France Celebrates Bastille Day
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François Bayrou has announced €44 billion in cuts and tax hikes, risks no-confidence vote over “year of truth”.
Joel Embiid helped Team USA win gold in Paris, but one longtime French coach says he’s relieved the NBA star didn’t suit up for France.
Lawyers for Equatorial Guinea accused France of “neo-colonial” behavior on Tuesday, urging United Nations judges to block the sale of a mansion on one of Paris’ poshest avenues in the latest instalment in a long-running legal tug-of-war over the multimillion-dollar property.
Equatorial Guinea sharply criticised France at the United Nations’ top court on Tuesday, labelling its actions as “neo-colonial” in a long-running dispute over a lavish, multi-million-euro mansion
Following the Olympic cleanup, the public can now swim in the Seine near the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, or East Paris.
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Defense News on MSNFrance to quicken defense-spending boost in bid to be ‘feared’France’s nuclear deterrent, while “totally and invariably sovereign,” plays a role in Europe’s security, Macron told troops and officers gathered in Paris.
Gisele Pelicot has been given France’s highest award as part of Bastille Day celebrations that included a traditional military parade and fly-past.Ms Pelicot – a global symbol in the struggle against sexual violence – was named a knight of the legion of honour;
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