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International Paper finalises European plant divestiture
Packaging Gateway
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July 1, 2025
International Paper has completed divestiture of five European plants to PALM Group. This strategic move comes as part of the regulatory commitments following International Paper’s acquisition of DS Smith. With this sale, which encompasses...
France’s Macron urges Ukraine ceasefire in first talks with Russia’s Putin since 2022
The Straits Times
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July 1, 2025
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin on July 1 to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine “as soon as possible”, as the two held their first known phone talks in over two-and-a-half years, the Elysee said. The Kremlin...
French PM Bayrou survives latest no-confidence motion
The Malaysian Star
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July 1, 2025
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou gestures as he delivers a speech during a debate and vote on a motion of no-confidence against the French government after pension talks collapsed, tabled by members of the Socialist parliamentary group, at...
French PM set to survive no-confidence motion
The Sun Daily
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July 1, 2025
PARIS: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou was expected on Tuesday to survive a no-confidence vote but his future hangs by a thread after barely half a year in the post. The motion of no-confidence against Bayrou’s government was tabled by the...
Paris parks open overnight as cool refuges due to extreme heat
The Times
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Paris announced that it would keep its parks open overnight on Tuesday for people to cool off as the city was placed on red alert due to extreme heat. More than a dozen departments were given the highest warning rating as France sweltered in...
France strengthen squad with Top-14 stars for All Blacks Series
Talking Rugby Union
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France head coach Fabien Galthie ©Steve Haag Related Articles All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams ruled out ahead of France series Borthwick backs Jamie George to lead England against France XV Suggested Topics France have added significant firepower...
International News Briefs for Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Havana Times
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July 1, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Israel Bombs Crowded Gaza Cafe, Killing Dozens, Including Children Jul 01, 2025 Israeli attacks on Gaza killed nearly 100...
French region bans tap water sparking panic buying after supply was found to be tainted with 'forever chemicals' from airport firefighting foam
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
By TARYN PEDLER Published: 13:32 EDT, 1 July 2025 | Updated: 13:40 EDT, 1 July 2025 French officials have issued an unprecedented ban on drinking tap water following a shocking discovery that the supply is laced with toxic 'forever chemicals'. The...
French pharmacists, midwives and dentists strike in medical fees dispute
The Local - France
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July 1, 2025
Physiotherapists, nurses, doctors, dentists, midwives, speech therapists and pharmacists took to the streets in Paris on Tuesday despite soaring temperatures to protest against the “blockade” on the revaluation of their fees, in the face of...
France Pledges Recognition of Palestine While Maintaining Military Ties with Israel
Watan
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July 1, 2025
Watan-In what sounded like a long-awaited historic step, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot declared, “France is determined to recognize the State of Palestine.” The announcement sparked widespread reaction, especially against the backdrop...
French court jails smugglers over deadly 2022 Channel boat c...
Modern Ghana
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A French court Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the deadly capsizing of a boat carrying migrants from France to England in 2022. The small boat had departed France early on 14 December, 2022,...
French league launches own channel to broadcast Ligue 1
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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The French football league (LFP) announced on Tuesday the creation of its own channel to broadcast Ligue 1 matches next season, after clubs voted in favour of ending a deal with DAZN. An agreement was struck for a "TV and digital platform entirely...
France returns military base to Senegal as part of broader withdrawal
Eye Witness News
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DAKAR - France handed over to Senegal a military base used by its army on Tuesday, as part of a broader withdrawal of French troops from the west African country. Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye announced late last year that former...
France shuts schools, Italy curbs outdoor work as Europe swelters in heatwave
The Express Tribune
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July 1, 2025
Italy limited work outdoors, France shut schools and Turkey battled wildfires on Tuesday in a European heatwave that meteorologists said was "exceptional" for striking so early this year. Spain confirmed its hottest June on record, while...
International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition winners
Times-Georgian
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Top-down aerial drone photo of a spinner shark creating a gateway into a school of menhaden fish in the Atlantic Ocean, Southampton, New York. (Joanna Steidle/International Aerial Photographer of the Year via SWNS) By Dean Murray The winners of...
France's Favourite Village 2025: when and how to tune in
The Connexion
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July 1, 2025
We look at the shortlist of 14 villages vying to win the title in tomorrow's (July 2) television announcement Discover the winner of France's Favourite Village (le village préféré des Français) 2025 as voted by the public (pictured, clockwise from...
France brings in new ban on beaches and in parks from today
Liverpool Echo
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July 1, 2025
The ban is designed to improve the public's health Maria Ortega and Rory Poulter 16:48, 01 Jul 2025 New regulations have been implemented in France. Starting from today, Tuesday, July 1, France has prohibited smoking on beaches, parks, outside...
International fact-checkers seek ways to evolve amid funding changes, rise of artificial intelligence
Poynter
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July 1, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO — Fact-checking journalism around the world is at a crossroads. Democracies are weakening. Social media platforms are withdrawing their financial support for fact-checking. And the public is disengaging from the news. Against this...
French clemency plea after writer's five-year jail term in Algeria upheld
The National News
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France on Tuesday urged Algeria to show clemency after an Algerian court upheld a five-year prison sentence imposed on writer Boualem Sansal. The conviction and sentencing of Mr Sansal, 80, a Franco-Algerian, who is known to be suffering from...
President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with President of South Korea
The National News
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President Sheikh Mohamed on Tuesday discussed co-operation between the UAE and South Korea during a phone call with President Lee Jae-myung. The leaders held talks on joint action across sectors including economy, investment, energy, education,...