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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
Germany, France and Poland vow to procure more weapons for Ukraine in a show of unity
The European Union’s plans to produce 1 million artillery rounds for Ukraine have fallen well short, while aid for Ukraine is being held up in the United States by political differences.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2024
France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right as the world marks International Women’s Day
Friday’s ceremony in Paris, attended by around 1,000 people, was a key event on a day focused on advancing women’s rights globally.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2024
Like Banksy, France’s mystery ‘Invader’ marks cities with art. He could surprise the Paris Olympics
The millions of visitors who'll flock to Paris for the Olympic Games will be crowding onto the turf of a mystery artist who calls himself 'Invader.'
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not ‘ruled out’ in the future, French leader says
The issue was debated at a gathering of European leaders in Paris, as Russia’s full-scale invasion grinds into a third year.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2024
French ministry orders security forces around Paris after threats from farmers, soup hurling at ‘Mona Lisa’
Earlier Sunday, two climate activists hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the “Mona Lisa” and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2023
More than 100,000 people march in Paris against soaring antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war
France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, but given its own World War II collaboration with the Nazis, antisemitic acts today open old scars.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2023
Macron vows to enshrine women’s rights to abortion in French Constitution in 2024
Abortion in France was decriminalized under a 1975 law, but there is nothing in the constitution that would guarantee abortion rights.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2023
President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger and pull ambassador after coup
France has maintained some 1,500 troops in Niger since the July coup and refused a request by the new junta for its ambassador to leave.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2023
French activists protest racism and police brutality while officers are on guard for key events
The protesters’ demands include tougher rules limiting the use of firearms by police; an independent body to replace the internal agency tasked with investigating police abuses; and massive state investment in low-income neighborhoods.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2023
France will soon ban disposable vapes under an anti-smoking plan, prime minister says
It will include a ban on disposable vapes, which she said 'are giving bad habits to young people.'
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