Investigation finds that years-long operation sought to portray Qatar as driving force behind mass migration to Europe.
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‘My comment was ill-judged and I now understand that it hurt many people,’ Mbappe says after Chinese brands dropped him.
Protesters demand more spending on education and social services, but the government has struggled amid a fiscal crisis.
It is much easier to fearmonger and try to delegitimise the protests than to address students’ demands.
Storms Boelo and Austen kill a man in Scotland and cut electricity to homes in the UK, France and Germany.
National Rally’s Le Pen launches presidential campaign against backdrop of protests and social, economic discontent.
Marine Le Pen launches French presidential campaign
Student protests, police violence and French media obsessed with ‘barbarians’.
People have been taking to the streets to demand action.
Rising energy costs and protests are sharpening European opposition to renewed US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
