Earlier Sunday, two climate activists hurled soup Sunday at the glass protecting the “Mona Lisa” and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.
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Russia is working to subvert French support for Ukraine, documents show
Russia has been increasing its efforts to undermine French support for Kyiv – a hidden propaganda front in Western Europe that is part of the war against Ukraine, according to Kremlin documents.
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More than 100,000 people march in Paris against soaring antisemitism amid Israel-Hamas war
France has the largest Jewish population in Europe, but given its own World War II collaboration with the Nazis, antisemitic acts today open old scars.
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Macron vows to enshrine women’s rights to abortion in French Constitution in 2024
Abortion in France was decriminalized under a 1975 law, but there is nothing in the constitution that would guarantee abortion rights.
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President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger and pull ambassador after coup
France has maintained some 1,500 troops in Niger since the July coup and refused a request by the new junta for its ambassador to leave.
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French activists protest racism and police brutality while officers are on guard for key events
The protesters’ demands include tougher rules limiting the use of firearms by police; an independent body to replace the internal agency tasked with investigating police abuses; and massive state investment in low-income neighborhoods.
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France will soon ban disposable vapes under an anti-smoking plan, prime minister says
It will include a ban on disposable vapes, which she said ‘are giving bad habits to young people.’
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Macron pledges to repair riot-damaged schools and town halls
Emmanuel Macron pledged swift government support to help mayors rebuild schools, libraries and town halls destroyed during a week of violence that swept across France after the police shooting of a teenager. Thousands of insurance claims have started to pour in as small business owners seek to repair stores and offices attacked during the riots, […]
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Far-right figure ends divisive crowdfunding for police officer who shot boy, triggering riots
Jean Messiha hailed in a tweet what he called an “historic symbol of national generosity” while announcing the closing of the crowdfunding campaign at midnight Tuesday for the family of the jailed officer, identified only as Florian M.
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Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop
The grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel, identified only as Nadia, said in a telephone interview with French news broadcaster BFM TV, ‘Don’t break windows, buses … schools. We want to calm things down.’