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What the collapse of France’s govt means, what happens now
December 07, 2024 10:38 pm
Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a veteran conservative who was appointed to the post by Macron only in September, has become the shortest-serving prime minister of the French Fifth Republic that began in 1958.
French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot, woman at the centre of a mass rape trial
September 14, 2024 10:59 pm
Feminist associations have called for some 30 gatherings in cities from Marseille to Paris, where on the Place de la Republique banners read "Support to Gisele" and "Victims we believe you".
Policeman hurt in arson attack on French synagogue, security tightened
August 24, 2024 6:38 pm
Two cars, one of which contained at least one gas bottle, were set on fire in the synagogue's parking area at about 8:30 a.m. (0630 GMT), local media reported.
France's Macron holds talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government
August 23, 2024 6:28 pm
Members of the left-wing New Popular Front coalition that won the most seats pressured Macron for a quick decision.
Two French Rafale jets collide mid-air, one pilot rescued, two missing
August 14, 2024 8:38 pm
"One of the pilots has been found, he's safe and sound. Research is still ongoing," French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on X.
France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections
June 26, 2024 10:12 pm
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced Wednesday that the government ordered the dissolution of multiple extreme-right and “radical Islamist'' groups. A series of decrees announcing the shutdown cited the risk of violence.
French actors denounce abuse by directors when they were teenagers in new #MeToo step
February 23, 2024 9:18 pm
The latest step in the #MeToo movement could come at the French cinema awards on Friday.
56 French stars defend Gerard Depardieu despite sexual misconduct allegations
December 27, 2023 8:26 pm
Gerard Depardieu was handed preliminary rape and sexual assault charges in 2020 following allegations from actor Charlotte Arnould, and has been accused by more than a dozen other women of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting them.
Paris Olympics: With nine months to go for Games, France panics over bedbug problem
October 06, 2023 2:04 am
The French public began moving into panic mode about a month ago after reports of bedbugs at a Paris movie theater. Videos of bugs on trains and buses then appeared on social networks. Now, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has called a meeting of ministers.
Paris 2024: Facade of Olympics aquatic centre damaged by rioters
June 30, 2023 3:57 pm
"Buses parked near the Aubervilliers aquatic centre construction site were set on fire," the company in charge of the Paris 2024 Games' infrastructures said
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