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French interior minister charts hardline immigration strategy

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The newly formed French government plans to adopt another, tougher immigration bill next year, and leading the charge is hardline interior minister Bruno Retailleau. 

Mbappé to sue for libel over Swedish rape investigation

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Lawyer for Kylian Mbappé says the footballer was "shocked" to see his name linked to a Swedish rape investigation and that the Real Madrid and France star will take legal action for defamation.

Macron clashes with Netanyahu over founding of Israel

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French president  warned Israel’s prime minister not to forget that “his country was created by a UN decision”, a few days after the Israeli ambassador to France was summoned, and Israel repeatedly fired on UN peacekeepers. 

Russia jails French researcher in 'foreign agent' case

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Laurent Vinatier, who worked for a Switzerland-based conflict mediation NGO, was arrested in June while gathering what prosecutors say was information on Russia's military.

Minute of silence held for French teachers killed by jihadists

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On Monday French middle and high schools will be observing a minute of silence to commemorate Samuel Paty and Dominique Bernard, two teachers murdered during jihadist attacks in 2020 and 2023. 

‘Isolated’ France faces political storm over EU trade deal

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An already weakened Emmanuel Macron risks outrage from farmers as the rest of the EU races to get deal with Mercosur bloc of South American nations deal done.  

Macron reportedly ‘ashamed’ of new hardline ministers

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The French president is said to be feeling increasingly frustrated with his new right-wing government.

The website at the centre of French mass rape case

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The now closed online chat forum Coco, where Dominique Pelicot recruited men to rape his wife Gisèle after he secretly administered her drugs that rendered her unconcious, was cited in more than 23,000 reports of criminal activity while more than 480 victims had been involved in judicial proceedings involving the website, according to French prosecutors.

Woman dies after falling from cruise ship near Channel Islands

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The body of a young woman who fell from a cruise ship near the UK island of Alderney, off the coast of Normandy, was retrieved from the sea early Saturday morning by a French search and rescue team helicopter.

Paris Olympics organisers deny Céline Dion mimed opening song

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Members of the organising committee of the Paris Olympics have denied accusations that Céline Dion mimed a pre-recorded performance of Édith Piaf’s Hymne à l’amour, and that it had been tweaked in a studio to improve her pitch.