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Strikes disrupt French fuel deliveries, but participation waning

Protests against French government plans to raise the retirement age had a muted impact on the energy sector on Thursday, the first day of 48-hour strikes, lowering hydropower output and curbing some refinery deliveries.

Reuters

Paris: Franco-Irish Citizen Held in Iran Must be Freed Immediately

Bernard Phelan, a Franco-Irish citizen detained in Iran, must be released immediately and provided access to urgent medical care, the Foreign Ministry in Paris said on Thursday. "The denial of medical access by Iranian authorities is unacceptable", Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anne-Claire Legendre told journalists, adding France was very concerned about…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tourists warned not to bother trying to speak French in comedy video

Comedian pokes fun at rather ‘curt’ style of Parisian service

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Madrid exhibition tells story of Spaniards sent to Nazi concentration camp

About 7,500 Spanish Republicans who fled to France were deported to Mauthausen camp in Austria

The Guardian - UK

French ski resorts strikes - everything you need to know from key dates to refund rights

Two main unions covering lift and seasonal workers in the Alps plan “unlimited” industrial action from January 31 as part of wider protests against pension reforms in France

Daily Mirror

Zinedine Zidane 'eyes three clubs' for managerial return after France and Man Utd snubs

Champions League winner Zinedine Zidane has been biding his time over a managerial comeback since leaving Real Madrid for a second time at the end of the 2020-21 season

Daily Mirror

As French ski workers announce strikes, how could they affect half-term holidays?

Industrial action is causing uncertainty for those booking February skiing trips

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Full list of strikes that could hit February half term holidays from France to Spain

February half term holidays could be affected by strikes in the UK, France, Spain and Portugal due to a series of walkouts planned throughout the month

Daily Mirror

French docks, oil refineries, power stations hit by wave of pension protests

The national strike to protest pension reform got back under way in France on Thursday, with the CGT trade union calling on port and power workers, as well as those in the refinery and petrol distribution sector, to down tools in opposition to government plans to abolish special pension deals…

Radio France Internationale

France recalls ambassador to Burkina Faso, pulls out troops

The French foreign ministry says it is recalling its ambassador to Burkina Faso for consultations, one day after Paris decided to withdraw troops from the West African country following a demand by its military rulers

The Independent UK

French foreign minister arrives in Odesa to assess Ukraine's needs

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna arrived on Thursday in Odesa, the strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, as part of France's efforts to boost its relationship with Ukraine and discuss its needs in the coming months.

Reuters

Franco-Syrian author wins career gong at Angoulême comics festival

The 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival, held every year in south-western France, was officially inaugurated on Wednesday with a ceremony to grant the coveted Grand Prix d'Angoulême. This year's award for career excellence went to Franco-Syrian author Riad Sattouf.

Radio France Internationale

France recalls ambassador from Burkina Faso after agreeing to withdraw troops

France said on Thursday that it was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso, a day after agreeing to demands from the ruling junta to pull out troops from the former French colony in Africa's Sahel region.

France 24

France recalls ambassador from Burkina Faso as troops prepare to leave

Officials in Paris on Thursday announced that France was recalling its ambassador from Burkina Faso, a day after agreeing to demands from the ruling military junta to pull out troops from the former French colony in Africa's Sahel region.

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Pension reform in France: Macron and demonstrators resume epic tussle begun over 30 years ago

More than 1 million people poured onto the streets in France on Thursday to protest the government’s plans to reform the pension regime. The bill, which was presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday, aims to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 years old starting from…

France 24

Women’s football cries foul at French TV’s ‘lousy’ reporting and indifference

Fans of women’s top football league in France are up in arms at the substandard coverage offered by French television, which they say is symptomatic of broader neglect of the sport in a country that was long a powerhouse of the women’s game in Europe but is now falling behind.

Daily Mirror

Marcus Thuram "dream" club admission made amid Man Utd transfer links

Marcus Thuram has been linked with a move to Manchester United this summer but his father Lilian Thuram has hinted he may follow in his footsteps by joining Barcelona

The Independent UK

French troops to withdraw from Burkina Faso within a month

France’s foreign ministry says French troops deployed to fight extremists in Burkina Faso will withdraw within a month following a demand by the country’s military rulers — which came after a similar move from neighboring Mali

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Radio France Internationale

French politicians and generals weigh up plans to send Leclerc tanks to Ukraine

Top French politicians and military chiefs were on Wednesday night thrashing out proposals over whether to send the country's Leclerc tanks to Ukraine.

Reuters

France to withdraw troops from Burkina Faso within month - Foreign Ministry

France will respect the terms of Burkina Faso’s request to withdraw its forces from the West African country within a month, France's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

France 24

France to respect Burkina Faso's request to withdraw troops within a month

France will respect the terms of Burkina Faso’s request to withdraw its forces from the West African country within a month, France's foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Liverpool Echo

Foreign Office travel warning as France advice changes again

Travellers are being urged to contact their operators ahead of leaving the UK

Daily Mirror

High-ranking Russian officials escape Vladimir Putin's grasp to defect to the West

Vladimir Osechkin knows the risks of defying Vladimir Putin and the Russian state after would-be assassins invaded his home and tried to kill his family before he escaped to France in 2015

Radio France Internationale

France 'won't rule out' using army to reinforce security at Paris Olympics

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said he could not exclude bringing in the army to ensure security at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Radio France Internationale

Paris 2024 Olympic security bill could enable use of surveillance using artificial intelligence

The NGO Amnesty International France and some left-wing politicians have expressed concern over the Olympic security bill being debated in the French Senate this week. The text would legalise the use of surveillance based on artificial intelligence systems for the first time, measures that could reach beyond the scope of…

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