France seeks help from allies to bolster security during Paris Olympics
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France has asked its foreign allies to send several thousand members of their security forces to help guard the Paris Olympics, officials said Thursday, underlining the strains caused by the sporting extravaganza which begins in July ..read more
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France takes down fake website inviting volunteers to 'enlist in Ukraine'
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13h ago
French authorities have uncovered a website containing a fake recruitment drive for French volunteers to join the war in Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Thursday ..read more
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France's parliament condemns 1961 police massacre of Algerians in Paris
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13h ago
The French parliament's lower house on Thursday approved a resolution condemning as "bloody and murderous repression" the killing by Paris police of dozens of Algerians in a crackdown on a 1961 protest to support Algerian independence ..read more
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'Unprofessional, dirty and wild': French lawmakers vote to outlaw hair discrimination
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13h ago
Those sporting Afro-styled hair, blonde or ginger hair, dreads, braids or even balding heads could gain new protections in France, where a bill outlawing discrimination based on hair texture, length, colour or style cleared a first hurdle in the French parliament on Thursday. While some argue the law is unnecessary, others say it will fill a gap in existing legislation tackling discrimination.  ..read more
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French principal’s resignation over veil death threats sparks uproar
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2d ago
French politicians from across the political spectrum Wednesday denounced what they called an "Islamist" attack on education after a school principal resigned following death threats over a Muslim veil.  ..read more
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Olympic flame to burn in front of Louvre museum during Paris 2024 Games
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2d ago
The Olympic flame is set to burn in the Tuileries Garden in front of the Louvre museum for the duration of the Paris Games in July and August, a source involved in the discussions told AFP ..read more
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Macron and Lula announce €1 billion investment plan for the Amazon
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French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a visit to Brazil Tuesday with the launch of a billion-euro Amazonian green investment plan alongside his counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ..read more
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France denies supplying arms to Israel for Gaza war
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France's defence minister on Tuesday denied allegations from investigative journalists that France supplied components for ammunition used by the Israeli army in its Gaza campaign ..read more
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France's Macron heads to Brazilian Amazon in three-day trip to restore ties
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday kicks off a visit to Brazil in the Amazon city of Belem, the host of 2025 UN climate talks, where he and Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will seek to reset frayed ties ..read more
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Migrant transfers from Paris ahead of Olympics anger local mayors
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2d ago
Mayors in rural and small-town France are increasingly angry over the transfer of migrants from the capital to their communities, which they believe is linked to clean-up efforts ahead of the Paris Olympics ..read more
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