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'Choose France' summit puts AI at heart of Macron’s €93 billion investment drive

Foreign companies have pledged a total of €93 billion in investment at France's annual Choose France summit, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday, with artificial intelligence and data infrastructure projects accounting for the bulk of commitments.

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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Says AI Revolution Is '50 Times Bigger' Than Dot-Com Era

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the current artificial intelligence boom is significantly larger than the internet-driven expansion of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

International Business Times

President Emmanuel Macron announces €93 billion in 'Choose France' investments

Since the first "Choose France" in 2018, a year after Macron came to power, more than 230 projects have been announced, representing several thousand jobs, according to the Élysée Palace.

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France intercepts shadow fleet tanker linked to Russia

The Kremlin says ‌it considers France's seizure of the Russian-linked oil tanker ‌Tagor to be illegal and that it ‌borders on piracy.

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Britain helped to seize Russian tanker in international waters, Macron says

The Tagor, a sanctioned tanker, was boarded by the French navy on Sunday in international waters, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

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Macron says French Navy, backed by the UK, intercepted a sanctioned tanker from Russia

The French Navy, with UK support, has intercepted another Russia-linked oil tanker under international sanctions

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PSG celebrate with Macron at Elysee Palace

Thousands celebrated PSG's Champions League title in Paris as authorities dealt with the fallout from overnight unrest and arrests.

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France boards fourth Russian oil tanker as crackdown on ‘shadow fleet’ continues

The French Navy has boarded another oil tanker from Russia as Paris steps up its campaign against Moscow’s so-called "shadow fleet" of vessels suspected of evading international sanctions.

Radio France Internationale

France and allies intercept uncompliant Russian shadow fleet tanker, Kremlin calls it 'piracy'

Russia has reportedly built up a flotilla of old oil tankers of opaque ownership to get around sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Euronews

Newsletter: Keeping the Western Balkans’ EU dreams alive

In today's newsletter: European Council chief António Costa kicks off his Western Balkan tour; French President Emmanuel Macron condemns violence on French streets following Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League victory.

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Macron announces €93 billion in foreign investment at 'Choose France' summit

French President Emmanuel Macron said foreign companies have pledged a total of €93 billion worth ⁠of investments at the annual "Choose France" summit on Monday, particularly for AI and data projects. The conference could see announcements on rare earth investments in France.

France 24

France backed by Britain intercepts sanctioned oil tanker sailing from Russia

France has intercepted an oil tanker sailing from Russia and circumventing sanctions in the Atlantic over the weekend, President Emmanuel Macron said in a social media post on Monday. The Tagor was detained Sunday morning in international waters with the help of Britain and other partners, the French president said.

France 24

Paris Deploys 22,000 Police During PSG Title Celebrations, 780 Arrested, 57 Officers Injured

French authorities deployed 22,000 police officers after PSG's Champions League victory celebrations turned violent, resulting in hundreds of arrests and dozens of injured officers across the country.

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SoftBank to invest €75 billion in 5 GW French AI centres

SoftBank Group is set to invest up to $87 billion in France to build 5 gigawatts of AI data center capacity, aiming to establish the country as a premier European AI infrastructure hub. The initial phase involves a $45 billion investment for 3.1 gigawatts by 2031, driven by personal diplomacy…

Radio France Internationale

Football heroes: PSG victory toasted by thousands of fans in Paris

The French capital held a hero's welcome for Paris Saint-Germain players who won their second consecutive Champions League title with celebrations under heavy security after a night of revelry marred by unrest. The team was received by President Emmanuel Macron ahead of a victory parade which drew thousands of supporters.

The Economic Times

France's Macron says 'nothing justifies' south Lebanon escalation

France's President Emmanuel Macron condemns the escalating conflict in south Lebanon. He stresses the urgent need for a US-Iran agreement to ensure regional stability. Macron also calls for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. France will support Lebanon's territorial integrity and calls for all weapons to fall silent.

The Economic Times

SoftBank to spend $87.5 billion on AI centres in France: Son

Japanese tech investor SoftBank will spend 75 billion euros ($87.5 billion) on artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, its founder Masayoshi Son told a French newspaper in an interview released Saturday. "75 billion euros in total," Son told La Tribune Dimanche weekly ahead of a French investment conference hosted by President…

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Euronews

Edgar Morin, France's 'intellectual grandfather', dies aged 104

For the French, Morin was above all an intellectual guide, developing a holistic, cross-disciplinary approach to the major issues of our time. Abroad, he was best known as the creator of 'cinéma vérité' with his 1961 film Chronicle of a Summer.

France 24

Europe's population reckoning: How can the EU avoid falling off a demographic cliff?

It has been called Europe’s demographic time bomb: Older people are living longer, while younger people are having fewer children. Last year in France, for example, deaths outpaced births for the first time since the end of World War II, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call for "demographic rearmament".

International Business Times UK

'We Are Descendants of Human Beings': Tears in Parliament as France Repeals 1685 Slavery Law

France's parliament has unanimously repealed the 1685 Code Noir, a colonial law defining enslaved Africans as property, marking a symbolic step in acknowledging the nation's colonial past.

Euronews

French parliament inches towards symbolic repeal of 'Code noir' slavery legislation

France abolished enslaving humans more than 170 years ago and in 2001 recognised slavery and the slave trade as "crimes against humanity."

Euronews

‘Electrification is the answer to save Europe’s industry,’ IEA tells Euronews

The International Energy Agency's chief Fatih Birol told Euronews that the EU should embrace the 'age of electricity' to boost industrial competitiveness.

AAP

France's parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber

French lawmakers have voted to repeal a 17th-century law that governed enslaved people in France's colonies

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French lower house votes to repeal 17th-century slavery law in symbolic move

French lawmakers have voted to repeal a 17th-century law that governed enslaved people in France's colonies

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