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France is implementing a sweeping telemarketing ban requiring prior consent, affecting the regional call-centre industry heavily dependent on the French market. The law carries steep fines and reshapes how businesses approach customer outreach.
France is intensifying border controls with Spain in response to a migrant surge at Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in North Africa. President Macron has authorised enhanced security measures involving hundreds of officers and aerial surveillance.
Devastating wildfires in France's Var region have torched 1,700 hectares of land, forcing evacuation of hundreds and disrupting electricity to 2,300 households amid a record-breaking heat wave.
Two firefighters have died while tackling a fire near Bordeaux Airport in southwestern France. The blaze broke out on land adjacent to the airport's long-term parking area, causing partial disruption to flight operations.
France has become the first European Union country to prohibit social media use among children under 15, after parliament approved legislation with strong majorities in both chambers this week.
France's parliament is fast-tracking a bill to ban social media use for children under 15, with final votes scheduled before the summer recess. The measure reflects growing global concern about social media's impact on young people's mental health.
France's National Assembly has approved a new law permitting assisted dying for terminally ill patients, though strict conditions and multiple oversight mechanisms protect against abuse.
French authorities arrested more than 160 people across Paris and Lyon following disturbances triggered by France's 2-0 semifinal defeat to Spain, with incidents involving fireworks and projectiles.
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Kylian Mbappe has acknowledged that Spain's dominant midfield display decisively ended France's World Cup campaign, highlighting the side's tactical frailties in their 2-0 defeat in Arlington.
France deployed firefighting resources to combat two destructive wildfires that consumed more than 1,300 hectares of woodland south of Paris. Authorities have arrested two individuals suspected of deliberately starting the blazes.
A major wildfire consuming 800 hectares has forced the evacuation of over 1,000 residents from the historic Fontainebleau forest near Paris. French authorities suspect arson based on multiple fire outbreaks, as the country grapples with its third heatwave.
Spain's substitute Mikel Merino scored a dramatic late winner to secure a 2-1 victory over injury-ravaged Belgium, propelling the European champions into the World Cup semi-final where they will face France near Dallas on Tuesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron wore his now-famous aviator sunglasses during meetings with Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq on Monday, blaming an eye inflammation for the accessory choice.