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France Condemns Israel's Declaration of UN Chief as "Persona Non Grata"

France on Thursday condemned Israel's move to declare UN chief Antonio Guterres "persona non grata", saying the decision was "unjustified." "France regrets the unjustified, serious, and counterproductive decision taken by Israel to declare the secretary general of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres, persona non grata," the French foreign ...

Mbappe Left Out of France Squad for Nations League Games

France captain Kylian Mbappe has been left out of his team's UEFA Nations League matches this month after coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday named his squad. The Real Madrid star returned from a short spell on the sidelines with a thigh injury to appear as a substitute in the surprise 1-0 defeat at Lille in the Champions League on ...

France Calls on Universities to "Prevent Unrest" Before Oct 7

On Friday, the French government called on the country's universities to “prevent any risk of unrest” before October 7, and “strongly” condemned recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Paris. In a message sent to presidents of universities and higher education establishments, France's new Minister of Higher Education, Patrick Hetzel, ...

Gaza and Ukraine at the Heart of This Year's Bayeux Award

The situation in Gaza, one year after the start of the war and at a time when bombardments are raging in the Middle East, as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, will be at the heart of the 31st Bayeux Award for War Correspondents, which starts on Monday. “Never have so many journalists died during a conflict as in Gaza over the past year, ...