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World’s second richest man LVMH's Bernard Arnault under investigation in Paris over connections to Russian oligarch

French prosecutors said the investigation has been underway since 2022. Bernard Arnault's lawyers said money-laundering allegations linking to Nikolai Sarkisov were "absurd and groundless."

Fortune

Billionaire Louis Vuitton owner Bernard Arnault and Russian oligarch investigated in money-laundering probe

Probe into loans allegedly given to a Russian oligarch to buy a luxury Alpine resort

The Independent UK

French billionaire investigated in money laundering probe

French billionaire Bernard Arnault and Russian oligarch Nikolai Sarkisov are under investigation for alleged money laundering at a luxury Alpine resort, according to Paris prosecutors.

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From welcoming refugees to the crisis in Lampedusa, six years of French immigration policy

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Tuesday that France would not be taking in any of the migrants who arrived on the Italian island of Lampedusa last week. FRANCE 24 looks back at six years of French U-turns on immigration policies.

France 24

Gabon coup leaders to meet and decide Bongo fate, new leader

Brice Nguema, leader of the Republican Guard and relative to President Bongo, did not confirm his whereabouts.

Al Jazeera

Between science and geopolitics: Global media and the new space race

In 1969, when American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first to land on the Moon, the banner headline on the front page of German paper Bild had said “the Moon is now American”.

Newslaundry

West African bloc meets on Niger as AU 'rebuffs' military move

Defence leaders from West Africa’s Ecowas bloc began meeting in Ghana on Thursday to coordinate a potential military intervention in Niger, whose president was ousted in a coup. The talks come amid disagreement between African countries over the idea of foreign military action, after Ecowas said it would prepare a…

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‘We fight on’: fears for France’s Sunday paper over editor with far-right ties

Bitter strike at Journal du Dimanche ends with staff exodus – and arrival of Geoffroy Lejeune

The Guardian - UK

France seeks to meet record number of requests for assisted reproduction

France's health ministry has announced new measures to meet the ever-increasing demand for sperm and the freezing of eggs, two years after France extended the right to medically assisted reproduction to all women.

Radio France Internationale

Out of danger because the UN said so? Hardly – the Barrier Reef is still in hot water

Today is a good day to be Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. UNESCO, the United Nations body expected to vote on whether to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”, instead deferred the decision for another year. This, an insider told French newspaper Le Monde, was largely due to the…

The Conversation

What role is Russia playing in the Niger coup?

Thousands of supporters of the junta that seized power in Niger last week have taken to the streets to wave Russian flags and sing the name of Vladimir Putin.

The Week

European Israel Press Association Plans Expansion In Eastern Europe And Scandinavia

The nonprofit aims to establish offices in new regions and educate journalists on the realities of Israel.

Zenger

France’s Murdoch? Right-wing media swoop threatens ‘pillar of French democracy’

The shock appointment of a far-right editor to run one of France’s best-known mainstream newspapers has sparked calls for urgent steps to protect the pluralism and independence of the French press, while underscoring a sharp rightwards shift of the country's media landscape under billionaire Vincent Bolloré.

France 24

Photojournalist Chloe Sharrock: 'By choosing to cover a story we are already taking sides'

She's documented war and conflict – and its devastating aftermath – in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Gaza, and shone a spotlight on women's struggles in India and Egypt, with her images appearing in the likes of Le Monde, Libération, The Washington Post, Newsweek and Stern Magazine. She's back in France…

France 24

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How the world reported French riots over shooting of teenage boy

The killing of a 17-year-old boy by police during a traffic stop in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre last week has triggered days of unrest in France.

France 24

Doppelgänger: France accuses Russia of usurping news websites in disinformation campaign

France has uncovered a major disinformation campaign by Russia, in which leading French media websites like Le Monde, Le Parisien and 20 Minutes have been imitated in order to spread fake news about the war in Ukraine. We tell you how to identify these fake news websites in this edition…

The Guardian - UK

Four children and two adults injured in knife attack in French Alps

Police detain man after attacks in lakeside playground that left children in critical condition

The Week

The resurgence of ‘ticking timebomb’ tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is set to overtake Covid-19 as the world’s most deadly infectious disease, with medical experts warning its resurgence represents a “ticking timebomb” healthcare emergency.

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French army accused of failing to stop journalist's kidnapping in Mali

French forces tried to use a journalist's visit to northern Mali to track a jihadist leader but failed to prevent the reporter from being kidnapped by the militants, a joint investigation by RFI, newspapers Le Monde and Liberation and broadcaster TV5Monde has found.

France 24

PFAS chemicals: Everlasting pollution

They can be found on raincoats, non-stick pans and plastic packaging. In the last 50 years, PFAS – short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – have made their way into many of our everyday objects. Dubbed "forever chemicals", they're extremely persistent and can stay in the air, water and soil…

Radio France Internationale

Who is going to believe Emmanuel Macron?

The crucial question for Emmanuel Macron in the aftermath of his televised speech on Monday night is one of credibility.

The Guardian - UK

European Council chief’s costly private jet use in spotlight

Charles Michel denies running up ‘extravagant’ bills and says higher costs stem from Covid pandemic and Ukraine war

Radio France Internationale

Were Afghan spies working for French secret cell 'left to die' at hands of Taliban?

Dozens of Afghan intelligence agents who worked for the French secret services in Afghanistan say they were abandoned by France after the Taliban took power on 15 August, 2021. These allegations are revealed Wednesday in a joint investigation by RFI, the NGO Lighthouse Reports and daily newspaper Le Monde.

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'We are living through the darkest hours of American history,' Trump says

Former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 charges in connection with the alleged payment of bribes to a porn star and others when he appeared in court in New York on Tuesday. The French daily newspapers wonder if the media show won't boost Trump's chances of re-election,…

Reuters

Burkina Faso expels two French journalists

Burkina Faso has expelled two French journalists working for newspapers Le Monde and Liberation, the two publications said on Sunday, accusing the authorities of seeking to stifle freedom of speech with an escalating crackdown on foreign media.

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