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Iranian on trial in France in case that could help release of French hostages

With the situation tense over in Iran, one of the country's national's is facing justice here in France. Mahdieh Esfandiari, a professional translator, is on trial in Paris, facing accusations of prom...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

France to send more forces to Greenland, says Emmanuel Macron

President Emmanuel Macron Thursday said France would soon send more "land, air, and sea" forces to join a European military exercise in Greenland, after Washington threatened to seize the autonomous D...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

French President Emmanuel Macron discusses Greenland and Iran during emergency defense council meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency defense council meeting at the Élysée Palace on Thursday to discuss Greenland and Iran - among other issues. He then visited a military base in the s...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Hundreds of farmers protest outside French parliament

French farmers on Tuesday drove hundreds of tractors to stage a protest outside the National Assembly. Farmer anger in France and other European countries has escalated over a rash of challenges. The ...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

No cows allowed at French agricutural show

Europe's largest agricultural show in Paris will go ahead without cows this year, following an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in France that raised concerns about potential contamination, reports Laur...

5dFrance 24world_news

Show HN: DebtBomb – Make TODOs expire and automatically create Jira tickets

Hi HN, In most codebases I’ve worked on, temporary hacks (“TODO: remove later”, “just for this release”) slowly become permanent. Nobody remembers why they exist, but they keep shipping to production....

6dHacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Hundreds rally in Paris against Iran’s crackdown on protesters

Hundreds gathered Saturday outside of the Pantheon in the heart of the French capital to voice their opposition to the Iranian regime and its violent crackdown on protesters, FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Protesters say 'unliveable to be a farmer in France today' as they condemn Mercosur deal

French farmers steered some 350 tractors on January 11 toward French Parliament to protest low incomes and an EU trade deal with South America that they fear threatens their livelihoods. They say thei...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Iranian goes on trial in France ahead of possible prisoner swap

An Iranian went on trial in France Tuesday accused of promoting "terrorism" on social media in a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens held by the Islamic republic for over ...

6dFrance 24Politics

Corsican separatist's assassination sparks shock on French island

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, January 13: A Corsican separatist leader is gunned down while attending his mother's funeral. Also, a famous Italian anti-mafia writer pens an opinion piece, questioning the Co...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Marine Le Pen's appeal in EU fund embezzlement case opens in Paris

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who needs to have a graft conviction overturned to seize her best chance at the French presidency, risks seeing her life's work upended if she loses her appeal. It come...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Trump floats 200% tariff on French wine over perceived snub

Donald Trump has warned of steep tariffs on French wine and champagne as he presses France's president Emmanuel Macron to join a US-led "Board of Peace." Paris has signalled that it does not plan to j...

1hDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Macron brandishing 'threat of dissolution' as budget talks resume, although 'unlikely'

Crucial budget talks are resuming in French parliament, as MPs have failed to secure the 2026 budget in time last year. President Emmanuel Macron has brandished the threat of dissolution in case parti...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

French PM Lecornu inches closer to passing budget bill without vote

France’s government is set to meet Monday to discuss a highly controversial budget bill that has left Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu and political parties at an impasse. Lecornu is moving closer to ...

21hFrance 24Politics

French government seeks €95mn in damages from Greybull over steel plant collapse

Industry minister says private equity firm made ‘serious failings’ in its management of Novasco...

20hFinancial TimesPolitics

French PM to extend tax on big companies to appease the left

Sébastien Lecornu wants to finalise 2026 budget and keep his fragile government in power...

21hFinancial TimesPolitics

French Court Orders Popular VPNs to Block More Pirate Sites, Despite Opposition

Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/french-court-orders-popular-vpns-to-block-more-pirate-sites-despite-opposition/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46632004 Points: 9 # Comments: ...

4dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Macron says Ukraine now relies on France, instead of the US, for intelligence

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country is now providing Ukraine with "two-thirds" of its intelligence. Philippe Magoni / POOL / AFP via Getty Images Emmanuel Macron said that France...

4dBusiness InsiderPoliticsImpact

Valentino Garavani, fashion designer, 1932-2026

Italian designer headed his eponymous fashion empire for almost half a century...

15hFinancial Timeslifestyle

'We choose Denmark,' says Greenland PM ahead of W. House talks

Greenland would choose to remain Danish over a US takeover, its leader said Tuesday, ahead of crunch White House talks on the future of the Arctic island which President Donald Trump has repeatedly th...

6dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
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