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Prosecutors investigating racism as a motive in deadly attack on Paris Kurds

Paris prosecutors investigating a deadly shooting at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris said Saturday they were examining a possible racist motive for the attack as Kurdish activists and anti-racism groups gathered in the French capital in protest at the killings.

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Franco-Algerian relations back on track following visa dispute

France has ended months of tensions with Algeria over a visa dispute, just days after the normalisation of relations with Morocco following a similar spat.

Radio France Internationale

Lyon in shock after apartment block blaze kills 10, including children

Five children were among 10 people killed overnight when a fire broke out in an apartment building in a suburb of the eastern French city of Lyon, local authorities said on Friday. 19 other people were injured, some remain in critical condition.

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Horror fire in France apartments in dead of night kills at least 10 including five kids

The five children who perished in a fire that broke out at a little after 3am local time in Vaulx-en-Velin, a suburb of Lyon, were between the ages of three and 15 years old

Daily Mirror

Homage to Channel dead a year after 'avoidable' migrant tragedy

Tributes and demonstrations have taken place in France to commemorate the 27 migrants who died a year ago in a Channel boat disaster. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin admitted French rescue services should have intervened.

Radio France Internationale

France to deport 44 migrants rescued in Ocean Viking operation

France has rejected asylum applications from 44 of the 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by the emergency vessel Ocean Viking. They will be returned to their country of origin, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday. The fate of others is still to be decided.

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Braverman’s new migrant ‘crackdown’ deal with France is doomed to fail. Here’s why

Again and again, the government has put optics above effectiveness, says journalist Diane Taylor

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UK gave away ‘too much for too little’ in free trade deal with Australia, says former minister, blaming Truss – as it happened

George Eustice says the free trade deal with Australia – hailed by Boris Johnson as one of the big gains from Brexit – was poor

The Guardian - UK

France-Italy migration row escalates after rescue ship docks in Toulon

French government calls Italy ‘inhumane’ for refusing vessel but Italian PM hits back as rift deepens

The Guardian - UK

Italy government aide warns France against escalating migrant dispute with EU fund retaliation

One of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's closest aides has warned France against escalating an ongoing spat on migration by limiting Rome's access to the European Union's post-pandemic recovery funds.

Radio France Internationale

France to let migrant rescue ship dock as it criticises Italy’s refusal to help

Ocean Viking will bring 234 people to Toulon amid deepening row with Rome over Mediterranean rescues

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France allows Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship to dock after Italy refuses

France says it will allow the Ocean Viking, carrying 234 people rescued while crossing the Mediterranean, to dock on its southern coast, after a standoff with Italy over whose responsibility it was to take them in.

Radio France Internationale

France says it will allow migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking to dock, slams Italy’s refusal

France said Thursday that it would allow a rescue ship carrying more than 200 migrants to dock on its southern coast and disembark its passengers, harshly criticising Italy for failing to take them in.

France 24

France attempts to match immigration policies with labour needs

The French government on Wednesday announced a bill that would create a specific residence permit to enable illegal immigrants who work in understaffed sector to legalise their status. The new measure aims to fight the exploitation of undocumented migrants and comes at a time when many European countries are experiencing…

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‘Go back to Africa’: French MP banned after racist outburst in parliament

Sitting suspended after interjection by far-right MP while black member was speaking about migrants

Daily Mirror

Black MP subjected to vile racist abuse in chaotic scenes at French Parliament

Black MP Carlos Martens Bilongo received racial abuse from another politician in the French Parliament who told him to "go back to Africa", leading to the suspension of the National Assembly

Evening Standard

Outrage in French parliament as far-right MP shouts ‘go back to Africa’ at black colleague

The culprit was identified as Grégoire de Fournas, the 37-year-old National Rally MP

France 24

As PM Rishi Sunak takes the reins in Britain, hopes for improved France-UK relations

UK-France relations have been marked by tensions ever since Brexit, whether over fishing rights or submarine deals. Will new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak improve relations with Britain’s neighbour and ally across the Channel – and notably French President Emmanuel Macron? We take a look at some of the key similarities,…

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Belgian police arrest French-Moroccan imam fleeing deportation

A French-Moroccan imam accused of hate speech and anti-Semitism has been arrested in Belgium after trying to avoid deportation back to Morocco.

Radio France Internationale

Europe issues arrest warrant for Moroccan imam facing deportation

A European arrest warrant has been issued for French-born Moroccan imam Hassan Iquioussen, who has been on the run since Tuesday when French authorities approved his deportation. The preacher has been accused of hate speech and anti-Semitism.

Radio France Internationale

Macron continues Algeria charm offensive to smooth difficult ties

French President Emmanuel Macron, on a relations-building trip to Algeria, on Friday paid his respects at the mixed Christian-Jewish St Eugene cemetery in the capital Algiers.

Radio France Internationale

France mulls military-run correctional venues for child offenders in Mayotte

On a visit to the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on Tuesday, Interior and Overseas Minister Gerald Darmanin said he would work on proposals for juvenile offenders to be sent to correctional venues run by the military.

The Guardian - UK

French fire service official tells of death threats over Covid vaccine stance

Firefighters’ spokesperson Eric Brocardi has said those refusing jab should remain suspended from job

Radio France Internationale

France tightens grip on motorbike 'rodeos' after teen dies in Marseille

France's Interior Minister, Gérald Darmanin, says police operations to end "urban rodeos" – or illegal motorbike cruising – have been ramped up this week following the death of a teenager in Marseille.

Radio France Internationale

French government announces fresh clampdown on 'rodeo riders'

The French government has pledged a new crackdown against illicit motorbike cruising by youths in suburbs across the country after two children were seriously injured by a rider near Paris at the weekend.

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