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Deadly avalanche in Auvergne region of central France
Four ski mountaineers from a nearby club killed and three injured while off piste with a...
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Macron opens Paris agricultural fair to protests from farmers
French president greeted by whistles from hundreds of demonstrators as some clash with policeHundreds of protesting...
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French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network
Network operating in western Europe is ‘paving way for new wave of online manipulation’ in crucial...
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France unveils plan to curtail right to French citizenship in Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
Interior minister Gérald Darmanin plans to change constitution to remove birthplace right to citizenship on island...
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Fighting the smartphone ‘invasion’: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public
Seine-Port is introducing restrictions on phone use in streets, shops and parks – but young people...
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Eiffel Tower crowned as world’s tallest matchstick building after record U-turn
Guinness World Records initially said 7.2-metre structure made from more than 700,000 matches broke rulesA man...
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Rape inquiry opened after Judith Godrèche files complaint against director
French actor alleges arthouse film-maker Benoît Jacquot groomed her when she was 14 and he was...
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Three people wounded in Paris knife attack at railway station
Two victims have light wounds while third person has serious but non-life threatening injuries, say policeThree...
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Thousand demonstrate as French farmer protests continue before minister holds talks in Brussels – Europe live
French agriculture minister set to hold takes in Brussels as around 10,000 protesters turn outValérie Hayer,...
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French move to make abortion a ‘guaranteed freedom’ gains big win in lower house
Constitutional change could face fight in Senate after national assembly approves measure by 493 votes to...
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British police and security services to help protect Paris Olympics
France and UK also agree to deploy more drones and sea barriers to stop small boats...
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Tensions deepen before key EU summit as leaders push back at ‘unreasonable’ Hungarian demands – Europe live
Leaders to meet in Brussels later this week for summit intended to seal deal on long-term...
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Bayeux Museum lands 1872 reproduction of tapestry from Rolling Stone’s estate
Lifesize replica of 70-metre work, which cost museum £16,000, was part of sale of late drummer...
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French Holocaust denier found in Fife loses extradition fight
Vincent Reynouard discovered living double life in Scottish village where he worked as a tutor, reports...
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French farmers protest as government prepares to announce new measures – Europe live
French government set to respond after being surprised by scale and fury of grassroots demonstrations in...
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France debates plan to enshrine abortion as constitutional right
Impetus for change was US supreme court overturning Roe v Wade, while Germany passes law banning...
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‘Anti-European’ populists on track for big gains in EU elections, says report
France, Poland and Austria among nine countries where radical rightwing parties predicted to finish firstPopulist “anti-European”...
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French farming protests: mother and daughter die after car hits road blockade
Three people questioned on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter after collision in Pamiers, south of Toulouse A...
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Three French police officers given suspended sentences for assault on young footballer
Protesters denounce lack of jail time for officers who left Théodore Luhaka incontinent after beatingThree police...