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How the European Parliament can still block the Mercosur deal

The EU-Mercosur trade agreement cannot be implemented without the approval of MEPs, who are set to vote next week on a legal challenge against it.

Euronews

Ten British anti-migrant activists banned from entering France

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The Independent UK

France announces ban on 10 British anti-migrant activists

French interior ministry issues ‘territorial bans’ after reports of anti-migrant activities by members of Raise the Colours movement

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How cocaine traffickers launder cartel money

The cocaine market exploded between 2014 and 2023. Production in Colombia increased more than sevenfold to nearly 2,700 tonnes, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

The Conversation

France records more deaths than births for first time since end of second world war

Country joins EU neighbours in demographic crunch of ageing population and falling birthrate

The Guardian - UK

France imposes entry ban on 10 British far-right activists over anti-migrant activities

A social media account called "Raise the Colours Operation France" late last year posted videos of far-right activists on France's northern coastline.

Euronews

France bans British far-right activists over anti-migrant action

France stated that the anti-migrant activists have been actively seeking out and destroying small boats

The Independent UK

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France to open Greenland consulate amid Trump takeover threats

France will open a consulate in Greenland on 6 February, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Wednesday – calling the move a political signal as US President Donald Trump renews threats to take control of the Arctic territory.

Radio France Internationale

David Hockney slams plans to bring Bayeux Tapestry to UK as ‘madness’ in major intervention

Exclusive: Artist condemns British Museum plans as a ‘vanity project’ that could cause ‘irreversible damage’ to priceless artefact

The Independent UK

New estimates show France still off track on climate goals

France's cuts to greenhouse gas emissions slowed for a second straight year in 2025 and remain well off track to meeting its climate goals, according to provisional government-commissioned estimates published Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

Guide to the classics: death-haunted masterpiece The Blind Owl shadows the decline of modern Iran

Sadeq Hedayat (1903-1951) abandoned his training in dentistry and, later, engineering in France and Belgium, to study old Persian and Iranian mythology. He would become one of the first modernist fiction writers in Iran. He published stories, essays and plays, but The Blind Owl, a short enigmatic novel, has been…

The Conversation

France summons Iran envoy over 'unrestrained' protest crackdown

France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that he had summoned Iran’s ambassador to protest against what he described as the “unrestrained use of state violence against peaceful demonstrators” in Iran. Similar démarches have been made by several European governments as the death toll rises, while the United States has warned…

Radio France Internationale

France's Marine Le Pen returns to court as appeal could decide her 2027 presidential fate

A Paris appeal court will decide whether the far-right figurehead can run for president in 2027, as attention increasingly turns to her 30-year-old protégé and MEP Jordan Bardella.

Euronews

Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid at stake as former far-right leader’s trial opens

Le Pen was seen as the potential frontrunner to succeed President Emmanuel Macron in the 2027 election until last year’s ruling

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Radio France Internationale

France records more deaths than births for first time since 1945

Fewer babies, more elderly people, rising life expectancy: France has gradually changed and is now at a demographic turning point. For the first time since World War II, there were more deaths than births, according to the national statistics institute Insee.

The Guardian - UK

Charlie Hebdo tried to humiliate me. Instead it debased the freedom of speech it symbolises

The satirical title targeted in an Islamist attack 10 years ago published a racist, sexist caricature of me that speaks volumes about its values, says French writer and activist Rokhaya Diallo

Radio France Internationale

France's Le Pen says had 'no sense' of any offence as appeal trial opens

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday she had "no sense" of having committed any offence at the opening of an appeals trial which she hopes will save her 2027 run for president.

Radio France Internationale

French court investigates murder of former Corsican separatist leader

France’s newly inaugurated anti–organised crime bureau is to investigate the murder of the former Corsican separatist leader Alain Orsoni, who was shot dead while attending his mother’s funeral on Monday afternoon.

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Euronews

Hundreds of tractors rumble through Paris in protest over EU-Mercosur deal

The demonstrations in the French capital came days before the final signing of the agreement, scheduled for Saturday in Paraguay, which would create a free trade area between the EU and Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Radio France Internationale

Hundreds of tractors roll into Paris as farmers protest EU-Mercosur trade deal

French farmers drove over350 tractors into Paris for the second time in a week on Tuesday to protest an EU-Mercosur trade deal which is due to be signed at the weekend. French farmers unions say the deal threatens local agriculture by creating unfair competition with cheaper South American imports.

Euronews

Europe Today: Vestager says Trump's Greenland ambitions represent 'existential threat' for NATO

Also in this newsletter: how the EU is ramping up diplomatic pressure on Iran, why Brussels has frozen Hungarian files ahead of April's ballot, and how an appeal kicking off in Paris today could shape France's political future.

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George Clooney isn't 'abandoning' Los Angeles

Hollywood actor George Clooney is adamant he is isn't "abandoning" his longtime home of Los Angeles since being granted French citizenship - insisting he's keeping an apartment in the city so he can return regularly.

The Guardian - US

USWNT captain Lindsey Heaps signs with NWSL’s Denver Summit

The US midfielder will join the NWSL expansion side after her OL Lyonnes contract ends in June

Radio France Internationale

France launches recruitment for 10-month voluntary national military service

France has officially launched a new voluntary national military service, opening the door for thousands of young people to sign up for a 10-month, paid stint in uniform, with the first intake set to begin in September.

Evening Standard

The White Lotus season four is breaking tradition with this French castle hotel

The White Lotus is heading to France for season four, but there’s a key difference with its St Tropez filming location

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