France introduces one‑euro canteen meals for all students
French universities are now offering 1 euro meals to all students, regardless of income.
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aljazeera.com
07.05.2026
France defends abstention on UN slave trade resolution
France justified abstaining on a UN resolution recognising the slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
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aljazeera.com
25.04.2026
Pine-cone grenades and planet-baking carbon: the French fires 170 years in the making – a visual guide
An 1857 decree to drain swamps and plant a monoculture, detritus from the trees and global heating combined to produce the conditions for the Gironde infernoThe ruinous fires that overran parts of Fra
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theguardian.com
23.08.2026
Over 100 ex-diplomats urge France, UK to sanction Israel over Palestine
An open letter demands a ban on arms transfers and a freeze on EU-Israel and UK-Israel trade agreements.
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aljazeera.com
22.08.2026
102 senior diplomats urge West Bank action against Israeli 'ethnic cleansing'
Dozens of former senior French and UK diplomats on Saturday urged their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories, accusing Israel of seeking to "destroy"
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france24.com
22.08.2026
France to deliver interceptor missiles to Ukraine after fresh wave of Russian strikes
This Saturday saw a continued exchange of fire between Kyiv and Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron announced Paris would deliver new interceptor missiles to Ukraine, whose air defences are runni
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france24.com
22.08.2026
France's Fontainebleau forest reopens one month after wilfire
Good news for hiking and climbing enthusiasts today: the Fontainebleau Forest just South of Paris is set to reopen to the public. But a month and a half after the terrible fire that ravaged 10% of thi
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france24.com
22.08.2026
Migrants clash with French police as they attempt to cross the Channel
French border police clashed with migrants in northern France on Friday, as they intercepted a small boat.
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aljazeera.com
21.08.2026
France issues warning over thousands of substandard condoms
French anti-fraud and health agencies have issued a recall order for roughly 260,000 condoms. They advised users to consider sexually transmitted infection and pregnancy tests amid risks of bursting o
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dw.com
21.08.2026
Employer ‘backs down on four-day return-to-office’ after protests
Airbus workers in Spain, France and Britain had protested the plans to work on-site four days a week by September
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independent.co.uk
21.08.2026
Key European leaders demand Israel halt West Bank settlement project
France, Italy, Britain and Germany on Thursday piled on mounting international condemnation of a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more t
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france24.com
21.08.2026
France’s heatwaves bring bumper salt harvest in Guérande
The heatwave has taken a heavy toll on much of the agricultural sector, but it is also benefiting a lucky few. The high temperatures are providing ideal conditions for salt harvesting in the famous sa
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france24.com
21.08.2026
Footage shows French police clashing with people on beach as they try to leave in small boat
Film emerges as France says it has prevented 185 ‘small boat crossing events’ in three months since new £660m deal with UKFootage has captured the moment French police officers clashed with people on
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theguardian.com
21.08.2026
Carlos Alcaraz set to return from injury to defend title at U.S. Open
The Spaniard has not played since withdrawing from the Barcelona Open in mid-April with a right wrist injury, missing both the French Open and Wimbledon.
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japantimes.co.jp
21.08.2026
Footage shows migrants attacking French police trying to stop small boat crossing to UK
Footage shows migrants attacking French police who attempted to intercept a small boat launch
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independent.co.uk
20.08.2026
UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project
European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank.
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bbc.co.uk
20.08.2026
France, Germany, UK and Italy slam Israel's 'E1' West Bank settler project
Paris, Berlin, London and Rome on Thursday condemned Israel's decision to open bidding for a planned settlement project in the occupied West Bank. The sprawling "E1" development, which like all Israel
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france24.com
20.08.2026
Carlos Alcaraz confirms US Open return after four-month injury layoff
Spanish tennis star had missed the French Open, Wimbledon and the hard-court events in Toronto and Cincinnati.
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aljazeera.com
20.08.2026
Togo detains French filmmakers over alleged immigration violations, advocacy group says
Media freedom group Reporters Without Borders says that two French filmmakers and their Togolese fixer have been jailed in Togo after more than three weeks in custody
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abcnews.com
20.08.2026
Togo detains French filmmakers over alleged immigration violations, advocacy group says
Media freedom group Reporters Without Borders says that two French filmmakers and their Togolese fixer have been jailed in Togo after more than three weeks in custody
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independent.co.uk
20.08.2026