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Air France and Airbus found guilty of corporate manslaughter over Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228

The decision follows a 17-year investigation

The Independent UK

Campaigners take French state to court over toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Environmental organisations and residents of some of France’s worst PFAS pollution hotspots have launched legal action against the French state, accusing it of long-standing failure to tackle contamination by so-called “forever chemicals”.

Radio France Internationale

France ponders failure to protect children as school abuse scandal rocks Paris

Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire has acknowledged “systemic” failings as investigators probe allegations of child abuse by non-teaching staff at more than 100 nurseries and primary schools in the French capital. The scandal has shocked the public and exposed major shortfalls in child protection and accountability.

France 24

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Recession warning? Eurozone activity hits lowest level in over two and a half years due to Iran war

Business activity across the eurozone slowed sharply in May, hitting its lowest level in more than two and a half years.

Euronews

Notre Salut review – a novelistic telling of day-to-day life in Nazi-occupied France

Cannes film festival: Swann Arlaud is excellent as Henri Marre, the director’s great-grandfather, as he finagles his way into a job at the Vichy ministry of labour

The Guardian - UK

Germany targets major stake in Europe’s tank titan KNDS

The KNDS weapons group is a merger between France’s Nexter and Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann weapons firms. The German state is set to initially own 40% of the company with plans to reduce its stake to 30% within two to three years.

Euronews

Stellantis-Dongfeng joint venture will see Chinese maker's EVs built in France

French-Italian auto group Stellantis and China's Dongfeng have announced a plan to launch a joint venture based in Europe, with Stellantis having a 51 percent controlling stake. The deal would see Dongfeng's new electric models assembled at Stellantis's plant in western France to comply with the EU's new "Made in…

France 24

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UK condemns Israeli minister for taunting bound and kneeling Gaza flotilla activists

Italy and France have also denounced the video as ‘unacceptable’

The Independent UK

The John Travolta Challenge Is Huge for the Hat Guys of the World

John Travolta’s Cannes Film Festival look has seriously activated all the “Big Time Hat Guys” out there. Folks were not expecting the 72-year-old star to pop-up in France rocking a whimsical little beret. Once the photos hit the timeline, all the chaos began. Normal dudes looking for a beret as…

The Mary Sue

Jeep And Ram's Owner Partners With Another Chinese Brand To Build EVs In Europe

Stellantis already has a Leapmotor production deal in Spain. Now, Dongfeng’s Voyah EVs could be built in France.

InsideEVs

Asylum seeker has deportation ticket cancelled after attempting suicide

Eritrean man was due to be forcibly removed to France under ‘one in, one out’ scheme

The Guardian - UK

French foreign minister hits out at treatment of activists on Gaza flotilla

France has added its voice to international condemnation of an Israeli politician who shared a video of himself alongside Gaza-bound flotilla activists on their knees with their hands tied after they had been arrested at sea.

Radio France Internationale

Stellantis plans partnerships with Dongfeng in Europe, JLR in US

Stellantis is joining forces with China's Dongfeng to create a dynamic joint venture aimed at producing new energy vehicles right in the heart of Europe. With plans for manufacturing facilities in France, this partnership reflects Stellantis's bold strategy to widen its market influence.

The Economic Times

EU migrant repatriations on the rise, but which countries are carrying out the most explusions?

Numbers are going down for both immigrants and asylum seekers, while repatriation orders are increasing, with Germany, France and Sweden on top.

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Ten days without screens: French families urged to unplug and refocus

Across France, children are being asked to put down tablets, switch off consoles and step away from their screens. The movement, called Dix Jours Sans Écrans, or Ten Days Without Screens, involves schools, nurseries and entire communities. But is it realistic? Delano D'Souza talks to digital parenting coach Elizabeth Milovidov…

The Economic Times

French consortium to bid for EU's AI datacentre fund

A French consortium named AION plans to build a massive data centre costing ten billion euros. This initiative aims to enhance Europe's artificial intelligence capabilities. The project seeks funding from the European Union's new twenty billion euro fund. Iliad is ready to invest four billion euros. The data centre will…

The Conversation

As corporations race for the stars, we need international collaboration on space governance

The science academies of G7 member countries have identified international space governance as a pressing issue for the G7 Leaders’ Summit, to be held from June 15-17 in Evian, France.

France 24

Ebola in DR Congo: 'This could be a very bad outbreak,' MSF health worker says

A vaccination and epidemic response adviser who is about to fly out to DR Congo to try to help in the fight against Ebola has told FRANCE 24 that the signs are the current outbreak will be a serious one. Already more than 130 people have been killed, with over…

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French farming reform bill spurs renewed clashes over pesticides and water

France’s emergency agricultural bill has returned to the National Assembly, setting the stage for what are expected to be lengthy and highly charged debates over water storage, pesticides and the future of livestock farming.

The Guardian - UK

‘A world-class producer’: English wines toast record gold medal haul

England wins highest percentage per entry at International Wine Challenge, with Kent the country’s best region

The Guardian - UK

The die isn’t cast: France is pessimistic, but not doomed to far-right rule

Apocalyptic forecasts are a national sport. But while polls point to a National Rally president in 2027, it’s still all to play for, says Foreign Policy Research Institue fellow Joseph de Weck

Bangkok Post

How are the World Cup favourites shaping up?

With the start of the 2026 World Cup in North America now three weeks away, AFP Sport has written up an overview of the leading contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals (world ranking in brackets):

International Business Times UK

Hantavirus Outbreak Update: Two US Passengers From Cruise Ship Quarantined, Additional Cases Reported Across Three Countries

Health authorities are monitoring hantavirus exposure after US cruise passengers were quarantined. Cases are suspected in France, Spain, and Canada, prompting surveillance and quarantine measures.

France 24

'Huge mismatch' between Iran, US and Gulf States' expectations, analyst says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, H. A. Hellyer, Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies in London, says that "there is a very huge mismatch not just between the expectations of the Iranians and the Americans, but also among Gulf Arab states…

France 24

Multilateralism at work: Eurogroup chief on G7 meeting, Europe's priorities and challenges

G7 finance ministers and central bankers have wrapped up their two-day meetings in Paris as the war in Iran and the energy crisis continue to weigh on the global economy. Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who represented the 21-member euro area in the talks, told FRANCE 24's François Picard and Yuka…

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