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United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies, aged 84

American civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84, according to a statement from his family. Jackson, who worked alongside Martin Luther King in the 1960s, was awarded the Légion d'honneur, France's highest order of merit, in 2021 in recognition of his lifetime of activism.

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British skier killed in French Alps avalanche named after manslaughter investigation opens

Friends of Stuart Leslie paid tribute to a ‘true legend’ after he was one of three people killed in the French ski resort of Val d’Isère

The Independent UK

France releases suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker after 'several million euro' fine

Oil tanker named the Grinch has left French waters after the company that owns the vessel paid a penalty worth "several million euros".

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French ice hockey chiefs ban player from Winter Olympics after gesture to crowds

French ice hockey chiefs on Tuesday threw defender Pierre Crinon out of the 2026 Winter Olympics for making an inappropriate gesture to fans after he was sent off for fighting during Sunday night's 10-2 round robin defeat to Canada.

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France seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine in Pacific as drug seizures hit record highs

French authorities have seized 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, marking the latest in a series of major drug interceptions near French Polynesia.

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In World War II’s dog-eat-dog struggle for resources, a Greenland mine launched a new world order

On April 9, 1940, Nazi tanks stormed into Denmark. A month later, they blitzed into Belgium, Holland and France. As Americans grew increasingly rattled by the spreading threat, a surprising place became crucial to U.S. national security: the vast, ice-capped island of Greenland.

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France's Macron holds bilateral talks with India's Modi to boost economic and strategic ties

French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with India's Prime Minster Narendra Modi to deepen bilateral trade, technology, energy, and defense

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France issues red flood alerts after ‘exceptional’ rainfall

Aftermath of Storm Nils causes chaos across country with flooding under way or expected on Garonne, Maine and Loire rivers

The Guardian - UK

Modi Calls France a ‘Special Partner’ as India–France Ties Deepen with H-125 Helicopter Project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described France as a “special partner” as he jointly inaugurated the assembly line of H-125 helicopters in Mumbai with French President Emmanuel Macron.

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France names first woman to lead Institut du Monde Arabe after Lang exit

France has appointed a new leader for one of its most visible cultural bridges with the Arab world, the Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) in Paris, following the resignation of its long-time president Jack Lang in connection with the Epstein affair. The move comes as the institute faces financial challenges…

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Narendra Modi Hosts Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai for Key Bilateral Talks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted French President Emmanuel Macron in Mumbai on Tuesday, February 17, for high-level bilateral talks aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between India and France.

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France grants asylum to anti-Kremlin couple detained in US immigration crackdown

France has granted safe haven to an anti-Kremlin Russian activist couple, who had been held by the country's ICE agency that is leading US President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration.

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France’s creative heart ‘Jalipont’ can easily join rugby’s great double-acts

Antoine Dupont and Matthieu Jalibert have thrilled during Les Bleus’ storming start to the Six Nations

The Guardian - UK

Macron in India to expand defence, trade ties beyond US and China

French President Emmanuel Macron is on a three-day visit to India to strengthen a strategic partnership and reduce dependence on the United States and China. As part of the visit, he is expected to finalise what has been described as a historic deal for the sale of over a hundred…

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Archaeological evidence shows early Europeans celebrated war with brutality

Burials uncovered in northeastern France have drawn renewed attention to evidence of organised violence in Neolithic Europe. Archaeologists studying human remains from pits at Achenheim and Bergheim, dated to roughly 4300 to 4150 BCE, report signs of extreme trauma and the deliberate severing of left arms. A new isotope analysis…

The Guardian - UK

‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?

The long read: His novel was praised for giving a voice to the victims of Algeria’s brutal civil war. But one woman has accused Kamel Daoud of having stolen her story – and the ensuing legal battle has become about much more than literary ethics

The Independent UK

‘Everyone needs to see the faces of the rapists’: Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir reveals moment she went for public trial

Tara Cobham looks at Pelicot’s narrative ‘A Hymn to Life’, which details her ordeal in France’s most shocking mass rape case

The Independent UK

Gloria Steinem pays tribute to Gisele Pelicot

Pioneering feminist Gloria Steinem has paid tribute to Gisele Pelicot, the woman at the centre of France's largest rape trial.

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Europe's quick-fit spacesuit to be tested aboard ISS by France's Adenot

A prototype European space suit designed to be slipped on in under two minutes is set for testing aboard the International Space Station, where French astronaut Sophie Adenot, now in orbit for her first long-duration mission, will try it out in microgravity.

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Former French culture minister's offices raided in Epstein files fallout

French investigators raided the offices of former Culture Minister Jack Lang, 86, on Monday, as prosecutors step up efforts to examine potential links between French nationals and the crimes of US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Radio France Internationale

France's Desloges embraces role as second fiddle to cross-country maestro Klaebo

Moments after coming second in the men's 10 km interval start free at the 2026 Winter Olympics, French cross-country skier Mathis Desloges threw down the gauntlet to Norway's Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo who had also taken gold ahead of him a day earlier in the 10km + 10km skiathlon.

Euronews

Floods in western France leave two dead and 81 departments on alert

Western France faces record flood alerts, widespread power cuts and at least two deaths after weeks of relentless rain saturate soils and rivers.

The Independent UK

Epstein’s global reach: The countries that have launched investigations into paedophile’s connections so far

IN FOCUS: Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to global figures have prompted multiple probes far beyond the United States. James C. Reynolds reports

Radio France Internationale

Killing of far-right activist triggers turmoil across French political spectrum

The fatal beating of a 23-year-old far-right sympathiser in Lyon has sparked a blame game between France's left and right political circles, while an investigation is underway to uncover the sequence of events leading up to the young man's death.

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Germany criticises France's defence spending shortfall, urges Europe to step up

Germany’s foreign minister has criticised France for not spending enough on defence, adding strain to the already tense relationship between the traditional European allies.

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