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Protestors hold signs in front of a banner reading “Femicides, let’s protect the living” on the sidelines of the trial of Chahinez Daoud’s husband on Monday. Photo: AFP
Crime

‘Pathologically jealous’ French man jailed for life for burning wife alive

Fearful for her life, his victim had made a report against him but investigators found the handling of her complaint severely lacking.

Crime

Brazil footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction annulled

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TikTok

TikTok Shop to expand to Germany, France, Italy next week amid uncertainty in US

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Ukraine war

Not all European allies agree on troops for Ukraine: Macron

France and Britain, which are driving the initiative, would forge ahead with a ‘reassurance force’ with several countries.

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Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of drone strikes on a residential area in Kharkiv on Wednesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Art

Victor Hugo art exhibition in London shows writer’s love of drawing

Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo highlights the famous French writer’s love of drawing in a show of 70 of his illustrations.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Gérard Depardieu’s ex-wife, Élisabeth Depardieu?

French actor Gérard Depardieu is currently standing trial on charges of sexual assault, but he’s always been a controversial figure – here’s what you need to know about his ex-wife, Élisabeth.

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Art

Fashion designers adore Snoopy. An exhibition reflects on 75 years of love

A Paris exhibition shows how designers embraced the comic-strip beagle. The rules to collaboration? Nothing X-rated, no smoking or drinking.

Snoopy magnets are displayed as part of the exhibition to mark the Peanuts comic strip’s 75th anniversary. Photo: Reuters
United States

‘Scary, reckless’: US allies alarmed by leaked group chat about war plans

The incident is seen as a major security breach that casts doubt on intelligence-sharing and the security of joint operations with the US.

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Sexual harassment and assault

Depardieu admits grabbing woman by the hips but denies it was sexual assault

Amelie K says the film star groped her and made explicit comments, in the highest-profile #MeToo case to come before France’s courts.

Tourism

Mammoths, bison in prehistoric cave art French keep under wraps

Hundreds of carvings of prehistoric animals, and women, line a cave in southwest France. For 4 weeks a year researchers are let in to map it.

An ancient engraving in Cussac cave, France. Photo: AFP
Crime

Man on trial in France for burning wife to death

Mounir Boutaa allegedly attacked Chahinez Daoud following their separation, shot her in both legs, poured petrol on her and set her on fire.

Protesters in front of Bordeaux court on Monday hold signs during a demonstration on the sidelines of the trial of Mounir Boutaa. Photo: AFP
Art

Painting attributed to a male artist for years was woman’s work

Lavinia Fontana, a leading woman painter of the Italian Renaissance, now credited with work a museum in Douai, France, believed was Flemish.

United States

Opinion | Only a global ‘de-risking’ from the US can stop Trump’s trade war

A unified response is essential. Operating independently would only play to Trump’s advantage, and render nations vulnerable to his bullying.

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The Philippines

‘Mission accomplished’: US-Philippines drills return in full battle mode

As 16,000 troops gear up for the 40th Balikatan, one Philippine general says he ‘doesn’t care’ how China reacts: ‘if they’re angry … good’.

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US and Philippine troops conduct battle drills at Fort Magsaysay during last year’s Balikatan drills. Photo: US Army
China-EU relations

Don’t expect Trump aggression to make Europe cosy up to China: EU official

European Commission’s deputy director general for trade called idea that Trump will drive Brussels and Beijing together ‘simplistic thinking’.

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The friction created by US President Donald Trump’s administration is unlikely to drive the EU and China together, a trade official has said. Photo: Shutterstock.
Fame and celebrity

French actor Gerard Depardieu to go on trial on sexual assault charges

Depardieu, 76, has been accused of improper behaviour by around 20 women but this is the first case to come to trial.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong heritage on display at Kai Tak Sports Park’s debut cultural festival

Kai Tak Art Week offers activities to showcase past and present in areas such as aviation, sports and community.

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Aviation

Private jet or Air France’s new first-class suite? Carrier takes on rivals

With its La Premiere suites, French airline hopes to lure business and luxury leisure travellers from European rivals and private jets.

A La Première suite on board an Air France plane. Air France is hoping its new first-class suites can draw business and luxury leisure travellers away from rival carriers and private jets. Photo: courtesy of Air France
Crime

French ex-surgeon in sex abuse trial admits guilt for all 299 victims: lawyer

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, admitted assaulting or raping his patients, many while under anaesthesia, at hospitals between 1989 and 2014.

Central Asia

Opinion | Why China and Europe are competing to woo Central Asia

Both powers are interested in the region’s resources, from natural gas to uranium, and the potential of the trans-Caspian transport route.

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Iran

Iran frees French citizen after nearly 900-day prison ordeal

Olivier Grondeau was arrested in 2022 and sentenced to five years in prison on espionage charges, which his family denies.

French citizen Olivier Grondeau aboard a plane after being released by Iranian authorities. Photo: X account of France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot
Video gaming

Can Assassin’s Creed Shadows, set in feudal Japan, save developer Ubisoft?

The struggling French gaming giant is staking its future on the latest title in the Assassin’s Creed historical action-adventure franchise.

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Visitors wait to play the Assassin’s Creed Shadows video game at the Paris Games Week fair in Paris, on October 23, 2024. Photo: AFP
Climate change

My Take | China steps up charge on climate change fight as the US turns away

While it remains to be seen how effective Beijing’s policies will be, having the largest emitter fill the leadership void can hardly be bad for the planet.

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American cinema

How the Assassin’s Creed series became a multibillion-dollar franchise

With new game Assassin’s Creed Shadows out on March 20, we look back at the rise of the historical action-adventure series.

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Animals

Hunter on trial in France for killing endangered bear

Boar hunter Andre Rives says he acted in self-defence when a mother bear attacked him in the Pyrenees in 2021.

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A brown bear in a wood near Melles, in the French Pyrenees mountains. File photo: Pays de l’Ours via AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

13 die in Honduras plane crash off Caribbean coast

Jetstream plane crashed minutes after take-off from Roatan Island on Monday. Transport minister said authorities suspect mechanical failure.

Rescue teams carrying an injured man after a plane crash in Roatan, Honduras on Monday. Photo: Honduran Police / AFP
Human rights

Paris police evict migrants from theatre after months-long occupation

The evacuation came as French authorities seek to tighten immigration policies, in a move reflecting the rightward shift in French politics.

Tourism

Explore Paris through its art, from the Louvre’s Mona Lisa to Salvador Dali

An art critic shares her guide to exploring the art treasures of Paris, from some of the most well-known to places you may have overlooked.

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