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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday 26 June: Papers react to an ill-humoured TV debate that saw French PM Gabriel Attal spar with left-wing and far-right challengers. Also, protests in Kenya leave Western allies almost tongue-tied. In other news, the state of the River Seine continues to make headlines in France, one month before the start of the Olympics. Will the opening ceremony and open-water swimming events be able to go ahead as planned?
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, June 25: We look at reactions in the Australian press after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes a plea deal that ends 14 years of legal limbo over his publication of classified military documents. He will arrive home in Australia as a free man. Also: French papers lambast the far-right National Rally's political programme, which one says is merely "embryonic". Finally, an Australian museum finds the perfect revenge to a court ruling accusing it of discriminating against male visitors!
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PRESS REVIEW, Monday June 24: French media anticipate a rough road ahead for French President Emmanuel Macron, as the country enters its final week of campaigning ahead of Sunday's first round of snap legislative elections. In other news, papers are putting the spotlight on the underground tourism industry that sent so many pilgrims to their deaths in Mecca. Also, scientists fear a $168 billion infrastructure in India may be counterproductive in regulating the water cycle. Finally, the national stag imitation championships were back this weekend.
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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 20: We look at reactions in the press after the brutal rape of a young Jewish girl in France and how it's become a hot-button political issue ahead of French legislative elections. Also: the Italian parliament votes in favour of a controversial regional authority bill that gives more powers to wealthy regions to manage their affairs, but could revive North-South divides in the country. Plus: a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor graces the cover of Vogue Germany.
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 19: Ahead of next week's legislative elections in France, President Emmanuel Macron finds himself short on allies, while there is still uncertainty over what will happen if no party wins an absolute majority in parliament. In other news, papers hail a major breakthrough in treatment for Parkinson's disease. Finally, the Euro 2024 football tournament in Germany has so far been a success on the field, but things have been less positive off the pitch.
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, June 18: Reform UK launch their manifesto ahead of the general election, with leader Nigel Farage promising massive tax cuts and spending commitments. In other news, the National Rally have laid out their plans ahead of the French legislative elections. Also, French rugby superstar Antoine Dupont takes a stance against homophobia. Finally, France win their Euro 2024 opener against Austria ... but captain Kylian Mbappé suffers a broken nose.
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 12: France's Les Républicains party leader Eric Ciotti has backed an alliance with the far-right National Rally. The move is causing outrage within his party, with many calling for his resignation. Also, the UK's Conservative Party has launched its manifesto ahead of the general election. In other news, we look at a harrowing investigation into the use of children in the European drug trade. Finally, a controversial livestock tax has been scrapped in New Zealand.
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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, June 11: We take a look through the French and foreign papers as the French left unites to block the far right in the upcoming snap parliamentary elections. How will French citizens vote? Also: we look at the media coverage of Caitlin Clark, a star US women's basketball player, who has been omitted from the Olympic team. Finally, a British candidate for MP unveils the world's first AI bot that will campaign on his behalf!
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PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 10: French President Emmanuel Macron stuns the country by announcing the dissolution of parliament, after his party is trounced by the far-right National Rally in the European elections. The papers in France are calling it an extraordinary gamble. The news also makes a splash internationally, with one German paper calling for Chancellor Olaf Scholz to follow in Macron's footsteps.
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PRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 7: We begin by looking at how Lebanon could get caught up in Israel's war against Hamas. The Italian dailies hail a golden era for Italian tennis, with players reaching the women's final (Jasmine Paolini) and men's doubles final (Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori), as well as Jannik Sinner becoming world number one. Plus: a fascinating article about Greek researchers who recreated 15th-century battle conditions to test the durability of the Dendra panoply. Finally, the winners of the Comedy Pet Photo awards are announced!
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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 6: World leaders gather in Normandy to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings. The geopolitical context today is very different: Russia's Vladimir Putin was not invited to the commemorations, despite the significant role Russia played in World War II. We look at front pages and take a deep dive into how the papers covered D-Day in 1944. Also: a 100-year-old D-Day veteran plans to get married right near the beaches where so many of his friends died.
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 5: A dried-up salt lake in Uzbekistan is unable to support local farmers. Also, US President Joe Biden's executive order to cut migration on the Mexican border leads to backlash on the left and fails to impress on the right. In other news, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seemed in fighting form for the first time in his election campaign at the leaders' debate on Tuesday. Finally, UK far-right leader Nigel Farage takes a milkshake to the face, and not for the first time.
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PRESS REVIEW - Thursday, June 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be announced the winner of India's six-week long elections. The voting process has been marred, however, by anti-Islam rhetoric and disinformation. Also: Microsoft's threat analysis centre exposes Russia's campaign of disinformation in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games, including a fake video purporting to be from FRANCE 24. Plus: a rocket-firing Boba Fett figurine becomes the most expensive vintage toy ever, after selling for over $500,000!
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PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 3: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in under increasing pressure after leading the ruling ANC party to their worst-ever election result. Also, a Russian foreign ministry foundation is suspected of funding the legal defence of spies abroad. In other news, the island nation of Palau is blaming China for a massive cyberattack. Finally, a couple get more than they bargained for while fishing in a New York lake.
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, May 29: There's been controversy in the French parliament after a lawmaker opened a Palestinian flag during a debate on Palestinian statehood. Also, an investigation suggests Israeli foreign intelligence services have been threatening and intimidating ICC prosecutors since 2015. In other news, an investigation by a consortium of international journalists, Rwanda Classified, exposes a systematic campaign of persecution by the Rwandan government against critics abroad. Finally, rivers are running orange in Alaska due to climate change.
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, May 22: A British national who was charged with spying for Hong Kong is found dead in a park in unexplained circumstances. Also, French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit New Caledonia amid growing tensions there. In other news, Kenyan President William Ruto is in the US on a state visit, but has received criticism for hiring a private jet.
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PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 21: There are calls for justice after a damning report shows that the British government intentionally contaminated the blood of tens of thousands of patients between the 1970s and 1990s and attempted to cover it up. Also: reactions pour in after the ICC seeks arrest warrants for Binyamin Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas officials. Plus, three high-ranking Syrian officials go on trial in Paris for the murders of a father and son in 2013.
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PRESS REVIEW – Monday, May 20: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is confirmed dead in a helicopter crash, alongside the country's foreign minister. The news has sparked scenes of mourning at home, as well as condemnation now deceased president. Meanwhile, the international press focuses on the future of Iran without Raisi as president, as well as who one day might replace Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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PRESS REVIEW - Friday, May 17: We look at the front pages, past and present, of the 50-year anniversary since the Dublin and Monaghan car bombings, the deadliest attacks in Irish history. Also: Libération explains why and how it procured and published French President Emmanuel Macron's pay slip. Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis leaves critics and movie-goers divided after premiering at Cannes. Finally, two friends go viral for mistaking a hotel's lighting...for the Northern Lights!
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IN THE PRESS - Thursday, May 16: We look at reactions to the unrest in New Caledonia that has prompted the French government to impose a state of emergency. We also look at what's at the heart of this crisis. In Slovakia, the assassination attempt of Prime Minister Robert Fico shocks the country and Europe. And: Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart wants her unflattering portrait to be taken down from the National Gallery while King Charles' official portrait sparks admiration - and derision.
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