France Bans Social Media for Children Under 15

France Bans Social Media for Children Under 15

French lawmakers have voted to ban social media access for children under the age of 15. The legislation makes France the first nation in the European Union to impose a complete digital majority threshold on commercial social platforms. Both houses of parliament adopted the measure late on Tuesday evening following months of intense legislative negotiations….

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France Says Strategic Reserve Deployment on Table at Emergency G7 Talks

G7 Ministers to Weigh Emergency Oil Release as Middle East War Triggers Market Chaos Group of Seven finance ministers will convene emergency talks Monday to consider coordinated releases from strategic petroleum reserves in an effort to stabilise global energy markets convulsed by the escalating Middle East conflict, according to a French government source with direct…

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Algeria Declares French Colonisation a Crime, Demands Apology and Reparations

Algeria’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a law declaring France’s 132-year colonisation of the country a crime, formally demanding an official apology and reparations in a move that has drawn sharp criticism from Paris and further strained already tense diplomatic relations between the two countries. The legislation, adopted amid chants of “long live Algeria” from…

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Frenchwoman Jailed 10 Years for Terrorist Conspiracy.

A French court has sentenced Carole Sun, 30, to 10 years in prison for participating in a terrorist conspiracy linked to the Islamic State group.   Sun, who travelled to Syria in 2014, was repatriated to France in 2022 after years in detention camps.   The court found that she knowingly associated with high-profile IS…

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France Approves Return of Looted African Artifacts

Members of Parliament in France have approved the return of looted artifacts to Benin and Senegal thereby completing the legislative process. It also reinforcing Emmanuel Macron’s pledge by to restore ownership of looted objects. The MPs approved the restitutions with 48 votes in favor (none against and two abstentions). Following the approval, 26 artifacts taken…

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