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France bans pesticide acetamiprid
French President Emmanuel Macron has signed a law that permanently bans the reintroduction of the pesticide acetamiprid, blamed for a mass bee die-off. The law was made official after a decision by the Constitutional Council overturned a...

France travel: Who will need to register in EU’s new Entry/Exit System?
The EES will affect millions of people including regular visitors - see our list for who is and who is not affected Many visitors to France will need to be registered in the EES Hayk_Shalunts/Shutterstock The EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) will...
Star of David necklace ripped from neck, beaten for wearing a kippah, antisemitic attack in France

Air France introduces automatic flight-connection priority scheme at Paris hub
Air France is introducing a new initiative to assist connecting passengers at Paris Charles de Gaulle, arising from a reinforced partnership with airport operator Groupe ADP. The initiative, known as ‘Short Connection Pass’, will automatically...

France's IXAIR resumes Dassault jet operations
IXAIR (IXR, Paris Le Bourget) has resumed Dassault Aviation operations after a two-month hiatus following the addition of a Falcon 8X, ch-aviation research shows. The 5.4-year-old trijet, registered in France as F-HLYS (msn 465) on July 30, is...

France warns against escalation of Israeli war in Gaza; UK condemns targeting of Journalists
Paris/London-SANA -French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has warned that expanding Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip would lead to a catastrophic outcome and an unending war. In a post on the platform X, Barrot stated: “Israeli...

'The current system is not set up to protect female health' – women's riders' union presses for change after Tour de France Femmes wellbeing debate
The women's riders' union The Cyclists' Alliance (TCA) has weighed in on the health debate after the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift, calling for mandatory yearly RED-S screening. In the wake of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot's historic victory at the...

Super Cup: Paris Saint-Germain target fifth trophy against Tottenham
Fresh from the best season in their history, Paris Saint-Germain begin the new campaign chasing yet another piece of silverware, the UEFA Super Cup against Tottenham Hotspur in Udine, Italy. The French giants claimed a historic treble last season,...

Nathan Lyon is `totally fine` with England`s Bazball approach ahead of The Ashes
The Australian spinner has represented the 'Baggy Greens' in 139 Test matches and has claimed 562 wickets. His best bowling figures in the traditional format are eight wickets for 50 runs. He also said that the England team has the likes of some...

From the Archives to the Élysée: How History Changed France’s Stance on Cameroon
CameroonOnline.ORG | For decades, silence shrouded one of the darkest chapters in Cameroon’s modern history. The pages devoted to the independence war were incomplete—often erased from schoolbooks, kept alive only in family memories and whispered...

Cameroun, mémoire de sang : l’heure des aveux pour la France
CamerounOnline.ORG | Pendant longtemps, le silence a recouvert l’un des épisodes les plus sombres de l’histoire contemporaine du Cameroun. Les pages consacrées à la guerre d’indépendance restaient incomplètes, souvent effacées des manuels,...

Paris vs Tottenham 2025 UEFA Super Cup Preview: Kick-off, Line-ups & Predictions
It’s mid-August in Italy, the air is heavy with summer heat, and the stage is set at Stadio Friuli for a match that feels far bigger than just a curtain-raiser. On Wednesday, August 13, Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur will clash in the...

France upholds ban on bee-killing pesticide
French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law a modified bill that bars a bee-killing pesticide from being reintroduced after a petition signed by more than two million people. The legislation has been at the heart of a major debate in France...

France adopts law upholding ban on controversial insecticide
A woman walks past the Seine River and the French National Assembly, the lower House of Parliament, in Paris on August 11, 2025, amid a heatwave in Europe. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP) Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law a...

French PM decries 'anti-Semitic hatred' after memorial tree cut down
PARIS: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Friday condemned an act of “anti-Semitic hatred” after a memorial tree planted in tribute to a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006 had been cut down outside Paris. On January 20, 2006,...

France heatwave: 14 departments on red alert as temperatures top 40C
Heat set to continue until weekend Much of the south-west and Rhone Valley is on red alert amid reports that the extreme heat will continue for several days Lightspring / shutterstock/ Visactu Weather alerts due to the continuing heatwave have...

Macron acknowledges France’s role in “repressive” war against Cameroon independence
Paris [France], August 13 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that France waged a "war" against independence efforts in Cameroon that was marked by "repressive violence," France 24 reported on Tuesday. The acknowledgment came...

Emotional Gianluigi Donnarumma puts Premier League clubs on red alert as he confirms PSG exit
Gianluigi Donnarumma has fuelled speculation of a Premier League transfer by claiming his time at Paris Saint-Germain career is over. Huge doubt was placed on the Italian goalkeeper's future when it emerged he had been left out of PSG's squad to...

L’ONU ouvre une procédure contre la France sur l’aide à mourir
Cette démarche a porté ses fruits, puisque le Comité a réagi en adressant une lettre à la France, datée du 23 juin. Le Comité y affirme avoir « reçu des informations crédibles indiquant que l’approbation de la proposition de loi constituerait une...

UK, France and Germany ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran if nuclear talks don't resume
The UK, France and Germany have told the UN they are ready to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme if it fails to resume talks by the end of August. The three countries, known as the E3, said they were prepared to trigger a...