People flying to France face disruption due to strike that could last days Workers have walked out over pay Wales Online · Jul 1, 2022
Paris airport strike spurs flight cancellations About 10 percent of all flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport were cancelled due to strikes by ground personnel on Thursday and similar disruption is expected on Friday, a spokesman for airport operator ADP said. France 24 · Jul 1, 2022
Tour de France 2022 stage-by-stage guide, route maps and profiles The 2022 Tour de France begins in Copenhagen and finishes in Paris, via the Alps and the Pyrenees The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022
Ukraine accuses Russia of using phosphorus bombs in fresh strikes on Snake Island Ukraine's army accused Russia of carrying out strikes using incendiary phosphorus munitions on Snake Island on Friday, just a day after Moscow withdrew its forces from the outcrop in the Black Sea. Russian missile strikes hit an apartment building and a resort near the city of Odesa early Friday morning,… France 24 · Jul 1, 2022
Liverpool FC fan mugged and attacked with 'hammers' in front of son after Paris final Danny Smith, 47, was left with a shattered knee after being brutally mugged in May , with doctors fearing his leg may have to be amputated due to the severity of the injury Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022
The Loop: The PM arrives in Paris, house prices fall nationally, and the new financial year brings new policies Here's your TL;DR for this morning's news. ABC News · Jun 30, 2022
Chris Froome ready to "rise to occasion" and chase dream on 10th Tour de France appearance Va Va Froome won four Yellow Jerseys in five years, but his greatest achievement of all was arguably making it to Paris last year after recovering from the smash that left him in intensive care - and then crashing again on the first stage Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022
Liverpool FC fan attacked with 'hammers' in front of son after Paris final Danny Smith is still in hospital weeks after being attacked and faces a huge operation on his leg Liverpool Echo · Jun 30, 2022
Remains of DR Congo's independence hero buried at home The remains of Congolese icon Patrice Lumumba, the country's first prime minister, are laid to rest in Kinshasa. Belgium returned a tooth belonging to the murdered independence hero earlier this month. Also, African ministers of education were in Paris on Thursday for a UNESCO summit on tackling the devastating effect… France 24 · Jun 30, 2022
France's Macron urges world leaders to better protect oceans French President Emmanuel Macron is urging other world leaders to better protect the planet’s oceans by adopting an international agreement modeled on the legally binding Paris climate accords The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022
How far is France prepared to go in support of universal human rights? Human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged France to amend its law on crimes against humanity committed abroad. This would make it possible for people suspected of war crimes in Ukraine or Syria, for example, to be brought to justice in France. But there are significant judicial hurdles. Radio France Internationale · Jun 30, 2022
Boy, seven, to cycle from London to Paris in honour of late father Bereavement charity to benefit from ride by Rupert Brooke in honour of his late father The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022
Black Sheep Coffee to open in Leeds after success in Paris and London The new opening will be based in a Caffe Nero site Leeds Live · Jun 30, 2022
Best and worst value family city breaks including Budapest, Paris and Amsterdam Best value city breaks for families and those where you'll need to splurge including popular family holidays like Paris, San Francisco, Palma de Mallorca and Munich Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022 Tadej Pogacar ready to join elite club with hat-trick of Tour de France wins The 23-year-old has several achievements in his sights if he can wear yellow in Paris on 24 July
Radio France Internationale · Jun 30, 2022 Podcast: Paris attacks verdict, quidditch in France, Haiti's 'independence debt' Reflecting on the end of the trial of those involved in the 2015 Paris attacks; developing quidditch in France, where some are wary of a sport involving a broom between the legs. And the day that Haiti was forced to pay its former slave masters for its independence.
Liverpool Echo · Jun 30, 2022 'We want truth, justice' - Liverpool fans demand inquiry after Gerald Darmanin Champions League final apology Two influential Liverpool supporter groups are demanding a full French parliamentary inquiry
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 30, 2022 Lawyer for Convicted Paris Attacker Questions Harsh Sentence The lawyer for the only surviving attacker from the November 2015 terrorist massacre in Paris criticized her client's murder conviction and life prison sentence without the possibility of parole, saying Thursday the verdict "raises serious questions." Salah Abdeslam, the chief suspect in the ISIS attacks on the Bataclan theater, Paris…
The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022 Lawyer for convicted Paris attacker questions harsh sentence The lawyer for the only surviving attacker from the November 2015 terrorist massacre in Paris has criticized her client’s murder conviction and life prison sentence without the possibility of parole
Radio France Internationale · Jun 30, 2022 Paris court condemns 19 accused terrorists, Abdeslam jailed for life After nearly 10 months of hearings and three days of deliberations, the five judges at the special criminal court on Wednesday delivered their verdicts on the 20 Paris attacks accused, finding all but one of them guilty of terrorist offences. The court handed down some of the harshest penalties prescribed…
Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2022 Prime suspect handed life sentence for November 2015 Paris terror attacks Salah Abdeslam, the only attacker who survived the events of November 13, 2015, was found guilty on terrorism and murder charges, with no possibility of an early release
France 24 · Jun 30, 2022 Russia quits Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in blow to blockade of Ukraine Russian forces have abandoned their positions on Snake Island, a Ukrainian outpost in the Black Sea, weakening their blockade of Ukraine's ports, Ukrainian defence officials said on Thursday. US President Joe Biden said Washington will announce an additional $800 million in military aid for Kyiv at the close of a…
AAP · Jun 29, 2022 PM targets France after NATO Summit Paris will be the next stop for Anthony Albanese, after the prime minister attended the "extremely successful" NATO Summit in Madrid.
Reuters · Jun 29, 2022 How French court ruled in Paris Islamist attacks trial A French court announced guilty verdicts on Wednesday for all 20 men tried for the Nov. 13, 2015 Paris attacks in which 130 people were killed by Islamist militants.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2022 Morning mail: hospital recruitment failure, Albanese’s climate plea, row over Trump’s alleged car ‘lunge’ Thursday: A scheme to recruit an extra 2,000 doctors and nurses from abroad assisted just 24 people. Plus: record-breaking rainfall expected