French minister Éléonore Caroit has warned that a victory by Marine Le Pen in France’s 2027 presidential election could have consequences extending well beyond French politics, potentially altering the country’s long-standing internationalist
French minister Éléonore Caroit has warned that a victory by Marine Le Pen in France’s 2027 presidential election could have consequences extending well beyond French politics, potentially altering the country’s long-standing internationalist
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At the end of the A21, a few kilometres from Hénin-Beaumont, several terrils rise into the landscape: mountains as high as 132 metres, formed from the waste of the Pas-de-Calais coal mines.
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France’s far right entered the 2027 presidential race with a carefully balanced partnership. Now ideological differences, personal tensions and competing ambitions are exposing its fault lines. The formula was supposed to be
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More than 200 tonnes of jellyfish have accumulated around the cooling-water systems of France’s largest nuclear power station, forcing operators to shut down two reactor units and reduce the output of two
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Marine Le Pen’s confirmed candidacy for France’s presidential election in April 2027 has firmly established her as the leading figure of the country’s far right, overshadowing rival nationalist candidates and strengthening the
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The abduction, rape, and killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna has become a defining moment in France’s response to child sexual abuse, triggering one of the country’s largest judicial reviews of unresolved cases involving
More A criminal conviction could initially strengthen Marine Le Pen’s political support before ultimately limiting her electoral prospects, according to Harvard political scientist Andrew O’Donohue, who says legal action against populist leaders presents
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France has made a “big deal” with Ukraine that includes billions of Euros in Ukrainian purchases of French systems and licenses to produce a number of weapons including SCALP/Storm Shadow, a long
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Yesterday, a French appeals court shortened a ban on far-right leader Marine Le Pen seeking public office, effectively allowing her to stand in the 2027 presidential election. Hours after the verdict was
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France’s National Assembly has approved a contentious bill that would establish a legal presumption of self-defence for police officers and gendarmes who use their service weapons, advancing legislation that has ignited fierce
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France’s richest man, Bernard Arnault, has been ordered to pay €22.5 million in back taxes following a years-long legal dispute with French tax authorities over a restructuring involving a Belgian holding company
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France’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Rémi Lambert, is likely aware of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous remark about the strategic importance of Trincomalee Harbour. Napoleon is often attributed with stating that whoever controls Trincomalee
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On May 30, 2026, the historic UEFA Champions League victory of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was overshadowed by widespread violence across France. What began as celebrations following PSG’s triumph quickly descended into riots
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France is attempting a strategic reinvention of its relationship with Africa as its long-standing influence in the Sahel unravels and new global powers move in to fill the vacuum. At the center
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France, long regarded as the spiritual home of wine culture, has reached a symbolic turning point after beer consumption surpassed wine consumption for the first time in the country’s modern history. According
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