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Are you ready to wear the avant-garde Acuitis 2023 sunglasses, designed by Frédéric Beausoleil?

At the occasion of the new 2023 season, the French optic company Acuitis is pleased to propose a new inspired...

At Polette or Silmo, when Optics takes an air of Art

It looks as if Art could also decline in other spheres than those we could usually think about. Optics is...

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UN probe suggests war crimes by all sides in DR Congo conflict

In tonight's edition, the UN accuses M23 rebels, the Congolese army, and other armed groups of committing serious rights violations, including torture and executions, in eastern DRC. Also, the fifteenth edition of the African Diaspora International Film Festival is underway in Paris: we take a look at the documentary Father’s Day with director Ayana O’Shun. […]

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'Tensions between the US and Venezuela continue to play out at sea'

Tensions between the US and Venezuela continue to play out at sea, with the US accusing two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets of flying over a US navy ship in international waters. The Department of Defence called the move "highly provocative" and an attempt to interfere with counter narcotics operations. Earlier this week, the US killed […]

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Trump threatens new tariffs over EU's $3.5 billion antitrust fine against Google

US President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out against the European Union’s $3.47 billion antitrust fine against Google as “unfair” and threatened retaliatory tariffs if the bloc does not reverse the penalty. Trump's rebuke came a day after he hosted tech leaders, including Google’s top executives, at a White House dinner.

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'The weakening of France has a spillover effect on the EU': Spain's ex-FM Gonzalez

As the EU political season gets back into full swing, member states are confronted by daunting challenges. In the last few days, they have revisited the thorny question of providing security guarantees to Ukraine – which, of course, means dealing with the notoriously mercurial US president, Donald Trump. Transatlantic tensions are obvious, both politically and […]

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China & the ‘Axis of Upheaval’, Behind Brazil’s Bolsonaro Case & Europe’s Migration Debate

In this edition of The World This Week : China's military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII sees Xi Jinping Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jung Un, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is in court this week on charges of trying to violently overturn the 2022 election […]

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The US administration has been designating drug cartels as 'terrorist organisations'

The Trump administration has been focused on the "war on drugs" ever since coming to office, whether it concerns fentanyl coming through the land borders or cocaine coming from Latin America. The US administration has been designating drug cartels as "terrorist organisations" because by "arguing that this is a national security threat, you have justification […]

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China & the ‘Axis of Upheaval’, Behind Brazil’s Bolsonaro Case & Europe’s Migration Debate

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‘A show of strength’: Trump’s war on drugs with Venezuela

Tensions soared in the Carribean this week, with the US striking a Venezuelan vessel it claimed carried "massive amount of drugs" before deploying warships, fighter jets and thousands of troops in a crackdown on drug trafficking. Experts say Venezuela’s role in the drug trade is smaller than claimed.

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Putin says foreign troops in Ukraine would be legitimate targets

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday thousands of foreign troops could be deployed to his country under post-war security guarantees, but Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Moscow would regard them as legitimate targets to attack.

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UK's Starmer overhauls his cabinet after deputy PM resigns amid tax scandal

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday undertook the first major reshuffle of his cabinet since coming to power in July 2024, after deputy premier Angela Rayner resigned following a tax scandal. Her departure comes as Starmer's Labour government has been struggling to achieve its main goal of firing up Britain's economy.

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Are you ready to wear the avant-garde Acuitis 2023 sunglasses, designed by Frédéric Beausoleil?

At Polette or Silmo, when Optics takes an air of Art

Spend one night or more in the Château du Rivau, a medieval Loire Valley castle-hotel between history, art and gastronomy

A gastronomic tour in Troyes with the Maison Maury, the Prunelle, the Maison Caffet, the BAM and Le Jardin restaurants, while staying at the Hotel De La Poste!

Have a stay in the Ker Moor Hotel in Saint-Quay-Portrieux, on the way to Saint-Brieuc and its amazing Maison Saint-Yves

From the Beauport Abbey, passing by the GwinZegal art center, until La Roche Jagu castle, discover the Côtes d’Armor through Les Minutes Bleues festival

Take some good time in Alsace at Le Parc Hôtel Obernai and its Yonaguni Spa, bordered by the Route des Vins

La Belle Vie hotel & restaurant opens a new culinary chapter in Saint-Hilaire-d’Ozilhan, not far from Nos Jours Heureux Festival

The 2025 edition of the New Well Festival in Paris gets unveiled, with Zested, Act of Caring, Astaxin, Green Keratin, Clarté, Maravilla and Insentials Laboratories

Whamisa displays natural and fermented cosmetics, ready to layer, from Korea

Savor some refined Japanese cuisine inside the Kura restaurant, nearby Paris La Muette

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