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Illiberal politicians and other threats to democracy

The emergence of illiberal politicians across the West has led to prophecies about the end of democracy. In the United States, Donald Trump is manoeuvring to return to the White House in 2025, after attempting to overturn an election that he lost in 2020. In France, not one but two…

Bangkok Post

Putin plans to recognise eastern Ukraine's breakaway regions - Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin told France's president and Germany's chancellor during phone calls on Monday that he planned to sign a decree recognising the two breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent entities shortly, the Kremlin said.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine's side

Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have spiked in the country’s east, where Ukrainian forces are locked in a long conflict with Russia-backed separatists

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Drought Hits Mediterranean Crops, Rest of Europe in Good Condition

Persistent rain deficits in Mediterranean regions have led to droughts, harming grasslands and crops such as wheat and barley, while dry weather has had a limited impact in central and western Europe, European crop monitor MARS said on Monday. The southern parts of Spain and Portugal, south-eastern France and north-western…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fantasy Six Nations tips with six must-have players for Round 3

The Six Nations is back this week and rugby fans around the world will be updating their fantasy squads - make sure you're ahead of the game with this guide

Bristol Post

Rugby evening headlines as coach slams officials for 'favouritism' after loss and Welsh festive derbies rearranged

Newcastle lost by just one point on Sunday and their director of rugby was not impressed

Wales Online

Accidental killing of hiker fuels bitter debate over hunting in France

Woman hit by stray bullet during wild boar hunt sparks row over stricter regulations before presidential election

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France invited Russia's Lavrov to Paris for talks on Ukraine- foreign ministry

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian invited his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov for a meeting in Paris on Friday in order to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, France's foreign ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

'Five' is the magic number for singer-songwriter Asa

Her distinctive blend of pop, folk, soul, jazz and reggae has become a firm favourite at home in Nigeria, and a regular on the radio here in France. Asa joins us from the studio in Lagos to tell us about writing and recording her fifth album as the world came…

France 24

Paris Perspective #25: Exile, Islam and the shifting sands of migration - Brigitte Adès

The past decade has witnessed a tsunami of refugees fleeing conflict, making the journey towards Europe in search of a better life. Reaching its peak in 2015, the welcome refugees received was mixed, as fears of Islamist infiltration permeated the anti-migrant debate. The result was a the rise of populist…

Radio France Internationale

UK diplomacy offers nothing to resolve Ukraine crisis, Russian ambassador claims

Moscow’s ambassador Andrei Kelin criticised Liz Truss and claimed France and Germany were doing more to resolve the crisis.

The Independent UK

UK lags behind USA, China, France in cleaning homes - but more Brits own vacuums

Turkey, Italy, China and even South Korea spend more time than the UK getting their homes ship-shape - but the UK came out on top for homes that own a vacuum

Daily Mirror

Ted Cruz under fire for attempt to link Hillary Clinton to Epstein associate found dead in cell

Republican senator referenced conspiracy theory after Jean Luc-Brunel found dead in France

The Independent UK

James Lowe and Jimmy O'Brien added to Ireland's Six Nations squad ahead of Italy game

Lowe missed the games against Wales and France due to injury

Irish Mirror

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Why France helped the Founding Fathers

Benjamin Franklin knew how to exploit France's snuff craze to get the funds and weapons the Continental Army needed

Radio France Internationale

Hiker's accidental death turns hunting into electoral issue in France

The accidental killing of a hiker by a teenage hunter in central France over the weekend has stoked debate among the country's presidential hopefuls over whether the divisive hunting tradition needs to be more strictly regulated.

Reuters

The transatlantic network connecting France's 'Freedom Convoy' to Canada

Canadian Alexis Cossette-Trudel, who is suspended from Facebook and Twitter for promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory, had a message he wanted to send from Canada to France.

The Independent UK

Kiran McDonald handed Scotland call-up for Six Nations clash with France

James Lang, Ollie Smith, Oli Kebble, Simon Berghan and Marshall Sykes have also been added to the squad

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Britain and France strike deal to develop missiles, move on from subs row

Britain and France have signed a deal to jointly develop new cruise and anti-ship missiles after months of cross-Channel defence tensions over a submarine deal with Australia.

The Guardian - UK

‘Premature’ to talk of specific plan for a Putin-Biden summit on Ukraine, says Kremlin

Putin spokesperson says no concrete plans for leaders to meet following diplomatic efforts by France

Tribune News Service

5 Bay Area castles for romance, mystery and adventure

SAN JOSE, Calif. — If you can’t decide between getting your Old World castle fix in Scotland, France, Germany or Spain, why not try something much closer to home?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria's 60 Years of Complex Relations with Former Occupier France

In the 60 years since Algeria won independence from France, it has gone through multiple crises with its former occupier, often fueled by domestic politics. Yet the two sides had surprisingly good relations for the first four decades, and it was only in the 1990s that things started to fall…

France 24

As it happened: US to impose sanctions on breakaway Ukraine regions following Russian recognition

US President Joe Biden will soon move to prohibit US investment and trade with the self-declared republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, the White House said Monday, following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he would recognise the separatist areas as independent nations. Read about the day's events…

Wales Online

Swingers club with dungeon, maze and dogging zone at risk of closure

The 43-room venue attracts people from across the UK - and one couple from France

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestine Expresses Reservations over Statements on Normalizing Ties with Israel

The Palestinian Authority on Sunday expressed reservations about a clause referring to the Arab normalization with Israel in the final statement of a quadripartite meeting held Saturday in Munich, Germany. A meeting for Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, France and Germany was held Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich…

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