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France: Route du Rhum yacht race sets off

The 115 sailors competing in the Route du Rhum set sail from Saint-Malo on Sunday in mild weather, embarking on a solo transatlantic crossing. The race began at 12:02 GMT, with boats heading along the Brittany coast in light winds towards a mandatory checkpoint near Cap Fréhel, where crowds had gathered to watch. One competitor, Nicolas d’Estais, described the conditions as ideal before boarding his yacht, Café Joyeux. Selina Sykes reports from Saint-Malo.

World

France: Route du Rhum fleet ready to depart

The Route du Rhum, billed as the world’s biggest solo transatlantic race, is set to depart from Saint-Malo in Brittany. Skippers will sail alone to Guadeloupe, with professionals and amateur sailors competing in the race, held every four years. Selina Sykes reports.

World

Direct Paris and the Senate approves the "breaking pays" law against looting

The French Senate passed the so-called "breaking pays" law in response to the looting recorded after the victory of Paris Saint- Germain and during the recent riots in the massive social protests. The project provides for fines of up to €10,000 for those involved in violence or causing damage to public and private property. Report by our journalist, Natalia Ruiz.

Politics

Gilles Boyer (Horizons): "I'm not for anyone to be forbidden to speak"

After the Trappes attack, the banality of hate and racist speech was denounced by the left. Mayor LFI de Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, called for a ban on the National Rally (RN). Gilles Boyer, co-director of Édouard Philippe's campaign, believes that "the RN cannot be prevented, no more than another". On the presidential election, he says nothing is being played and that "the presidential election will really start in January".

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Eva Marie Saint, ‘North by Northwest’ Star, Dies at 102

Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint, who starred in such memorable classic films as “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” died Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 102. The delicate, fine-boned actress, one of the first breakout talents from early television, won her Academy Award as best supporting actress for “On the […]

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'Fundamental demand': Saint-Denis students seek same opportunity as those in 'more privileged areas'

Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome a high school teacher who agreed to speak with us anonymously as protests intensify at a high school in a northern Paris suburb. The protests are shining a cruel light on major problems that have existed for years. All the while, police are cracking down on students, using teargas and strongarm tactics as students blockade entrances. For this high school teacher, the protests reflect concerns about everyday conditions in which students are expected to learn. Their demands are not abstract political claims. They are asking for an environment that allows them

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"We ask for the baccalaureate, it brings back the BAC": in Saint-Denis, the anger of the high school students

For the third day in a row, many students at the Paul Éluard High School blocked their school on Tuesday, the day the public service was mobilized. After the clashes of the previous day with the law enforcement forces, high school students and professionals mostly recount their daily lives: overloaded classes, absent teachers, degraded buildings – and a deep sense of abandonment.

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Leo XIV in Metz: Pope blesses baby while walking

Prior to the Mass celebrated at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Metz, Pope Leo XIV wandered in papamobile among the faithful. In particular, he blessed little Lazarus, under the emotional eyes of his mother. A live footage from our journalists sent to the scene.

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