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Lyon (AFP) – The estimated number of wolves in France last year was 1,003, down nine percent from the year before, environmental associations said Thursday, urging the French government to lower its quota for the number of the animals which can be killed each year. Issued on: 23/05/2024 - 19:41…

Madrid (AFP) – Norway, Ireland and Spain on Wednesday announced they will recognise a Palestinian state from next week, highlighting the European Union's deep split over the issue as the Israel-Hamas war rages. Issued on: 22/05/2024 - 20:01 3 min…

“This is a deeply unhelpful development,” Mr Sunak said. “Of course, it is still subject to a final decision, but it remains deeply unhelpful nonetheless.”“There is no moral equivalence between a democratic state exercising its lawful right to self-defence and the terrorist group Hamas. It is wrong to conflate…

Who will be going to Germany? With countries starting to name their preliminary lists, we look at the squads for every nation competing at Euro 2024...Euro 2024 gets under way in Munich on June 14 when hosts Germany face Scotland and final 26-man squad lists for the tournament must be in by June 7. Countries have…

Using armored vehicles and backhoes to shove aside charred barricades, French security forces worked Sunday to retake control of the highway to the international airport in violence-scorched New Caledonia, shuttered because of deadly unrest wracking the French Pacific archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence from…

King hosts garden party with senior royals as Prince Harry to miss reunionGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailThe King, Queen and Prince of Wales will mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France in what will be the monarch’s first overseas trip…

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III plans to travel to France next month for British ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, while skipping the larger international event a few miles away as he continues to be treated for cancer. Charles and Queen Camilla are expected to attend a ceremony at the British Normandy Memorial at…

‘Horizon’ Warner Bros. Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1, the Western epic directed by and starring Kevin Costner, only debuts at the Cannes Film Festival 2024 on Sunday. But the movie and the second part of the story have already sold to the country where Chapter 1 will get its world premiere in an…

PARIS (AP) — France announced Wednesday it is imposing a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting police powers in an attempt to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead.French government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot announced the decision after a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday…

Good evening. A massive manhunt is underway to catch “France’s most wanted man” after two prison officers were killed in an attack leading to his escape. Meanwhile, the first official portrait of the King since the Coronation has been unveiled.Massive manhunt underway in France after armed ambush of prison…