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France withdraws from Senegal after 65 years, ends military presence in Central, West Africa
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in either west or central Africa. Ending the French army’s 65 years in independent Senegal, the pull-out comes after similar...
France Withdraws from Senegal, Ending 65 Years of Military Presence Amid Regional Realignm
teleSUR
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July 17, 2025 Hour: 7:52 pm In a pivotal moment for West African geopolitics, France officially concluded its military presence in Senegal with a ceremonial handover at Camp Geille, Dakar. The event marked the final phase of a withdrawal that...
France pulls festival funding over Kneecap
The Express Tribune
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July 17, 2025
A town that hosts one of France's biggest pop festivals announced Wednesday that it was withdrawing its subsidy to the event because controversial Irish rappers Kneecap had been booked to play. As per AFP, British police are investigating...
Paris’ Public Prosecutor opens investigation over Kylian Mbappé’s €180k donations to police officers
Get French Football News
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July 17, 2025
6Paris’ Public Prosecutor has opened an investigation relating to Kylian Mbappé’s donations to police officers, according to AFP. On Wednesday, French investigative media Le Canard Enchaîné revealed that IGPN – Inspection Générale de la Police...
France’s TLM Divide Deepens With FSSP Dismissal in Valence
National Catholic Register
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The FSSP’s removal marks the latest flashpoint in a national struggle over the implementation of ‘Traditionis Custodes’ and the place of the traditional Latin Mass. The recent decision of a French bishop to remove the Priestly Fraternity of St....
France ends more than 200 years of military presence in Senegal
BusinessLIVE
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The two countries agreed to complete that process by the end of the year and it began in March when France handed over two other facilities, also in Dakar. The process has been more amicable than the departure of French soldiers from Mali, Burkina...
Florian Lipowitz moves into Tour de France podium contention with third on Hautacam
Cyclingnews
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July 17, 2025
After a somewhat quiet Tour de France so far, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe moved into a promising position on stage 12, with Florian Lipowitz taking fourth on the stage whilst Primož Roglič recorded his best result of the race so far in ninth. Exactly...
Tour de France 2025 Stage 13 Preview: Another Time Trial - Short But Tough
FloBikes - Texas
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July 17, 2025
If there were any questions about how Tadej Pogacar was feeling after a solo crash late in Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2025, he answered them definitively in Stage 12. The defending Tour de France champion rode free with nearly 12 kilometers to...
Months After Wanting to Sell NASCAR, France Family & Co Takes a Shocking Decision
Essentially Sports
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July 17, 2025
The France family has been the driving force behind NASCAR since 1948. This was when Bill France Sr. gathered racing enthusiasts at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida, to create a standardized stock car racing series. So from...
The 6 teams with the longest Tour de France stage win droughts
Cyclist
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July 17, 2025
A Tour de France stage win is never a guarantee. You have to follow the right moves, chase the right breakaway and pick your moment perfectly, all while hoping Tadej Pogačar doesn’t break your heart along the way. That means there are quite a few...
“Cortez Ratima vs Nolann Le Garrec” – 3 Key Battles: New Zealand vs France (3rd Test)
Ruck
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July 17, 2025
The All Blacks and France will meet for the third and final time this Saturday at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, with New Zealand already holding an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. After a tense 31-27 win in the opener, the hosts pulled away...
HarperCollins To Handle Crunchyroll’s Manga in France, Germany
Otaku USA Magazine
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July 17, 2025
HarperCollins To Handle Crunchyroll’s Manga in France, Germany France and Germany are two countries with many otaku residents, and Crunchyroll is in the process of inking a deal with HarperCollins Publishers, allowing HarperCollins to acquire...
Tour de France stage 12: Tadej Pogačar punishes challengers with massive victory on Hautacam and regains race lead
Cyclingnews
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July 17, 2025
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) stamped his authority on the Tour de France as the race visited the high mountains for the first time, attacking 12km from the top of Hautacam to score a dominant solo stage 12 victory. The World Champion,...
Sportsmanship — and bad form — in the Tour de France
Deseret News - Utah
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July 17, 2025
Tour de France riders waited for the top contender after he crashed. Riders called slowing down a collective decision and a show of respect. The rider who caused the accident received threats and felt 'terrified' after the race. In a perhaps...
Who Won Stage 12 Of The Tour de France 2025? See The Full TDF Results Here
FloBikes - Texas
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July 17, 2025
Tadej Pogacar said he was in the form of his life after climbing to a commanding Tour de France 2025 stage win on the Hautacam mountain in the Pyrenees on Thursday. The three-time Tour winner punished his key rival Jonas Vingegaard on Stage 12,...
'It will be very hard to turn it around' – Jonas Vingegaard over three minutes down in Tour de France GC after plan fails on Hautacam stage
Cyclingnews
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July 17, 2025
Visma-Lease a Bike's Jonas Vingegaard may have been hoping for a return to happy memories as the Tour de France visited the Hautacam on stage 12, but finished the day with anything but joy as he ceded over two minutes to stage winner and rival...
'I feel at the best moment of my career' – Tadej Pogačar keeps getting better at the Tour de France
Cyclingnews
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July 17, 2025
Three-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) took another step towards recording a fourth overall victory on stage 12, taking a dominant win atop Hautacam and taking even more time from his rivals with nine stages still...
Pogacar retakes Tour de France lead in mountain win
Gulf News
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UAE Team Emirates - XRG team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar cycles to the finish line to win the 12th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 180.6 km between Auch and Hautacam, in the Pyrenees mountains of southwestern...
Tour de France bike: Sam Watson’s red, white and blue Pinarello Dogma F
Cyclist
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July 17, 2025
At the 2025 Tour de France, British juggernauts Ineos Grenadiers will be skirting around France on the Pinarello Dogma F, probably for the final time, with the Italian brand set to move to Q36.5 for 2026. This is the squad’s only road frame as the...
Pogačar powers to Stage 12 win to reclaim Tour de France lead
NBC Sports
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July 17, 2025
HAUTACAM, France — Tadej Pogačar powered to an impressive stage win on the first day in the Pyrenees to take back the Tour de France yellow jersey on Thursday. On a day when many wondered if he would suffer any ill effects from his crash the day...