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The Defendants in France’s Rape Trial Are Telling Us Something Horrifying
The past few weeks have been a brutal reminder that ignorance or the claiming of it can be a convenient tool of the powerful.Top stories - The New York Times - October 15 -
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France calls for tighter monitoring of Russian gas exports to EU
LNG flows have increased despite attempts to sanction Moscow and weaken its economyWorld - Financial Times - October 15 -
France's budget battle: Why the government's plan to plug the deficit is sparking an outcry
France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficitWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
France warns it could block €15.5bn Sanofi consumer health deal
Proposed sale of controlling stake to US private equity group has sparked backlash in countryBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Fake vintage wine gang busted in France and Italy, police say
The group is alleged to have made fake labels from famous French vineyards, using them to sell cheap wine.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
Six Russian soldiers granted French visas after fleeing war in Ukraine
Organisations assisting Russian deserters hope France’s decision will lead to more soldiers fleeing. Six Russian soldiers who fled the war in Ukraine have been granted temporary visas as they apply ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
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Two days of torrential rain bring major flooding to central France
France’s prime minister says firefighters and other rescuers have been involved in about 2,300 operations, some of them lifesaving, in what appears to be the biggest flooding in 40 years in central ...World - ABC News - October 18 -
Anti-fossil fuel comic that went viral in France arrives in UK
World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear power. In 2019, France’s best known climate expert sat down to work with its most feted graphic novelist. The ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
France vows support for Ukraine's plan to end Russian invasion
France's foreign minister has pledged his support for Ukraine’s plan for ending the war with RussiaWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
France’s foreign minister pledges support for Ukraine ‘victory plan’
Jean-Noël Barrot says Russian victory would ‘push the international order toward chaos’ as he backs negotiations. France’s foreign minister pledged his support for Ukraine’s plan for ending the war ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
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Demonstrators in France praise Gisèle Pélicot's courage in harrowing drug and rape trial
Women and men have demonstrated together in Paris and other French cities in support of Gisèle Pélicot and against sexual violenceWorld - ABC News - October 19 -
It may be a golden age for France in the NBA. And not just because of Victor Wembanyama
The reigning NBA rookie of the yearSports - ABC News - October 20 -
France takes stake in Sanofi unit as part of €16bn sale to CD&R
Deal for consumer health arm faced political furore over ceding controlling stake to US private equity groupBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
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Sensational mass trial shines a dark light on rape culture in France
The sensational trial of 50 men accused of raping an unwitting and unconscious French woman who was repeatedly drugged by her husband has exposed what critics say is a dark rape culture in the countryWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
France’s Financial Morass Produces a Harsh Critique From Moody’s
The financial ratings agency, citing a “fiscal deterioration” with rising borrowing and a political logjam, downgraded its outlook for French debt.Business - The New York Times - October 25 -
UK-France school trips at risk of being axed as Brexit checks come in
French government officials and teachers express ‘concern’ over the impact of incoming border checks on student travelBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
France and Germany attack UK plan to levy VAT on international school fees
Proposal to impose value added tax in the Budget risks damaging diplomatic ties, ambassadors sayBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
Mont Ventoux returns for 2025 Tour de France with Pogacar aiming for No 4
Race begins in Lille on 5 July and returns to Paris finale Tour de France Femmes begins in Brittany on 26 July Mountains, crosswinds, cobbles and time trials: none of the hazards of the 2025 ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Is this the budget Britain needs? Our panel responds | Frances Ryan and others
In Labour’s first budget for almost 15 years, Rachel Reeves has unveiled tax rises and promises of investment in public services. Here comes Labour defining itself at last with the biggest ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Trial Over Killing of Teacher Samuel Paty Begins in France
Eight more people are facing charges over the 2020 murder of the teacher, Samuel Paty, who had displayed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad as an illustration of free speech.World - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
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UK says it voted against UN nuclear war panel because consequences already known
Foreign Office argues scientific study into modern effects of nuclear war not needed . The UK was one of three countries to vote against creating a UN scientific panel on the effects of nuclear war ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Trial opens in France in the beheading of a teacher over prophet cartoons
The trial of eight people in Paris on terrorism charges started on Monday over the beheading of teacher Samuel PatyWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Hidden behind the budget is a terrible bombshell: billions in cuts for disabled people | Frances Ryan
The DWP confirms that draconian ‘savings’ are coming down the track. Are we a nation that will repair hospitals, but not help a nurse with long Covid?. In the days after the budget, the headlines ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Kylian Mbappé left out of France’s latest squad after Deschamps talks
Didier Deschamps says he has made a ‘one-off decision’ Player will sit out the matches against Israel and Italy The Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé was not named in France’s squad to face ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Mbappé omitted from France squad amid poor form
Kylian Mbappé has not been included in France's squad for their Nations League fixtures against Israel and Italy, Didier Deschamps confirmed on Thursday.Sports - ESPN - 6 hours ago -
The big idea: is nostalgia killing politics?
From the Tories’ Thatcher fixation to Labour’s Blair fetish, ideas from the past are poisoning the political present. The pop culture of past generations weighs like a dark cloud on the youth of ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
FirstFT: Japan plunges into political chaos
Also in today’s newsletter, oil price falls and Franklin Templeton hit by record outflowsWorld - Financial Times - October 28 -
Americans overrun with political text messages
Cell phones across the country have been inundated with text messages about the election, particularly in the last few months. Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox's "Explain it to Me" podcast, joined CBS ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30
