France said Thursday it was “employing all means” to block the adoption of a trade pact between the EU and the Mercosur bloc amid mounting […]
Month: November 2024
France tightens security for Israel football match after Amsterdam clashes
French authorities have stepped up security in Paris ahead of France’s football match against Israel on Thursday, hoping to avoid a repeat of violent clashes […]
Protests break out in Paris over pro-Israel gala organized by far-right figures
A gala organized in Paris by far-right association “Israel is Forever”, which aimed to “mobilize French-speaking Zionist forces” and raise funds for Israeli armed forces, […]
Notre Dame’s surplus restoration fund of €140M to be used for future preservation
Leftover funds worth €140 million that were raised for the restoration of Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral after it was ravaged by a fire in 2019 will […]
French prosecutors demand jail time, ban on public office for Le Pen over embezzlement charges
French prosecutors said that France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, should face jail time and a ban from public office that would bar her from […]
Does the global workforce have the skills necessary to fight climate change?
In its 2024 Green Skills Report, social media platform LinkedIn uses data from its 1 billion users to track the evolution of so-called “green skills” […]
Trump taps Musk and Ramaswamy to lead ‘Government Efficiency’ effort
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and one-time presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Governmental Efficiency”. […]
French far-right leader Le Pen’s embezzlement trial enters final stretch, presidential bid at stake
French prosecutors lay out their proposed sentence in Marine Le Pen’s high-stakes EU embezzlement trial on Wednesday, with the far-right leader’s presidential ambitions hanging in […]
Shell wins appeal against landmark climate ruling
Oil giant Shell has succeeded in overturning a landmark 2021 court ruling that ordered it to cut CO2 emissions by 45 percent from 2019 levels […]
French farmers to protest Mercosur deal boosting South American imports
French farmers have announced a new wave of protests next week against the European Union’s planned free trade agreement with the Mercosur trading bloc, saying an […]