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Thierry Frémaux: Cannes Film Festival is 'the place to be'

The Cannes film festival is fast approaching, an edition where the stars will be presented in a “huge” fashion, according to Thierry Frémaux

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European Lab: the future of culture

The Nuits Sonores festival, which takes place annually in the city of Lyon was created in 2003. The European Lab is only five years old but is

France

Police shoot-out with UK-registered car in France

Occupants are suspected of involvement in people-smuggling. Dozens of migrants were found in a lorry in Belgium in what officials say was a linked operation.

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Europe responds to Syria's spiralling crisis

In Berlin, the German and French foreign ministers are meeting UN envoy Staffan de Mistura and Riad Hijab from the Syrian opposition.

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Chanel stages fashion extravaganza in Cuba

The celebrity spotlight was on Havana this week as an elite crowd of supermodels and Hollywood actors including Gisele Bundchen and Tilda Swinton

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Protest against labour reform in France

Thousands of people gathered on the Esplanade des Invalides in central Paris on Tuesday to call on lawmakers to vote against the Government’s

France

French parliament debates controversial labour laws as street protests grow

The French parliament has begun a potentially divisive debate over controversial changes to the country's labour laws.

France

TTIP: French president Hollande says France will say no to EU-US trade deal “at this stage”

Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available.

France

Probe indicates falsified documents in Flamanville nuclear plant construction

The investigation launched after the discovery of “anomalies” in the structure of the Flamanville nuclear plant in France have revealed

France

Corsican separatists to end military campaign

Separatist fighters in Corsica have said they will end military operations in their quest for independence from France. The National Liberation Front

France

Jail term upheld for faulty breast implants company boss

The founder of a company that made faulty breast implants has had a four-year jail sentence upheld by a French appeals court. Jean-Claude Mas, 76

France

Paris May Day rally against labour reforms turns violent

Tear gas and arrests during Paris May Day rally Marchers opposed to labour reforms Protesters clashed with police in Paris on Sunday during a May

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National issues highlighted in Europe's May Day rallies

May Day celebrations turned sour in Istanbul as Turkish police fired tear gas and sprayed water cannon at anti-government protesters. They were

Sport

Elshorbagy continues his World Series winning streak with victory in El Gouna

World number one Mohamed Elshorbagy continued his dominance of the PSA World Series after reining supreme at his home event.

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Europe Weekly: Abdeslam extradited to France

In this edition of Europe Weekly: Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam is extradited from Belgium to France; the Maelbeek metro station reopens; the

Sport

Egypt's Elshorbagy faces Frenchman Gaultier in El Gouna final

Egypt’s Mohamed Elshorbagy has powered his way through to the final of this year’s El Gouna International in the Red Sea resort. He thrashed

France

Unrest and arrests in Paris over labour reforms

A violent day came to a violent end in Paris on Thursday as police clashed with activists occupying a prominent square to protest at labour reforms

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Student protest turns ugly

Tens of thousands of young people and union members joined street protests across France against a labour reform bill that parliament will debate

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UK to pay for Calais 'wall' to deter migrants

Migrants in the French port of Calais are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to get to Britain. After the so-called Jungle camp was

France

Clashes in Paris at French labour reform bill protest

Police clashed with protesters in Paris on Thursday. Thousands of protesters took part in a march against a labour reform bill in Paris on Thursday