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Fashion tycoon Bernard Arnault accused of stranglehold over French business press

Arnault’s addition of leading weekly to stable of publications raises concerns about media ownership in France

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17

Israeli director Nadav Lapid, angered by boycott calls, pulls out of Marseille festival

The Israeli filmmaker, a critic of Benjamin Netanyahu exiled in France for five years, wonders 'what the hell I'm supposed to do' here if 'my presence is unacceptable and I can simply be erased or swept aside from a film event'.

Euronews · Jun 9

MEPs urge EU sanctions on former RT France head Xenia Fedorova

Speaking to France Inter in May, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said: "Ms Fedorova is a fully fledged propagandist who relays the Kremlin’s disinformation".

Euronews · Jun 3

Farage’s partner refuses to confirm how she paid for house in his constituency

French publication Le Monde says Laure Ferrari ‘dodged’ question when quizzed over property purchase in Clacton

The Guardian - UK · May 5

'I can see him on the podium in Paris at the end of the three weeks' – The case for sending Paul Seixas to the Tour de France

On current form, there’s only one rider in the world capable of getting close to Tadej Pogačar, but he’s not even 20, yet

Cycling Weekly · Apr 28

“Best And Worst Of Twitter”: 33 Screenshots From X That Are Funnier Than They Should Be

There is so much noise and content on social media these days that it takes something really different to make you stop scrolling and stare. Sometimes it's a random, chaotic tweet so ‘out there’ that someone else just has to screenshot and reshare it elsewhere. For your amusement (and confusion!),…

Bored Panda · Apr 17

French investigators blocked from Elysée Palace in events contracts probe

Investigators were denied access to the Élysée Palace on Tuesday as part of a probe into how an events company was awarded contracts to organise major state ceremonies.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 15

I was the US soft power czar. Our reputation may never recover from this

Trump’s venal persona and his war on Iran will do untold damage to America’s ability to make a positive difference in the world

The Guardian - US · Apr 5

France denies blocking US flights as Israel cuts defence ties

France has pushed back against criticism from the United States and Israel over military flights and arms ties, with Washington accusing Paris of blocking US planes and Israel saying it would stop buying defence equipment from France.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 1

Cadmium warning triggers backlash from France's organic farmers

Organic farming is at the centre of a growing row in France, after health authorities said produce grown to organic standards may be just as contaminated by cadmium – a toxic heavy metal linked to cancer and bone disease – as conventional agriculture. The finding has prompted pushback from the…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 1