Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email On one of the busiest travel days of the year, planes will be excluded from a vast area of northern France for over five hours during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The ban […]
Read MoreApart from deploying troops in the area, the government hasalsobanned TikTok. The French government has declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia, the semi-autonomous French Pacific territory, after three nights of deadly clashes resulted in four deaths and hundreds of injuries. Apart from deploying troops in the area, the government has also banned TikTok. After the clashes, […]
Read MoreFrance’s gambling regulator has revealed 2023 statistics on disputes between players and operators. L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux said the games mediator, led by honorary magistrate Denys Millet, reported 1,523 requests received in 2023, an increase of 11 per cent year-on-year. Sports betting accounted for 91 per cent of the requests, 752 of which were deemed […]
Read MoreBAKU Azerbaijan on Thursday rejected French accusations of “interference” in New Caledonia, the Pacific territory hit by deadly pro-independence riots in recent days. “We completely reject the baseless accusations,” Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry spokesman Ayhan Hajizadeh said. “We refute any connection between the leaders of the struggle for freedom in Caledonia and Azerbaijan.” Interior Minister Gerald […]
Read MoreVerra-ton prochainement un Clasico Real Madrid-Barcelone à Miami ou un Manchester City-Liverpool au Moyen-Orient ? La FIFA songe en tout cas à autoriser les ligues nationales à organiser des matches de Championnat à l’étranger. L’instance dirigeante du football mondial a en effet décidé mercredi de créer un groupe de travail de 10 à 15 membres chargé […]
Read MoreMore than 200 “rioters” have been arrested since the clashes broke out. Noumea, France: France deployed troops to New Caledonia’s ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency on Thursday after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded. Pro-independence, largely indigenous protests against a French plan […]
Read MorePARIS: France imposed an emergency Wednesday in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting security forces‘ powers to quell deadly unrest in the archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence. Armed clashes and other violence that erupted Monday following protests over voting reforms have left four people dead, […]
Read MoreEn attendant de découvrir la liste des joueurs retenus pour les Jeux Olympiques, qui sera annoncée à la fin du mois par Thierry Henry (la date exacte n’a pas encore été décidée), les U23 français connaissent désormais leurs trois adversaires en matches de préparation avant l’évènement. Les hommes de l’ancien Gunner affronteront le Paraguay le […]
Read MoreGrande première pour Netflix : la plateforme américaine a acquis les droits d’au moins quatre matches de NFL. Le service de vidéo à la demande diffusera deux rencontres le jour de Noël 2024 et au moins un match à la même date en 2025 et 2026, selon un communiqué publié mercredi. Cette année, les deux matches […]
Read MoreEmergency services attend deadly police van ambush as prisoner escapes in France For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Hundreds of officers are hunting “public enemies number one” as escaped French inmate ‘The Fly’ and […]
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