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French in denial about the size of their debt

French in denial about the size of their debt

France’s prime minister François Bayrou was not going to spoil Bastille Day with a talk on debt doom. He waited 24 hours. Let the French have their military parade on the Champs Elysées and the magnificent fireworks in front of the Eiffel Tower;...

Montana State computing students gain global experience through study abroad program in France

Montana State computing students gain global experience through study abroad program in France

Twelve students from Montana State University’s Gianforte School of Computing recently took part in a study abroad program in Lyon, France, aimed at deepening their understanding of data science and improving intercultural communication skills....

Biggest sources of immigrants to Pennsylvania

Biggest sources of immigrants to Pennsylvania

Biggest sources of immigrants to Pennsylvania Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...

French police officers stand watching as another boat load of migrants set off for Britain

French police officers stand watching as another boat load of migrants set off for Britain

French police officers have been spotted idly watching on as a group of migrants attempted to cross the Channel in a small boat. A group of cops, decked out in full riot gear including helmets, shields and batons, seemingly stood by as people...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Ohio

Biggest sources of immigrants to Ohio

Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...

France calls Israeli settler violence ‘terrorism’ after Palestinian activist killed

France calls Israeli settler violence ‘terrorism’ after Palestinian activist killed

France condemned the killing of a Palestinian teacher and activist, Awdah Mohammed Khalil Al-Hathalin, who contributed to the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, calling Israeli settlers' violence "acts of terrorism." A spokesperson for...

Immigrants in Europe and North America earn less than the natives, study finds

Immigrants in Europe and North America earn less than the natives, study finds

Immigrants in high-income countries across Europe and North America earn significantly less than native-born workers, largely due to being concentrated in lower-paying roles. A study published in Nature shows that “between-job segregation”...

The labour market disparities of second-generation immigrants

Much of the migration literature has historically focused on the socioeconomic integration of first-generation immigrants (e.g. Borjas 1985, Berbée and Stuhler 2025, Brücker et al. 2021, Fortin et al. 2016, Solmone and Frattini 2022). However,...

Tide shifts against Israel over images of starving children in Gaza

Tide shifts against Israel over images of starving children in Gaza

The United States’s long-standing support for Israel is showing some limits as graphic images and reports of starving and emaciated children dying from hunger in Gaza have shifted public sentiment.In recent days, President Donald Trump, Vice...

France, Saudi Lead Drive for Palestinian Statehood

France, Saudi Lead Drive for Palestinian Statehood

France and Saudi Arabia will spearhead a renewed international effort to revive the long-stalled two-state solution for Israel and Palestine at a major United Nations conference which began on Monday in New York. Scheduled to run from July 28–30,...

Kuwait is France’s trusted ally in the region: Ambassador Gauvin

Kuwait is France’s trusted ally in the region: Ambassador Gauvin

French Ambassador to Kuwait HE. Olivier Gauvin KUWAIT CITY, July 29: The Kuwaiti- French relations are witnessing rapid and remarkable development, driven by political and diplomatic momentum that has brought the partnership between the two...

Children Are Dying As Famine Conditions Deepen In Gaza Strip

Children Are Dying As Famine Conditions Deepen In Gaza Strip

The worst case scenario of famine is playing out in the Gaza Strip, where food and nutrition indicators have reached their most dire levels since the conflict began. Two out of the three famine thresholds have now been breached in parts of the...

Biggest sources of immigrants to New York

Biggest sources of immigrants to New York

Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...

Ohio hospital chaplain to remain jailed in controversial immigration case

Ohio hospital chaplain to remain jailed in controversial immigration case

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A former chaplain at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital will remain jailed on controversial civil immigration charges after an immigration judge ruled she couldn’t grant bond because of allegations that he supported a terrorist...

South African Activist Comes To DC, Pleads: Let Afrikaners Govern Themselves

South African Activist Comes To DC, Pleads: Let Afrikaners Govern Themselves

A South African activist is urging U.S. leaders to back a peaceful secession by the country’s white Afrikaner minority, warning that South Africa is collapsing under violent crime, corruption and anti-white policies. Ernst Roets, a filmmaker and...

Meet Steph and Ayesha Curry’s 4 Children, Who Love Cheering on Their Dad at Games

Meet Steph and Ayesha Curry’s 4 Children, Who Love Cheering on Their Dad at Games

Basketball star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha welcomed their first child, daughter Riley, in 2012. The couple welcomed their second daughter, Ryan, in 2015. Steph and Ayesha have also welcomed two sons: Canon, born in 2018, and Caius, born in...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Nevada

Biggest sources of immigrants to Nevada

Biggest sources of immigrants to Nevada Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...

LATIKA M BOURKE: Ed Husic urges Albanese to recognise Palestinian state after moves by UK, France

LATIKA M BOURKE: Ed Husic urges Albanese to recognise Palestinian state after moves by UK, France

Former Labor cabinet minister Ed Husic has argued Australia must act now to recognise a Palestinian state and build on the international momentum created by the UK’s decision to set a September deadline for the move. Britain became the second G7...

France to launch airdrops of aid into Gaza amid deepening humanitarian crisis

France to launch airdrops of aid into Gaza amid deepening humanitarian crisis

France is preparing to conduct humanitarian airdrops over the Gaza Strip in the coming days, aiming to ease the growing hunger crisis in the war-torn enclave, according to French broadcaster BFM TV. The move comes as the United Nations-backed...

France’s fiery culture minister goes to war with Barnier over Paris district

France’s fiery culture minister goes to war with Barnier over Paris district

On Tuesday, she appeared to confirm on X she was running to represent “the region I have served for 15 years.” Dati, a fiery, outspoken figure, has long been a powerful politician in the district, which spans the length of the Seine from the...

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