Macron calls U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner’s criticism of France “unacceptable” for diplomat

Macron calls U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner’s criticism of France “unacceptable” for diplomat

French President Emmanuel Macron said it was out of line for Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France and the father of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, to publicly accuse him of taking insufficient action to combat antisemitism, and for him to link France’s foreign policy positions to domestic incidents of violence against Jews in…

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France suspends Gaza evacuations after Palestinian student accused of antisemitic post

France suspends Gaza evacuations after Palestinian student accused of antisemitic post

France has suspended its programme for receiving Palestinians fleeing Gaza. The freeze will be in place while authorities investigate a Palestinian student in France who has been accused of making antisemitic remarks online, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has said. The 25-year-old woman was on a scholarship in northern France’s city of Lille and will…

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Man escapes prison by hiding in luggage of fellow cellmate as he’s released in France

Man escapes prison by hiding in luggage of fellow cellmate as he’s released in France

France’s prison service said Saturday it had launched an investigation after a man escaped by smuggling himself into his cellmate’s bag as he left jail, having served his sentence. The man was captured on Monday. The 20-year-old prisoner escaped from Lyon-Corbas prison, near Lyon, southeast France, on Friday, broadcaster BFMTV reported. His cellmate had completed…

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