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'I'm done with medical abuse': actor Arnaud Denis dies by euthanasia in Belgium

The French actor and director had been in unbearable pain since a polypropylene prosthesis was fitted in 2023 after a right groin hernia. Aged 43, he was euthanised this Tuesday in Namur, Belgium.

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Zelenskyy asks EU to keep Usmanov and Fridman under sanctions

The EU must not remove Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the sanctions list, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said amid fraught negotiations in Brussels. "Pressure on Moscow must be strengthened," he said.

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France urges EU to relax fuel rules as oil crunch looms

In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, Macron said the EU’s energy security has so far relied heavily on buffers — including stockpiles, refinery flexibility, weaker demand and redirected global trade — rather than addressing the underlying supply shock, according to the letter seen by Euronews.

Business

France’s budget: Oxfam targets ‘super-inheritances’ in tax plan

As France hunts for billions of euros to repair its public finances, Oxfam is calling for tighter limits on a tax break for inherited family businesses, saying reform could raise more than €3bn a year.

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Macron says talks with Trump on Red Sea and Ukraine 'constructive'

On Russia and Ukraine, Macron said he pressed Trump on the issue of supplying defensive weapons systems to Kyiv.

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Latvia blocks deal to remove Usmanov from EU sanctions list

The French push to remove Uzbek-Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov from the sanctions list was stopped by Latvia at the last minute.

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Trial of six French Islamic State suspects opens in Baghdad

The suspects were part of a group of 47 French nationals transferred last year from Syria to Iraq, where numerous suspected IS members were already being held.

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Kremlin claims Russia ‘no threat’ in response to Le Pen and Bardella

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Monday that Russia posed “no threat” to France or any other European country, responding to a statement criticising Moscow issued by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella on Saturday.

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Removing Usmanov from sanctions could make EU seem weak, Valys says

Vilnius strongly opposes France's push to remove Usmanov from Russian sanctions, its finance minister told Euronews. However, fears of the blacklist expiring will likely lead to his removal despite heavy backlash.

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How Europe’s energy shock is fuelling the far right

Far-right parties in Europe are exploiting the fuel crisis, blaming the mainstream for soaring energy bills. With key elections upcoming, governments are recognsing that a prolonged energy crisis could have political costs.

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EU nears deal to break impasse over French request to delist Usmanov

EU sanctions on Russia are at risk of expiring as France pushes to remove Uzbek-Russian Usmanov from the blacklist in a deal that could secure the release and pardon of two French nationals in Azerbaijan.

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Tightrope walker crosses 400 metres between Europe’s highest slag heaps

A tightrope walker crossed a 400-metre wire between Europe's two highest slag heaps in Loos-en-Gohelle, France, watched by over 9,000 people on Sunday.

Economy

France debt set for highest level since 1978 as fiscal strain grows

France is facing mounting pressure to rein in its public finances as it prepares a €54 billion package of spending cuts for next year.

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France and Canada vow closer ties amid strained US relations

Macron welcomed Canadian PM Mark Carney to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon for talks aimed at deepening economic and security ties, as Canada seeks closer relations with France and Europe amid tensions with the US.

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Macron touts relationship with Canada in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Macron said he saw the planned meeting with Mark Carney as "a very strong gesture of friendship" and pointed to the Canadian leader's blossoming relationship with Brussels.

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Macron heading to Saint Pierre and Miquelon to meet with Carney

French President Emmanuel Macron is travelling to Saint Pierre and Miquelon this weekend, an archipelago the Élysée describes as "central to today's France."

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EU sanction deadlock deepens as Luxembourg complicates the picture

Luxembourg insists that if France is able to get a particular oligarch delisted, it should be able to do the same, raising fears of a domino effect among member states.

Art

'Iris' and 'Weeping Willow': Unseen Monet paintings set for Paris sale

A total of 28 works from the Schlumberger collection are being sold at Sotheby's France. Valued at more than €40 million, they include four paintings by Claude Monet, pieces by Paul Cézanne and Gustave Moreau, and a sculpture by Camille Claudel.

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Is Italy Europe's new space power?

In the past 15 years, Rome has doubled its civilian space budget. Where is it putting the money?

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European leaders rush to counter looming diesel price surge

A pipeline that was being used as an alternative to the besieged Strait of Hormuz has come under attack, threatening to drive worldwide fuel prices even higher.