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Floppy necks, marching elephants and naps in ATM booths: what keeps these Australians returning to a 1200km French cycling race?

The gruelling Paris-Brest-Paris must be completed within 90 hours and requires some to ‘suspend reality’, but cyclists come back year after year

The Guardian - AU

Suspect in France shooting of UK girl charged with murder: prosecutor

BREST (FRANCE) - The suspect accused of shooting dead an 11-year-old British girl in France and gravely wounding her parents has been charged with murder and remanded in custody, a prosecutor said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Pensioner charged with murder after British girl Solaine Thornton, 11, shot dead in France

Raats was taken from a secure police station for a 10-minute appearance before a judge at Brest Criminal Court

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France to probe microplastic pellet pollution on Atlantic beaches

Brest (France) (AFP) - French prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the appearance of vast quantities of tiny toxic plastic pellets along the Atlantic coast that endanger marine life and the human food chain.

AFP

Belarus' defence ministry says it downed Ukrainian S-300 missile

Belarus' defence ministry said its air defences had downed a Ukrainian S-300 missile in the Brest border region at around 10 a.m. (0700 GMT) on Thursday.

Reuters

Inside the school that trains up France's future sailors

It's a school like no other. Since 1822, the Centre of Naval Instruction, in the French port city of Brest, has trained the cadets of the French Navy. Every year, 240 youngsters aged between 16 and 18 join the famous "Mousses School". They board for 10 months, taking theoretical classes…

France 24

Belarus starts military exercises near border regions -defmin

Belarus has started military exercises by the city of Brest near the Polish border, its capital Minsk and the northeast region of Vitebsk, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

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Spain-bound easyJet flight forced to land in France because of medical emergency

The easyJet service between Belfast and Alicante was forced to touch down in Brest, after a passenger became unwell and needed help

Wales Online

EasyJet flight chaos after plane forced to divert to France due to medical emergency

An easyJet statement has confirmed a plane heading to Alicante from Belfast was forced to divert in France after an emergency onboard required medical assistance

Daily Mirror

Belfast to Alicante easyJet flight forced to divert due to medical emergency

The easyJet flight to Alicante stopped at Brest, France, due to an emergency

Belfast Live

Belarus tells some Ukrainian diplomats to leave - BelTA

Belarus has told some Ukrainian diplomats to leave the country and is closing its neighbour's consulate in the city of Brest, the country's BelTA news agency reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

Capitol riot suspect wanted by the FBI granted refugee status in Belarus after fleeing from California

‘I have started a life here,’ says Evan Neumann, who plans to live in Brest

The Independent UK

Russian delegation arrives in Belarus for Ukraine talks - RIA

A Russian delegation has arrived in the Belarusian city of Brest for talks with Ukrainian negotiators on ending hostilities, the RIA news agency reported on Monday, citing the Flightradar plane tracker.

Reuters

Belarus may be about to send its troops into Ukraine, US official says

Move could happen this week as official says Minsk is ‘now an extension of the Kremlin’

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Satellite images show the aftermath of air strikes on a Ukrainian airfield after Russia's invasion

Images show the damage to fuel storage areas and airport infrastructure in Chuhuiv, as Ukrainian forces battle Russian invaders on three sides of its border.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt's Sisi, France's Macron Discuss Regional Issues, Fighting Terrorism

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Friday to join efforts to help restore stability in Libya, fight terrorism and promote coordination to maintain security and stability in the Middle East, the Mediterranean basin and Africa. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the One…

Radio France Internationale

30 countries commit to do more to protect the ocean at One Ocean Summit in Brest

Some 30 heads of state from around the globe participated in the One Ocean summit in Brest, France on Friday, committing to do more to protect the world’s oceans from harm. Hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, ideas were presented for an international treaty to combat plastic pollution, protect the…

The Guardian - UK

More than 100 nations take action to save oceans from human harm

Envoys at Brest summit sign up to measures to tackle fight against illegal fishing and cut pollution

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Macron speaks to One Ocean Summit about protecting marine environment

French President Emmanuel Macron is giving an address at the One Ocean Summit taking place in Brest, northwestern France, as world leaders, scientists and representatives of major companies gather to discuss efforts to promote the marine environment. Watch FRANCE 24's live coverage.

France 24

UN court orders Uganda to pay $325 million in war damages

In tonight's edition: The International Court of Justice orders Uganda to pay millions in reparations to Uganda over its role in the conflict in the eastern Congolese province of Ituri in the late 1990s. Also, relief workers struggle to help those caught up in the aftermath of Cyclone Batsirai in…

France 24

Locals in Maldives battle to preserve coral reefs

The One Ocean Summit opens this Wednesday in the French port city of Brest. Seas and oceans cover around 70 percent of the surface of our planet, but continue to face an onslaught of problems, from pollution to rising temperatures. In the Maldives, coral reefs are dying because of climate…

Radio France Internationale

Hopes high for sea change as France opens One Ocean Summit

Civil society, business leaders and policymakers are meeting in Brest for the One Ocean Summit from Wednesday, where issues such as sea levels, plastic pollution, economic development and education will take centre stage. Several initiatives are expected to be unveiled during a meeting hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

The Guardian - UK

World leaders descend on France for ocean summit as Macron puts spotlight on seas

As One Ocean event in Brest aims to deliver ‘blue diplomacy’ in areas from pollution to overfishing, activists warn against ‘bluewashing’

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