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Bayeux Tapestry 'mania' sweeps UK as sold-out exhibition opens

London's sold-out Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opens on Thursday to a British public gripped by "mania" as the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England goes on display outside France for the first time.

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August hottest month ever recorded globally, says EU monitor

The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer.

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PSG rout Slovan Bratislava to launch Champions League campaign

Ferran Torres hit a hat trick and Ousmane Dembélé scored twice on Wednesday night as Paris Saint-Germain crushed Slovan Bratislava 6-1 to launch the defence of their Champions League title.

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Gambia's power crisis boils over as anger reaches breaking point

Protesters in Gambia have taken to the streets demanding President Adama Barrow's resignation as anger over prolonged power cuts boils over just months ahead of December's general election.

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Europe’s ‘imagination gap’ risks empowering far right, survey warns

Half of Europeans cannot picture a credible path to a stronger EU, an “imagination gap” that risks ceding the political initiative to nostalgic far‑right forces, according to a major new study by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

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Mao still revered in China as criticism remains risky 50 years on

Fifty years after Mao Zedong's death, his image and ideas remain deeply embedded in China, where his portrait still dominates Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing and Communist Party rhetoric continues to draw on his thinking. For older Chinese people, revolutionary songs keep memories of his era alive, while…

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Roman Abramovich loses third attempt to overturn EU sanctions

A top EU court on Wednesday rejected Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s third attempt to overturn sanctions against him over the war in Ukraine.

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A 1,000-year-old mystery: what's really stitched into the Bayeux Tapestry?

A long, expertly embroidered cloth - the Bayeux Tapestry, on rare display in a UK museum across two galleries - recounts in vivid detail the epic story of the Norman Conquest of England. But Victorian prudishness has reignited a very modern academic row: how many penises did the original embroiderers…

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Heat forces French champagne makers to stiffen their drink

Drinking this year's champagne might give you a heftier headache as France's record heatwaves are forcing some producers to up the alcohol levels, industry officials said Wednesday.

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PSG boss Enrique urges squad to forget about past Champions League triumphs

PSG head coach Luis Enrique called on his Champions League-winning players to dismiss their back-to-back glories in the competition and re-motivate themselves for more success in European club football's most coveted competition.

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Former PM Bayrou returns to court in long-running EU assistants case

Former French prime minister François Bayrou returns to court in Paris on Wednesday as an appeal opens into allegations that European Parliament funds were misused to pay staff working for his centrist MoDem party.

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EU chiefs slam Serbia over Mladić funeral 'disgrace'

The presence of Serbian officials at the funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladić was "deeply regrettable", EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa said on Tuesday.

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French billionaire Olivier Bouygues faces suspended jail term over wildlife killings

French prosecutors are seeking a five-year suspended prison sentence for billionaire Olivier Bouygues over the killing of protected birds on his hunting estate in central France. Investigators found decomposing animal carcasses, banned traps and records of bonuses paid for animals killed at the 650-hectare property. Bouygues denies responsibility.

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Macron hosts global space summit in Paris snubbed by US companies

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting dozens of leaders, technology experts and scientists in Paris for a two-day global space summit that opens on Wednesday, as major US companies including SpaceX and Blue Origin stay away.

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Dembélé leads PSG's nine-man charge for 2026 Ballon d'Or

The 2025 Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé led the nine-strong Paris Saint-Germain contingent on the 30-player shortlist unveiled on Tuesday for the 2026 accolade as the world's best footballer.

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France among 12 nations to sanction trade with Israeli settlements

Twelve countries, including Britain, Canada and France, said on Tuesday that they would impose sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, following an increase in attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinian villages in the occupied territory.

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French pupils fall to record low in global education survey

French students' results in the 2025 international Pisa survey are the lowest ever recorded, yet remain in line with the OECD average, according to results published on Tuesday. French Education Minister Édouard Geffray criticised social media as one of the causes, and pledged to focus on raising standards in middle…

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Gea targets Davis Cup heroics for France after US Open last-16 exit

France's Arthur Gea, the country's most successful player at the 2026 US Open, has volunteered to play for the national Davis Cup squad in their upcoming tie against Canada, he announced on Tuesday.

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Champions League kicks off with Lille, Lens eyeing PSG's crown

The 2026/27 Champions League gets under way on Tuesday night, with French clubs Lille and Lens among the 35 teams hoping to supplant Paris Saint-Germain as champions.

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Internal inquiry opened after Eiffel Tower 'sexist' closure prompts strike

The Eiffel Tower reopened on Tuesday after staff walked out over the removal of women colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group which later apologised. The operating company has acknowledged it was wrong to accept the conditions and has opened an internal investigation.

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Hunt on for thieves after Renoir museum raid in southern France

A search is under way for the thieves who stole several paintings from a museum dedicated to the French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in the south of France in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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French firefighters begin six-week strike over funding after record summer fires

French professional firefighters launch a six-week nationwide campaign on Tuesday, demanding more funding, staff and better protection for their health after a summer of unprecedented wildfires.

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France tries 14 over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster

Fourteen people are to go on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of 31 people including a seven-year-old child in 2021, in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel.

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Merz ‘deeply shocked’ as far-right victory tests Germany’s political firewall

The fallout from the AfD’s landslide in Saxony-Anhalt is testing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s reform agenda, Germany’s support for Ukraine and the political firewall designed to keep the far-right out of power.

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EU chief unveils €200m Greenland package amid tensions over Trump claims

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled a 200-million-euro investment package for Greenland during the second of a two-day visit. The European Union has increased its focus on the vast, strategic island since President Donald Trump began insisting that the United States should take control of it for security…

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