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Zelensky says Russia talks close to collapse as fighting rages in east Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that peace talks with Moscow were close to collapse due to public anger over atrocities allegedly committed by Russian troops. Stiff resistance from Ukrainian troops and caution on Russia’s part after its forces failed to capture Kyiv has led to Moscow’s "slow and uneven…

France 24 · Apr 29, 2022

Paris 2024 Olympics chief targets July for decision on basketball venues

Paris 2024 Olympics supremo Tony Estanguet on Thursday admitted organisers were still trying to decide where basketball games will be played during the Games.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 28, 2022

'Reclaim the Earth': Artists invite us to reconsider our links to the land

A new group exhibition hopes to serve as a rallying cry and a wake-up call by asking humans to embrace a more gentle relationship with the planet we live on. "Reclaim the Earth" sees an international group of artists engaging with environmental concerns through a collection of work at the…

France 24 · Apr 28, 2022

Paris police officer charged over fatal election night shooting

A French policeman has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after shooting dead a driver and car passenger who allegedly attempted to evade police in central Paris on Sunday night, not far from where French President Emmanuel Macron celebrated his re-election.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 28, 2022

We simulated Antonio Conte and Mauricio Pochettino swapping jobs at Tottenham and PSG

Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino is rumoured to leave the club at the end of the season, so we used Football Manager 2022 to simulate what would happen if he swapped jobs with Antonio Conte and returned to Tottenham

Football London · Apr 28, 2022

Serious Fraud Office raid Liberty Steel offices as part of money laundering probe

It follows the French national police visiting the group's Paris offices and former metal manufacturing site in Dunkirk

Insider UK · Apr 28, 2022

French police officer charged with murder after Pont Neuf shooting

A French policeman has been charged with murder after a driver was shot dead on one of the most famous bridges in Paris.

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022

UN team ‘shocked’ but ‘safe’ after strikes hit Kyiv during Guterres visit

Kyiv officials said Ukraine's capital was hit by Russian missile strikes on Thursday as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Earlier, US President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve an additional $33 billion in military and economic assistance to "help Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression".…

France 24 · Apr 28, 2022

Protester throws tomatoes at Emmanuel Macron during Paris walkabout

Security officers shield newly re-elected French leader

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

Morning mail: private schools had ‘extra $10bn funding’, 1.6% of rentals affordable on minimum wage, Putin warns west of retaliation

Thursday: Public schools underfunded by at least $6.5bn a year while non-government schools received transitional funding, report shows. Plus: Emmanuel Macron dodges bag of tomatoes in Paris

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022