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France’s minority government to present make-or-break austerity budget

France's new government will on Thursday deliver its 2025 budget, with plans for €60 billion worth of tax hikes and spending cuts to tackle a spiralling fiscal deficit. But without a majority, Prime Minister Michel Barnier will likely need to make concessions to avoid a veto from opposition parties.

Radio France Internationale

French President Macron Vows To Keep 'Emily In Paris'

French President Macron advocates for 'Emily in Paris' to remain in the French capital, highlighting its positive impact on tourism and image. Despite crit...

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Prisoner ‘beheads’ another inmate at jail in France using broken piece of porcelain in brutal attack

Prisoner ‘decapitated’ fellow inmate after row at Baumettes prison in Marseille

Evening Standard

Asylum-seeker to film star: Guinean's unusual journey highlights France's arguments over immigration

Landing in the midst of heated arguments in France about immigration comes an award-winning film about the issue with an eye-popping twist: Its lead actor Abou Sangare is himself an immigrant lacking permanent legal status

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Zelensky meets Macron in Paris as part of European tour

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, as part of a European tour aimed at securing more Western support before the presidential election in the United States. His visit comes a day after Macron met Ukrainian troops being trained in France.

Radio France Internationale

French PM to present 2025 budget to cabinet with financial markets in mind

France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier will hold a cabinet meeting this Thursday where he'll unveil his budget plan for 2025. His bid to reduce the deficit from 6.1 percent of GDP will be looked at closely on international bond markets and by the country's disparate political forces. Also in this…

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How to watch Israel vs France FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Nations League game today

Italy and Belgium the other nations in tough Group A2

Evening Standard

France to send thousands of troops to Romania for major NATO military drills

Next year, France will deploy thousands of troops to Romania for the "Dacian Spring 25" military exercise. This large-scale operation is part of a wider NATO initiative aimed at improving readiness and ensuring that member states can respond swiftly in the event that Russian President Vladimir Putin targets a NATO…

Radio France Internationale

How to watch Italy vs Belgium FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Nations League game today

France and Israel also in Group A2

Evening Standard

French workers are taking more sick leave than ever

For the first six months of 2024, the cost of French workers taking sick leave increased by 8.5% compared to 2023.

Fortune

Zelensky On Whirlwind Tour Of Europe Ahead Of US Vote

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to visit Britain, France and Italy on Thursday, part of a whirlwind tour of European leaders aimed at securing aid ahead of pivotal US elections next month.

International Business Times

'Astonishing' how fast Hurricane Milton has intensified, WMO meteorologist says

An expanding Hurricane Milton closed in on Florida's west coast on Wednesday, spawning tornados and lashing the region with rain and wind hours ahead of its expected landfall near Tampa Bay, where it could deliver a life-threatening surge of seawater to waterfront communities already battered by Hurricane Helene. FRANCE 24's…

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As Hurricane Milton hits: How will 'storm of the century' impact US presidential race?

Here in France, the flood waters are rising as the remnants of Storm Kirk dump biblical amounts of rain. But that's just a drop in the bucket compared with what the southeastern United States faces. Hurricane Milton is forcing the evacuation of 5.5 million Florida residents, with President Joe Biden…

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Emmanuel Macron: We will fight hard to keep Emily in Paris in France

Hugely successful Netflix show has been a boon to French tourism but latest season takes events to Rome

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Air France Investigates Flight Over Iraq During Iranian Missile Attack

Air France flight inadvertently overflies Iraq during Iranian missile attack on Israel, highlighting risks of navigating conflict zones.

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Pelicot trial: French court hears how mass rape went undetected for years

Relatives of Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the heart of a mass rape trial that has shaken France, testified in court on Tuesday about the deterioration they witnessed in Pelicot’s health throughout her almost decade-long ordeal, and the failure to determine its cause. Their accounts shed light on the widespread…

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Plan to fingerprint passengers on entry to EU to be delayed again

France, Germany and the Netherlands have raised concerns over entry-exit system, originally due to launch in 2023

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Could the shocking Pelicot rape trial help to finally change French attitudes to sexual violence?

The trial of a man accused of drugging and inviting men to allegedly rape his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, has horrified citizens – and revealed how laws on consent and rape need to change

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Someone Is Selling Vespa's Crazy Rocket Launching Scooter, No Really

The Vespa TAP was built in France for a handful of years in the 1950s, by a licensed Piaggio distributor. They rarely come up for sale, but this one is!

The Conversation

What France’s ‘McKinsey Gate’ scandal revealed about the four major types of consulting’s conflicts of interests

McKinsey & Company and other consulting firms have long faced criticisms for their involvement with governments. Investigative journalists and academics alike have flagged their growing influence, citing cases like the staggering expenses of up to £1 million per day on private consultants for the UK’s Covid-19 Test-and-Trace service, or the…

The Conversation

Sex machina: in the wild west world of human-AI relationships, the lonely and vulnerable are most at risk

Chris excitedly posts family pictures from his trip to France. Brimming with joy, he starts gushing about his wife: “A bonus picture of my cutie … I’m so happy to see mother and children together. Ruby dressed them so cute too.” He continues: “Ruby and I visited the pumpkin patch…

France 24

Victims of toxic waste dump in Ivory Coast still seeking justice

It's an environmental tragedy with ongoing consequences in Ivory Coast. Back in 2006, the company Trafigura wanted to get rid of 500 cubic metres of toxic waste from the refining of petroleum products stored on its cargo ship Probo Koala. After three countries refused the ship, it finally unloaded its…

The Independent UK

Macron will inspect Ukraine troops at French military camp as his domestic sway wanes

French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet for the first time with some of the nearly 15,000 Ukrainian troops that France has trained for the country’s fight against the Russian invasion

Radio France Internationale

French cognac hit hard by Chinese anti-dumping measures

China says it is imposing anti-dumping measures on brandy imports from the European Union, marking the latest development in the growing trade dispute between Beijing and Brussels.

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