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US President-elect Donald Trump has increased bipartisan efforts to avert a government shutdown, after he rejected a stopgap bill and pressed Republican legislators to either renegotiate it or risk their political careers. The new bill would have kept federal funding running at the current level until March after the current short-term spending plan expires on … Read more

Join FRANCE 24 as we take a look at how we celebrate “Noël”, or Christmas, in France. French people tend to have a big family lunch on Christmas Day, but the big event is in fact on Christmas Eve. Called the “Christmas Eve”, it involves eating traditional French dishes like oysters, foie gras, chestnut-stuffed turkey … Read more

There’s only around a week to go until Christmas festivities here in France. Food is of course a major part of the celebrations. Shellfish, smoked salmon and foie gras are on most menus, along with the famous Yule log for dessert. For more, we speak to Guy Krenzer, creative director and executive chef at Lenôtre. … Read more

The new law, signed into law by outgoing US President Joe Biden in early December, prevents US courts from recognizing trademarks that were “illegally seized” by the Cuban government without the consent of the original owners since 1959. 1959 was the year when Fidel Castro’s revolutionary forces overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and established a … Read more

A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison on Thursday for drugging and recruiting strangers to rape his now ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot. His 50 co-defendants were also convicted by the court, receiving jail terms of between three and 15 years. Source link

A French court on Thursday found 51 men found guilty of participating in the mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot during decades of abuse orchestrated by her ex-husband. Many of the men had denied the charges against them saying that they thought Gisèle Pelicot had consented to the encounters, despite being drugged unconscious. The guilty verdicts … Read more

In Canada, Quebec’s provincial government has just announced, without prior warning, a freeze on permanent immigration. Two major programs are impacted: the Regular Skilled Worker Program (PRTQ) and the graduate component of the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ). The opposition is denouncing a “lack of planning”, while immigrant rights’ organizations accuse the authorities of making thousands … Read more