December 17, 2025 – France Headlines

1Dermatose nodulaire : le point sur les mobilisations des agriculteurs en colère partout en France, ce mardi soir

Story gist: French farmers mobilized across the country against nodular dermatosis on Tuesday evening, with blockages persisting nationwide. State services in Gironde updated traffic measures for the A63 highway closure at 3 PM.
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Dermatose nodulaire contagieuse : le point sur les blocages qui subsistent en France
— Le Monde.fr
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Center
Coupure de l’A63 : actualisation des mesures de circulation à 15h00
— Les services de l’État en Gironde
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Right
No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Le Monde emphasize persistent nationwide blockages tied to contagious nodular dermatosis, highlighting farmer actions. Center sources from state services offer neutral, localized traffic updates on specific closures like A63. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting potential focus on economic damages, government handling, or calls for restraint.

2EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la participation des Européens aux négociations de paix « n’augure rien de bon », affirme Dmitri Peskov

Story gist: Dmitri Peskov, Russian presidential spokesman, stated that European participation in Ukraine peace negotiations ‘does not augure anything good.’ The comment appeared in live war updates.
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EN DIRECT, guerre en Ukraine : la participation des Européens aux négociations de paix « n’augure rien de bon », affirme Dmitri Peskov
— Le Monde.fr
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Center
Guerre en Ukraine : l’Europe face à l’impérialisme russe
— Franceinfo
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning Le Monde reports Peskov’s statement directly and neutrally, emphasizing the Russian official’s quote without added context. Center Franceinfo frames the conflict as ‘Europe facing Russian imperialism,’ highlighting Western resolve against aggression. No right-leaning coverage; absent is framing sympathetic to Russia, such as critiquing European ‘meddling’ or emphasizing Ukrainian/Russian negotiation dynamics.

3EN DIRECT, budget 2026 : après l’adoption du PLFSS, Sébastien Lecornu assure que le gouvernement « se mobilise » désormais pour le vote du budget de l’Etat

Story gist: The French National Assembly adopted the PLFSS, the 2026 Social Security budget. Minister Sébastien Lecornu stated the government is now mobilizing for the state budget vote.
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Le budget de la Sécu adopté, voici les mesures qui peuvent vous concerner
— Le HuffPost
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Center
Budget de la Sécurité sociale : comment a voté votre député lors de l’ultime lecture à l’Assemblée nationale ?
— Franceinfo
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No major right-leaning outlet from our monitored sources covered this story
Bias summary: Left-leaning Le HuffPost frames adoption positively by listing personal-impact measures for readers, using accessible tone. Center Franceinfo emphasizes transparency via interactive deputy voting records in final Assembly reading. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential critiques of spending, fiscal policy, or government mobilization efficacy.

4« Un choix ahurissant de cynisme » : le parquet antiterroriste réclame de la prison ferme au procès Lafarge

Story gist: French anti-terrorism prosecutors requested prison sentences, fines over 5 million euros, and 30 million euros in asset confiscations against Lafarge during its trial for financing terrorism in Syria.
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Procès Lafarge en Syrie : le parquet antiterroriste dénonce une multinationale qui «a nourri à coups de millions d’euros la bête jihadiste
— Libération
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Center
Financement du terrorisme : plus de 5 millions d’amendes et 30 millions de confiscations requis contre Lafarge
— Les Echos
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«Un animal commercial qui a volontairement nourri la bête djihadiste» : des peines de prison ferme requises au procès Lafarge
— Le Figaro
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Libération stresses the prosecutor’s denunciation of Lafarge as a multinational that ‘fed the jihadist beast’ with millions. Center Les Echos neutrally details financial penalties like 5 million in fines and 30 million in confiscations. Right-leaning Le Figaro emphasizes vivid quotes calling Lafarge a ‘commercial animal’ that ‘voluntarily fed’ jihadists, highlighting prison demands. All focus on prosecutorial requisitions without notable omissions.

5Un des terroristes de l’attaque à Sydney abattu par un tir à 40 m de distance

Story gist: Terrorists attacked in Sydney, Australia, in an antisemitic incident. One terrorist was shot dead from 40 meters away, a couple of sexagenaires was killed, and bystanders disarmed another attacker.
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Après l’attentat de Sydney, l’émotion et l’inquiétude persistante de la communauté juive à Paris : « On sait toujours que quelque chose peut arriver »
— Le Monde.fr
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Center
Attentat antisémite en Australie : “Risquer sa vie pour sauver des gens, c’est hyper héroïque”, témoigne le Français qui a filmé l’homme qui a désarmé un terroriste
— Franceinfo
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«Héros australiens» : l’hommage d’Anthony Albanese à un couple de sexagénaires tué dans l’attentat de Sydney
— Le Figaro
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Bias summary: Left-leaning Le Monde emphasizes persistent fear and emotion among Paris’s Jewish community, focusing on vulnerability. Center Franceinfo highlights heroism of the intervener through a French filmer’s testimony, with admiring tone. Right-leaning Le Figaro spotlights PM Albanese’s patriotic homage to the slain couple as ‘Australian heroes,’ centering victim tribute.