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Bastille Day parade: Col. Thibault Vallette presents Olympic torch France's annual Bastille Day parade wrapped up Sunday with the arrival of the Olympic flame, escorted by riders on horseback, 25 torchbearers, and cadets forming the shapes of the Olympic rings. The main torchbearer is Col...

The Socialists refuse to endorse Huguette Bello as PM, call for further debate The Socialist Party within the New Popular Front (NFP) alliance refused to endorse Huguette Bello for the French prime minister’s position, and called for further discussions to find the best candidate for the role.

French left suggests former communist MP Huguette Bello for premiership Following France's election runoff Sunday which left the lower house of parliament without any overall majority, but a broad alliance – the New Popular Front (NFP) – of Socialists, Communists, Greens and the hard-left France...

France taps swimmer Manaudou, discus thrower Robert-Michon to bear Olympic flag Host France's flagbearers at the Paris Games' opening ceremony on the River Seine will be former Olympic swimming champion Florent Manaudou and discus thrower Melina Robert-Michon, it was reported on Thursday. The...

French people divided as parties struggle to form govt coalition in parliament People in the central Auvergne region are divided as they watch France's political parties struggle to form a ruling majority in Parliament. The 577-seat National Assembly is roughly split into thirds between the New...

Elon Musk's X breaches social media rules with 'verified' blue checkmark accounts, EU says The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk's X are misleading and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements, the first charges against a...

Russia increases income taxes for the wealthy to help fund Ukraine offensive Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill that raises income taxes for the rich, part of efforts to help fill government coffers depleted by the war in Ukraine. The tax hikes were being presented...

National Assembly without a majority: France-EU ties in uncharted territory It seems that France is going to have to learn coalition politics after a parliamentary election in which no party or bloc came close to winning an absolute majority. Germany and other countries have experience of grand...

Polish MPs reject bill seeking to ease strict abortion law Poland's lower house rejected a bill on Friday that sought to decriminalise the act of helping someone get an abortion. The vote – in which 218 MPs voted against the bill and 215 were in favour – highlighted the divisions in the ruling...

Orban cannot act in Europe’s name, Renew Europe chief Valérie Hayer says Talking Europe speaks to the head of the centrist Renew group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, who recently led the EU election campaign in France on behalf of President Macron’s political bloc. We dissect the...

Behind the scenes of renting French homes for film sets A growing number of people are renting out their homes to film crews for movies or to companies in search of a place to hold seminars. For some, it has turned into a lucrative business opportunity. Our colleagues at France 2 met with...

Mine in southern Spain set to reopen despite environmental concerns Andalusia in southern Spain is attracting the attention of mining companies who want to extract metal ore. Near to Seville, the village of Aznalcollar is in the process of receiving the final permits to reopen a mine that was...

Back in Sloviansk, Donbas, where the war in Ukraine started 10 years ago The first flashpoint of Russia’s hybrid war in Donbas in eastern Ukraine, and one of the first Ukrainian cities to be occupied and then liberated back in 2014, Sloviansk today finds itself once again under threat from the...

Zelensky urges NATO leaders to drop restrictions on hitting military targets in Russia Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on NATO allies to provide more support for his outgunned forces and to allow them greater scope to strike inside Russia.

Bosnian Muslims commemorate anniversary of Srebrenica massacre Thousands gathered in Srebrenica, Bosnia, on Thursday to commemorate the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims, coinciding with the recent UN designation of July 11 as an international day of reflection. The massacre executed by Bosnian...

England reach Euro 2024 final after beating the Netherlands 2-1 Gareth Southgate's team scored a late goal in the game, allowing them to take the lead after a tough start. England will face Spain in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday.

Starmer makes international debut, and offers strong support for Ukraine British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was elected last week, is making his international leaders' debut during the NATO summit in Washington. The new PM has pledged strong support for Ukraine and emphasised his country's...

'Contained but not stopped': French far right takes record number of seats in parliament Marine Le Pen on Wednesday said her far-right National Rally party’s accession to power was only "postponed", despite its third-place finish in the July 7 second round of the legislative elections. Although...

Russia issues arrest warrant for Navalny's widow Russia has issued an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison in February. Navalnaya has vowed to continue the work of her husband from exile abroad.

‘Smoke and mirrors’ in French parliament as left seeks to take helm, expert says France’s next prime minister may not come from the left despite the left-wing alliance New Popular Front’s (NPF) winning the most seats in the French legislative elections. Despite the NPF’s victory, it failed to...