https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France on Sunday condemned an "arbitrary" crackdown against the media in Belarus after the accreditation of several journalists working for foreign media was withdrawn in the wake of disputed presidential elections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200830/france-slams-arbitrary-crackdown-on-media-in-belarus Sun, 30 Aug 2020 20:27:26 +0200 france-slams-arbitrary-crackdown-on-media-in-belarus French actor Gérard Depardieu has once again courted controversy, suggesting that members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot had been let off lightly as well as attacking Russia's opposition for being 'stupid'. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130114/depardieu-slams-pussy-riot-in-latest-outburst Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:08:00 +0100 depardieu-slams-pussy-riot-in-latest-outburst