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Tightly run DIY retailer benefits from trade customers and good weather

Marie Antoinette (1755 to 1793) is a cultural icon of monumental proportions. She was the last queen of France before the brutal and bloody French Revolution, and her life was ended by the revolutionaries’ guillotine blade.

Senior diplomats from Germany, the United Kingdom and France are holding last minute negotiations with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to explore final options before the reinstatement of sanctions on Iran’s nuclear program on Sept. 28, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said

World leaders are in New York City this week for the United Nations’ annual General Assembly gathering

Appeal court rejects home secretary’s attempt to appeal against blocking of return of man to France under ‘one in, one out’ deal

French President Emmanuel Macron has shown he can reach President Donald Trump anytime

The head of French defence company Dassault said on Tuesday his firm could build the future European fighter jet by itself, as tensions persist with Germany over the multi-billion-euro project.

Last week, Mr Justice Sheldon granted the man 14 days to make representations to support his trafficking claim.

In January 2023, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris acquired La Partie de bateau (The Boating Party), an 1877 painting by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894) hailed as a major work of Impressionism for its bold and dynamic treatment, along with its subject’s carefree nature.

THE CLIMATE 100 LIST: The Independent’s Climate 100 List recognises leading environmental campaigners and change makers helping to tackle the climate crisis. One half of Groove Armada, Andy Cato is now also a leading voice in regenerative farming. He speaks to Emma Henderson

An Eritrean migrant had his deportation to France delayed last week after a High Court ruling