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UK, France, Germany Aim to Restart Iran Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut, 10/10 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Britain, France, and Germany will seek to restart stalled nuclear talks with Iran and the United States, the three European countries said in a joint statement on Friday. Their announcement came nearly two weeks after UN sanctions were reimposed on Iran, under a "snapback" process the three European nations had initiated and which became ...

France's Macron to Name PM to End Political Crisis

This is Beirut, 10/10 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now. French politics have been deadlocked ever since Macron took the gamble last year of snap polls that he hoped would consolidate power -- but ended instead in a hung ...

Robert Badinter Enters the Pantheon as France Honors the Champion of Human Rights

This is Beirut, 09/10 22:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Robert Badinter, the justice minister who ended the death penalty in France in 1981, entered the country's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures on Thursday, just hours after his grave was vandalized. Badinter, a lawyer who campaigned for an end to capital punishment after one of his clients was beheaded with a guillotine in the ...

Monaco Sack Coach Hutter, Line Up Pocognoli: Sources

This is Beirut, 09/10 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Monaco sacked their Austrian coach Adi Hutter on Thursday and are set to replace him with Belgian Sebastien Pocognoli, sources told AFP. The 55-year-old Hutter's assistants Christian Peintinger and Klaus Schmidt will also leave the club. The trio, who were hired just over two years ago, told players about their departure after training on ...

Outgoing French PM Sees New Premier Named in Next 48 Hours

This is Beirut, 08/10 23:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron will name a new prime minister within the next 48 hours, his office said on Wednesday, after the resignation of outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu tipped the country deeper into political crisis. Lecornu told French TV in an interview earlier that he expected a new premier to be named, rather than early ...

Gaza: Paris Meeting on Post-War Plans Sparks Israeli Anger

This is Beirut, 08/10 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A meeting scheduled for Thursday in Paris, bringing together European and Arab foreign ministers to discuss “modalities for a collective post-war engagement” in the Gaza Strip, has already drawn Israel’s ire, which denounces it as “an attempt to internationalize the conflict.” “This meeting represents a new step in France’s ...

Iran Releases Franco-German Accused of Spying

This is Beirut, 08/10 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran has released a 19-year-old Franco-German national days after throwing out spying charges against him, the French foreign minister told AFP on Wednesday. "Lennart Monterlos is free," said Jean-Noel Barrot, with sources close to the case saying the young man would travel to France on Thursday. "We are relieved that our son will return to us," ...

France's Macron Under Pressure to Produce Working Government

This is Beirut, 08/10 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The clock ticked down Wednesday for France's President Emmanuel Macron to find an exit from his worst domestic crisis, after his first prime minister and one-time ally urged him to resign. Macron, who has been in power since 2017, has failed to lift the country out of political deadlock after snap elections last year ended in a hung parliament ...

When CBD Goes Wrong

This is Beirut, 07/10 14:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Behind the calming image of legal CBD in France lies a darker reality: products adulterated with synthetic cannabinoids have triggered hundreds of poisonings since early 2024. Anxiety attacks, hallucinations, and heart palpitations result from chemicals imported from countries like China or India, mimicking THC but with stronger, unpredictable, ...

Mbappe Undergoing Treatment For 'Small Niggle' at France Camp: Deschamps

This is Beirut, 07/10 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Kylian Mbappe is receiving treatment for a "small niggle" in his right ankle after meeting up with his international teammates ahead of the latest round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers, France coach Didier Deschamps said Monday. The France captain sustained the knock at the end of Real Madrid's 3-1 La Liga victory over Villarreal on Saturday, ...

A New Generation at Chanel: Blazy’s Debut Headlines Paris Fashion Week

This is Beirut, 06/10 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Franco-Belgian designer Matthieu Blazy is set to make his debut in one of the most coveted jobs in the fashion industry on Monday when he sends out models for Chanel for the first time. The 41-year-old, who was appointed last December, will unveil his Spring/Summer 2026 collection at Paris Fashion Week in the clear highlight of the season, if not ...

France's New PM Resigns, Hours After Cabinet Unveiled

This is Beirut, 06/10 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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France's President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accepted Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's resignation just hours after unveiling his cabinet, the presidency said, plunging the European nation further into political deadlock. France's President Emmanuel Macron named Lecornu, a former defence minister, to the post last month. But the largely ...

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