All news on the topic: France

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Rapper Naps to stand trial for rape before the Paris departmental criminal court in France
French rapper Naps, known for his songs C’est carré le S and La Kiffance, is suspected of raping a woman in October 2021 while she was asleep in a hotel room
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One person dies in Channel crossing attempt near Gravelines
French and British coastguards rescued a further 71 people who had tried to cross in an overcrowded dinghy on Wednesday
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Four people drown trying to cross Channel near Boulogne-sur-Mer
Deaths are first to happen since election of Keir Starmer, who has pledged to ‘stop the criminal gangs’
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Alvaro Morata updates on injury after incident post Euro 2024 win
There were worrying scenes after Spain’s Euro 2024 semi-final victory over France as a security guard slipped and inadvertently clattered into Alvaro Morata’s knee during the side’s celebrations.
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Lamine Yamal’s wonder goal leads Spain past France and into Euro 2024 final
Maybe this is how new empires rise. Out of the ruins of the old, with fresh visions and fresh blood, a supremacy that creates its own logic as it goes, until it begins to feel inevitable.
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Marine Le Pen’s far-right party suffers a shock defeat in French election exit poll
Marine Le Pen’s far right party has suffered a shocking defeat in the French election, according to the exit polls.
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Moscow has accused a French researcher of espionage
Russia announced on Wednesday that a French NGO worker arrested last month in Moscow was accused of collecting military information that could compromise the security of the Russian Federation.
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Chameleon complex: Europe’s far right is mimicking the fight for stability and justice — and it’s working
Last week in France, the far-right National Rally won the first round of parliamentary elections, taking 33% of the vote.
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France heads to the polls for a high-stakes snap parliamentary election
Ballot could see Marine Le Pen’s National Rally form government as polls suggest support for far-right party has strengthened.
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During a Euro 2024 football match, a Belgian town closed a bridge leading to France
“The French are much more chauvinistic than we are,” the town’s mayor said.
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French court dismisses corruption challenge in Cameroon food venture dispute
A French court has rejected a Cameroonian businessman’s attempt to set aside an ICC award in favour of a Spanish food group based on allegations it terminated their partnership to benefit from corrupt links with Nigerian officials.
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British woman ’gang-raped after attending festival’ in Paris
A British woman has allegedly been raped while attending a festival in Paris.
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Top fear for Paris 2024 Olympics is Islamist terror attack, says police chief
“There is no clear-cut threat yet against the Games,” police chief added.
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Condor Ferries scheduled to operate during the summer
Condor Ferries services from Guernsey and Jersey to St Malo are set to operate as scheduled this summer after strikes in France were suspended.
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The invader’s European nest: the family of a Russian aircraft and drone developer owns property in France and the UK
Villas, luxury clothes, business in Europe… The Russian businessmen who financed the invasion of Ukraine do not want their children and grandchildren to live in their homeland, so they easily send them to “decaying Europe”.
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London surpasses Paris as Europe’s largest stock market following Macron’s election gamble
Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble has caused France to lose its crown as Europe’s biggest stock market, with London retaking the title after spending most of the last two years in second place.
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British kayaker dies after ‘getting into trouble’ in fast-flowing French river
A British man has died after a group of 11 kayakers got into trouble in a southeastern French river.
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Fire at one of world’s most famous palaces sparks wild conspiracy theory
One of the top tourist attractions in France has been evacuated during a fire, just weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics.
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ISIS warns of Eiffel Tower drone attack in chilling Paris Olympics threat
Supporters of Islamic State have issued a call for ‘lone wolves’ to carry out drone strikes on Paris during the 2024 Olympics.
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French President Emmanuel Macron calls snap election following significant far-right gains in EU vote
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen welcomed Mr Macron’s call for new parliamentary elections
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French far right obliterates Macron’s camp in EU election
The French far right headed by Jordan Bardella is projected to grab more than the combined total of the second and third place finishers as it lands its strongest-ever showing in a nationwide vote.
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Rishi Sunak says sorry for leaving D-day events early to record TV interview
UK prime minister says it was ‘a mistake not to stay in France longer – and I apologise’
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WWII veteran dies on the way to the D-Day anniversary in France
A World War II veteran has tragically died just hours before attending an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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Russian-Ukrainian ’terrorist’ arrested in Paris for detonating ’Mother of Satan’ bomb near airport hotel
It comes just days after French authorities foiled an ’islamist-inspired’ Olympics terror plot
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The warring conmen at the heart of a €5bn carbon credit scam
Emissions trading was supposed to save the planet. But fraudsters quickly learned how to rip the system off, making themselves spectacularly rich. Then some of the major players started turning on each other