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King Charles impresses Paris while the rest of France shrugs

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When King Charles III and President Emmanuel Macron processed down the Champs-Élysées on Wednesday, it would be unfair to say the cavalry escort outnumbered cheering onlookers. But it would not be far off, and most of those were tourists.

EU judges slam France’s migrant pushbacks

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The ruling comes as France closed its border to Italy amid a recent surge in migrant arrivals to the Italian island of Lampedusa.  

'Big shoes to fill': Paris crowd greets Charles III

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Shortly after landing on their first state visit to France, Charles III and Queen Camilla joined French President Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Macron at the Arc de Triomphe where they laid wreaths to the countries' war dead.

France accused of attack on press rights after journalist arrest

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Ariane Lavrilleux, who reported on leaked documents alleging French intelligence used to target civilians in Egypt, is in custody.

France set to host King Charles III for postponed state visit

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British monarch finally makes it across the Channel from Britain to France today, after rioting and strikes forced  postponement of his first state visit as king. 

France and Germany back four-speed Europe

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The new reform proposals are intended to prepare the EU for enlargement. 

France suspends student visas for Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali

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However, France's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said students, researchers and artists already in France “are welcome”, and will be able to continue their activities and keep their funding.

French government on defensive over schoolboy's suicide

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Education authority sent dead boy's parents a letter saying statements by them had been "unacceptable" and urged them to adopt a "constructive" attitude.

Men stand trial for French bus driver's death over face masks

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Two men aged aged 24 and 25 are on trial for assaulting and causing the death of a bus driver in the town of Bayonne, south-west France, during the Covid epidemic in July 2020, after he asked them to wear their face masks. 

Woman dies of botulism after eating in Bordeaux wine bar

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A 32-year-old woman has died of botulism and several other people, including tourists, are reported to be in intensive care with the illness, after all ate sardines in a fashionable wine bar in the French city of Bordeaux.