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Apple (...) holds itself to a higher standard than it requires of any third-party developer by providing users with an affirmative choice as to whether they would like personalized ads at all. And Apple has designed services and features such as Siri, Maps, FaceTime, and iMessage such that the company cannot link data across those services even if it wished to do so.

Lawmakers in Strasbourg overwhelmingly voted to maintain the current system, which allows for compensation when a flight is delayed by more than three hours. In a 632 to 15 vote they also pushed for airlines to include carry-on luggage in the price of the ticket and ban them from charging parents to get seats next to their children. The vote leaves a European Union push to reform so-called air passenger rights at an impasse.

The authenticity of the message, which Trump posted on his Truth Social network, has been confirmed by Macron's presidential entourage. "I can organise a G7 meeting in Paris on Thursday afternoon after Davos," Macron wrote, referring to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland where Trump is also expected to put in an appearance. "I can invite the Ukrainians, the Danes, the Syrians and the Russians on the sidelines" of the meeting, he added.

Relations between the US and Europe - including France - are increasingly tense and French troops are now in Greenland after Donald Trump's threats to annexe the Danish territory - but are world events affecting the everyday lives of Americans in France? While we'd like to believe that everyone is capable of making the distinction between a citizen of a certain country and the actions of their government, that's not always the case.

El Hacen Diarra, 35, encountered police late on Wednesday as he was drinking a coffee outside the migrant dorms where he lived, his older brother Ibrahima said on Sunday. "He had come to France to earn a living, now he's gone forever," he told hundreds of supporters at a memorial, after his sibling died in custody in the night of Wednesday to Thursday.

France's General Inspectorate of Justice (IGJ) has exposed failings in an investigation into Dominique Pelicot, convicted in a high-profile rape case, for not acting on DNA evidence against him for a dozen years, in a report seen by AFP. Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison in December 2024 in a case that shocked the country, after admitting to repeatedly drugging his then-wife Gisele Pelicot and inviting dozens of men to rape her while she was unconscious between 2011 and 2020.

That Sunday morning in October, thieves parked a mover's truck with an extendable ladder below the Louvre's Apollo Gallery housing the French crown jewels. Two of the thieves climbed up the ladder, broke a window and used angle grinders to cut glass display booths containing the treasures, while the other two waited below, investigators say. The four then fled on high-powered motor scooters, dropping a diamond-and-emerald crown in their hurry.

This is a terrible day for us,

The European Union will on Saturday sign a deal 25 years in the making with the South American trade bloc Mercosur, creating one of the world's largest free trade areas at a time of growing protectionism and volatility. The long-awaited agreement comes amid the sweeping use of tariffs and trade threats by US President Donald Trump's administration, which has sent countries scrambling for new partnerships.

"The relationship I had with my former partner is symptomatic of that system. "I may have been under a kind of control and experiencing things that were not acceptable, but in fact, that relationship reflects the system. "It's not unique, it's very common. There are still plenty of people living it today."

The no-confidence motions aimed to protest the European Union's trade agreement with the MERCOSUR bloc. French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, clearing the way for the government to focus on yet another budget showdown in the coming days. The no-confidence motions, filed by the far-right National Rally (RN) and hard-left France Unbowed (LFI), aimed to protest the European Union's trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercado Comun del Sur (Southern Common Market, or MERCOSUR).

France is a great trading nation. France is the world's sixth largest food exporter. Why are French farmers and French politicians so viscerally hostile to trade? French farmers get over 9 billion a year in subsidies from Brussels, more than any other country. And yet they oppose any EU trade agreement which would help other industries but might provide limited competition to farmers.

France has banned 10 British anti-migrant activists for attempting to stop migrants and asylum seekers from crossing into the United Kingdom on small boats, the French Ministry of Interior has announced. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said it had been alerted to the actions of activists with the so-called Raise the Colours group, searching for and destroying small boats and engaging in propaganda activity on the northern French coast.

The plaintiff, hired in 2009 as a vice president in the French branch of Credit Suisse's UK operations, believed she had been discriminated against "because of her sex, her pregnancy and her status as a mother". In court, she cited about 10 incidents to support her claim, including "structural sex discrimination within the company" and the "sudden termination of her variable compensation coinciding with her pregnancy".

The roll out of Europe's EES biometric border system was due to be stepped up this week across Europe, but what does that mean for travellers heading between France and the UK via Dover, the Eurotunnel or Eurostar terminals? Passengers might have expected longer waits at some French border crossing points from this week, as registrations for the EU Entry/Exit System (EES), the new EU digital border system, were due to be stepped up in line with phased rollout plans.

Hundreds of tractors rolled into Paris early on Tuesday morning as French farmers protest against the trade deal the European Union has struck with four South American countries. The long-delayed trade pact with the Mercosur bloc was approved by the EU last week and is due to be signed on Saturday. Farmers in France and several other countries fear being undercut by an influx of cheap beef and other products from South America.

Since its debut in 2021, The White Lotus has become an unlikely kingmaker in the world of high-end travel. Each season's setting, from Hawaii to Sicily, has enjoyed a measurable boost in desirability, with hotels and destinations finding themselves reframed through the show's glossy, satirical lens. Equal parts escapism and social commentary, the series has proven especially potent in shaping where affluent travelers want to be seen next.

Paris prosecutors on Monday requested six-year prison sentences for two former narcotics squad police officers who replaced confiscated cocaine with sugar paste. The defendants, Thierry C, 60, and Christophe J, 50, were members of the French capital's nighttime anti-drugs taskforce but were expelled from the police following their arrests in December 2022. Along with prison sentences, the prosecutor requested the confiscation of €600,000 from the bank account of Thierry C. and a €200,000 fine against Christophe J.

The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, known globally and tragically for being the target of an Islamist attack in 2015 published a caricature of me. And it was appallingly racist. A huge, toothy grin, an enormous mouth, the cartoon depicts me dancing on a stage before an audience of laughing white men, adorned with a banana belt on a largely exposed body. The headline: The Rokhaya Diallo Show: Mocking secularism around the world.

Many French supermarkets have empty shelves in the egg section, with retailers blaming bad weather and bird flu for the shortages. In recent weeks many consumers in France have reported egg shortages, with pictures of empty shelves shared on social media. Retailers say that a long-term problem has been made worse by recent outbreaks of bird flu, coupled with the snowy weather that hit France last week, causing widespread transport disruption.

goTom continues its strategic growth trajectory in 2026, investing in expertise, international expansion and product innovation to further consolidate its position as a leading European SaaS platform for digital ad sales management. Today (12th January, 2025), the company welcomes three new team members: Yasin Korkmaz joins as senior account executive, Laurent Meuzard takes on the role of country director for France, and Megan Balschun strengthens the product team as product manager.

A French court on Friday handed a suspended sentence to a 74-year-old man who last year broke an egg on the head of the leader of France's main far-right party -- and possible presidential candidate -- Jordan Bardella. It also ordered the retired farmer, identified in court as Jean-Paul, to pay a €1,000 ($1,160) fine, as well as damages to Bardella of €500 for harming his image and €600 to contribute to his legal fees.