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Fake video claiming ‘coup in France’ goes viral

Sometime in the second week of December, an improbable video began making the rounds on French-language social media. France, it claimed, was subject to a coup d’état, and President Emmanuel Macron had possibly been deposed. The AI-gener...

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French farmers continue blockades over cattle cull, Mercosur deal

Protesting French farmers blocked roads across France Tuesday over a mass cull to prevent the spread of a bovine disease. Anger over the sanitary measure combined with farmers’ concerns about a planned Mercosur trade deal has forced Fran...

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Musicians raise alarm over AI scammers

If a recent song by your favorite artist sounded slightly unusual, there may be a reason: musicians are warning that AI-generated tracks are appearing on streaming platforms while being falsely credited to their names.

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Gaza struggles in winter conditions: Torrential rains kill twelve

Thousands of tents housing displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip have been inundated after heavy rain and strong winds battered the area. Witnesses said that hundreds of Palestinians sought shelter from the storm among the ruins o...

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Sarkozy faces possible indictment over witness tampering

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's legal woes looked set to continue as prosecutors on Tuesday said they would seek indictments against him, his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and nine others for alleged witness tampering in the Libya c...

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France's Macron vows to fight drug trafficking

The French president is visiting Marseille one month after the murder of the brother of a young anti-drugs activist, as the government steps up efforts to tackle the city’s drug-related crime. On Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron announced toughe...

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Trump sues BBC over misleading video editing of speech

U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to sue the BBC over a misleading video edit of a speech he made on January 6, 2021, and filed a lawsuit against the media corporation on December 15. He will be seeking 10 bi...

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Macron seeks international cooperation to tackle drug trafficking

Emmanuel Macron is in Marseille a month after the assassination of the brother of a young anti-drugs activist, a suspected intimidation tactic. In 2021, the French president had pledged significant resources to help France's second large...

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Police release new video of suspected Brown shooter, manhunt continues

Police in the U.S. have released a new video of the suspect in the shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Two students were killed and seven injured in the shooting, which took place during exams.

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French farmers contest cattle disease measures and Mercorsur deal

French cattle farmers are battling an outbreak of lumpy skin disease. New measures were announced on December 15, but tensions remain high as farmers protest against the systematic culling of affected herds. The anger adds to already exi...

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France had more deaths than births this year for first time since WWII

The demographics of France are undergoing a major shift. For the first year since the end of World War Two, there were more deaths than births.

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Mbappé to be awarded over 60 million euros by PSG, French court rules

On December 16, the Paris labour court ruled on the long-running dispute between Kylian Mbappé and his former club, PSG. It ordered PSG to pay over 60 million euros to the player in unpaid wages and bonuses.

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France reinforces security for Hannukah after Bondi Beach shooting

Against the backdrop of an already high terror threat in France, the Bondi Beach shooting sounded alarm bells with Hannukah celebrations planned in various French cities. Security and intelligence presence was increased at these places o...

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Santa events take place across the world ahead of Christmas

With less than two weeks to Christmas, Santa runs and festivals are spreading holiday cheer across the globe this weekend. From Paris to Mexico City and Romania, and even bar crawls in the United States.

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Australia's legislation on gun ownership

Australia's leaders have agreed to strengthen gun laws across the country in the wake of the mass shooting at Bondi Beach. After a meeting with the heads of states and territories, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said they had agreed to ...

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Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. negotiators are meeting in Berlin. As the U.S. grows increasingly pressed to end the four-year war, the peace negotiations continue, with territorial concessions to Russia remaining the "s...

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Mayotte still in shambles year after Cyclone Chido

The annual rainy season is already battering Mayotte, but the French Indian Ocean archipelago has barely managed to patch up homes and buildings that Cyclone Chido devastated a year ago.

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Far right eyes comeback as Chile holds presidential election

Chileans began voting for a new president Sunday, making a stark choice between the most right-wing candidate in 35 years of democracy and the head of a leftist coalition. Polls show far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast as the strong fr...

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Thousands march in Budapest to protest over child abuse scandal

Thousands of Hungarians marched to Prime Minister Viktor Orban's offices on Saturday, led by opposition leader Peter Magyar, who urged the veteran nationalist to resign over an abuse scandal at a juvenile detention center.

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Gunmen kill several at Jewish gathering in Sydney's Bondi Beach

Two gunmen attacked a Hannukah celebration on a Sydney beach Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitism and terrorism.

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Comedy legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old

Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, hitting the century mark some six decades after he sang and danced with Julie Andrews in “Mary Poppins” and starred in his self-titled sitcom.

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First climate migrants from Tuvalu arrive in Australia

The first group of climate migrants from the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu has arrived in Australia under a landmark visa scheme, as rising sea levels threaten to make parts of the low-lying country uninhabitable and force long-term re...

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Rising crime boosts far-right presidential hopeful in Chile

Anxiety over immigration and violent crime has carried Jose Antonio Kast to the steps of Chile's presidential palace. On Sunday, he is tipped to be elected the country's first hard-right leader since dictator Augusto Pinochet three decad...

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Zelenskyy visits troops as Ukraine claims gained ground near key city

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he visited troops fending off Russian advances near the embattled city of Kupiansk that Moscow claimed to have captured last month, which Kyiv denies.

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French farmers protest as veterinarians cull diseased cows

French farmers are protesting against the culling of cows infected with nodular dermatitis – widely known as lumpy skin disease – after veterinarians slaughtered a herd under police protection on Friday.

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France: Police use tear gas to clear farmer protests

Veterinarians arrived at a French farm on Friday under police escort to cull cows infected with lumpy skin disease, after officers used tear gas to clear farmers protesting the slaughter.

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Amnesty accuses Hamas of 'crimes against humanity' for Oct. 7 attack

For the first time, Amnesty International has accused Hamas and its allies of committing crimes against humanity, following an investigation into the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel. The organization found that 1,221 people were killed ...

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy rejects Washington peace plan

The U.S. is still trying to convince Kyiv to concede territories to Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Washington wants for Ukraine – and not Russia – to withdraw its troops from parts of the Donetsk region, where a "f...

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes top prize at video games awards

French indie sensation "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" on Thursday stole the spotlight at the Game Awards in Los Angeles, taking home a record nine prizes including Game of the Year.

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French Intermarché ad goes viral for not using AI

Praised for using actors and animation rather than AI, Intermarché’s heartwarming advert follows a wolf who evolves from a feared loner into a vegetarian cherished by all the other animals.

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