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Macron announces end of anti-jihadist West Africa military operation

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday a strategic shift for its military forces deployed in the Sahel region of Western Africa which are helping several countries contain jihadist insurgencies.

France 24

France sets its military goals as war is back in Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron is to unveil the country’s military strategy through the end of the decade for his nuclear-armed country, in the midst of Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Switzerland World Cup 2022 squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more

Underestimate a Swiss side led by in-form captain Granit Xhaka at your peril – just ask France

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Italy backs down on 3 migrant ships, 4th heads to Corsica

A European humanitarian group says its migrant rescue ship is heading toward the French island of Corsica in hopes that France will offer its 234 passengers a safe port

The Independent UK

Investments of 125 billionaires have the same carbon footprint as France, study finds

Researchers at Oxfam, a nonprofit devoted to combating poverty, examined billionaires who collectively own $2.4 trillion in company equity, with investments across 183 companies.

WEKU

France offers billions to help its climate-damaging industries halve emissions

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the heads of 50 of France’s most carbon-emitting firms to halve their greenhouse gas emissions by 2032 – promising to double state aid to help them to act, providing they remain in France.

Radio France Internationale

Italy's rejection of Ocean Viking migrant ship 'unacceptable', France says

The Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship should dock in Italian waters as per international maritime laws and Rome's refusal to let it do so - which has caused the ship to head to France - is "unacceptable", the French government said on Wednesday.

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France unveils plan to slash shipping industry's carbon footprint

France has unveiled a plan aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the maritime sector over the next seven years. Boosted by funding of 300 million euros, the industry is looking towards a greener future with the objective of building a zero emission vessel.

Radio France Internationale

125 billionaires produced the same carbon footprint as the entire country of France

The carbon footprint of investments made by the world's wealthiest individuals drastically outsizes the average footprint of the bottom 90% of humanity, according to an Oxfam report.

Fortune

French public authority to question energy minister over family assets

France's public standards watchdog will look into media reports about assets held by Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher's children, a spokesperson for the agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Macron and Sunak ‘bromance’ signals intent to reset Franco-British ties

Clear wish in Paris to thaw relations that plummeted to their worst state in decades under Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

French cardinal to be investigated over abuse confessions

The prosecutor’s office in Marseille has opened a preliminary investigation for “aggravated sexual assault” against Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, one of France’s highest-ranking prelates of the Catholic Church

The Independent UK

Migrant rescue ship to head to France after being refused port by Italy

French charity SOS Mediterranee said on Tuesday its Ocean Viking rescue ship was heading for France after Italy's new rightist government refused to take the 234 migrants it has aboard into one of its ports.

Reuters

Jihadism and military takeovers in West Africa: Burkina Faso coup highlights the links

The West African sub-region at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert has recently attracted significant attention. The main reasons have been an increase in violent extremism and what appear to be manifestations of democratic backsliding.

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French Catholic Church in upheaval following sexual abuse revelations

France's Catholic Church has revealed that 11 former or serving bishops have been accused of sexual violence or failing to report cases of abuse. Among them, a cardinal who confessed to assaulting a girl in the 1980s and who now faces an inquiry by prosecutors in Marseille.

France 24

'The monster can come again': Revisiting the horrors of Raqqa under IS group

In 2014 the peaceful city of Raqqa in northern Syria was proclaimed the capital of the Islamic State group's so-called caliphate. For nearly four years, residents there lived under a reign of terror. A new book out in French brings their stories to the world. "L'Asphyxie : Raqqa, chronique d’une…

Reuters

UK has not set a timeline for migration deal with France - PM's spokesman

Britain has not set a deadline for agreeing a deal with France to curb the number of migrants illegally crossing the English Channel, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's spokesman said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings deal could see Border Force officers in French control rooms

The Government said the fresh agreement between the UK and France is in its final stages.

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Macron to pressure France's most climate-damaging industries

French President Emmanuel Macron is to meet in Paris with the heads of the country’s most climate-damaging industries to pressure them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Edinburgh Live

Hearts star Cammy Devlin's tears of joy after Australia World Cup call revealed by Graham Arnold

The Socceroos boss revealed his 26-man squad earlier this morning with a host of SPFL stars making the cut for the flight to Qatar with France, Denmark and Tunisia waiting to face the men from Down Under.

Radio France Internationale

France works towards gender equality in top jobs while UK women are still struggling

As larger companies in France move to meet new gender quotas for senior executives and management committee members, Britain's top firms have an "appalling" lack of women holding executive roles, a survey shows.

The Independent UK

Australia World Cup 2022 squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more

Australia squeezed through qualifying thanks to a dramatic penalty shootout win over Peru and face a tricky group containing the world champions France and an in-form Denmark

Wales Online

Today's rugby news as desperate England international makes TV appeal for missing player and Wales get injury boost

The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond

Evening Standard

Britain and France close to deal on tackling Channel crossings

Britain is on the verge of agreeing a deal with France to tackle the surge of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats, a Cabinet Minister said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

‘Football is a massive platform’: Patrice Evra’s personal improvement continues after life on the pitch

Exclusive interview: From an early attacking full back to social media and business investments, the former France international remains keen to explore opportunities to push himself further

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