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When asked to comment on the appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister and the political and economic challenges facing France, de Villepin concluded the interview by expressing his anger over the French political and media response to Israel's war on Gaza.

When the journalist brought up the conflict and cited the death toll as provided by "Hamas' health ministry", de Villepin quickly interrupted her.

“I hear that all the time... It is not only the Ministry of Health of Hamas that says that there are 40,000 dead; there are probably many more. Let’s not give the impression that this is a truncated figure,” he said. Visibly angered, he continued: “No, it is, unfortunately, an everyday reality. In Gaza, bodies are in pieces; hearts are in pieces; souls are in pieces; heads are in pieces.”

The former centre-right prime minister, who served under Jacques Chirac from 2005 to 2007, went on to describe Gaza as “undoubtedly the greatest historic scandal, which no one talks about in this country anymore”.

“It is silence, a lead weight; the media doesn't discuss it... I have to turn to Google to find news that gives me the number of deaths in Gaza. It is a real scandal in terms of democracy,” he said.

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‘We need more passion’: Germans grow frustrated with Olaf Scholz (www.ft.com)

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Europe’s new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it (www.politico.eu)

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After scrapping nuclear reactors, Germany to spend billions on new gas power plants (www.politico.eu)

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Major bridge partially collapses into river in Dresden (www.euronews.com)

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EU faces 'existential' problems, Brussels warned in Mario Draghi report (www.bbc.com)

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Poland says Germany’s border controls “unacceptable” (www.intellinews.com)

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UK economy continued to flatline in July recording no growth as Labour came to power (news.sky.com)

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Thousands go straight from university to long-term sickness (www.thetimes.com)

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Can anything spark Europe’s economy back to life? (www.economist.com)

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Tusk cancels trip to Germany amid deteriorating relations (www.euractiv.com)

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The past, present and uncertain future of the UK’s steel industry (theconversation.com)

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Britain’s local governments at ‘serious’ risk of ‘widespread collapse’ (www.cnn.com)

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300,000 march against Macron’s appointment of conservative prime minister (peoplesdispatch.org)

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French nurse who spent two weeks in Gaza Arrested for speaking out against lsraeli genocide (www.advocatingpeace.com)

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Lawyer Rafik Chekkat, founder of the Islamophobia platform, said Imane Maarifi was arrested in the morning after raiding her home and taken into custody in front of her husband and children.

He criticized the arrest and said it took place at a time when French soldiers who fought in Gaza “enjoy total impunity.”

Thomas Portes, a lawmaker from the La France Insoumise, or France Unbowed (LFI) party, wrote that Maarifi was released from custody on Thursday afternoon.

“Imane Maarifi has just been released. Her police custody is over, and no charges will be filed. The search of her home in front of her family leaves no doubt about the intent to intimidate those who speak out in support of the Palestinian people and call for an immediate ceasefire,” he wrote on X.

According to the French daily newspaper l’Humanité, Maarifi was allegedly accused of making “insults in connection with a campaign against the Israeli investment and real estate fair taking place in Paris on September 8.”

Her supporters and friends believe this is “merely an attempt to intimidate her.”

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Germany faces jobs crisis ‘of a thousand cuts’ (www.ft.com)

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The US Will Abandon Europe. But When and How? (www.bloomberg.com)

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