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French and South African creative industries in the spotlight at ICC Forum 2025
French and South African leaders from the creative economy recently gathered in Pretoria for the ICC Forum 2025, a flagship event of the ICC Immersion South Africa programme, hosted at the French Residence in Pretoria. Part of the France 2030...

Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: Clipperton, France’s Indo-Pacific Edge
As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the end of May – the French president reaffirmed the Indo-Pacific’s strategic importance for both...

Luis Enrique calls Club World Cup clash ‘Special’, brushes off Mbappe reunion
Daijiworld Media Network – New York New York, Jul 9: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique has termed the upcoming Club World Cup semi-final clash with Real Madrid a ‘special’ encounter, while sidestepping questions about a high-profile reunion...
‘That belongs in the past’: Ugly $99m dispute at centre of tense Club World Cup reunion
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique described Thursday’s Club World Cup semi-final showdown between the European champions and Real Madrid as “special” but dismissed questions over his relationship with Kylian Mbappe ahead of a reunion with the...

arles is buzzing this summer: designboom’s mini guide to the french city
designboom’s 2025 Summer Guide to Arles Each summer, Arles becomes a vibrant center for contemporary art, photography, architecture, and design. Exhibitions, performances, installations, and talks unfold throughout the city — in museums,...

‘Return of the losers’ as former French leaders plot comeback
Ageing political stars are trying to turn back the clock and make the incipient French presidential race into a remake of elections past. Veterans including François Hollande, 70, the previous president; Ségolène Royal, 71, the former cabinet...

Sustainable, natural and light-filled: Here’s why these are the world’s most beautiful airports
Whether dashing down corridors to reach a gate or whiling away hours during a layover, travellers are rarely inspired to stop and admire airport architecture. But an attractive water feature or a quirky ceiling can make the frustrating process of...
Raj, Uddhav Thackeray Join Hands: 'Selfish Reunion', Say Critics. MNS, Sena UBT Hit Back
Mission Abort- British Royal Navy’s F35 Jet May Be Disassembled, Flown Out of Kerala Like a Parcel A $110 million F‑35B Lightning stealth fighter jet of the UK’s Royal Navy remains grounded in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, after it made an emergency...

Environmental forum helps prepare for a storm, and more community events
COMMUNITY EVENTS WEATHERING THE STORM: AN ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM: Healthy Community Services hosts panels of professionals such as meteorologists and young environmentalists to talk about how they mentally prepare for storms and the subsequent...
Direct and Indirect Maritime Security Threats in the Western Indian Ocean
African Maritime Forces Week By Captain Mark Blaine (Ret.), SIGLA Stellenbosch and SA Navy Executive Summary The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is a vital route for global commerce and a strategic zone for geopolitical interests. Despite its...

Val Caron's Turtle Pond Wildlife part of effort to reduce orphaned wildlife
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Farm News It suggests four ways to humanely remove baby racoons and other wildlife A raccoon orphan explores the Turtle Pond Wildlife Centre in the spring of 2023. Supplied Turtle Pond Wildlife Centre in Val Caron is...

Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century
Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...

Climate protester splashes pink paint on Picasso work at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
On Thursday morning (19 June) a supporter of the environmental activism group Last Generation’s Canadian chapter splattered pink paint on Pablo Picasso’s 1901 portrait L'hétaïre at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA). A representative for the...

Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: French Polynesia, a Model of Shared Sovereignty?
As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the end of May – the French president reaffirmed the Indo-Pacific’s strategic importance for both...

Why Puducherry's French citizens are returning to the seaside town
It was more than FOMO, this is where she wanted to be, “un choix éclairé", an informed choice, as she calls it. With her plans in place, she broke the news to her parents at a café. “My father stood up and walked away," she says. No one they knew...

French cultural and creative industry leaders embark on ICC Immersion 2025 in South Africa
The French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) and Business France South Africa and Southern Africa are proud to announce the launch of ICC Immersion South Africa 2025, a dynamic initiative supporting French companies in the cultural and creative...

News diary 30 June – 6 July: Oasis reunion tour starts, Wimbledon, British Grand Prix
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Leading the week The government’s long-term strategies have been coming thick and fast: in the past two weeks alone we’ve had the infrastructure,...

Trinity Rodman Issues Positive Injury Update With Shocking Weather Confession
At last, Trinity Rodman is back in the mix. Having missed action since April 12 while undergoing treatment in London for a lingering back injury — one that has troubled her on and off ever since last year’s Olympic gold medal triumph in Paris —...

Milan-Cortina Olympics unveil medals for upcoming Winter Games
VENICE — The Milan-Cortina Olympics are the first games with two host cities in the name. So the medals for the upcoming Winter Games represent "two halves coming together." Organizers for the next Olympics and Paralympics unveiled the medals for...

<p>Jorge Martin had made up his mind. </p>
Jorge Martin had made up his mind. The reigning MotoGP champion didn’t want to ride for Aprilia. He wanted to ride for Honda. And he would do whatever was necessary to sever ties with the former so he could sign with the latter, contracts, public...