Opinion | Europe Wasn’t Built to Be Like This
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Opinion | Europe Wasn’t Built to Be Like This

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When I crossed a bridge spanning the Rhine last year, a checkpoint blocked the route between France and Germany, on the Pont de l’Europe. Borders are closing in Europe, for reasons ranging from “ongoing crises in Eastern Europe and the Middle East” to…

A French Cathedral Turned to Hams to Restore Its Organ
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A French Cathedral Turned to Hams to Restore Its Organ

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Struggling to raise funds for the restoration of his cathedral’s antique organ, a priest from St.-Flour, a small town in France’s heartland, came up with a creative solution. He turned one of the bell towers into a curing workshop where farmers could hang…

France Indicts Founder of Notorious Website Used in Pelicot Rape Case
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France Indicts Founder of Notorious Website Used in Pelicot Rape Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The founder of the website used by Dominique Pelicot to invite dozens of men to rape his wife after he’d drugged her was indicted on Thursday in France on myriad charges, including some related to that case. If found guilty, he faces up…

France Far-Right Party Embraces Jean-Marie Le Pen as a Visionary
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France Far-Right Party Embraces Jean-Marie Le Pen as a Visionary

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For years, France’s main far-right party tried to distance itself from the long trail of inflammatory and derogatory comments made by Jean-Marie Le Pen, its founding president. His daughter, who took the party reins in 2011, kicked him out. It changed its name,…

Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96
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Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founding father of France’s modern political far-right who built a half-century career on rants of barely disguised racism, antisemitism and neo-Nazi propaganda, has died. He was 96. His death was confirmed on X by Jordan Bardella, the current president…

European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government
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European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Syria’s new leaders are set to meet the French and German foreign ministers in the capital, Damascus, on Friday in one of the highest-level Western diplomatic visits since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad last month. Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s top diplomat, and Jean-Noël…

Flamanville 3 Nuclear Reactor Begins Operations After Long Delays in France

Flamanville 3 Nuclear Reactor Begins Operations After Long Delays in France

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates France’s nuclear energy sector reached a significant milestone as the Flamanville 3 European Pressurised Reactor in Normandy was successfully connected to the national electricity grid. According to reports, this reactor, now the country’s most powerful with a capacity of 1,600 MW, began supplying…

Iran to meet with Germany, France, UK in nuclear talks | Nuclear Weapons News

Iran to meet with Germany, France, UK in nuclear talks | Nuclear Weapons News

The meeting follows an IAEA resolution denouncing Iran for what it called a lack of cooperation. Iran says it will hold nuclear talks with officials from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom this week, amid escalating tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme. The meeting, which is set to happen on Friday,…

Thousands protest against sexual violence in France | European Union News

Thousands protest against sexual violence in France | European Union News

Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest against sexual violence. The protests on Saturday come two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the capital, Paris, large crowds of women and men marched waving purple placards that denounced gender-based…