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French leisure park manager detained over alleged religious discrimination against Israeli children
Associated Press
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August 22, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The manager of a leisure park in southern France has been detained for alleged religious discrimination after a group of Israeli children was refused access to the facility, a French prosecutor’s office said in a statement Friday. The...
UK-France travel - 'There will be competition to the Eurostar by 2030'
The Local - France
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August 22, 2025
If you're a regular traveller on the Eurostar then you won't have failed to notice a slew of news articles about plans to expand the cross-Channel rail service, with promises of new trains, more competition and lower prices - but how likely are...
Attorney General’s Resignation Raises 2026 Governor Race Speculation
The Tundra Drums - Alaska
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August 22, 2025
Alaska’s Attorney General Treg Taylor announced his resignation effective August 29, notifying Department of Law employees in an all-staff email. The resignation positions Taylor to enter Alaska’s increasingly competitive 2026 gubernatorial race,...
EU, UK and Australian ministers condemn Israel’s approval of E1 settlement plan
EUToday
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August 22, 2025
11Foreign ministers from Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and 24 European countries have issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s decision to advance construction in the “E1” area east of Jerusalem, calling the move “unacceptable” and in...
22 countries condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement project as ‘violation of international law’
Gulf Today
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August 22, 2025
Twenty two countries, including major European powers, the UK, Canada, Japan and Australia, issued a joint statement Thursday calling Israel’s approval of a major settlement project in the West Bank “unacceptable and a violation of international...
EU3, Iran discuss Tehran's nuclear program — French Foreign Ministry
TASS
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August 22, 2025
PARIS, August 22. /TASS/. The foreign ministers of the EU3 countries (Great Britain, France and Germany), together with the head of European diplomacy Kaja Kallas, held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to...
International Exhibition for children opens in Ashgabat
Turkmenistan State News Agency: Turkmenistan Today
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August 21, 2025
Today, the International Exhibition “Kids Expo: All for Kids” opened at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. It has become a good tradition in our country to organize a specialized exhibition-fair before the new school year, which...
France’s summer of heatwaves exposes hidden mental health cost
Modern Ghana
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This summer's record temperatures are revealing the toll climate change is taking on mental health. In France, psychiatric emergency services have reported a spike in calls during heatwaves, while experts warn the heat can worsen existing mental...
EFCC’s wanted alert on Atiku’s son-in-law Bashir Haske politically-motivated, we won’t get involved: Interpol
Peoples Gazette
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August 22, 2025
The International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, has said it would not honour a wanted alert issued by Nigeria’s discredited anti-graft agency, EFCC, against Bashir Haske, a Lagos businessman and son-in-law to Nigerian opposition leader...
France regrets rise of ‘oven’ glass buildings
The Irish Times
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When the heat in his apartment became too much to bear, software developer Zak (24), took a radical step: he decided to cover over the velux windows with reflective foil, blocking out the relentless rays of the sun. “I live on the top floor. It’s...
Air France Reopens Redesigned Lounge at Boston Logan
Business Traveler
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August 22, 2025
Air France is doubling down on its lounge strategy in the United States, this time turning its attention to New England. On August 20, the carrier reopened the doors to its Boston Logan International Airport lounge, unveiling a completely...
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Eredivisie giants 'open to negotiations' with Celtic over £5m sale of Netherlands international
GlasgowWorld
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August 22, 2025
The Hoops have been given a welcome boost in their pursuit of a Feyenoord star Celtic fans are growing increasingly frustrated by their club’s lack of urgency in the transfer market as the summer window enters its closing stages. Swedish...
150 Israeli children barred from zipline park sparks headlines across France
Ynet
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August 22, 2025
The children, ages 8 to 16, were at a summer camp in Spain and had booked the park through a Spanish travel agency. But the park manager allegedly blocked their entry, forcing them to travel by three buses to a different site. The original park...
Israeli tourists, including children, targeted in series of anti-Jewish incidents in France and the Netherlands
All Israel News
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August 22, 2025
A resort in southwestern France denied entry to a group of 150 Israeli children aged 8 to 16 despite a valid reservation, French media reported. The 52-year-old manager, whose name has not been released, allegedly justified his actions by citing...
Repelling the Radical Left’s Global Assault on Free Elections – the French Connection
Townhall
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August 22, 2025
The same weaponization of justice that targeted President Trump is now being unleashed against Marine Le Pen – and we’re fighting back. The ACLJ has been on the front lines defending against lawfare – the deliberate weaponization of legal systems...
Paris Conditions EU-Mercosur Agreement on French Agricultural Privileges
The European Conservative
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August 22, 2025
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Wednesday, August 20th, committed to “finalize the dialogue” to conclude the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, after more than two...
German Government Calls Recognition of Palestinian State ‘Counterproductive’
Jewish Post and News
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August 22, 2025
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan holds a picture of Hamas’ leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar, as he addresses delegates during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, May 10, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz The...
France suspends visa waiver agreement with Algeria
Atalayar
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August 22, 2025
The crisis between France and Algeria has finally taken on a structural and profound character, marked by a loss of mutual trust and reciprocal diplomatic measures. For more than a decade, tensions between Paris and Algiers have strained...
‘Politically unpalatable’: Shifting sentiments in Australia fueled row with Israel
The Times of Israel
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August 22, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state came after the government sensed a major shift in the domestic mood over the war in Gaza, and showed that Canberra was unafraid of upsetting Israel, historically one of its...
Gist10 minutes ago ‘We Don’t Advance Politically Motivated Cases’ – INTERPOL Speaks On EFCC Alert On Atiku’s Son-in-Law France-based international police organisation (INTERPOL) has declined to act on a wanted notice issued by Nigeria’s anti-graft agen…
Naija News
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August 22, 2025
Naija News reports that the France-based international police organisation said it does not handle cases that appear politically motivated. The EFCC had declared Haske wanted over alleged money laundering on Thursday, despite a federal court order...