Iran confirms arrest of missing teenage French-German cyclist The cyclist is the third French national known to be detained in Iran The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025
What’s in the one-in-one-out migrant deal between the UK and France? Macron and Starmer have agreed a deal aimed at preventing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats. Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2025
Netizens Slam UK's Plan To Return Just 50 Channel Migrants Weekly To France—Despite 44,000 Arrivals This Year Starmer's deal to return 50 migrants weekly to France sparks fury. Is it enough to stop Channel crossings? International Business Times UK · Jul 10, 2025
Trump Leans on Bush-Era Legal Playbook in Creating Revved-Up Version of 'War on Terror': Report The current administration is supercharging many of the post-9/11 legal, tactical and political strategies Bush used, as a new sprawling report by Axio explains Latin Times · Jul 9, 2025
Swedish PM's movements leaked by bodyguards uploading workouts on Strava Bodyguards protecting Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson reportedly exposed sensitive information about him by uploading workouts to Strava. Euronews · Jul 9, 2025
Backlash grows as far right ‘gay patriots’ plan to join Paris Pride march France has some of the strongest LGBT protections in Europe, but far right groups are increasingly seeking to politicise the movement. A small anti-immigration “homo-nationalist” group has received backing to join Paris's annual pride march on Saturday. Radio France Internationale · Jun 27, 2025
International investigation reveals Wagner Group's secret prisons in Mali A collaborative investigation by international media outlets has uncovered secret prisons run by Russian Wagner mercenaries in Mali, where abuse and torture are carried out with impunity. Reporters with the Forbidden Stories consortium – which includes RFI's sister channel France 24 – reveal how the Wagner paramilitary group duplicated methods… Radio France Internationale · Jun 12, 2025
Op Sindoor global blitz: Loud at home, lost overseas Fifty-nine politicians. Thirty-two countries. A high-profile tour funded by crores in taxpayers’ money. Newslaundry · Jun 4, 2025
Consumer group files complaint against French ministers over Nestlé scandal The consumer association UFC-Que Choisir announced Tuesday that it has launched several legal actions in response to what it calls the Nestlé mineral water "scandal". It accuses the company of deceiving consumers and has condemned the lack of "action" on behalf of public authorities. Radio France Internationale · Jun 3, 2025
From TikTok to AI: What the EU now calls a security threat From TikTok to AI agents, burner phones to banned apps: rising global tensions are forcing EU officials to rethink which tech tools are safe to use - and which could hand secrets to foreign powers. Euronews · Apr 24, 2025
‘Taxing time’: Beijing to Berlin, Trump’s tariffs dominate world headlines US President Donald Trump’s announcement of broad “reciprocal tariffs” on imports to the United States has sent shockwaves through global markets and prompted stern responses from world leaders. With a baseline 10 percent tariff on all imports and significantly higher rates for countries Trump described as having “unfair” trade relationships… Newslaundry · Apr 4, 2025
For decades the Columbia River has benefited both the U.S. and Canada with little worry. Then Trump took office Trump once called the Columbia River a ‘giant faucet’ that could provide water to California The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2025
French scientist denied entry to US after officials find ‘hateful’ texts about Trump on his phone The French government has defended the researcher’s ‘freedom of expression’ The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Queen Camilla sends letter of support to Gisèle Pelicot after mass rape ordeal An envelope bearing the seal of the British royal family arrived among thousands of letters of support to Ms Pelicot The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025
International Business Times · Mar 11, 2025 French Right-wing Media's Russia Tilt Irks Elysee French Sunday newspaper readers woke up this past weekend to starkly different visions of their country's relationship with Russia.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 19, 2025 Macron expected to meet Trump as Europe scrambles to respond to US shift on Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron is expeced to meet Donald Trump at the White House next week, a US official said Wednesday, as Europe scrambles to respond to the US president's shift on the war in Ukraine.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 18, 2025 Mayotte mayors suspend distribution of food aid amid reports of misappropriation Mayors on the French overseas territory of Mayotte have suspended their involvement in distributing food and water following reports by Le Monde daily that it was being diverted. They had taken charge of distributing much-needed state aid in the wake of the devastating Cyclone Chido.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2025 ‘Europe challenges Trump-Putin axis’: what the papers say about Paris summit on Ukraine European headlines reflect the response to the diplomatic shockwaves sent by the US and splits among leaders on defence spending and how the war in Ukraine should end
Radio France Internationale · Feb 14, 2025 Nestlé and Sources Alma face inquiry over methods used for French mineral water A French magistrate has opened a fraud inquiry into mineral water giants Nestlé and Sources Alma over suspicions of illegal processing of water, it was revealed on Friday.
Radio France Internationale · Feb 7, 2025 PM Bayrou calls for national debate on immigration after controversial 'flooding' comments Prime Minister François Bayrou has called for a national debate on immigration and what it means to be French, days after stirring controversy with comments about immigrants 'flooding' France.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2025 Ukraine war briefing: Bomber dies in attack on army recruitment centre String of attacks against Ukraine’s mobilisation effort; Ukraine announces robot ground units. What we know on day 1,079
Radio France Internationale · Feb 4, 2025 Troubled waters: French government under pressure over Nestlé revelations According to an investigation conducted by journalists from Le Monde and Radio France, the French government allowed food and beverage giant Nestlé to continue selling mineral water that did not comply with health regulations. President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday denied the accusations of a wide-reaching cover-up.
The Conversation · Jan 21, 2025 Lobbying in ‘forever chemicals’ industry is rife across Europe – the inside story of our investigation A team of academic researchers, lawyers and journalists from 16 European countries has exposed a huge lobbying campaign aimed at gutting a proposed EU-wide restriction on the use of “forever chemicals”. This campaign saw significant increases in the lobbying expenditure of major producers of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known…
Latin Times · Jan 21, 2025 Top French Newspaper Ditches X Over 'Growing Toxicity,' Threatens to Leave Meta Next The newspaper's editor-in-chief explained the update in a sweeping editorial published on Monday in which he also stated they are "redoubling vigilance" on several other platforms, including Meta and TikTok.
The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2025 ‘Don’t allow you to go to the bathroom’: big tech’s call center workers in Greece on strike Workers at Teleperformance, customer support company for Apple, Google and Netflix, accuse it of union busting and surveillance