.... The third-place finisher, Sébastien Ajavon, escaped to France after a court sentenced him to

Versailles with French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu.... They will be treated at home. Five children

Open this photo in gallery Aboriginal groups' members carrying a banner march to protest against what they say is a lack of detail and consultation on new heritage protection laws, after the Rio Tinto mining group destroyed ancient rock shelters for an iron ore mine last year, in Perth, Australia, Aug.... 19, 2021. Handout./ ReutersAustralia should set out a new national legal framework to protect Aboriginal heritage, an inquiry into the destruction of ancient rock shelters for an iron ore mine

Martinique will enter a strict lockdown for three weeks as COVID-19 infections surge in the French overseas territory.... The island's prefect, Stanislas Cazelles, advised tourists to" leave the territory" as soon as possible, as Martinique has one of the highest COVID incident rates in France with almost 1, 200 cases per 100, 000 inhabitants. All shops except groceries and pharmacies will be closed and hotels will only be open to residents or essential professional workers." Companies and admi

New Caledonia, a French overseas territory made up of several islands in the Pacific Ocean, is due to hold a third vote on independence on December 12.... However, several indigenous independence parties have called for it to be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.In September, local authorities called for a 12-month mourning period after hundreds of members of the Kanak community died from COVID-19. But in November, the French High Commissioner confirmed the vote would go ahead. Now opposi

The former European Commissioner said “ there are of course lessons to be learned from Brexit ” and insisted that it would be wrong to dismiss Britain’s decision to leave the EU simply as an act of “ populism ”.... Mr Barnier never goes so far as to suggest Britain was right to leave the EU, the subtitle of his new book on Brexit reading “ The Grand Illusion ”.... JOE LITTLE[ OPINION] In September, he told The Guardian: “[ A] recalibration between the national and the European levels is what I

The Republic’s President has been slammed for “ deafening silence ” over the impending independence vote in the French archipelago of New Caledonia.... One of its two pro-independence parties has vowed to boycott the poll unless it is delayed-and warned civil unrest could ensue should that not happen. Located in the South Pacific, the collection of dozens of islands is a relic of France’s imperial past. While it has scant natural resources, its key location is seen as invaluable to France-espec

France still bears the scars of more than five nights of fierce rioting in June sparked by the killing of Nahel, a 17-year-old boy of Algerian descent, by a police officer. But what lies behind the anger felt by the French suburbs?... Close to five-and-a-half million people live in low-income areas like this, located in Vénissieux, to the southeast of Lyon. Many of those living in disadvantaged suburbs are immigrants or third or fourth-generation French citizens.... Residents there are three t

Emmanuel Macron has accused Russia of running a disinformation campaign with fake news stories spreading ahead of the Paris Olympics.... On a visit to a new Olympic swimming centre on Thursday( April 4), the French president said Moscow was targeting the Games" without a doubt".He said:" Everyday( Russia) is putting out stories saying that we are unable to do this or that so the( Paris Olympics) would be at risk." Alleged Russian disinformation targeted at France is reported to have ramped up i

Материалы ИноСМИ содержат оценки исключительно зарубежных СМИ и не отражают позицию редакции ИноСМИ Читать inosmi. ru в На встречу в формате "Рамштайн" украинцы приехали с длинным списком просьб, пишет Politico.