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French government to ban knife sales to minors after deadly school attack

Following the death of a teaching assistant who was stabbed by a 14-year-old pupil during a bag check at a secondary school in eastern France on Tuesday, Prime Minister François Bayrou has announced that stricter rules on the sale of knives to minors will come into effect immediately.

Radio France Internationale

The Guardian view on Europe’s growing wealth divide: back to the world of Balzac

Editorial: A new study highlights the dangers of a modern rentier capitalism that perpetuates inequality through the generations

The Guardian - UK

French PM Bayrou denies covering up sexual abuse at Catholic school

In testimony to a parliamentary committee hearing, French Prime Minister François Bayrou continued to deny he knew of sexual abuse allegations at a Catholic school in the Pyrenees when he served as education minister in the 1990s.

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French PM Bayrou denies covering up Catholic school abuse scandal during parliamentary hearing

French Prime Minister François Bayrou faced a high-stakes parliamentary hearing on Wednesday evening, testifying under oath about what he knew or didn't know regarding decades of alleged abuse at a Catholic school in southwestern France.

Euronews

France’s premier faces questions from an inquiry on a Catholic school abuse scandal

French Prime Minister François Bayrou is facing questions from a parliamentary inquiry into alleged abuse at a Catholic school amid accusations he has hidden what he knows about the scandal

The Independent UK

Can France's prime minister call a referendum on the budget?

The potential move follows the passing of France's tumultuous 2025 budget in February, which aims to reduce the public deficit to 5.4% of GDP this year.

Euronews

France’s PM Bayrou mulls referendum on sweeping deficit-reduction plan

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has raised the possibility of holding a national referendum on a comprehensive plan to reduce France’s debt and bring the public deficit below 3 percent of GDP, a threshold set by European fiscal rules.

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France to compensate more Harki families for mistreatment after Algerian War

France has recognised additional sites at which Harkis – Muslims who fought alongside the French during the Algerian War – faced harsh living conditions following Algeria's independence. While the move will allow up to 6,000 more Harkis and their descendants to claim compensation, groups representing the victims say it doesn't…

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French PM calls for tighter security in schools after deadly knife attack

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has urged "an intensification of controls in and around schools" after a student killed a teenage girl and wounded three other pupils in a stabbing spree on Thursday at a private school.

Radio France Internationale

French PM calls for crackdown on knife crime after fatal high school stabbing

Boy, 15, arrested after at least one child killed and three injured at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes

The Guardian - UK

French prime minister shocked by daughter's school abuse revelation

François Bayrou denies knowing about abuse allegations at the Notre-Dame de Bétharram during his time as education minister in the 1990s.

Euronews

France to seize drug users’ phones in crackdown on prison attacks

France will start seizing drug users’ phones across the country as part of a crackdown on gangs blamed for a wave of prison attacks. The move expands a trial in Bayonne aimed at stopping deals made through encrypted messaging apps.

Radio France Internationale

French PM’s daughter says she was brutally beaten at scandal-hit school

François Bayrou faces questions over what he knew about school at centre of allegations of decades of abuse

The Guardian - UK

French PM, former ministers face inquiry over handling of school sexual abuse

French Prime Minister François Bayrou will appear before a parliamentary commission on 14 May to answer questions about his role in a 1998 investigation into alleged child sexual abuse at a Catholic school when he was education minister. Other former holders of the post, as well as the incumbent Education…

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France's political parties hold rival rallies in the name of democracy

France's far right held a rally on Sunday to show support for their figurehead Marine Le Pen, who was this week convicted of embezzlement and banned from public office. At the same time, members of France's left wing alliance called for a demonstration in defence of the justice system, while…

The Guardian - UK

Judiciary must be protected, says Macron, as judge who sentenced Le Pen put under guard

French president tells ministers that judges are independent and ‘all litigants have the right of appeal’

Radio France Internationale

French judges receive death threats after Marine Le Pen conviction

French judges who convicted far-right leader Marine Le Pen of embezzlement have received death threats since the verdict was handed down, prompting police to launch a new investigation, judicial sources said.

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French minister accuses Algeria of 'aggression' in deportation standoff

France does not want "war with Algeria" but the North African nation is "aggressing" France by refusing to accept deportees, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said on Wednesday.

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Why Does France Want the Statue of Liberty Back—138 Years After Gifting It to the US?

A French politician has suggested the US return the Statue of Liberty, citing a decline in American democratic values.

The Independent UK

From France comes a call for Trump's America to return Lady Liberty. Here's why it won't happen

A French politician has suggested the U.S. is no longer worthy of keeping the Statue of Liberty

Radio France Internationale

Unions tense as French PM rejects return to retirement age of 62

French trade unions and opposition parties involved in negotiating France’s controversial pension reform have asked for "clarification" from Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who on Sunday said that returning to a retirement age of 62, down from 64, was impossible.

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Shine, sisters!

This week on The Sound Kitchen we’ll celebrate International Women’s Day. You’ll hear the answer to the question about the French Socialist party and the no-confidence vote, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” – all that, as well as the new quiz and bonus…

The Independent UK

French prime minister again lashes out at US over Ukraine, says pause in aid is 'unbearable'

France’s prime minister has decried the U_S_ pause on military aid for Ukraine as “unbearable.”

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskyy says he will work under Trump’s leadership as he proposes Ukraine peace plan

Ukrainian president signals willingness to sign US minerals deal as he attempts to rebuild ties after Oval Office clash

Radio France Internationale

French clergy acknowledge responsibility in school sexual abuse scandal

The Congregation of the Fathers of Bétharram has acknowledged responsibility in widespread sexual abuse at a Catholic boarding school it oversees near the town of southwestern town of Pau, where Prime Minister François Bayrou has been mayor since 2014. Meanwhile a prosecutor has dismissed complaints alleging Bayrou failed to act…

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