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France's Le Pen Ordered To Stand Trial In EU Funding Scandal

French prosecutors on Friday ordered far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen to stand trial over claims she used EU funds to finance party activities in France.

International Business Times

Six French teenagers convicted in connection to beheading of school teacher

The murder of history teacher Samuel Paty shocked France and fuelled contentious debates about freedom of expression.

Al Jazeera

Moussa Diaby: ‘Kylian Mbappé told me I had to use my speed’

Forward rejected a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia to become Aston Villa’s record signing and is now shining under Unai Emery

The Guardian - UK

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French actor Gerard Depardieu is under scrutiny over sexual remarks and gestures in new documentary

French actor Gerard Depardieu’s behavior toward women has come under scrutiny in France after a documentary showed him repeatedly making obscene remarks and gestures during a 2018 trip to North Korea

The Independent UK

Ukraine is 'gold standard' for EU accession process: Ukrainian deputy PM

As European leaders tussle over key decisions on Ukraine ahead of a crucial EU summit on December 14-15, Talking Europe hosts Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration, Olha Stefanishyna. She tells FRANCE 24 that it is "very important" that a decision to start Ukraine’s EU membership talks…

France 24

Macron fends off criticism over Jewish ceremony at Elysee Palace

French President Emmanuel Macron was forced to defend his decision to allow a Jewish ritual at the Elysee palace after critics accused him of failing to respect France's secular traditions.

Radio France Internationale

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, The Latest US Chain To Try Its Luck In France

US doughnut chain Krispy Kreme has opened its first shop in Paris, hoping to follow in the footsteps of other American fast-food franchises have won over the French in recent years.

International Business Times

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Macron Defends Allowing Jewish Ritual At Elysee Palace

French President Emmanuel Macron felt compelled Friday to justify allowing a Jewish ritual at the Elysee palace after critics accused him of failing to respect France's secular traditions.

International Business Times

Documentary: One woman's quest to break her family's silence on the Algerian War

In this award-winning documentary, we follow the journey of Sarah to find out the painful truth about her family history. When she became a mother, the young Frenchwoman decided to break the silence that surrounded her family's past. Her grandfather was a Harki who fought alongside the French army during…

France 24

‘The drugs were good, the music was good, the sex was good’ – cult French writer Ann Scott on her techno years

She ran away to punk London at 12, becoming a drummer, a skinhead and a model. Then she wrote Superstars, about the hard-raving 90s. Now the writer is back – with a novel about a Marvel movie composer relocating to the coast

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: More than 1,000 unmarked graves discovered along EU migration routes

Bodies also piling up in morgues across continent as countries accused of failing to meet human rights obligations

The Guardian - UK

France's Macron Says Notre Dame Cathedral To Reopen On Time

French President Emmanuel Macron promised on Friday that the restoration of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, badly damaged by fire in 2019, would be completed in time for its planned reopening next December.

International Business Times

Two arrested after pensioners ‘targeted in bed bug scam’

Health experts in France warn that rumours of bed bugs have led to unwarranted hysteria

The Independent UK

Five of the best translated novels of 2023

Javier Marías’s final book, a love affair in 1980s East Berlin, reincarnation in France, a story of obsession and a South Korean romp

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Evening Standard

Two arrested in France over bedbug "scam" that tricked pensioners

The pair allegedly called their victims and said there was an infestation in their neighbourhood.

Radio France Internationale

French students occupy prestigious university after director's arrest

Students at one of France's prestigious Sciences Po university held a sit-in protest on Thursday to demand the departure of the director following his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence.

International Business Times

EU States Make Last-ditch Effort To Back Spending Rules Reform

EU finance ministers will try to hammer out an agreement over dinner on Thursday to reform bloc-wide spending rules after months of bitter divisions, especially between France and Germany.

France 24

'Fin d'année' festivities: Exploring France's holiday traditions

From hanging Christmas trees from the ceiling to the "Père Fouettard", we take a look at some of France's end-of-year traditions. We also discuss debates over tipping at New Year, nativity scenes in public places and whether presents should be opened on December 24 or 25.

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Radio France Internationale

Podcast: British in France, returning human remains, the Comtesse du Barry

How British people in France have been navigating visiting and living in France since Brexit effectively ended their visa-free travel to Europe. What to do with the human remains in French museums? And the story behind Louis XV's third mistress, the Comtesse du Barry, and how her name got associated…

France 24

France on 'high' alert for bird flu after new cases detected

France raised the risk level of bird flu to 'high' from 'moderate' on Tuesday after new cases of the disease were detected, forcing poultry farms to keep birds indoors to stem the spread of the highly contagious virus.

Radio France Internationale

French weekly Charlie Hebdo sued for defamation by a Muslim school in Valence

The weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is being sued by a Muslim school in southern France after an article linked it to the Muslim Brotherhood. The magazine's lawyers invoked "its editorial line", and denied libel.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Personal attacks dominate Republican presidential debate

Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis make case to be alternative to Donald Trump. Plus, how a community in France learned to go zero waste

Radio France Internationale

French workers clock-up less hours per year than EU average: report

A new study has found that working hours in France are significantly shorter than most European countries, especially when compared with northern EU nations such as Germany.

Radio France Internationale

Ultra-right group disbanded after violent clashes in south of France

France's interior minister Gérald Darminin has announced the dissolution of the ultra-right Division Martel group following their involvement in violence and inciting racial hatred in the Drôme department last month.

Marie Claire

There's a new French skincare brand to add to your radar—and it's every bit as good as you'd hope

Nature meets high-tech formulas

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