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Academia margins to NCERT row: French-born scholar’s tryst with India’s past
The Indian Express
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August 18, 2025
“I enjoy (historical) controversies in a kind of perverse way, perhaps,” Michel Danino, 69, said during his lecture at Azim Premji University in October last year. Arguing that “historical controversies” are inherent part of the discipline, he...
Best châteaux hotels in France
Lonely Planet
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Everyone loves a good château – and no country does them better than France, which is sprinkled from head to foot with castles, turreted palaces and ivy-draped mansions so befitting of a fairy tale that you half expect a Disney princess to waltz...
Diplomatic sparring: Israel hits back after hostile moves by Australia & France
All Israel News
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, May 26, 2025. (Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) After being hit by an avalanche of criticism and hostile diplomatic moves by Western countries over the past weeks, the Israeli Foreign Ministry decided to fight...
RELIGION HEADLINES SUN 8-17-25
SRN News
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August 18, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix (SRN NEWS) Another country will unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state. Australia will join France, the United Kingdom and Canada in granting the Palestinians’ aspirations at the United Nations General Assembly next month....
Trump Admin Halts Visas for Gazans as Children Arrive for Medical Care
Truthout
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August 18, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! The State Department announced this weekend that it is suspending visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza to enter the U.S. after right wingers raged...
The Mellifluous Doctor and Us
The Catholic Thing
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August 20, 2025
Most Catholics, even well-informed Catholics, if asked who were the great medieval saints would reply with a familiar list of names: Francis of Assisi, Dominic, Thomas Aquinas, Catherine of Siena. But one of the earliest among these great figures...
Notre Dame in Paris celebrates its queen on feast of the Assumption
Angelus News - California
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August 18, 2025
For the first time since its reopening in December 2024, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris marked the feast of the Assumption with a solemn outdoor procession. On Aug. 15, as many as 3,400 faithful filled the streets of the Île de la Cité, honoring...
Screening of 'Barbie' in France cancelled after threats
MARCA
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August 18, 2025
Controversy in France, in the municipality of Noisy-le-Sec, after last Friday, August 8, the screening of the film 'Barbie' was cancelled at an open-air cinema. The film directed by Greta Gerwig was part of the programme of 'Cinema under the...
EU Commission defends funding for Islam and Islamophobia research projects
Euronews
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August 18, 2025
Published on 18/08/2025 - 17:25 GMT+2 •Updated 18:37 The European Commission has countered criticism from far-right political groups for allocating EU research funds over the past years on projects focused on subject matters like Islam, the...
Will Barbie bring down the French government?
Unherd
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August 18, 2025
Depending on whom you ask, the cancellation of a free screening of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie earlier this month in a suburb east of Paris is either a nothingburger whipped up by the hard Right, or a symptom of the increasing strength of political...
Israel to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza City, Putin courts Trump, Bolivia’s right-wing gains, U.S. stops medical treatment for Gaza’s children
Drop Site
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August 18, 2025
Since dawn, Israeli forces have killed at least 17 people in Gaza, with the Ministry of Health reporting five more deaths from starvation. Israel announces plans to forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza southwards as part...
Slaughter of Christians in Nigeria shows what happens when governments turn a blind eye
LifeSite
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August 18, 2025
Blogs Over 50,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria since 2009, but media and global leaders insist the persecution is caused by grazing disputes and 'climate change.’ (LifeSiteNews) — Christians in Nigeria have faced sporadic persecution...
Eyes of Fire is an updated Rainbow Warrior classic and must read for activism
Asia Pacific Report
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August 18, 2025
REVIEW: By Jenny Nicholls Author David Robie left his cabin on the Rainbow Warrior three days before it was blown up by the Directorate General for External Security (DGSE), France’s foreign intelligence agency The ship was destroyed at Marsden...
The French 'Top Chefs' cooking near a hidden waterfall in Marbella
SUR in English
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August 18, 2025
Who hasn't been to La Cañada shopping centre in Marbella on the Costa del Sol? But have they followed the road up? If you do, in a few minutes you reach the hills of Sierra Blanca. There, in La Montua, next to a small natural waterfall of the...
Tour de France: Pogacar admits wrist not fully healed as Vingegaard resists mind games
The National News
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Tadej Pogacar has revealed his injured wrist still needs more time to heal, but the UAE Team Emirates star remains confident of his Tour de France chances. Pogacar was in imperious form this year before breaking his wrist in a crash during the...
Eat like a French local: why baeckeoffe remains an Alsatian speciality
The Connexion
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August 18, 2025
The name of this dish means ‘baker’s oven’ in the Alsatian dialect Every family makes baeckeoffe with their own twist Fanfo/Shutterstock Baeckeoffe is a staple of every winstub, as Alsatian people call a bistro/bar. Whether you lunch at Le...
GB News mostly associates Pakistanis with sexual abuse of children, investigation reveals
5Pillars
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August 18, 2025
A year long investigation into GB News by The Good Law Project has found that the channel mostly links Pakistanis with the sexual abuse of children. The investigation by the organisation, which takes legal action and campaigns to “fight against...
Paris glow lost as French team prepares for Para athletics world championshi
Modern Ghana
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Just over a month away from the start of the Para athletics world championships in New Delhi, concern is rising in France over proposed reductions to the sports budget since the 2024 Paris Paralympics and the damage the cuts could have on the...
Petal Story Shines at the 2025 Paris Fashion Week (MFW)
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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August 18, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Mulhouse, France–(Newsfile Corp. – August 18, 2025) – On July 19, the renowned French women’s health brand Petal Story made a stunning appearance at the Mulhouse Fashion Week (MFW) in the northern...
Analysis: French wine sustainability agreement approved – EU and US antitrust considerations
Irish Legal News
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Michael Laszlo and Declan McNulty Clark Hill lawyers Michael Laszlo and Declan McNulty consider different approaches in the EU and the US to sustainability and competition. The European Commission issued its first opinion regarding the...