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New peace plan increases pressure on Israel and US as momentum grows for Palestinian statehood

A new vision for Middle East peace emerged this week which proposes the withdrawal of Israel from Gaza and the West Bank, the disarming and disbanding of Hamas and the creation of a unified Palestinian state. The plan emerged from a “high-level conference” in New York on July 29, which…

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Ben Healy wins Tour de France criterium twice after finish line celebration blunder – Video

EF Education-EasyPost rider makes amends for late mistake in Normandy criterium

Cycling News

'I'm still learning' – Niamh Fisher-Black finding her way in team leadership role at the Tour de France Femmes

'I'm looking forward to it but it's out of my comfort zone, but it's out of everyone's comfort zone' says Fisher Black of crucial Col de Madeleine stage on Saturday

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France supports Belgium's push to block US destruction of contraceptives

France has confirmed it is monitoring a US plan to incinerate millions of dollars worth of unused contraceptives in Europe – a move aid groups say is ideologically driven and medically wasteful.

Radio France Internationale

Who is Kim Le Court-Pienaar? Meet the Tour de France Femmes history-maker

The 29-year-old Mauritian once quit road racing – now she's in the yellow jersey

Cycling Weekly

Canada and Malta say they will recognise Palestine, joining France and UK

It comes as high-level representatives met at a UN conference on a two-state solution, which Israel and the United States have boycott.

Euronews

Tour de France Femmes GC analysis - Battle in the stage 5 hills gives us a taste of what's to come in the high mountains

'Magnificent seven' emerge on the toughest day yet to Guéret, though bigger tests lie ahead

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'You gotta try' – Breakaway caught but Brodie Chapman gets a moment in the spotlight on Tour de France Femmes debut

Australian UAE Team ADQ rider awarded most combative prize on stage 5

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Le Court Pienaar regains lead of women's Tour de France after winning stage 5

Kim Le Court Pienaar held off the challenge of the 2023 champion Demi Vollering on Wednesday to claim the fifth stage of the 2025 women's Tour de France and retake overall lead of the race. The victory also furnished the 29-year-old Mauritian with the accolade of first African to win…

Radio France Internationale

Le Court secures historic Africa win at women’s Tour de France

Mauritian rider Kim Le Court has made history for Africa by winning a stage at the women’s Tour de France.

Al Jazeera

'Playing the game' – Demi Vollering's sprint to second on stage 5 of Tour de France Femmes eases but not erases crash impact concern

FDJ SUEZ rider moves up to third overall as hard-fought finale on longest stage of the race reshuffles the overall

Cycling News

Canada to recognise Palestine at UN general assembly, joining France and UK in push for new state

New Zealand and Australia were signatories to a declaration that indicates they could follow suit in the coming months

The Guardian - UK

One spot gained on GC but regrets in Tour de France Femmes sprint for Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney on fifth stage

‘The peloton is already feeling the five stages or just feeling that stress’ - Reigning champion surprised by elite selection on hills of longest of the nine racing days

Cycling News

Tour de France could return to L'Alpe d'Huez in 2026 after stages in the Massif Central and the Vosges mountains

113th edition of Le Tour to start in Barcelona with full route presentation scheduled for October 23

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The Independent UK

Body of young woman found close to where British expat was murdered in rural France

Florian Roux’s body was found in thick undergrowth in Paunat, east of Bordeaux, after she was reported missing a week ago

Cycling News

Olympic champion Kristen Faulkner and Elisa Balsamo out of Tour de France Femmes as crashes ripple through peloton on stage 5

Six riders have already pulled out on Wednesday, after a crash-marred opening 100km of racing en route to Guéret

Cycling Weekly

'We look back not with sadness... but with immense pride': ITV bids farewell to the Tour de France

'I'm very proud of the standards that we've set on this production for a very long time'

Cycling News

'Demi really thinks she's in a gilded cage' - Visma DS Jos van Emden hits back at FDJ's criticism of Tour de France Femmes peloton

'She's the best cyclist but that doesn't mean everyone should make way for her' van Emden says of Demi Vollering

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Reason

Britain and France Talk Palestinian Statehood

Plus: Ocasio-Cortez told to pay up, Mao revisionism, and more...

Radio France Internationale

Unicef urges France to recognise exploited children as victims, not criminals

France is failing to protect thousands of children from criminal exploitation, treating them as delinquents rather than victims, the French branch of the UN children’s agency (Unicef) said in a report published Wednesday.

The Conversation

UK and France pledges won’t stop Netanyahu bombing Gaza – but Donald Trump or Israel’s military could

Keir Starmer says unless there’s a ceasefire and a peace process leading to a two-state solution, Britain will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September. The UK prime minister is following a similar, alebit unconditional, pledge from the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

The Guardian - AU

‘Action, not slogans’: Albanese dismisses pressure from Labor MPs to toughen Israel stance

The prime minister resists demands for more sanctions as clamour grows to follow UK and France in recognising Palestine

Euronews

Eurozone growth slows: Spain leads and Germany contracts

Eurozone GDP rose just 0.1% in the second quarter of 2025, down from 0.6% in Q1, as Germany and Italy slipped into contraction. Spain led growth at 0.7%, while France surprised with 0.3% growth.

Cycling News

'Sorry to those who thought I was an alcoholic' – Kévin Vauquelin explains how he fractured ankle at home two days after Tour de France top 10

Frenchman out of action after fracturing distal end of the fibula at home, but hopes to still make World Championships

International Business Times

Eurozone Economy Expands But Tariff Impact Looms

The eurozone economy unexpectedly expanded in the second quarter of 2025, official data showed Wednesday, despite international trade tensions clouding the global outlook.

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