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Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:39:47 GMT
French Intermarché ad goes viral for not using AI
Praised for using actors and animation rather than AI, Intermarché’s heartwarming advert follows a wolf who evolves from a feared loner into a vegetarian cherished by all the other animals. Our colleagues from France 2 and August Hakansson explai...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:37:23 GMT
Oscar-nominated #MeToo film finally screened in Japan
Shiori Ito won a landmark 2019 civil case against a Japanese TV reporter accused of raping her -- a charge he denies -- and turned her ordeal into a film released last year and screened worldwide. But some segments of "Black Box Diaries" contained ...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:37:13 GMT
Seized oil tanker off Venezuela to be brought to US as tensions mount
An oil tanker seized by US forces off Venezuela’s coast will be taken to a US port, the White House said on Thursday, heightening tensions between the two countries. Washington said it took control of the vessel in a helicopter raid targeting ass...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:35:17 GMT
Off-field drama overshadowing Toulouse's Champions Cup tilt
On Monday, the French club's lawyers and president faced a disciplinary hearing by the French national league (LNR), who run the Top 14, over the 2022 transfer of full-back Melvyn Jaminet from Perpignan. The LNR are investigating the 450,000 euros ...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:33:10 GMT
Russian central bank says suing Euroclear over frozen assets
The European Commission is pushing to tap some 200 billion euros ($232 billion) of the Russian central bank's assets that the bloc immobilised after Moscow's 2022 assault on Ukraine, in order to provide Kyiv a financial lifeline. The EU is determin...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:29:45 GMT
Russian central bank says EU plans to use its assets are illegal
Russia’s central bank said on Friday that the European Union’s plans to use its assets were illegal and that it reserved the right to take any measures necessary to protect its interests. It added in a separate statement that it is suing the Bru...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:27:41 GMT
Political instability: What's next for Bulgaria after the massive Gen Z protests?
After weeks of protests across Bulgaria, PM Rosen Zhelyazkov's government resigned on Thursday. France24 Elitsa Gadeva tells us what was different about the protests and what's coming next for the country, seen as the second most corrupt in the EU b...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:25:21 GMT
Afghan IOC member Asghari hopes Taliban dialogue spark u-turn over women's rights
Asghari, who at 31 is living in exile for the second time, does however favour engaging with Afghanistan's rulers. The Taliban government have banned girls from schools beyond the age of 12, and barred women from most jobs and public services -- an...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:23:10 GMT
Liverpool boss Slot to hold talks with unhappy Salah
The Egypt international accused Liverpool of throwing him "under the bus" after he was left on the bench for last week's 3-3 draw at Leeds -- the third match in a row that he did not start. Salah also said he had no relationship with the Dutch mana...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:01:17 GMT
Messi to unveil 21-metre statue of himself on India 'GOAT' tour
The iron sculpture in Kolkata, which shows Messi holding aloft the World Cup, is part of a so-called GOAT Tour that will take in four Indian cities and a possible meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 38-year-old Argentina and Inter Miami ...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:58:17 GMT
Thailand PM dissolves Parliament for new elections early next year
Thailand’s Parliament was dissolved Friday for new elections early next year as the country engaged in deadly fighting with Cambodia. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives after getting approval from King Maha V...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:47:14 GMT
Trump 'pardons' jailed US election denier
Tina Peters, a former official in Colorado's Mesa County, was sentenced in October 2024 for allowing an unauthorized Trump supporter to access confidential voting information several months after the 2020 election won by Democrat Joe Biden. The ma...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:49:10 GMT
British porn star to be deported from Bali after small fine
Local police last week raided a studio in Badung, a popular tourist district near the resort island's capital, Denpasar, detaining Blue, 26, whose real name is Tia Billinger. Three men -- two Britons and an Australian -- were also taken on suspicio...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:37:11 GMT
Spain opens doors to descendants of Franco-era exiles
The so-called "grandchildren's law" allows children and grandchildren of Spaniards who lost or renounced their nationality after leaving for "political, ideological or belief-related reasons" to reclaim citizenship. The measure also covers those w...

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:33:23 GMT
Move over Larry: Maximus the PM's cat grabs Belgium spotlight
Taken in from a shelter by the Flemish conservative leader over the summer, the grey fluffball has become a fixture on Instagram -- snapped batting at string or lolling around in the boss's office. But while Larry has risen above politics as Chief ...

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