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On the beach with migrants determined to cross Channel to UK

Sunny weather and calm seas have meant the number of migrants attempting the dangerous crossing from northern France to the UK in small boats has risen sharply in the last week. In April this year, the UK agreed to provide 767 million euros to France over the next three years to

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What's on the agenda as Macron meets Meloni for rare summit?

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to meet French President Emmanuel Macron Thursday in a bid to tighten ties. Their relationship thus far has been marked by political differences, but Meloni's rift with US leader Donald Trump and shared interests are drawing the two le

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France's health system under pressure as heatwave continues

As France and Europe continues to swelter under scorching temperatures, France's healthcare system has been left struggling to cope, with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announcing on Thursday that the country's health alert warning system was being raised to its highest level.

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Vinii, Father of the House of Revlon: 'Voguing is about liberation and freedom'

The King of the Paris Voguing scene tells FRANCE 24 how the art form is about your own liberation and freedom. Voguing has been widely championed in France by the LGBTQ+ community. Originating in the 1980s from the 1960s Harlem ballroom scene, the dance combines fashion, posing a

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Poland, Ukraine strike conciliatory tone at reconstruction conference

A landmark conference on Ukraine's post-war reconstruction opened on Thursday in Poland without President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is snubbing the event over a diplomatic row with ally Warsaw and weeks of squabbling over historical differences. Kyiv sent Prime Minister Yulia Svyry

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Live: Paris Pride postponed, drowning death toll rises as Europe swelters in record heatwa

Organisers of the Paris Pride March on Friday postponed the annual event scheduled for Saturday after police ordered them to change the date to avoid overwhelming response services already under pressure due to extreme heat. The death toll from heatwave-related drownings in Franc

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Paris bans public alcohol consumption as heatwave overwhelms emergency services

French authorities said hospitals in and around Paris were overwhelmed amid a record-breaking heatwave, adding that consumption and sales of alcohol would be banned from June 26. Paris police also told organisers to cancel several public events including the pride march to avoid

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#Paris tourists struggle amid historical #heatwave

#Paris tourists are struggling in extreme heat as #France faces another day of brutal #heatwave.Many sites like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre have announced early closures, as three quarters of mainland France remain under the highest 'red' alert.

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World Cup 2026: Seattle set for Iran-Egypt match amid ‘Pride Match’ controversy

Rainbow flags are expected to flutter across Seattle's stadium on Friday when Iran meets Egypt in the World Cup Group G match as the city marks its annual Pride parade. The two countries last year asked for Pride-themed celebrations to be cancelled, a request FIFA denied. Players

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World Cup 2026: Ivory Coast make history by reaching the knockout stage

Ivory Coast have reached the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in four appearances after defeating Curaçao 2-0 on Thursday. The Elephants finished second in their group and will face either France or Norway in the Round of 16 on June 30.

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Venezuela suffers effects of Trump’s aid, foreign policies after deadly quakes

President Donald Trump’s closure of US development agency USAID adds hurdles to humanitarian relief efforts in quake-hit Venezuela, says Christopher Sabatini, Latin America Programme Director at Chatham House. “Right now, the Trump administration has to coordinate a multi-agency

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Europe’s severe June heatwave ‘virtually impossible’ 50 years ago, climate scientists say

Europe’s record heatwave in the month of June would have been "virtually impossible" 50 years ago, scientists said Friday, proof that human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of the latest scorcher. Half-a-century ago, a similar heatwave would

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