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Meloni, Le Pen rift disrupts far-Right’s prospects of wielding power in the EU

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Meloni, Le Pen rift disrupts far-Right’s prospects of wielding power in the EU

When a French Minister compared Italy’s nationalist Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French far-Right last year, the Italian Premier rang French President Emmanuel Macron to complain. Ms. Meloni was so incensed that the French leader felt compelled to send an emissary to Rome to appease her, said two…

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French State Services Hit By Cyberattacks Of “Unprecedented Intensity”

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French State Services Hit By Cyberattacks Of “Unprecedented Intensity”

The PM’s staff added that a “crisis cell has been activated to deploy countermeasures”. Paris: Several French state bodies have been hit with cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity”, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said Monday while insisting the government had been able to contain the impact. “Many ministerial services were targeted” from Sunday “using familiar technical…

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What is the historic amendment that enshrined abortion access in France’s Constitution? | Explained

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What is the historic amendment that enshrined abortion access in France’s Constitution? | Explained

The story so far: The French Parliament on March 4 overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right at a historic joint session at the Palace of Versailles. With this, it has become the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. During the extraordinary voting session, out…

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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right

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France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right

French lawmakers on March 4 overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy. The historic move was proposed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to prevent the kind of rollback of abortion rights seen in…

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France Set To Make Abortion Constitutional Right

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France Set To Make Abortion Constitutional Right

Most members of the French public support the move to give the right extra protection. Paris, France: French lawmakers are expected Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the country’s constitution, in a global first that has garnered overwhelming public support. A congress of both houses of parliament in Versailles starting at 3:30 pm…

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Paul Pogba, FIFA World Cup Winner, Handed Four-Year Doping Ban: Report

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Paul Pogba, FIFA World Cup Winner, Handed Four-Year Doping Ban: Report

File photo of Paul Pogba.© AFP Italy’s anti-doping tribunal handed a four-year ban Thursday to France midfielder Paul Pogba after he tested positive for testosterone last year, according to his club, Juventus. A spokesman for the club told AFP it had been notified of the decision against the 30-year-old World Cup winner. More to follow……

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U.S., U.K. & allies extend support to Israel while urging it to uphold humanitarian laws

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U.S., U.K. & allies extend support to Israel while urging it to uphold humanitarian laws

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Leaders of the U.S., the U.K., France, Canada and Italy extended support to Israel’s right to defend itself against the Palestinian militant group Hamas but urged the Jewish state to uphold international humanitarian laws and protect civilians. A joint…

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France Says Israeli Strike Not Behind Gaza Hospital Attack

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France Says Israeli Strike Not Behind Gaza Hospital Attack

Palestinian officials said 471 people were killed in the blast at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital on Tuesday. Paris: A blast at a Gaza hospital was not the result of an Israeli missile strike, but likely caused by a misfiring Palestinian rocket, the French military intelligence directorate (DRM) said on Friday. Palestinian officials said 471 people were…

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Thousands march against police violence in France

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Thousands march against police violence in France

Activis Assa Traore, right, marches during a protest against police violence, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. Families, community groups and far-left activists marched in cities around France on Saturday to decry racism and police brutality, putting authorities on edge at a time when French police are deployed en masse for a string of high-security events. |…

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