Live from the newsroom, we provide an overview of the world's newspaper headlines, from Monday to Friday at 9.20 am (and at 7.20 am for the French newspapers).
IN THE FRENCH PAPERS: Thurs. 28/06/2012
‘Is there a last chance, after the last chance?’ asks Libération. French papers focus on EU summit that is about to take place in Brussels.
FRENCH PAPERS, Weds. 29/05/13: France will celebrate its first gay wedding today. Le Parisien looks at the mini administrative revolution it has sparked. Also, new developments in the Bernard Tapie scandal: the government is going to file a civil suit in a bid to cancel a 400-million-euro payoff the businessman was granted in 2008.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tues. 28/05/13: International papers explore divisions within the EU over lifting an arms embargo on Syria, Iran’s role in a potential diplomatic solution, Germany’s most expensive construction site, cow theft in India and vandalism in Egypt that leads to naming and shaming in China.
FRENCH PAPERS, Tues. 28/05/13: French papers focus on prison directors demonstrating against the overpopulation of French jails, the place of religion in the workplace, a possible end to the bitter leadership struggle at the head of the opposition UMP party and a smartphone that makes it onto the court at Roland Garros.
The world papers – particularly in Britain – are immersed in a growing debate about the ramifications of last week’s murder of a British soldier in London. Plus, Le Monde has an exclusive on chemical weapons being used in Syria.
Monday’s French papers are dominated – yet again – by same-sex marriage. Sunday’s massive demos against the gay marriage law are on the front pages. But so is the on-screen, same-sex couple of Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos. They star in the film "Blue is the Warmest Colour", which won Cannes’ biggest prize on Sunday, as though bringing a long and heated debate to a climax.