Rotonde briefly in flames as hundreds of thousands of mostly peaceful demonstrators again take to streets across France

The Guardian - UK

The Abraham Accords: 'Palestinian leaders don’t realise that the region is changing'

Palestinian human rights lawyer and former diplomat Ghaith al-Omari, a prominent advocate of the two-state solution and negotiations with Israel, gave FRANCE 24 a lengthy interview on a recent visit to Paris. In this last of a three-part series, he discussed the Abraham Accords, which saw the normalisation of diplomatic…

France 24

Priyanshu Rajawat shocks top-seed Nishimoto to enter Orleans Masters quarters

NEW DELHI: Rising Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat registered an upset win over top seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan to storm into the men's singles quarterfinals of the Orleans Masters Super 300 tourney in Orleans, France on Thursday.

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Could Johnny Depp return to Hollywood after the Amber Heard trial? It seems he Cannes

It looks like Johnny Depp's return to Hollywood after last year's turbulent defamation trail against ex-wife Amber Heard will begin in France.

Radio France Internationale

Anger persists in France's pensions standoff as protesters strike on

France was gripped by an 11th day of strikes and protests against pension reform on Thursday, with air traffic disrupted at Paris's main airport and walkouts hitting the public transport, education, health and energy sectors.

Radio France Internationale

Macron says he's counting on Xi Jinping to 'bring Russia to its senses'

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he is counting on his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to "bring Russia to its senses" over Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Reuters

French source says China ready to work on Ukraine peace, details scant

China is ready to work together with France on obtaining a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine, a French diplomatic source said on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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The Independent UK

Another Easter of travel chaos begins as queues build at Dover and France hit by strikes

Wait for passport checks hits 90 minutes as national strike in France grounds flights

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: France and China, menstrual leave, the 'Picasso Papers'

France's evolving relationship with China; allowing women time off for period pain; and why artist Pablo Picasso never became French.

Al Jazeera

France implores China to ‘bring Russia to its senses’ on Ukraine

France’s president, accompanied by the European Commission chief, says he wants to ‘be a voice that unites Europe’.

France 24

Macron’s favourite restaurant set on fire, participation dwindles in French pension protests

Protesters in Paris briefly set fire to President Emmanuel Macron’s favourite restaurant Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets for an 11th day of demonstrations against the president’s deeply unpopular pension reform. Violence also flared in others French cities, including Rennes and Nantes, but overall protest…

Reuters

Pension reform protesters briefly invade Paris BlackRock building

Dozens of trade unionists railing against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension overhaul briefly invaded the central Paris building in which U.S.-based investment firm BlackRock has an office, chanting slogans and setting off firecrackers.

Irish Mirror

France defeat leaves Shay Given MORE confident in Ireland's Euro 2024 prospects

Former Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has delivered his verdict on Ireland's chances of clinching a top-two spot in their European qualification group.

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15 photos of Dustin Johnson through the years

Dustin Johnson was the No. 1 golfer in the world in 2021. He's fallen quite a ways since then.

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