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As Europe's balance of power shifts eastward, France & Spain seek to 'reinforce their own positions'

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Carlos Mascarell Vilar, political scientist based in Spain. From his own perspective, Emmanuel Macron's visit to Spain needs to be understood by European power, political legacy, and geoeconomics. France and Spain are seeking to reinforce their bilateral relationship at a moment when the balance of power within Europe is changing rapidly, particularly with the growing importance of countries in the east such as Poland. For Macron, strengthening the Madrid-Paris axis is also part of a broader effort to advance European defence and strategic sovereignty.

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Brazil: In Bolsonaro's fief, the weapons lobby resists Lula

In Brazil, the number of hunters, shooters and collectors exploded under Jair Bolsonaro. In the south of the country, especially in Santa Catarina, the arms defenders have challenged the restrictions imposed by Lula since 2023. In this very conservative state, the pro-arms lobby is already mobilizing for the next elections. Report of France 24 correspondent in Brazil, Fanny Lothaire.

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EU opposes Washington's plan to ban US gas oil exports

The EU raised its voice on Friday. Brussels "categorically" rejected a possible ban on US gas oil exports, Washington accusing the 27 of not doing enough to lower fuel prices. They called for concerted action to decide whether or not to draw on the strategic stocks of States.

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France closes 400 high schools as teens protests escalate

Almost 400 high schools were closed across France on Friday over a week-long protest movement by pupils over inadequate conditions at schools including overheated classrooms and a lack of teachers. The protests have seen students clash with police with some 2,000 people arrested, with pupils also blocking access to schools. France 24’s Olivia Bizot reports from outside a high school near Paris where she says many protesters are also decrying what they says is the use of police violence.

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France: 400 high schools closed after several days of mobilization

In Aubervilliers, Le Corbusier High School, students have been blocking the school for several days, supported by teachers. In particular, they denounce overloaded schedules, too many classes and heating problems. Since this morning, nearly 400 high schools would be closed, with distance courses. The details of Pauline Godart, journalist of France 24.

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France unveils cost-cutting budget amid protests

The French government is seeking €54 billion in savings in its 2027 budget proposal, as it faces pressure over its ballooning public debt. But it's likely to face opposition, especially on proposals that would cap pension increases. Meanwhile, protests by high school students over resources and conditions in classrooms have spread across the country, with the budget likely to further inflame tensions.

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Will AI write our books? Row over bestseller fuels fear over future of literature

France still very much takes its literary prize-giving season seriously. So when a Haitian-born Canadian writer was accused of infusing his best-selling breakout novel with artificial intelligence, it got ugly in a hurry. We wade into the Thélyson Orélien affair with its subsequent accusations of racism, previous plagiarism by the author and doubts over the accuracy of AI verification tool Pangram.

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League of Nations: Zidane finds Italy and the Stade de France

Twenty years after the 2006 World Cup final, Zinédine Zidane finds Italy this Friday, this time on the bench of the French team, on the third day of the League of Nations. For his first encounter in the Hexagon as a breeder, he also returned to the Stade de France, where he had several great moments of his career.

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Hundreds of French schools remain closed as student protests turn violent

Some 400 French schools have been closed and will remain shuttered on Friday as the student protests that began in high schools in the Paris region last week have spread across France and grown increasingly violent. The students are protesting grievances including teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings. The government has blamed the hard left for initiating the movement.

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US pressures EU allies to release diesel stockpiles

The Trump administration has urged its European allies, particularly Germany and France, to release strategic diesel reserves to ease fuel prices. The EU was holding an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the issue.

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Debate of the left primary (2/3): a possible alliance with LFI still divides

In a second television debate on Thursday evening, the five candidates for the Social Democratic Left's primary, and in particular Glucksmann and Faure, opposed a possible alliance with LFI and the use of the word "genocide" in Gaza. On the other hand, they were unanimous about Bardella's "disqualification" after Mediapart's accusations of anti-Semitism.

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Migration deal: 'Really a scheme around political diplomacy between UK & France in post-Brexit era'

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Parvati Nair, Professor of Hispanic, Cultural and Migration Studies at Queen Mary University of London. She sees the UK-France migration agreement as a small but revealing element of a much wider post-Brexit relationship, in which questions of migration are intertwined with diplomacy, security, intelligence and surveillance. She warns that the scheme risks trivialising a complex human plight it into deterrence and a numbers game. She argues humans have always moved, and migration can profoundly enrich societies. The challenge is to build systems that recogni

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