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France to provide €14m in aid to Lebanese army

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Money is part of effort to strengthen Lebanon’s institutions and boost security amid growing internal political tensions.

'We want to work': refugees tell France why UK is so attractive

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New arrivals in France lack rights and help in navigating minefield of bureaucracy, French MPs have been told.

French firms face fines over gender pay gap

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Men are still paid on average 9% more than women in France despite equal pay laws going back 45 years.

French renew search for Cordelière, sunk in 1512 naval battle

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The Cordelière, pride of Anne of Brittany’s navy, exploded off the coast of Brest in 1512 after Henry VIII’s armada surprised her fleet.

France to increase number of cells to tackle prison overcrowding

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French jail population of 69,000 is fifth largest in Europe, after Russia, Turkey, Poland and Britain, but its jails are more overcrowded than UK's.

Macron mingles with fashion royalty in bid to woo designers

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Designers such as Jean-Paul Gaultier went to Elysée for dinner as French president seeks to boost one of France’s most profitable sectors.

France to raise the age of consent after men escape rape charges

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Children under 15 will be protected by change in the law following two high-profile cases involving men who had sex with 11-year-old girls.

France's far-right National Front to change name

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Leader Marine Le Pen will unveil a new name for 45-year-old party and a refocus on immigration as it searches for more voters and relevance.

Macron hails German coalition vote as 'good news for Europe'

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French president congratulated Chancellor Angela Merkel and acting SPD leader Olaf Scholz after Social Democrats voted for new coalition.

Slow progress in probe into murder of French journalists in Mali

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French judge visited Mali to investigate 2013 deaths of Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon but could not visit Kidal, scene of the murders.