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Man has testicle amputated after being clubbed by truncheon-wielding riot cop

The man, identified as a 26-year-old French engineer named Ivan S., claims to have been taking photographs of running battles between protesters and police after riots broke out on Thursday over France's plans to increase the pension age

Daily Mirror

Travel rules for Spain, US, Thailand and more from passport to Covid requirements

Those planning to jet off in 2023 may want to check the local entry requirements and visa rules at popular hotspots.

Daily Record

Man ‘loses testicle’ after being clubbed by police at France pension protests

Twenty-six-year-old French engineer files complaint so that police violence ‘stops’

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Burkina Faso confirms demand that French troops leave

The Burkina Faso government clarified on Monday that it has asked ex-colonial ruler France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month.

France 24

I'd do it all over again, says Senegalese rifleman who fought for France

Yoro Diao, 94, is one of the few surviving Senegalese tirailleurs – African colonial riflemen who fought in the French army during the country's biggest 20th century conflicts. But once the wars were over they began a new battle against the French administration to get better pension rights. Despite the…

Radio France Internationale

School uniforms are meant to foster a sense of belonging and raise achievement – but it's not clear that they do

In France, MPs have recently considered whether to reintroduce compulsory school uniform, with first lady Brigitte Macron adding her support to the idea. “It erases differences, it saves time,” she said. These perceptions of the benefits of uniform are widely held – but do they hold up?

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Germany and France push for huge spending to compete with US

Germany and France warned that European businesses will need to unleash investments on a nearly unparalleled scale to keep from falling behind U.S. and Chinese firms as countries revamp their economies to make them more climate friendly.

Tribune News Service

France protests: man lost testicle after clashes with police – lawyer

French law enforcement facing renewed accusations of excessive force in aftermath of widespread protests against pension reform

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France asks Burkina Faso to clarify troop departure reports

French President Emmanuel Macron says he is awaiting “clarifications” from Burkina Faso’s new junta leader following a report saying authorities in the West African country ordered hundreds of French troops to leave within a month

The Independent UK

French and German leaders gloss over divisions at summit

The leaders of France and Germany sought at a summit on Sunday to pave over divisions that have dogged Europe's closest bilateral relation since the war in Ukraine broke out, leaving many of their most vexed issues to be worked out later.

Reuters

Artwork rescued from Ukraine war displayed in Paris

‘The Facets of Freedom’ exhibition at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Paris is an ode to liberty consisting of works evacuated to France from Ukraine in extremis following the Russian invasion.

France 24

Germany would not block Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine - minister

Germany's foreign minister said on Sunday her government would not stand in the way if Poland wants to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in a possible breakthrough for Kyiv which wants the tanks for its fight against Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Germany and France vow support for Ukraine, including military

Germany and France on Sunday vowed to assist Ukraine for as long as needed and to support efforts to prosecute war criminals.

Reuters

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All the new travel rules for Brits heading on holidays to Spain, France and more

Latest travel rules for Brits heading abroad to the likes of France, Spain, Italy, Thailand, the USA, Greece, Turkey and Portugal - from new passport rules after Brexit to Covid entry requirements

Radio France Internationale

Macron says Germany and France must be 'pioneers' in Europe development

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz and France's President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday pledged to drive Europe forward together, as the German leader visited Paris to celebrate 60 years of post-war cooperation despite recent strains.

France 24

Volunteers plant mini-forests in Paris to slow climate change, tackle heatwaves

French volunteers are using a pioneering Japanese tree-planting method to create pocket forests in Paris in the hope they will slow climate change, create biodiversity hotspots and tackle the growing number of heatwaves in the capital.

Radio France Internationale

Mayors file legal complaint over plastic waste washed up on French coast

A hundred people gathered on a beach in Pornic on France's north western coast (Loire-Atlantique) on Saturday to denounce the pollution of plastic micro-beads washed up there and on other beaches in recent weeks. Several elected officials have filed a legal complaint against what they describe as an "environmental nightmare".

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Burkina Faso junta demands exit of French troops within a month

Burkina Faso's military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday. This came as protesters gathered to demand the French ambassador leave the country and that the French military base in Ouagadougou be closed.

Radio France Internationale

French city asks Madonna for loan of painting lost during WWI

The mayor of Amiens in northern France has released a video requesting that American pop singer Madonna "loan" the city a painting from her personal collection, which resembles one lost there during World War I.

Radio France Internationale

Signs of strain as France and Germany mark 60 years of friendship

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a changing world order are straining ties between France and Germany as they prepare to celebrate 60 years since a post-World War II treaty sealed their reconciliation.

The Independent UK

France, Germany renew alliance strained amid war in Ukraine

France and Germany are seeking to overcome differences laid bare by Russia's war in Ukraine and shore up their alliance with a day of ceremonies and talks on Europe’s security, energy and other challenges

Reuters

Burkina military govt demands departure of French troops - national television

Burkina Faso's military government has demanded the departure of French troops stationed in the country, the West African nation's national television reported on Saturday, citing a local news agency.

Reuters

Pro-Kremlin channel Russia Today says France operation closing

The French arm of the Russian state-owned RT television network said on Saturday it was shutting down after authorities used European Union sanctions to freeze its bank accounts.

Radio France Internationale

Russia says it will retaliate after state broadcaster accounts frozen in France

Moscow will retaliate against French media in Russia after the bank accounts of RT France, the French arm of its state broadcaster, were frozen, Russian news agencies reported Saturday. Hours later, RT France's director announced the closure of the channel.

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