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A construction worker’s death casts a shadow on France’s Olympics…

Posted by June 11, 2024

Paris, France – Under a soft but steady rain, several dozen people gathered on Pont d’Austerlitz, the bridge over the Seine River, on a late April Saturday,

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Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released

Posted by June 10, 2024

Environmental Governance Institute says Stephen Kwikiriza in ‘poor condition’ after ‘severe beatings’ in detention.An activist with an environmental gro

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EU elections 2024: Who lost and won, and who was…

Posted by June 10, 2024

EXPLAINERThe centre right held ground, but a surge for the far right could impact policymaking in Brussels.It was a good weekend for the far right across the Eu

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France’s Macron calls for snap elections after far right surge…

Posted by June 9, 2024

Announcement comes after exit polls showed his alliance losing to far-right National Rally (RN) in EU parliament vote.French President Emmanuel Macron has annou

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Alcaraz defeats Zverev in five sets to win first French…

Posted by June 9, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz’s third grand slam title maintains his perfect record in major finals.Carlos Alcaraz fought back to defeat Alexander Zverev in a five-set Frenc

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Israel occupying Palestine echoes France colonising Algeria: Analysts

Posted by June 9, 2024

Thousands of protesters gathered in a town under colonial rule in the 1940s. They raised national flags and placards and called for self-determination. The auth

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Biden apologises to Zelenskyy for aid delays, lauds Ukraine’s war…

Posted by June 7, 2024

US president says Washington is still ‘completely, thoroughly’ standing with Kyiv to fend off the Russian invasion.United States President Joe Biden has apo

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Russia arrests French researcher suspected of collecting intelligence

Posted by June 7, 2024

Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) confirms 47-year-old Laurent Vinatier was detained in Moscow and says it is working to secure his relaase.Russia has arres

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Photos: World War II veterans honoured on D-Day’s 80th anniversary

Posted by June 6, 2024

The United Kingdom’s King Charles has expressed “eternal admiration” to the Allied soldiers that reached France by sea and air to drive out Nazi forces, a

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World leaders, veterans mark D-Day’s 80th anniversary in France

Posted by June 6, 2024

Veterans and world leaders have gathered in Normandy, France, to mark the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings, when more than 150,000 Allied sol

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France arrests Ukraine-Russia national following explosion at hotel

Posted by June 5, 2024

Man treated by a fire brigade ‘when he suffered serious burns following an explosion’, the prosecutor’s office says.The French domestic intelligence agenc

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Russia denies Eiffel Tower coffin stunt an anti-Ukraine undertaking

Posted by June 4, 2024

The coffin stunt comes as Western leaders rethink the bounds of their approach to arming and training Ukrainians.Russia has vehemently denied any role in a stun

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