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France's Macron under fire over Uber contacts as minister

French President Emmanuel Macron came under pressure on Monday from opposition politicians over his reported links with ride-hailing company Uber Technologies during his years as economy minister.

Reuters

Macron under pressure to explain 'secret deals' with US taxi company Uber

Opposition deputies have called for an enquiry into French President Emmanuel Macron's past support for online transport giant Uber when he worked for a socialist government. This follows media revelations accusing the former economy minister of making "secret deals" to bend legislative rules.

Radio France Internationale

How global media are covering the Uber law-breaking revelations

From Washington Post’s reporting of the company thwarting government probes to Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung on Uber’s ‘wild west’ tactics

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Uber reportedly lobbied politicians, broke laws in global push

Uber Technologies Inc. attempted to lobby politicians and flouted laws as part of efforts to expand globally from 2013 to 2017, according to newspaper reports based on leaked documents.

Tribune News Service

French press delight as Boris Johnson flounders and fulminates

While the French daily newspapers continue to sift through the debris in the wake of the announcement of the second Elisabeth Borne cabinet, there is a sense of blessed relief as the same papers report on the intestinal disorders of London's ruling Conservatives.

Radio France Internationale

‘His reign is over’: How foreign media reacted as Boris Johnson was hit by resignations

Some papers think Johnson’s government is disintegrating but others are wary about predicting the fall of a PM who has defied repeated calls to go

The Independent UK

Press verdict on French government: more of the same, only worse

Despite two weeks of negotiations aimed at creating a stable parliamentary majority with the aid of opposition groups considered "constructive", the Borne II cabinet named on Monday includes no members from the opposition ranks. A clear sign of failure, according to the majority of the French daily papers.

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France suspends expulsions of foreign students fleeing Ukraine

The French government says it will suspend expulsions of foreign students fleeing the war in Ukraine, a sensitive issue that has seen European countries accused of racist double standards.

Radio France Internationale

Renowned Paris-based theatre director Peter Brook dies aged 97

British-born, Paris resident for more than 50 years, dramatist Peter Brook died on Saturday, aged 97, according to the director’s entourage, who was cited by Le Monde.

Radio France Internationale

How Europe's top newspapers covered Nicola Sturgeon's indyref2 statement

NICOLA Sturgeon has announced her plan to hold indyref in October 2023 – explaining that she will instead use the next General Election as a…

The National (Scotland)

French far-right MP sued for adopting aristocratic family’s name

A newly elected far-right lawmaker has been sued by the descendants of one of France's oldest aristocratic families for adding their name to his own.

Radio France Internationale

French parliamentary elections continue to redraw the political map, amid record low turnout

The results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections that took place on Sunday are out: according to national daily Le Monde, France’s new left-wing coalition headed by Jean-Luc Melenchon, the Nouvelle union Populaire Ecologique et Sociale (NUPES, New Popular Ecological and Social Union) has clinched most of the…

The Conversation

Arendt, Durkheim and Voltaire called to testify at Paris attacks trial

This has been a special week at the November 2015 terror trial, as the three state prosecutors prepared the ground for their demands for punishment, delivered on Friday. The French newspapers have been united in their praise of the prosecution team. But it was a far from flawless performance.

Radio France Internationale

Poll shows French President Macron's bloc ahead in parliamentary election

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist political camp is seen as slightly ahead of its main left-wing rival in the first round of this month's parliamentary elections, an Ipsos/Cevipof poll for Le Monde newspaper showed.

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French media maps out route cause of Liverpool Champions League final chaos with timeline video

A timeline of events that led to serious problems for Liverpool fans outside the Stade de France has been created by French media

The Guardian - UK

Fury in France as Champions League final chaos tarnishes nation’s global image

As elections loom, the public turns against interior minister Gérald Darmanin after he blames Liverpool fans for Paris fiasco

The Independent UK

A frank exchange of views: French diplomats on rare strike

Members of the French diplomatic corps are dropping their traditional reserve to go on a rare strike, angered by a planned reform they fear will hurt their careers and France’s standing in the world

Radio France Internationale

Why are lawyers of the November 2015 victims telling us what we already know?

The past week at the Paris terror trial has been devoted to the summing-up by the lawyers who represent hundreds of "parties civiles", the families of the injured survivors, and those who lost loved ones in the November 2015 attacks. An essential legal exercise which has inspired many questions and…

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The Guardian - US

‘America is killing itself’: world reacts with horror and incomprehension to Texas shooting

The international press responds scathingly to the tolerance for gun violence in the US: ‘nothing fundamentally changes’

Reuters

Poll: Macron's group slightly ahead of left-wing rival in French June parliament vote

French President Emmanuel Macron's "Renaissance" party and its allies are seen as winning next month's vote in the country's lower house of parliament, according to a poll in Le Monde paper by Ipsos/Sopra Steria/Cevipof.

Reuters

French election poll: Macron to beat Le Pen but Le Pen gains ground

French President Emmanuel Macron would beat Marine Le Pen in the country's presidential election later this month, though Le Pen has gained ground in recent weeks, showed an Ipsos Sopra Steria Cevipof poll for Le Monde newspaper.

Reuters

Macron gets French poll boost after Ukraine crisis interventions

French President Emmanuel Macron's lead over rival candidates ahead of next month's election has grown in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to a poll published on Saturday by Le Monde newspaper.

Reuters

Care home firm Orpea rejects allegations of resident mistreatment

French care home operator Orpea on Monday rejected allegations of resident mistreatment in a forthcoming book after extracts published in newspaper Le Monde sent its shares tumbling.

Reuters

Four French soldiers injured by explosion in Burkina Faso - French media

Four French soldiers from the Operation Barkhane taskforce were injured after an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their vehicle in Burkina Faso, reported Le Monde, Le Figaro and Agence France Presse.

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