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The retreat brought EU leaders together at Alden Biesen Castle, with Mario Draghi also in attendance. The French president stressed the need for concrete decisions, insisting there should be “no taboos.”
With Chris Wormald being forced out, Romeo is a frontrunner with a reputation for being forthrightAntonia Romeo is not a typical civil servant, according to almost everyone who has worked with or met her in a professional context.Charming, ambitious and not afraid to publicise her own achievements, Romeo was on the shortlist to be cabinet secretary a year ago when Keir Starmer opted instead for a classic “Sir Humphrey” choice in Chris Wormald. Continue reading...
Those calling for the Fed to cut rates should look again at the relationship between prices and productivity growth
Last weekend's 48-7 thumping at historic rivals England in their tournament opener came with a backdrop of another crisis in the nation of little more than three million people.
Last month the Welsh Rugby Union, founded in 1881, began the process of culling one of its four professional clubs, the Ospreys, in the latest instalment of the off-field problems engulfing the governing body.
The Swansea-based side's owners are likely to take over Cardiff.
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The case around diplomat Fabrice Aidan, who has rejected all the charges, is the latest to shake France in the fallout following the US Department of Justice's release last month of new Epstein investigation files.
"When I learnt about it, I was appalled," Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Wednesday told the RTL broadcaster.
In an X post late on Tuesday, he said he was referring allegations against Aidan to the public prosecutor, and launching an internal inquiry into the "foreign affai...
The European Parliament has approved changes to the EU asylum system paving the way for authorities to fast-track asylum rejections and making it possible for asylum seekers to be transferred to countries with which they have little or no connection. Rights groups call it an 'attack on the right to asylum'. The move marks a sharp hardening of European migration policy fuelled by the rise of the far-right.
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Flights in and out of the Texas border city of El Paso resumed after the US government lifted a ban on air traffic it had abruptly imposed overnight due to concerns about a military anti-drone system.
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday pointed to government backing for Elon Musk’s Starlink as evidence of the need for stronger public investment in European industry, drawing a rebuke from the billionaire after calling him “oversubsidised.” Speaking in Antwerp, Macron urged a “Buy European” strategy financed partly through joint EU borrowing.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at the White House for talks with Donald Trump. Iran's nuclear program, regional security, and the risk of escalation are all high on the agenda.
The visit comes as the Iranian regime marks the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. This year's widely televised celebrations are taking place amid the biggest challenge to the regime's authority since it took power. Demonstrations about the cost of living in late December grew into nationwide an...
'We will get through this, we will learn from this,' a visibly upset Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters following a school shooting where nine people died in one of the deadliest mass killings in recent Canadian history.
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Millions of young Bangladeshis will vote for the first time on Thursday in a landmark election to determine the country's leadership following a 2024 student-led uprising that ended former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's autocratic rule. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr Chietigj Bajpaee, Senior Research Fellow for South Asia in the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House.
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President Donald Trump participates in an event in Washington, D.C., called "The Champion of Coal."
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François Picard is pleased to welcome Emily Morris, Honorary Senior Research Associate at University College London's Institute of the Americas. The fuel embargo has shifted from an abstract policy dispute into harming quality of life. This is not simply “shortage,” but a sequence of events: deeper power cuts and a transport squeeze that limits mobility, work, and institutional routines like universities going remote. The most corrosive feature is uncertainty, the most likely scenario is a st...
World leaders are heading for Germany, for the annual Munich Security Conference - one year since the US Vice-President JD Vance delivered a bombshell speech, lambasting European leaders and shaking the old transatlantic alliance.
Since then, the Trump White House has tipped the world order upside down with punitive trade tariffs and an unpredictable approach to countries including Ukraine, Russia, Greenland, Canada, Iran and Venezuela.
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The Supreme Court in Ghana has ordered the government to reveal the terms of a controversial deportation deal with the US, with rights groups calling the agreement both unclear and immoral. In South Africa, while tensions with the US over tariffs persist, trade relations with China are improving, and exporters are preparing to seize new opportunities in the Chinese market. Meanwhile, in Kenya, the family of General Kiambati wa Njora, the last leader of the Mau Mau movement, is pushing for a n...
A Paris appeals court said Wednesday it will rule on July 7 in a fraud case against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, in what is expected to be a pivotal moment for French politics. A lower court last year handed the veteran 57-year-old politician a five-year ban from public office over a fake jobs scam at the European Parliament, dashing her presidential ambitions. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot reports.
Paris court sets 7 July for ruling in far-right leader Marine Le Pen's EU funds graft appeal case
In March 2025, a Paris court ruled that Le Pen was at the heart of "a fraudulent system" that her party used to siphon off European Parliament funds worth €2.9 million.
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Leaders are still deeply split over how much regulation to slash, and where to spend subsidies
French astronaut Sophie Adenot is set to fly to the International Space Station on Friday, 13 February 2026. She will launch at around 11:00 CET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission. The launch was due to take place today, Thursday, but was postponed because of bad weather. They are due to dock with ISS on Saturday evening.
France’s foreign minister has ordered an investigation into a senior diplomat after revelations of his correspondence with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and past allegations of accessing child abuse websites while serving at the United Nations.
Bangladesh is holding its first election since the authoritarian former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was toppled in a popular uprising two years ago. With her party banned, the center-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party or the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami are most likely to end up leading the country. DW spoke with the top candidates on the eve of the ballot.
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In March 2025, a Paris court ruled that Le Pen was at the heart of "a fraudulent system" that her party used to siphon off European Parliament funds worth €2.9 million.
Russia has become one of the most challenging places in the world to be a journalist, where reporters face threats of intimidation, expulsion and imprisonment. BBC Panorama has followed a year in the life of the BBC’s Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, as he tries to walk the tightrope during a time of geopolitical upheaval.
He is confronted by police, suspected spies pop up and local TV crews doorstep him – all while doing his job as a reporter. Steve also reflects on how Russia has changed in...
A lower court last year handed the 57-year-old veteran politician a five-year ban from public office over a fake jobs scam at the European parliament, dashing her presidential ambitions.
If the appeals court upholds last year's bombshell ruling, the three-time presidential candidate would be banned from running in 2027, widely seen as her best chance at the top job.
At the end of Wednesday's proceedings, the court's president said it will deliver the ruling on July 7 in the early afternoon...
No official reason was given for Wednesday's Cabinet shake‑up, though the Official Gazette said the outgoing ministers had "requested to be relieved" of their duties.
PARIS — As the French presidential election campaign kicks into gear unusually early ahead of the 2027 ballot, the far-right National Rally will be stuck on the sidelines until summer waiting to find out whether their candidate will be Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella.
Clarity on timing emerged Wednesday when a court announced it would deliver a verdict on July 7 in Le Pen’s ongoing appeal of a five-year election ban that knocked her out of the race.
The situation is becoming inc...
A Paris appeals court on Wednesday set July 7 as the date it will issue its ruling in far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s EU parliament funds misuse case. A lower court last year banned her from public office for five years, and if the appeals court upholds that ruling, she will be unable to run in next year’s presidential election.
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Daniel Whittington writes that it shows a lack of understanding; plus letters on the length of maternity leave and the emotional cost of leaving conception too lateAs a 24-year-old French man, I think this plan (France’s letters to 29-year-olds to remind them to have babies is a spectacular missing of the point, 10 February) reveals a mind‑boggling lack of understanding by our country’s leaders of what is actually going through the minds of our generation.For as long as I can remember, t...
Judges’ verdict on embezzlement challenge to determine if far-right leader can stand in 2027 electionDefence lawyers for Marine Le Pen have told a Paris appeals court she did not orchestrate a system to misuse European parliament funds, at the close of an embezzlement trial that will determine whether the far-right leader can run in the 2027 French presidential election.Le Pen’s lawyer, Sandra Chirac Kollarik, told the court on Wednesday: “At no moment did Marine Le Pen imagine that she broke...
Julia Simon from France pulled off an impressive skiing effort in the women’s 15-kilometre individual biathlon event on Wednesday, securing a gold medal despite having picked up a penalty in the shooting range.
BRUSSELS — Rome is again aligning with Berlin by saying that it’s not the time to discuss European joint debt as proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron — even though it’s an idea Italy has pushed for years.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday said while the government broadly agrees on the need for shared borrowing to fund investments in strategic sectors it isn’t worth contemplating while France and Germany were at odds over the matter.“I pr...
Portugal's interior minister resigns following criticism of flood management
Maria Lucia Amaral "felt that she did not have the personal and political conditions necessary to carry out her duties," a presidency statement late on Tuesday said.
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A French prosecutor on Tuesday made public the identity of a 79-year-old man accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 minors over more than five decades, launching an appeal for witnesses and possible victims in what authorities described as an unusually sprawling case spanning multiple countries. Grenoble prosecutor Étienne Manteaux said the suspect, Jacques Leveugle, also acknowledged killing his mother and aunt, prompting a parallel investigation.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's appeal trial over alleged misuse of European Parliament funds ends Wednesday with the defence making its final case before a decision is made that could see her barred from running for president next year. The outcome of the appeal trial will be announced at a later date, likely before summer.
France's foreign minister has requested a probe after the name of a French diplomat on leave appeared in numerous emails to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "I was appalled," Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday. In an X post late on Tuesday, he said he was referring allegations against Fabrice Aidan to the public prosecutor, and launching an internal inquiry.
Marine Le Pen's appeal trial over alleged misuse of European Parliament funds is ending Wednesday with one question looming above all others: will the French far-right leader be able to run for president next year?
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France is engaged in a political debate over a controversial proposal to create a legal right to medically-assisted dying. One of the key concerns is the eligibility criteria, sparking a number of claims about how far the proposed law could go.
BRUSSELS — Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is looking forward to meeting his fellow leaders at a castle in the Belgian countryside on Thursday but not even these relaxed surroundings can quell the EU’s simmering divisions.
The chief agitator this time is French President Emmanuel Macron, who is pushing for a new “Buy European” drive — which would seek to favor the EU’s own companies in areas of strategic importance such as defense, steel and electric vehicles. Macron has tri...
Livestock lobbying looms large in tense political climate
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has demanded an investigation into diplomat Fabrice Aidan following the revelation that the foreign affairs secretary shared a long email correspondence with late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. French media reported that Aidan had resigned from his position at the United Nations in 2013 after having been caught visiting child sex abuse material websites.
Paris is facing a Berlin-Rome axis in the debate over how to revive the EU economy. From eurobonds to a European preference and the Mercosur trade deal, competing visions are set to collide when the bloc’s 27 leaders meet on Thursday.
France should lead an international coalition committed to toppling Iran’s clerical leadership, former prime minister Gabriel Attal said Wednesday, as authorities continue to violently suppress mass protests that began late last year.
Police search for more possible victims of Jacques Leveugle, whose alleged crimes span many countries and date back to 1960sFrench police have made a rare international appeal for victims and witnesses in the case of a 79-year-old former teacher accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 children across five continents from the 1960s until 2022.Police in Grenoble said Jacques Leveugle, who has been in pretrial detention in France since April 2025, was a “textbook example” of a serial sexual...
The two main candidates in Paris' mayoral elections have begun their campaigns. France's mayoral elections will take place in March and for the first time in 12 years, Paris will have a new mayor. Leading the race to replace Anne Hidalgo, who's stepping down after completing her second mandate, is fellow Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire, who currently leads the first-round polls. But seeking to snap a 25-year left-wing leadership in the capital, is right-wing candidate Rachida Dati.
Drop comes as AI firm Altruist launches service that helps advisers create personalised tax strategiesBusiness live – latest updatesWealth managers and price comparison sites have become the latest companies to be hit by fears that their businesses will be disrupted by new artificial intelligence innovations.Shares in UK wealth management firms tumbled on Wednesday morning, after the AI company Altruist Corp launched a service that it said helps advisers create personalised tax strategies by ...
France’s Senate has voted in a new criminal offence targeting intermediaries or agents representing adult content creators on online platforms. The bill, which has sparked deep divisions, aims to crack down on what supporters call “pimping 2.0”.
PARIS — French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said in an interview Wednesday that he could “not rule out” the possibility that more French diplomats are in the Epstein files after revelations emerged of a former envoy who was allegedly in close contact with the convicted sex offender.
The allegations regarding the former French diplomat, which emerged Tuesday in French media, prompted Barrot to report the individual to the justice system, launch an internal probe an...
Taylor says party in ‘worst position’ since formation and says it needs ‘strong leadership, clear direction’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor has resigned from shadow cabinet and is expected to challenge Sussan Ley for the Liberal leadership, declaring the party is in the “worst position” since its formation in 1944.Taylor announced Wednesday evening he was resigning from shadow cabinet, the first step in an expected bid to depose the party’s first female...
Follow updates livePM tells Isaac Herzog Australia wants transparency over Zomi Frankcom’s death as pair meet in CanberraGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTurnbull says Liberals should stop ‘chasing Pauline Hanson down a rightwing populist burrow’Turnbull has made no secret that he doesn’t like the party shifting towards the right and believes his former colleagues have spent too much time watching Sky News after dark.The problem the party has got is that it has drift...
France’s parliament on Wednesday debates a petition against the Duplomb agriculture law, which would reauthorise the use of a pesticide banned in 2018. The issue has become a flashpoint between farming unions, scientists and environmental groups – with concerns for biodiversity and human health.
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PARIS — France’s presidential election may still be more than 14 months away, but the campaign is already well under way.
Traditionally, French campaigns don’t get going until after the August holidays of the year before, but the stakes for the 2027 contest are so high — given the potential victory of a far-right president skeptical of the European Union and NATO — that the race is now on.
Almost every policy agenda in France, from the environment to business regulation, is now b...
A student died during protests over unpaid financial aid at Senegal's top university in Dakar, as weeks of unrest over delayed stipends escalated into clashes with security forces.
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ICE acting director Todd Lyons refused to apologize to the families of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti for the portrayal of them by top administration officials as 'domestic terrorists' .
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The release of the cache of new files in the US has revealed a host of new Jeffrey Epstein connections with politicians, royals and the ultra-rich right across Europe. In Oslo, the parliament has agreed to set up an independent commission to investigate the ties between the convicted sex offender and several prominent Norwegians, from the crown princess to a former prime minister. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis reports.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed reports that President Donald Trump told Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer he'd be willing to unfreeze $16B in New York infrastructure funds if Schumer endorsed the idea of naming Penn Station and Dulles airport after Trump.
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French metal giant ArcelorMittal has confirmed it will go ahead with a plan to build a new electric furnace to replace one of its coal-powered ones at its steel mill in northern France. Half of the €1.3 billion investment will come from a state-backed energy efficiency mechanism. President Emmanuel Macron toured the Dunkirk site to mark the occasion. Also in the segment, we look at the state of Cuba's economic crisis amid severe fuel shortages.
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French metal giant ArcelorMittal has confirmed it will go ahead with a plan to build a new electric furnace to replace one of its coal-powered ones at its steel mill in northern France. Half of the €1.3 billion investment will come from a state-backed energy efficiency mechanism. President Emmanuel Macron toured the Dunkirk site to mark the occasion. Also in the segment, we look at the state of Cuba's economic crisis amid severe fuel shortages.
These people in New Delhi are protesting over Prime Minister Modi's name appearing in the Epstein files. Emails show Epstein claimed credit for Modi's historic 2017 visit to Israel.
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In tonight's edition, anger, grief, and unanswered questions in Senegal a day after a student protest turns deadly in Dakar. Also, in Sudan, deadly drone strikes are intensifying. And childbirth can be a matter of survival in some parts of Uganda: as hospitals fail and fees rise, expectant mothers are forced to seek care wherever they can find it.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has expressed support for an EU-wide age limit similar to the new Australian law restricting social media usage for those under 16.
France could be the first European country to introduce such a ban. As early as September 1, lawmakers are discussing new legislation that would limit access to social media platforms for those under 15, and President Macron supports the move.
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U.S. ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons refused to apologize to the families of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti for their portrayal by top administration officials as "domestic terrorists."
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The Pentagon released footage of the ship being boarded in the Indian Ocean. The US Defence Dpartment says the vessel had defied President Trump's so-called 'quarantine of sanctioned ships in the Caribbean'. The tanker was one of several that fled the Venezuelan coast in early January, after the United States abducted the country's leader Nicolas Maduro.
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French prosecutors appeal for witnesses in the case of ex-teacher Jacques Leveugle, 79, accused of abusing 89 minors and confessing to two mercy killings.
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to ramp up investment in strategic industries, warning that the continent risks being “swept aside” by competition from the United States and China.
Jacques Leveugle allegedly kept a diary of the abuse which also spanned several countries, prompting police to appeal for more victims to come forward.
France dropped to a historic low in a global corruption index released Tuesday, in the wake of high-profile scandals last year involving former president Nicolas Sarkozy, far-right leader Marine Le Pen and a government cover-up of wrongdoing at the Perrier mineral water company.
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European Parliament clears way for transferring asylum seekers to unrelated countries
A legislative change approved by the European Parliament will enable EU states to send asylum seekers to countries with which they have no existing link.
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Macron pushes for EU common debt capacity to fund Europe’s future
The French president has called for a common EU debt capacity and eurobonds to fund green tech, defence and security, arguing Europe must invest in its future.
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Survivors of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Democratic lawmakers are gathering in Washington to introduce "Virginia's Law".
The legislation aims to remove the statute of limitations - or a deadline to file a lawsuit - which the group say "has shielded traffickers and denied survivors their day in court".
The family of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre will join survivors, advocates and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.
It comes after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) rel...
In this edition, we take a deep dive into dating in France. As the French government teams up with Tinder to encourage people to vote in the upcoming municipal elections, Solange Mougin takes a look not only at the youth vote in France, but also the degree to which French young people are using, but also turning away from, dating apps. While the hope of finding love remains strong for many, there is also a societal shift underway about being – and staying – single.
On Tuesday, the Grenoble public prosecutor's office launched an appeal for witnesses concerning a 79-year-old man suspected of aggravated rape and sexual assault committed against 89 minors in several countries between 1967 and 2022. The suspect, former teacher Jacques Leveugle, has also confessed to the murder of his mother and aunt decades ago.
The 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index from NGO Transparency International, has found that global corruption is worse than a decade ago, with democracies particularly slipping.
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s call for a joint borrowing scheme ahead of an EU leaders summit on Thursday.
In an interview with six European media outlets published Tuesday, Macron urged Europe to launch a plan for new common borrowing, or eurobonds, to boost investment in strategic sectors, framing it as an economic necessity if the continent is to keep up with the U.S. and China.
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The French president has called for a common EU debt capacity and eurobonds to fund green tech, defence and security, arguing Europe must invest in its future.
Marine Le Pen’s party is concocting plans to replace a vital, vibrant arts scene with a retrograde movement that would glorify the country’s pastShould you judge the quality of a film based on how many people have been to see it? It’s the type of argument you would expect to hear in the context of the “culture war”; but is it what you would expect to hear from French culture warriors? From a country that uses language quotas to maintain its musicians on broadcast media, has fought to promote ...
Twenty-four families on Tuesday filed a legal complaint at the Paris Court of Justice against the French state and baby milk manufacturers for negligence over their handling of contaminated formula. They are calling for the products to be tested by an independent laboratory.
Disagreement comes just two days before EU leaders meet for an informal summit in Belgium
The French president warns of growing threats from China, Russia and now the US, saying Europe faces a "wake-up call".
“It is time for Europe to wake up … If we do not decide for ourselves, we will be swept away,” the French president saidThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has urged Europe to reassert its position in the world, as the continent faces rapidally changing landscape in politics and trade.In an interview with a group of European media outlets, Macron warned that the strategy of bowing down to the US and other geopolitical powers doesn’t work and urged Europe to urgently step up its integration...
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is facing accusations of playing politics with the country’s civil service after tapping Budget Minister Amélie de Montchalin as the country’s next top auditor.
Once she takes the post as the head of France’s Court of Auditors, it would be de Montchalin’s job to independently review and assess the impact of the French budget each year — including the 2026 budget she was responsible for drawing up.
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US tariffs hit French wine and spirits shipments hard last year, playing a major role in the overall drop of eight percent in value of one of France's top exports, a trade body said Tuesday.
Failing to defend themselves, Europeans “will be swept aside”, the French president warned
Teacher who ran school outside Paris was a formative influence on generations of comedians and actors including Helena Bonham Carter and Emma ThompsonMaster clown Philippe Gaulier, the influential founder of France’s École Philippe Gaulier, has died aged 82. Gaulier taught the art of clowning for decades and his students included Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, Rachel Weisz and Geoffrey Rush.Gaulier died on Monday due to complications from a lung infection. He had a st...
The head of France's National Assembly on Tuesday pushed back against opposition calls for a parliamentary inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's links to the French political and cultural elite, a day after President Emmanuel Macron said the scandal involving the late sex offender was "a matter that mainly concerns the United States".
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron made an energetic appeal for Europe to launch a joint borrowing scheme and boost investment in strategic sectors, framing it as a economic necessity if the continent is to keep up with the United States and China.
In an interview with six European media outlets published Tuesday, Macron said Europe must seize on the unity it showed during its transatlantic rift with Washington over the Trump administration’s threat to annex Greenland.
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The government is preparing to publish a key energy roadmap, aiming for 60% electricity consumption by 2030, with six new nuclear reactors and a mix of renewable energies.
He spoke after dispatching a top adviser to Moscow last week, in the first such meeting since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
"What did I gain? Confirmation that Russia does not want peace right now," he said in an interview with several European newspapers including Germany's Suddeutsche Zeitung.
"But above all, we have rebuilt those channels of discussion at a technical level," he said in the interview released on Tuesday.
"My wish is to share this w...
French President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to include European partners in a resumption of dialogue with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after dispatching a top adviser to Moscow last week, in the first such meeting since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine four years ago. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine.
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French president calls on bloc to take the necessary steps to become a true global economic power
Britain's Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, is fighting for his political survival. A key ally from his Labour Party called for Starmer's resignation over his decision to appoint a senior politician with ties to the disgraced Jeffrey Epstein as US ambassador to Washington. Starmer responded by saying he "won't walk away" from the job, but the UK leader remains under intense pressure.
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Fallout begins after tumultuous scenes during protests over Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit. Follow the latest news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW premier, Chris Minns, is making the first of multiple appearances across the media this morning following the violent clashes between police and protesters yesterday evening.He has told Channel Nine’s Today program that police were “put in an impossible situation last night”:It’s worth remembering they...
Buckingham Palace says Britain's King Charles will support police investigating his brother, the former Prince Andrew. Police say they're examining whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor - as he's now known - passed confidential government information to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, when Andrew was a UK trade envoy. Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Before that, the Prince and Princess of Wales gave the first public Royal reaction regarding the Epstein scandal.
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The digital economy now accounts for 17% of global GDP, worth over 20 trillion dollars according to a new report by the International Data Centre Authority. But growth has been uneven across the world with more than one billion people having poor access to electricity. IDCA's CEO Mehdi Paryavi tells France 24 that poorer nations can develop digital economies that can empower the nation and improve energy access and education.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries holds a briefing.
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