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Far-right leader Le Pen questions French president's role as army chief ( www.france24.com ) Englisch

Marine Le Pen, former president of France's far-right party National Rally and currently a French presidential candidate, on Thursday raised the question in an interview with a French newspaper of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after snap parliamentary elections starting Sunday,...

How the ‘French Murdoch’ carried Le Pen’s far right to the brink of power ( www.france24.com ) Englisch

French tycoon Vincent Bolloré has put his sprawling media empire at the service of France’s nationalist right, precipitating a rightward shift in French politics. Pulling strings from behind the scenes in the manner of Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire corporate raider has orchestrated an alliance of bitter right-wing rivals in...

“I swear it’s not me": The BBC tracks down the man behind the Channel crossing which killed Sara, 7 ( www.bbc.com ) Englisch

It was a confrontation that marked the culmination of a BBC investigation that had begun 51 days earlier - hours after five people, including a seven-year-old girl named Sara, had died in the sea off northern France. She had suffocated beneath a crush of bodies inside an inflatable boat....

Alipay, BYD, AliExpress, Vivo: Sponsors of European football championship 'Euro 2024' linked to forced labour and pornographic content for minors ( www.playthegame.org ) Englisch

The ongoing EURO 2024 is a case in point with a significant portion of sponsors hailing from China, alongside Qatari state-owned entities like Qatar Airways and Visit Qatar. The European Football Federation UEFA's flagship event, therefore, appears less European on the sponsorship side and more entangled in the geopolitical...

UK: Human rights group calls on regulator to block Shein’s attempt to list on the London Stock Exchange over forced labour accusations in the company’s China-based cotton supply chain ( www.retail-week.com ) Englisch

The NGO 'Stop Uyghur Genocide' is urging the financial regulator to refuse the application on legal grounds. The group said that minority Uyghur people in China are being used for forced labour in Shein’s Xingjiang-based cotton supply chain....

France bans radical groups ahead of divisive snap polls ( www.france24.com ) Englisch

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of extreme right and radical Islamist groups, four days before the June 30 first round of high-stakes legislative elections that could see the far-right National Rally (RN) come to power after a short, divisive campaign. Follow our liveblog for all...

Raphaël Glucksmann, the man who revived France’s centre-left ( www.france24.com ) Englisch

Raphaël Glucksmann, co-founder of the centre-left Place Publique party, emerged from a surprisingly strong showing in the June 9 European elections to find himself a key member of a new leftist alliance in France – one hastily forged to battle the far-right party leading in polls ahead of snap elections called by President...

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