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France boosts military spending amid war in Ukraine

The French government has approved a key budget bill presented as the country's biggest military spending spree in more than 50 years

The Independent UK

Three Syrian regime figures to face trial in France over 2013 arrests, killings

French criminal investigators have called for the trial of three officials of the regime of Syrian President Bachar al-Assad. The three are suspected of involvement in the 2013 detention and subsequent deaths of two Franco-Syrian citizens, Mazzan Dabbagh and his son Patrick.

Radio France Internationale

Palestinian Authority’s Abbas has ‘cut down’ every potential successor

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 second of a two-part series, he lamented the Palestinian Authority’s stagnation under longstanding President Mahmoud Abbas.

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Why England and France’s dominance is bad for the Women’s Six Nations

The Red Roses, meanwhile, are set to move training base mid-tournament

The Independent UK

Pension protests - why we're so different to France

Why the much-protested Gallic gold card system has no similarity to ours.

Newsroom.co.nz

Where was Murder Mystery 2 filmed? Locations featured in the Netflix mystery comedy

Where was Murder Mystery 2 filmed? Iconic locations featured in the sequel, and we reveal exactly where film crews were spotted.

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A concrete heritage: French Atlantic vestiges of WWII given new lease of life

Eight decades after World War II, the Atlantic Wall is still breaking up. Along the coast of Brittany, in western France, lie more than 1,000 bunkers. Most of these vestiges of German occupation are abandoned, but some have been given a new lease of life. The submarine base of Lorient…

France 24

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Trial of 1980 Paris synagogue bombing opens without sole suspect

The trial relating to the 1980 bombing of a synagogue in Paris – that killed four and left dozens injured – has opened in the capital. Hassan Diab, the Canadian academic accused of the attack, is being tried in absentia.

Radio France Internationale

France to draw up draft end-of-life bill after citizens back assisted dying

Macron instructs government to look at whether euthanasia or assisted dying should be permitted

The Guardian - UK

Serge Gainsbourg’s Paris home to open to the public – ashtrays still brimming

The time capsule home of Serge Gainsbourg, one of France's most loved – and notorious – singer-songwriters, is to finally open to the public on September 20.

France 24

French minister sparks backlash with Playboy cover

A French government minister has sparked a political row after she appeared – fully clothed – on the cover of Playboy magazine.

The Week

French minister sparks anger with Playboy cover

A French government minister has sparked a political row after she appeared – fully clothed – on the cover of Playboy magazine.

The Week

France prioritises bill to boost end-of-life care following citizens’ report

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the government and parliament to work together on drafting a bill on the issue of end-of-life care that includes the possibility of assisted dying, as well as a 10-year national plan to improve palliative care.

Radio France Internationale

Pope says pension systems must not weigh on future generations

Pope Francis on Monday said future generations must not be overloaded with the cost of today's pension systems, in apparent support for reform at a time when the issue is politically explosive in France.

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Macron says France will prepare 'end of life' bill this year

President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France must improve the availability of palliative care and there would be a draft bill by the end of the summer on whether some form of assisted dying should be allowed.

Tribune News Service

Here’s what you need to know about traveling to France amid labor strikes

As labor protests and strikes continue throughout France, Prince Charles recently canceled his planned trip to Paris. But what does the situation look like for the average tourist? Should you scrap plans to visit the country as well?

The Independent UK

French minister Marlène Schiappa to appear on Playboy front cover

Marlene Schiappa’s appearance in Playboy has prompted criticism in France

The Independent UK

Pension protests raise tension between police, demonstrators

French authorities see the police as protectors who ensure that citizens can peacefully protest President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious retirement age increase

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The Independent UK

Why is there gridlock at Dover again and will it always be like this?

Post-Brexit passport rules mean it typically takes 20 minutes to process passengers on a coach – far longer than before

The Independent UK

French minister Marlene Schiappa to appear on Playboy front cover

Marlene Schiappa’s appearance in Playboy has prompted criticism in France

Reuters

Paris to ban e-scooters from September

Paris will ban electric scooters from September 1, the French capital's mayor said, after the public voted to remove them from the streets, however e-scooter operators said on Monday they hoped to stop the plan.

The Guardian - UK

England 68-5 Italy: Women’s Six Nations – as it happened

Abby Dow ran in four tries in England’s dominant 12-try victory against Italy that sent them top of the table after two matches

Radio France Internationale

Chaos in Channel ports as UK travellers to France face long delays

Channel ferry operators have laid on extra sailings in an effort to clear a backlog that has seen passengers travelling from the UK to France delayed for up to 16 hours. London's Interior Minister Suella Braverman refuses to blame Brexit for the chaos.

The Independent UK

Why is there gridlock at Dover again and will it always be like this?

Post-Brexit passport rules mean it typically takes 20 minutes to process passengers on a coach – far longer than before

The Guardian - UK

Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson review – the unsung heroine of Egyptology unearthed

A vivid biography of Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, France’s real-life ‘Indiana Jones’, lays bare her defiance of the Nazis and her ancient world discoveries

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