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Emmanuel Macron’s uphill battle to achieve ‘lasting order’ in deeply divided France

Wave of unrest after teenager’s death leaves French president weighing pleas to tackle inequality against calls for tougher policing

The Guardian - UK

Scotland's trade minister to explore space sector opportunities in France

SCOTLAND’S trade minister Richard Lochhead is set to meet business leaders in France in the hope of opening up new investment and trade…

The National (Scotland)

France riots: prosecutors investigate death of man hit by projectile in Marseille

Inquiry comes after President Emmanuel Macron met mayors to explore ‘deeper reasons’ for violence

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Far-right figure ends divisive crowdfunding for police officer who shot boy, triggering riots

A French far-right figure behind a divisive, and hugely successful, crowdfunding campaign for the family of a police officer jailed in the killing of a 17-year-old that triggered riots around France announced on Tuesday that he’s closing the account which topped more than 1.5 million euros

The Independent UK

Unrest stems from France's turbulent past

On Saturday, the fifth day of violent protests all over France against the police killing of an unarmed teenager, Nahel Merzouk, the daily arrests dropped below 1,000 for the first time, but the violence became even more extreme.

Bangkok Post

Prosecutors in France investigate man’s death in Marseille riots

Investigation opened into the death of a 27-year-old caused by a ‘flash-ball’ projectile.

Al Jazeera

French suburbs: Fresh protests against police violence rooted in decades of harassment, inequality

When a police officer last week shot and killed a resident of Paris’s suburb of Nanterre, 17-year-old Nahel M., it unleashed a wave of unrest across France – an echo of similar protests launched by youth living in housing projects two decades earlier. Billions of euros of investment in the…

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Macron pledges to repair riot-damaged schools and town halls

Emmanuel Macron pledged swift government support to help mayors rebuild schools, libraries and town halls destroyed during a week of violence that swept across France after the police shooting of a teenager.

Tribune News Service

Another Van der Poel masterclass puts Philipsen into Tour de France green jersey

Dutchman fined for bumping Girmay in sprint, Philipsen denies causing Jakobsen crash

Cycling News

‘I knew I couldn’t win’: Mark Cavendish dissects finish as Jasper Philipsen wins again at Tour de France

Cavendish took a gamble on the wheel of former world champion Mads Pedersen at the finish of stage four of the Tour de France, but it did not pay off

The Independent UK

Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux on gender and social class

For decades, Annie Ernaux has written fearlessly about sex, abortion and illness – laying bare herself and society. Her deeply intimate and political work earned the French writer the Nobel Prize for literature last October. Ernaux spoke to FRANCE 24's Fatimata Wane at the Taormina book festival in Sicily, where…

France 24

Tour de France 2026: Everything you need to know

Everything you need to know about the Tour de France 2025, taking place between 4-26 July

Cycling Weekly

Paris city hall 'not worried' riots will affect 2024 Olympics

Paris city hall has said Monday it is "not worried" about knock-on effects from almost a week of riots on next year's Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale

Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen wins two in a row in crash-marred stage 4

Caleb Ewan second, Phil Bauhaus third in Nogaro

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The Independent UK

How Erling Haaland could help England hopeful reach Rugby World Cup

Cadan Murley is taking inspiration from the Manchester City striker as he looks to seal a spot in Steve Borthwick’s squad for France

Zenger

Tragic Police Shooting In France Sparks Riots: Echoes Of George Floyd’s Murder

International press portrays France as a place of darkness, raising questions of systemic racism and cultural polarization.

Evening Standard

Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week AW24: the best looks from the front row

The largest riots France has seen since 2005 threatened to hinder the Haute Couture AW24 schedule, though labels including Dior, Chanel and Schiaparelli have powered on with starry front rows

Radio France Internationale

Fundraiser for family of French policeman who shot teen closed after complaints

UPDATE: An online fundraiser for the family of the police officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old in the suburbs of Paris last week was closed at midnight on Tuesday, having collected more than €1.6 million in four days. It came after the family of the dead teenager said they…

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France 24

Jean Moulin: The face of the French Resistance

Jean Moulin was one of the many French Resistance fighters who stood up to the Germans during the occupation of France in World War II. A true symbol of the Resistance and the Republic, many streets, schools and universities have been named after the French hero since his death 80…

Bangkok Post

French rail firm fined after train runs over cat

 PARIS: A French court on Tuesday found France’s national rail operator guilty of negligence after a departing train, apparently deliberately, ran over a cat hiding on its tracks.

France 24

New cancer cases have doubled in France since 1990

According to figures published by Public Health France, around 433,000 new cases of cancer are now detected in France each year. That number has doubled since 1990. Experts note a stark increase in the number of new cases among women, a hike directly correlated to their increased tabacco consumption. FRANCE…

Daily Mirror

Is it safe to travel to Paris? Latest advice for Brits as Foreign Office issues warning

The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has not advised Brits not to visit France, but it has issued a stark warning about the potential risks tourists could face, amid a week of violent protests in the country

Radio France Internationale

Number of asylum seekers in France continues to rise, now counts over half a million

France granted asylum to some 56,000 people in 2022, bringing the total to over half a million – a symbolic number as the government would like to reform the country’s immigration laws and shorten the amount of time it takes to rule an asylum claim.

Irish Mirror

Urgent warning to Irish holiday goers headed to France as riots wreak havoc and travel advice issued

The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued an alert to anyone travelling to France as protests continue in the country

MusicRadar

Blur pull out of France’s Beauregard festival after Dave Rowntree suffers leg injury

The announcement comes just days before the band’s planned return at Wembley Stadium

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