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Shein Can't Sell Sex Toys Unless It Checks IDs, French Court Says

Laws requiring porn platforms to age-check visitors are becoming "a Swiss army knife for the government."

Reason

Council of Europe ministers back ECHR plan to tackle illegal migration

European ministers have agreed to negotiate a new approach to the continent's main ECHR human rights treaty, that would make it easier to deport illegal migrants. The decision comes as more governments argue that the treaty restricts their ability to control their borders.

Radio France Internationale

French Far-Right Politicians Want To Reopen Brothels as Sex-Worker Cooperatives

The current system, in which paying for sex is illegal, doesn't work, said Jean-Philippe Tanguy, a National Assembly member.

Reason

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French far right wants to reopen brothels and put sex workers in charge

National Rally (RN) lawmaker Jean-Philippe Tanguy said his proposed bill would allow sex workers in France to be "empresses in their kingdom."

Euronews

Exclusive: Meta strikes multiple AI deals with news publishers

Meta's new partners include USA Today, People Inc., CNN, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Le Monde.

Axios

France to approve new plans to halt small boats crossing the Channel

Keir Starmer has urged French authorities to intervene before asylum seekers board vessels heading for the UK

The Guardian - UK

France agrees to stop migrant boats at sea after pressure from Starmer

French police agree to intercept migrant ‘taxi boats’ at sea, according to leaked document

The Independent UK

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French police to use nets to stop small boat migrants crossing Channel

New tactics to stop boats set to be introduced despite warnings there is ‘no way’ to carry out such manoeuvres safely

The Independent UK

France treats cyber harassment differently to rest of EU. These are the other high-profile cases

Brigitte Macron mounted a cyber harassment case against 10 people who claimed France’s first lady is transgender or was born a man. What other cases are there in France?

Euronews

Crying the news with Ali Akbar, the last paperboy of Paris

Ali Akbar of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been hawking newspapers in Paris’s Left Bank district for more than five decades. While sales are dwindling, the job has allowed him to lift his family out of poverty and earned him a knighthood – a testament to a local legend, and the end…

Radio France Internationale

‘The nuclear option’: How the world’s media reacted to King Charles stripping Andrew of his titles

From Australia to the US, the King’s unprecedented action made headlines around the world

The Independent UK

Louvre heist highlights thorny issue for museums: How to secure art without becoming fortresses

Many museums began reassessing security after the stunning jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris

The Independent UK

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Jailed: The Real Reason Behind His Five-Year Prison Shock

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has begun a five-year prison sentence after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy over alleged Libyan funding of his 2007 campaign, marking a historic moment for France's political accountability.

International Business Times UK

How the EU’s far right has seized on Charlie Kirk’s killing

Leaders from Orbán to Le Pen have framed the shooting as evidence of persecution – a strategy that experts say could further normalise extremism across the continent

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Euronews

Claims that French intelligence chief resigned peddled by Russian propagandists

Disinformation about the resignation of Céline Berthon, the first woman to lead France's domestic intelligence agency, emerged on social media during the summer.

Fortune

To lead is to be French. Why do so many French nationals lead major companies overseas?

French nationals head about 30 major foreign companies with a total valuation of $2 trillion, comparable to the entire market cap of France's CAC 40 index.

International Business Times

The Massive Debt Behind France's Political Turmoil

France's growing debt pile is at the heart of the confidence vote that could topple the government of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou next week.

The Conversation

Is mineral water ‘natural’ if it’s filtered? The debate gripping France today has raged since the 18th-century

A year ago, French newspaper Le Monde and Radio France broke a scandal in big water – Perrier was filtering its product. The filtering began due to worries about water contamination linked to climate change and pollution of spring sources.

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The Independent UK

French skiing federation suspends Olympic medalist Joël Chenal amid sexual harassment allegations

The French skiing federation has provisionally suspended Joël Chenal, an Olympic silver medalist and a former national coach, amid accusations of sexual harassment against minors

The Independent UK

Iran confirms arrest of missing teenage French-German cyclist

The cyclist is the third French national known to be detained in Iran

Al Jazeera

What’s in the one-in-one-out migrant deal between the UK and France?

Macron and Starmer have agreed a deal aimed at preventing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.

International Business Times UK

Netizens Slam UK's Plan To Return Just 50 Channel Migrants Weekly To France—Despite 44,000 Arrivals This Year

Starmer's deal to return 50 migrants weekly to France sparks fury. Is it enough to stop Channel crossings?

Latin Times

Trump Leans on Bush-Era Legal Playbook in Creating Revved-Up Version of 'War on Terror': Report

The current administration is supercharging many of the post-9/11 legal, tactical and political strategies Bush used, as a new sprawling report by Axio explains

Euronews

Swedish PM's movements leaked by bodyguards uploading workouts on Strava

Bodyguards protecting Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson reportedly exposed sensitive information about him by uploading workouts to Strava.

Radio France Internationale

Backlash grows as far right ‘gay patriots’ plan to join Paris Pride march

France has some of the strongest LGBT protections in Europe, but far right groups are increasingly seeking to politicise the movement. A small anti-immigration “homo-nationalist” group has received backing to join Paris's annual pride march on Saturday.

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