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John Phelan nominated to lead Navy under Trump

President-elect Trump plans to nominate businessman John Phelan as the next head of the Navy. “John will be a tremendous force for our Naval Servicemembers, and a steadfast leader in advancing my ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Rick Scott, John Thune or John Cornyn could be next Senate majority leader

Three names -- Florida Sen. Rick Scott, South Dakota Sen. John Thune and Texas Sen. John Cornyn -- are being floated in Congress as Senate Republicans prepare to meet to choose their next leader. ...

Renowned French actor says Depardieu's sex assault case underlines a need for change

Renowned French actor Anouk Grinberg says the sexual assault trial against fellow actor Gérard Depardieu reflects the slow path toward awareness of sex abuse in France, especially in the film ...

World - ABC News - October 29

French banks diverge as Société Générale shares surge, BNP Paribas stock sinks

France’s top two banks saw their share prices take rival trajectories on Thursday as Société Générale shares surged on news of a management shakeup while BNP Paribas shares slipped on a mixed set ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Jerry Bailey: I won the Breeders’ Cup riding a 133-1 French horse

One of the myths that has developed over time in the Breeders’ Cup is that European turf horses cannot win against the Americans on dirt and this is why City Of Troy’s appearance in the $7 million ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2

French parents whose children took own lives sue TikTok over harmful content

Lawsuit alleges TikTok’s algorithm exposed teenagers to videos promoting suicide, self-harm and eating disorders. Seven French families have filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the platform of ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Verdicts coming in major French trial casting light on deadly migrant-smuggling trade

World - Yahoo News - November 5

French court convicts 18 people over involvement in human smuggling network, jailing 1 for 15 years

World - ABC News - November 5

French court convicts 18 in a major trial that casts light on the deadly migrant-smuggling trade

A French court has found 18 defendants guilty in a migrant-smuggling trial linked to the perilous English Channel route from France to the U.K. One of the ringleaders, from Iraq, was sentenced ...

World - ABC News - November 5

The French crypto whale looks to have made $47 million from his Trump bets

The French national who ran four interrelated accounts on the crypto betting site Polymarket has profited handsomely from his bets on former President Donald Trump.

Business - MarketWatch - November 6

Kylian Mbappe at Real Madrid hasn't worked yet: What must Los Blancos' French star do to get rolling?

Thierry Henry offered some advice as to how to get things going in the Spanish capital

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

French minister cancels holy site visit after Israeli police arrest gendarmes

France summons Israeli ambassador over incident at Eleona domain in Jerusalem which is under French control. The French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has abandoned a visit to a holy site in ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

France condemns a spat between Israeli police and French consulate staff at a Jerusalem church

The French foreign ministry says armed Israeli police forced their way into a French-owned church compound in the contested city of Jerusalem, briefly detaining two consulate members and prompting ...

World - ABC News - November 7

Book Review: 'Those Opulent Days' is a mystery drenched in cruelties of colonial French Indochina

”Those Opulent Days” is a historical novel set in the Vietnam of the 1920s, when it was part of colonial French Indochina

Entertainment - ABC News - November 11

French news titles sue X over allegedly running their content without payment

Social media site accused of violating law that requires platforms to pay media when republishing articles. Several leading French newspapers have said they are suing the social media platform X, ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

French farmers protest against EU-Mercosur deal that will increase South American imports

World - Yahoo News - November 12

Olympic medalist withdraws from French boxing elections citing racist and sexist attacks

Sarah Ourahmoune, a silver medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games, has withdrawn her bid to become president of the French boxing federation

Sports - ABC News - November 12

Cop 29 live: Argentina’s negotiators ordered to withdraw from climate summit; French minister cancels trip

France’s ecology minister cancels after Azerbaijan’s president attacks French actions in overseas territories. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has joined a chorus of ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

French military systems in Sudan may break UN arms embargo, says Amnesty

Group says it has identified the Galix defence system on armoured vehicles imported from the UAE and calls for government to investigate. France must investigate the use of its military systems by ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

A French student detained in Tunisia returns to Paris after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions

World - ABC News - November 15

French star Paul Pogba terminates contract with Juventus after doping ban reduced to 18 months

The Italian giants have officially announced the termination of the contract

Sports - CBS Sports - November 15

Olympique Lyon face provisional relegation to Ligue 2, transfer ban following sanctions from French regulator

Lyon's debt load is a problem for the club's owner, American businessman John Textor

Sports - CBS Sports - November 15

Transcript: Rep. French Hill on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 17, 2024

The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. French Hill, Republican of Arkansas, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Nov. 17, 2024.

Politics - CBS News - November 17

GOP Rep. French Hill says it's up to House Ethics Committee to decide on releasing Gaetz report

Rep. French Hill, Republican of Arkansas, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "the decision is theirs" about whether the House Ethics Committee should release their report on former ...

Politics - CBS News - November 17

Man who drugged wife in French mass rape case told: You'll die alone

Tensions burst into the open in court when Dominique Pelicot is accused by his daughter of lying.

Lyon provisional relegation: How did French giants with American ownership end up in financial chaos?

French soccer's falling giants could be about to start a painful descent

Sports - CBS Sports - 6 days ago

French Cognac Workers Plan Strike Over Fears Bottling Business Could Move to China

Workers at distilleries Maisons Hennessey, Remy Martin, Courvoisier and Martell plan to go on strike next week over fears that the industry could relocate its bottling business to China in a bid to ...

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

Kylian Mbappe early struggles with Real Madrid: Why it's not too soon to start worrying about the French star

The French superstar is struggling to hit the heights in Spain and with Les Bleus

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

Ukraine war briefing: No ‘red lines’ when it comes to support for Ukraine, says French foreign minister

Jean-Noël Barrot tells the BBC Ukraine could fire French long-range missiles into Russia ‘in the logics of self defence’, but does not confirm if French weapons have already been used. What we know ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Russia-Ukraine war live: Taiwan’s former president urges US to prioritise aiding Ukraine over Taiwan for now

Tsai Ing-wen says Kyiv needs weapons more urgently than Taipei and says Ukrainian victory will be ‘effective deterrent to future aggression’. Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve always had that French new wave notion – that a film should be an extension of your life’

The American director on the 20-year project he is just beginning, how hitmen don’t exist in real life and why his career would not be possible today. The American director Richard Linklater has ...