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Published on 09:44 GMT

Water restrictions prolonged in drought-hit southern France

An area of south-west France hit by a historic three-year drought has prolonged its tough water-saving restrictions. The south-west France département of Pyrenees-Orientales has been the subject of stringent water restrictions for three years as the area …

Source: The Local - France - Neutral
Published on 17:11 GMT

Kazakhstan, France Evaluate Strategic Cooperation Milestones

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 14. At the initiative of the French side, a telephone conversation took place between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu and the Minister for …

Source: MENAFN - Indeterminate
Published on 09:39 GMT

How quickly do homes near you go under offer in France?

68 days in Paris, 86 in Bordeaux: the average time is falling across much of the country Properties are selling slightly faster in much of France now, compared to January oliverdelahaye/Shutterstock The average time it takes to find a buyer for older …

Source: The Connexion - Neutral
Published on 09:54 GMT

France's Macron raises prospect of EU ending co-operation agreements with Israel

Source: The National News - Pro-Government
Published on 09:30 GMT

France keeps its promise to even the score with Algeria as relations become 'totally blocked'

On Wednesday, France's foreign ministry summoned Algeria's chargé d'affaires to notify him that passport holding Algerian diplomats without visas would be removed from French soil. The French foreign ministry hailed the measure as a forceful …

Source: Business Insider Africa - Neutral
Published on 09:44 GMT

Britain is heading the way of France

The backlash against Keir Starmer has begun. Some senior figures within the Labour party have criticised the Prime Minister’s warning on Monday that Britain is in danger of becoming an ‘island of strangers’. Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, and Eluned …

Source: The Spectator - Right-wing
Published on 09:22 GMT

Jules Marchaland Sends France’s First 5.14d on His Second Try

Yesterday, French climber Jules Marchaland repeated Hugh 5.14d (9a) in Les Eaux Claires, France. Incredibly, he sent the bouldery route on just his second go. Opened by Fred Rouhling way back in 1993, the route was France’s first of the grade. Rarely …

Source: Gripped Magazine - Pending
Published on 09:11 GMT

France to expel Algerian diplomats in tit-for-tat move

France will expel Algerian diplomats in response to plans by Algiers to send more French officials home, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday, as relations between the countries deteriorate. Relations between Algeria and France, the former …

Source: Punch - Indeterminate
Published on 09:09 GMT

Alert – Diplomatic Crisis: France Expels Several Algerian Diplomats in Response to Algiers

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp A new level has been reached in the escalating tensions between Paris and Algiers. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced on Wednesday, May 14, on BFMTV, the expulsion of several Algerian diplomats in …

Source: Tunisie Numerique - Neutral
Published on 08:57 GMT

Shifting Centres: How the UK and France are filling the US void

This moment may well be a test case for the U.K.’s renewed diplomatic identity — a chance to shape its post-Brexit role as an agile, engaged force in global affairs, writes Arnav Raje Since Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. Presidency in 2024, the …

Source: London Daily Digital - Pending