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Migrant smuggled in a coffin: UK-bound men jailed after Iraqi found

"There are in this case aggravating circumstances because to make a person lie in a coffin to transport him is not dignified," the local prosecutor has said.

Libya

EU Foreign Ministers seek unity on Libya crisis

France under pressure to condemn Haftar's assault on Tripoli as EU seeks unity on Libya crisis.

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Protesters, police clash in Nantes on 21st round of 'yellow vest' demos

Police fired tear gas at "yellow vest" demonstrators on Saturday (April 6) in the western French city of Nantes in another weekend of anti-government protests.

France

Urgent reduction of taxes a key conclusion of French national debate

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he recognised the need to "quickly reduce taxes" in a presentation of the Great National Debate takeaways.

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Italy

Italy: Hundreds march in favour of high-speed train between France and Italy

It's the fourth time a rally has happened to say 'YES' to the proposed trans-Alpine train line between Turin and Lyon but the Italian coalition government is divided over the TAV plans.

France

French 'Gilets Jaunes' march for the 21st consecutive week

The protests were largely peaceful.

France

'Yellow vest' protests continue, clashes with riot police in Nantes

Five months after the birth of the 'yellow vest' movement in France, demonstrations continue, often turning violent, as happened in Nantes on Saturday

Living

Art Paris Art Fair 2019: Modern and contemporary art that is truly inc

It's the place to be in the French capital this spring — Art Paris Art Fair 2019 has opened its doors (the doors of the majestic Grand Palais, to be precise) with 150 exhibitors from 20 countries showing at the exhibition.

World

Road Trip Europe Day 15: Yellow vests explain why they are protesting

Travelling through France, our road trip team stopped in the town of Narbonne to talk to Yellow Vests about the motivation behind their demonstrations.

World

Exclusive interview: Marine Le Pen "dreams" of nationalist supergroup

French nationalist leader Marine Le Pen is hoping she and Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini can form a new supergroup of MEPs after European Parliamentary elections in May.

France

World first as France bans breast implants amid cancer fears

France's national agency for health products (ANSM) said the move was a precautionary measure and that it did not recommend women who already had the implants to remove them.

World

Road Trip Europe Day 14: 'This really is the last straw'

As our road trip team enters France, they meet with customs officers who are showing the French government how a no-deal Brexit could affect European borders.

France

Twitter blocks French government ads using France's own fake news law

The platform claimed it risked violating France's fake news law, which was introduced in December last year and aims to combat the "manipulation of information".

World

Road Trip Europe Day 13: "We will listen to people who feel abandoned"

Euronews' Road Trip Europe has crossed a second border- from Spain to France, where the road trip team will be listening to more of your voices.

France

Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France

Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France

Cinema

Grande dame of French cinema Agnes Varda dies at 90

Grande dame of French cinema Agnes Varda dies at 90

France

Legendary French film director Agnès Varda dies at the age of 90

Legendary French film director and artist Agnès Varda, who won an honorary Palme d'Or in 2015 and an honorary Oscar last year, has died at the age of 90

France

French director Agnès Varda dies at 90

She directed "Cléo de 5 à 7" (1962), "Le Bonheur" (1965), "Les Plages d'Agnès" (2008) and more.

United Kingdom

This is how Channel Tunnel would work after a No Deal Brexit

Operator says customs forms would be filled in advance, meaning additional disruption would be minimal.

France

Garfield phones wash up on French beach for 30 years — here's why

Mobile phones shaped like the cartoon cat Garfield have been washing up on a stretch of French coastline for over 30 years, much to the bemusement of locals.