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Can Europe regain its digital sovereignty?
Today’s Big Question EU is trying to reduce reliance on US Big Tech and cloud computing in face of hostile Donald Trump, but lack of comparable alternatives remains a worry
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Le Pen back in the dock: the trial that’s shaking France
In the Spotlight Appealing her four-year conviction for embezzlement, the Rassemblement National leader faces an uncertain political future, whatever the result
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What would a UK deployment to Ukraine look like?
Today's Big Question Security agreement commits British and French forces in event of ceasefire
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The rise of runcations
The Week Recommends Lace up your running shoes and hit the trails on your next holiday
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Biggest political break-ups and make-ups of 2025
The Explainer From Trump and Musk to the UK and the EU, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a round-up of the year’s relationship drama
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‘Lumpy skin’ protests intensify across France as farmers fight cull
IN THE SPOTLIGHT A bovine outbreak coupled with ongoing governmental frustrations is causing major problems for French civil society
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A long weekend in Fontainebleau
The Week Recommends Less than an hour from Paris, this historic town is perfect for a short break
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Shein in Paris: has the fashion capital surrendered its soul?
Talking Point Despite France’s ‘virtuous rhetoric’, the nation is ‘renting out its soul to Chinese algorithms’
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Ten years after Bataclan: how has France changed?
Today's Big Question ‘Act of war’ by Islamist terrorists was a ‘shockingly direct challenge’ to Western morality
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A scenic road trip in the French Riviera
The Week Recommends The mild climate of the Côte d’Azur makes it ideal for shoulder season
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France targets Shein over weapons, sex dolls
Speed Read Shein was given 48 hours to scrub the items from their website
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The Louvre’s security measures are in hot water after a major heist
In the Spotlight Millions of dollars in jewels were stolen from the museum
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France’s ‘red hands’ trial highlights alleged Russian disruption operations
UNDER THE RADAR Attacks on religious and cultural institutions around France have authorities worried about Moscow’s effort to sow chaos in one of Europe’s political centers
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France makes first arrests in Louvre jewels heist
Speed Read Two suspects were arrested in connection with the daytime theft of royal jewels from the museum
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