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When millions of Britons believe rioting is justified over the soaring cost of living, it’s not hyperbole to describe the nation as a powder keg. According to a ComRes poll commissioned by the Independent, 29% of voters believe violent disorder is appropriate given the circumstances. Among 18- to 24-year-olds, nearly half think rioting is…

Price freeze on products until Nov. 30French inflation highest since early 1990sPARIS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - French supermarket retailer Carrefour (CARR.PA) is freezing prices on 100 everyday products from tinned sardines to rice and washing up liquid, it said on Monday, joining other companies striving to help consumers cope with soaring…

Issued on: 21/08/2022 - 17:19 Sunday marks the 500th day of captivity for French journalist Olivier Dubois, who was abducted by al Qaeda-linked militants in northern Mali in April 2021. France says it remains fully committed to securing his liberation despite the withdrawal of…

Issued on: 20/08/2022 - 17:21 French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Algeria next week in a bid to improve strained ties between Paris and Algiers, 60 years after the country won its independence from France. Macron…

It’s been a difficult month for TdF winner Jonas Vingegaard, according to a report in Local.dk. After he was welcomed by thousands of Danes in Copenhagen, The 25-year-old ride has kept a low profile.He’s also skipped the Tour of Denmark and does not plan on doing the World Championships. Basically the entire population of Denmark came to fête…

Mali’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, in a Monday letter to the U.N. Security Council’s president for August, accused France of supporting “terrorist groups.”The letter said there were more than 50 “deliberate violations of Malian airspace” by foreign aircraft, “particularly operated by French forces,” and listed several incidents…

PARIS -- After a summer of drought, heat waves and forest fires, violent storms are whipping France and have flooded Paris subway stations, snarled traffic and disrupted the president’s agenda.Winds over 100 kph (60 mph) were recorded at the top of the Eiffel Tower during a flash flood Tuesday, and similar winds were forecast…

Issued on: 16/08/2022 - 16:34Modified: 16/08/2022 - 16:30 Madrid (AFP) – Some 300 firefighters spent a difficult night battling a huge wildfire in southeastern Spain that has burnt through nearly 10,000 hectares in an area notoriously difficult to access, officials said Tuesday.…

Ukrainian refugees who have now been resettled in France due to the war in their country and have a temporary residence permit in France with an indication “beneficiary of temporary protection” must resume this status six months after receiving the permit. Only after finishing such a process Ukrainians will be able to enjoy protection in France…

Baghdad (IraiNews.com) – The Iraqi army commended on Sunday the support provided by France in the fight against ISIS terrorist groups, according to the statement of the Iraqi Ministry of Defence cited by the Iraqi News Agency (INA). The statement mentioned that the Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah,…