French journalist arrested in Ethiopia accused of âconspiracy to create chaosâ | Global development
Ethiopian authorities have detained a visiting French journalist for taking part in a “conspiracy to cause chaos” in the East African country. Antoine Galindo, a reporter for the Paris-based Africa Intelligence (AI) news website, was arrested by plainclothes security guards at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel on Thursday, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). […]
Angry French farmers with tractors are back on the streets of Paris for another protest
PARIS (AP) – On the eve of a major agricultural fair in the French capital, angry farmers staged fresh protests Friday demanding more government support and simpler regulations, tearing up tractors. I rode back to Paris. Dozens of tractors peacefully entered Paris carrying the flag of Rural Coordination, the farmers’ union that staged the protest. […]
Alberth Elis placed in coma after scary collision in French pro league
Former MLS winger Albers Ellis suffered a horrific head injury during a match in France over the weekend and was placed in a medically induced coma following surgery. Ellis, who plays for Ligue 2 side Bordeaux, is injured. Collision with Guingamp defender Donatian Gomis Roughly 40 seconds into Saturday night’s match at the Nouveau Stade […]
Awards Season Comes as French Filmmakers Face Slew of Sex Abuse Allegations in New #MeToo Wave
(AFP) — Latest steps in #me too Movement can occur in the following stages french movies Awarded on Friday. French media reports that Judith Godreche is scheduled to give a speech on sexual violence at the Cesar Awards ceremony. FranceThe version of the Oscars broadcast live on television. Godreche has already sent a powerful message […]
French actors accuse directors of abuse during their teens in new #MeToo step
With the French film industry in the spotlight for the Oscars, actors who say they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are speaking out about the horrors of the country’s film industry. The back side is illuminated. The latest step in the #MeToo movement could be announced […]
French Populists Set to Trounce Macron in EU Parliament Elections
France’s populist party is on track to deliver a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s standing at home and abroad with record support in the European Parliament elections. According to a study by consulting firm Portland Communications, saw Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party is on track for its best ever result in June’s […]
FACT CHECK: Viral X Video Does Not Show Euronews Report About French Farmers Purportedly Trashing Ukrainian Embassy
viral video Shared by X It claims to have shown Euronews reports about French farmers allegedly destroying the Ukrainian embassy. French farmers slam the Ukrainian embassy, which they accuse of being hostile to the French government and Ukrainian people. pic.twitter.com/1V8WrXs7o0 –What the media is hiding. (@narrative_hole) February 11, 2024 Verdict: False The video is not […]
Fighting the smartphone ‘invasion’: the French village that voted to ban scrolling in public | France
a A photo of a smartphone with a red line is displayed as a warning on the window of a beauty salon in a French village, after a law was passed to ban scrolling on a mobile phone in public. “Everyone is struggling with too much screen time,” said Rudivin, a cardiovascular nurse with her […]
Colbert jokes Biden is ‘so old’ he can ‘communicate with the dead’ after deceased French president gaffe
“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert skewered President Biden on Tuesday for claiming he recently met with the French president, who died in 1996, and said Biden is now old enough to actually talk to the deceased world leader. I joked that I could talk. Over the weekend, Biden spoke about his meeting with French […]
Biden’s French president gaffe latest instance of confusion about dead people
President Biden’s latest mix-up, involving the late French president, is just one in a series of similar incidents in recent years. On Sunday, Biden told a crowd in Las Vegas that he had met French President Francois Mitterrand, who died 28 years ago. Mr. Biden made the gaffe shortly before entering the Oval Office, rehashing […]