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The left in France must vote against Le Pen – but Macron isn’t making it easy

The president should be attacking his far-right opponent’s policies. Instead, he is normalising them, says professor of French politics Philippe Marlière

The Guardian - UK

Mali Army Says Uncovered Mass Grave near Former French Base

The Malian army said Friday it has uncovered a mass grave close to a military base that France handed back four days ago in Gossi, in the north of the country. The announcement comes just hours after the French army said it had filmed Russian mercenaries burying bodies near the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France Braces for Le Pen-Macron Showdown

France on Saturday prepared to choose between centrist President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen to rule the country for the next five years after a bitterly contested and polarizing election campaign. Macron is the favorite to win re-election in the run-off ballot on Sunday, and there are…

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France ease past spirited Wales to keep Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam bid on track

Wales 5-33 France: England will set up a Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam decider if they beat Ireland on Sunday

The Independent UK

Patrick Vieira urges France to back Emmanuel Macron over Marine Le Pen in presidential election

The Crystal Palace boss and World Cup winner with France has given his support to the incumbent French president ahead of Sunday's second round of voting

Football London

France Women keep up Grand Slam bid with comfortable win over Wales

Les Bleues scrum-half Laure Sansus claimed two tries at Cardiff Arms Park.

The Independent UK

France accuses Russian mercenaries of burying bodies in Mali

In this edition we focus on Mali, as the French military releases drone videos showing Russian mercenaries burying bodies near a Malian military base. According to Paris, the mercenaries aimed to falsely accuse France's departing forces of leaving behind mass graves.

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French polls may show support for local control

The problems with these dismal elections are many -- low turnout, moribund public debate, the popularity of politicians running as Putinist populists, and an uninspiring incumbent president, Emmanuel Macron. But at the heart of the French democratic recession is a void where local democracy should be.

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France issues arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Ghosn

French prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan in 2019 for Lebanon in a gripping escape

The Independent UK

Wales vs France LIVE: Women’s Six Nations rugby result and final score as Les Bleues continue winning run

Follow all the action from the round four clash at Cardiff Arms Park

The Independent UK

Macron Tells Voters: Now Choose the France You Want

French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen made final appeals on Friday to undecided voters weighing fears of what a Le Pen presidency could bring against their anger at Macron's record. According to the latest surveys for Sunday's run-off, fear may win the day over loathing: Macron…

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France's Macron warns of post-Trump election-like 'hangover' ahead of presidential vote

French President Emmanuel Macron compared France's choice in Sunday's presidential runoff to that of U.S. voters before they elected Donald Trump into the White House, whilst warning that his current polling lead was not a guarantee of victory.

Reuters

Timeline: The five-decade rise of France's far right

Marine Le Pen's run on Sunday for France's presidency is the culmination of a five-decade rise of the far-right from a fringe movement to one of the country's strongest political forces.

Reuters

France files graft charges against children of late Gabonese leader Omar Bongo

Four children of Gabon's late president Omar Bongo have been charged in France with embezzlement and corruption, a source familiar with the case said on Thursday.

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The Independent UK

French presidential candidates enter final day of campaign

France’s presidential contenders raced on the last day of campaigning Friday to drive home why their particular political brand is the right choice for voters

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire B&M boss to retire from discount chain after 18 years

Simon Arora and his brother took an ailing regional company to a thriving 1,100-store FTSE 100 group

Manchester Evening News

Mum 'fuming' after being asked to 'prove she lives in UK' at Manchester Airport

The 52-year-old was returning from a visit to her twin's grave in France

Radio France Internationale

India the guest of honour as Paris Book Festival returns

After being cancelled for two years in a row owing to the Covid pandemic, the Paris Book Festival, France's main literary event, is once again being staged in Paris - and is welcoming India as its guest country of honour.

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The intersectionality of 'Afro-feminisms' with professor Rama Salla Dieng

It's a controversial question, especially in France: do feminist, anti-racist and LGBTQ+ movements fall under the general scope of universalism? Or should they be broken down into smaller sub-movements to better address the intersectional nature of oppression? In her latest book "African Feminisms", University of Edinburgh professor Rama Salla Dieng…

The Guardian - UK

‘Abstaining is the same as voting Le Pen’: young Parisians weigh up their options

Anissa Rami, writer for Bondy Blog, reports from suburbs north of Paris ahead of France’s second-round presidential vote

Radio France Internationale

France issues arrest warrant for disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn

French prosecutors have issued an international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, the former head of Nissan and Renault, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon in a dramatic getaway.

France 24

Wife of activist Osman Kavala pre-trial: 'I don't expect anything' from Turkish justice

Days before Osman Kavala’s appearance in a Turkish court on Friday, his wife, Ayse Bugra, gave an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24. She spoke about the accusations faced by the so-called "red billionaire", a prominent member of Turkish civil society who has been behind bars without a sentence since October…

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Macron Lost the French Left, but Now Needs it for Victory

Despite being a former minister in a Socialist government, French President Emmanuel Macron long ago burned through the goodwill he once had among left-wing voters. "Last time, we had serious doubts about him, but we said to ourselves that at least he came from the left -- albeit the free-market…

Reuters

Macron tells voters: Now choose the France you want

The Independent UK

Love thy enemy: Critics key for Macron in France's election

Disgruntled left-wing voters whose candidates were knocked out in the first round of France's election are the wild cards in the winner-takes-all runoff on Sunday

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