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Grassroots campaign fails to ignite EU ambitions of France's conservatives

Despite praise for running a grassroots EU election campaign aimed at revitalising the fortunes of France's conservative Republicans Party (LR), François-Xavier Bellamy's presence on the hustings has failed to capture the imagination of the traditional right-wing electorate.

Radio France Internationale

The Louvre Museum looks to rehouse the 'Mona Lisa' in its own room — underground

Louvre Director Laurence des Cars said her institution is looking at upgrading both the visitor experience surrounding the iconic painting as well as the museum overall.

WEKU

Ex-Trump adviser says former president ‘hasn’t got the brains’ for dictatorship

Despite disparagement from John Bolton, critics maintain Trump is clear threat to democracy, given admiration for dictators

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France slaps Google with €250m fine over EU media rules and AI use

France's competition watchdog on Wednesday announced it had fined Google's parent company, Alphabet, €250 million. The penalty stems from a 2019 EU law requiring online platforms to compensate media outlets for using their content.

Radio France Internationale

Gérard Depardieu sexual assault claim dropped due to statute of limitations

Prosecutors in Paris dismiss complaint against French actor by Hélène Darras over legal technicality

The Guardian - UK

Cancel Depardieu? French Cinema Split Over Film Icon

The case of actor Gerard Depardieu, charged with rape and facing other accusations of sexual assault, has exposed a major split in French cinema, extending into politics and wider society.

International Business Times

Dozens of French actors denounce 'lynching' of Depardieu

Nearly 60 French actors and other prominent figures have denounced the "lynching" of disgraced cinema legend Gerard Depardieu, who is charged with rape and facing a litany of sexual assault claims.

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French actor Emmanuelle Debever who accused Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault ‘dies by suicide’ aged 60

The tragic French star appeared opposite scandal-hit Depardieu in the 1983 film ‘Danton’

The Independent UK

Video falsely attributed to Le Figaro claims Israel shared fake Hamas atrocity photos

A video that usurps the news style of French daily Le Figaro is being shared on X. It falsely claims that Israel posted fake photos of burned babies on its social media accounts, in order to prove Hamas atrocities. We debunk this fake report in this edition of Truth or…

France 24

Russian propaganda falsely blames Ukrainian refugees for Paris bedbug outbreak

Russian propaganda is linking the current bedbug outbreak in Paris to Ukrainian refugees. To "prove" this false narrative, pro-Russian accounts on social media are sharing fabricated French media publications from Le Figaro, Libération and Contrepoints, falsely claiming that "parasite experts believe that the bedbug epidemic in Paris is linked to…

France 24

Gérard Depardieu hits out at ‘media court’ in first comments on rape claims

French actor says in open letter ‘never, ever have I abused a woman’ and says he has been subject of ‘lynching’

The Guardian - UK

European Israel Press Association Plans Expansion In Eastern Europe And Scandinavia

The nonprofit aims to establish offices in new regions and educate journalists on the realities of Israel.

Zenger

Fourth night of violence in France after deadly police shooting of teen, 471 arrested

Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores Friday in a fourth day of violence in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and blamed social media for fueling…

France 24

Russia-Ukraine war – as it happened: Zelenskiy arrives in France to meet Macron after Germany visit

Ukrainian president will hold talks with French president over dinner following rip to Berlin

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OBTF Cascade: The military unit where the Russian elite get to ‘play war’ in Ukraine

Want to boast that you fought for the homeland, but without risking your life? Welcome to OBTF Cascade, the Russian military unit that allows career politicians and their military-aged sons to play war in Ukraine – at a safe and comfortable distance from the blood being spilled on the front…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algerian President’s Visit to Paris Postponed

A visit by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to Paris was postponed, French newspaper Le Figaro cited sources as saying. According to information reported by the newspaper, the symbolic trip of the Algerian president, which was to take place on May 2- 3, has been postponed by mutual agreement without new…

Radio France Internationale

Press review: Transport, petrol distribution disrupted in wake of pension reform protests

The morning after the sixth day of nationwide demonstrations against the government's pension reform plans, the French daily papers attempt to sort out what happened on Tuesday, and suggest what might happen next.

The Guardian - UK

Zelenskiy meets Macron and Scholz and repeats appeal for aircraft and arms

Ukrainian president urges Europe to send ‘long-range heavy weaponry’ as Macron says Europe’s future at stake

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria’s Tebboune Hails ‘Relationship of Trust’ with France

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune welcomed the new "relationships of trust" between France and Algeria and his personal "mutual friendship" with President Emmanuel Macron. In an interview with Le Figaro, Tebboune expressed his wishes for a "new era" with France six months after Macron visited Algiers. He announced that he would…

WEKU

An unearthed John Steinbeck column probes the strength of U.S. democracy

Decades ago, as communists and suspected communists were being blacklisted and debates spread over the future of American democracy, John Steinbeck wrote about his homeland in Le Figaro.

The Independent UK

Rare John Steinbeck column probes strength of US democracy

Debates over the future of democracy aren't new

Radio France Internationale

French media divided over who's to blame for crippling fuel strike

As the wage dispute in the petrol refinery and distribution sector enters carries on, the French daily newspapers are sharply divided on the question of who is to blame for the chaos on the nation's streets, with desperate motorists scrambling for a few drops of juice.

The Independent UK

‘An island of stability’: Foreign newspapers pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Media outlets across world praise Britain’s longest-reign monarch for her friendship and warmth

The Guardian - UK

‘Elizabeth II loved our culture and touched our hearts’: France joins UK in grief

Macron’s moving address comes alongside newspapers clearing front pages to express national sorrow

Radio France Internationale

French press delight as Boris Johnson flounders and fulminates

While the French daily newspapers continue to sift through the debris in the wake of the announcement of the second Elisabeth Borne cabinet, there is a sense of blessed relief as the same papers report on the intestinal disorders of London's ruling Conservatives.

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