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France revives culture war over bid to make language more gender-neutral

In the latest step in a long-running battle over whether to make the French language more inclusive, President Emmanuel Macron has urged its speakers "not to give in to the zeitgeist" by using gender-neutral nouns. His comments this week come as the Senate voted in favour of a proposal to…

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Between 350,000 to 400,000 people still in northern Gaza, says US special envoy

Between 350,000 to 400,000 people remain in northern Gaza, US special envoy David Satterfield said Saturday, as Israeli forces encircle Gaza City. Israel has told Gazans to evacuate the north of the Strip and move south as the war against Hamas intensifies. Meanwhile US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is…

France 24

What’s in a word? How less-gendered language is faring across Europe

A contentious vote in the French senate is only the latest battleground in the culture war over inclusive language

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Kurdistan leader cements decades-old ties in visit to Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday received Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region in the north of Iraq – where France still has troops as part of its fight against the Islamic State. Paris has supported Kurdistan since the early 1990s.

Radio France Internationale

Hezbollah says 'total war possible' as France warns of Lebanese fallout

France has urged Israel and the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah to avoid destabilising the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon – warning that broadening the Israel-Hamas war would plunge Lebanon "into an abyss". However Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said an escalation of hostilities was "a realistic possibility".

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron visits Uzbekistan to expand EU footprint in Central Asia

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Uzbekistan on Thursday after a trip to Kazakhstan – part of a two-day tour to boost France's footprint in Central Asia, secure raw materials and counter China's growing influence in the region.

Radio France Internationale

Storm Ciarán: deaths reported across Europe while UK faces major disruption – as it happpened

People have been killed by falling trees in France, Germany, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK

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Emmanuel Macron in Kazakhstan in search of rare earths and nuclear deals

French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a trip to Kazakhstan, where he called for the strengthening of France's partnership with the uranium-rich country. On Wednesday, Macron and his Kazakh counterpart signed a series of contracts, including ones involving the minerals and energy sectors. France derives most of its electricity…

France 24

Emmanuel Macron vows to boost French cooperation with Kazakhstan

French president compliments leader for refusing to side with Moscow over Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Macron is shopping for uranium in Kazakhstan after the loss of Niger

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in uranium-rich Kazakhstan on Wednesday on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia, a region long regarded as Russia's backyard that has drawn fresh Western attention since the war in Ukraine began. His main aim: securing raw materials and possibly a lucrative contract…

Radio France Internationale

French President Emmanuel Macron begins charm offensive in energy-rich Central Asia

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Central Asia on Wednesday, aiming to boost France's profile in a region where Russia, China, Turkey and Europe are all jostling for influence.

Radio France Internationale

Who is and is not coming to the AI Safety Summit?

Many tech giants and representatives from China are, but US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are not.

The Independent UK

Protests in Lebanon express frustration at international support for Israel

Demonstrators rallied outside the French embassy in Beirut to call for support for Palestinians under threat in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Macron looks to carve his name in history with French language museum

French President Emmanuel Macron looked to cement his legacy, and take on political opponents, with the inauguration on Monday of a former royal palace that has been dedicated to the French language, deep in far-right heartland.

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New museum in France explores rich diversity of French language

The Renaissance-era Villers-Cotterêts castle, in France's Picardy region, is now home to the first cultural site in the world dedicated to the French language, a project championed by President Emmanuel Macron. It's a story conveyed with words, art and architecture to pay tribute to a language spoken by some 320…

The Guardian - UK

UAE calls emergency UN security council meeting to seek pause to Gaza fighting

Arab representative on 15-strong council will seek binding resolution demanding Israel accept humanitarian pause

The Guardian - UK

Abortion rights will be in French constitution next year, Macron vows

President promises by next year the constitutional right to choose ‘will become irreversible’

Radio France Internationale

Macron vows to enshrine right to abortion in French Constitution in 2024

President Emmanuel Macron promised on Sunday to enshrine a woman's right to an abortion in the French Constitution by next year.

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Russia-Ukraine war as it happened: Russian losses in recent offensive around Avdiivka ‘likely to be worst of 2023’

UK Ministry of Defence says Russian offensive, which started earlier this month, is leading to large numbers of casualties

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 612

Russia loses brigade’s worth of troops in push for Avdiivka, says Zelenskiy; heavy shelling hits Kherson; Macron condemns Orbán’s meeting with Putin

The Guardian - UK

Emmanuel Macron condemns Viktor Orbán meeting with Vladimir Putin

French president says Hungarian leader’s meeting risks weakening European unity against Russia

Radio France Internationale

Macron hopes trip to former Soviet states will secure uranium, counter Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan next week, as France seeks to counter Russian influence in the former Soviet republics and strengthen economic ties in countries with high amounts of raw materials, including uranium.

Al Jazeera

How far will Europe back Israel in its war on Gaza?

European leaders are visiting Israel one by one in a show of support. But concerns over regional security linger.

The Independent UK

Live updates | Israeli troops briefly enter Gaza as wider ground incursion looms

The Israeli military says its troops and tanks briefly entered northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, hitting several militant targets as a wider ground incursion looms after more than two weeks of heavy air raids

France 24

EU summit calls for 'humanitarian corridors and pauses' in Gaza

EU leaders agreed at a summit on Thursday to call for the establishment of "humanitarian corridors and pauses" to get urgently-needed aid into Gaza. The news came after Hamas on Thursday released a list of almost 7,000 names of Gazans it said had been killed in Israeli strikes after the…

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