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Guillermo del Toro: 'We need to take over the asylum and then run it!'

Disclaimer: This article contains Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro dropping a fair few f-bombs.

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French actor Gérard Depardieu to auction art collection

The 74-year-old Golden Globe winner is facing a spate of sexual violence allegations dating back two decades. Collection includes works by Rodin, Duchamp and Germaine Richier

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Locals blame Danone group for drying up water tables in Volvic, France

A heated dispute over water is rippling through Auvergne, central France. While communities are facing water use restrictions, fingers point at multinational group Danone, accused of drying up water tables with far-reaching implications for the region's ecosystem.

World News

France says it exposed a massive Russian disinformation campaign

French authorities said they uncovered a massive Russia-linked disinformation campaign which targeted multiple newspapers and even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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France's Immigration Museum reopens in Paris to tell a "shared story"

With 'one French person in three an immigrant, the child of an immigrant or the grandchild of an immigrant,' France's newly reopened Immigration Museum says it's time to count the cost of their contributions.

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Colombian graffiti artists add colour to run-down Marseille district

Thousands of kilometres from Medellin, in a working-class district of Marseille, two Colombian graffiti artists create a brightly coloured mural with a clear message: "you can leave violence behind".

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Watch: Fire service battles blaze in Vosges region of France

The authorities say a fire that devastated 30 hectares of mountainous vegetation in the Vosges is now under control.

Design

Paris has re-banned tall buildings - but what's behind it?

The French capital has put in place the ‘Plan Local d’Urbanisme’, which limits the height of new buildings to 12 storeys - or 37 metres.

Sport

Mbappé rejects PSG contract renewal, fueling transfer speculation

French star Kylian Mbappé has reportedly formally rejected a contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain - triggering fears at the club of the striker being sold this summer.

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French police charge Dutch pensioner with murder of British girl

Local media reports suggest the British family had lived in the area for several years but had been in dispute with the neighbour over an area of land between their two properties.

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Who is Marinette Pichon, the footballer at the centre of a new biopic?

Record-breaking French footballer Marinette Pichon is nothing short of a sports legend. Her incredible life is also now the subject of a biopic, which premiered yesterday at the Tribeca Film Festival in the US.

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Wim Wenders named as this year's prestigious Lumière Award recipient

The celebrated director behind 'Paris, Texas', 'Wings of Desire', 'Buena Vista Social Club' and this year's Cannes highlight 'Perfect Days' succeeds last year's laureate Tim Burton as the Lumière Prize recipient.

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Watch: Thousands of activists denounce industrial sand extraction

According to the organisers, this colourful procession brought together crowds of people, hundreds of bicycles and 30 tractors.

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This eco-friendly canal boat has ‘no noise, no exhaust and no smell’

France's first hydrogen-powered tourist river boat has recently been cruising the canals of Burgundy, with zero carbon emissions.

France

Shooting of 11-year-old in France blamed on 'family dispute'

The shooting of a young British girl in a northern French town has been linked to a dispute between the family and a 71-year-old Dutch suspect

Sport

Novak Djokovic parades record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title in Paris

Djokovic's win against Ruud broke the tie with Rafael Nadal, who has 22 Slam trophies

Canada

French firefighters battle Canadian fires that could last 'all summer'

Two days after arriving in Quebec to assist their Canadian colleagues in the fight against the historic fires that are ravaging the country, French civil protection firefighters and rescue workers are working on operational preparation.

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Annecy citizens gather in solidarity with attack victims and families

Perpetrator remains in custody while police attempt to identify his motives

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Annecy Film Festival 2023: The unmissable animation event

The Annecy Animation Film Festival runs from 11 - 17 June. Here's the full lowdown.

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France: Locals organise vigil for victims of Annecy knife attack

Residents and wellwishers in the Alpine town laid flowers at the site of Thursday's attack, four of the six victims, including two children, have life-threatening injuries