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This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the troubled relationship between France and Algeria. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button above…

India is seeking to deepen its partnership with the US under president-elect Donald Trump’s renewed leadership, anticipating shifts in trade, defence and technology. But while New Delhi sees Trump’s return as an opportunity to reshape supply chains and strengthen India’s global influence, analysts are wary of potential discord over tariffs…

France rolled out new strategies to combat drug trafficking on Friday during a visit by the interior and justice ministers to Marseille – a city scarred by a brutal gang war. The proposals include increased staffing, a national coordination unit and expanded powers for specialised courts.

Women in France will effectively “work for free” from 4:48pm on Friday until the end of the year due to the pay gap with men, according to the feminist newsletter Les Glorieuses, which publishes this symbolic countdown each year.

The harsh realities of Afghan women – barred from education, employment and public life under Taliban rule – are depicted in the Paris exhibition "No Woman's Land", which reveals their struggles through powerful images and testimonies.

The bells of Notre-Dame tolled on Friday for the first time since Paris's beloved cathedral was ravaged by flames in 2019. The famous monument is set to reopen its doors to the public on 8 December.

Inmates in France are being deprived of basic rights such as safety, family visits and access to training in increasingly overcrowded jails, a report this week by prison watchdogs found.

A French government report released on Friday shows that security forces recorded some 271,000 victims of domestic violence in 2023, with women making up the vast majority of cases. This figure marks a doubling of reported incidents since 2016.

France has accused Israel of harming bilateral ties after Israeli security forces entered a French-administered holy site in Jerusalem, briefly detaining two French diplomats during a visit by Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

France's interior and justice ministers were headed to Marseille on Friday to spearhead the government's response to a spiralling drug crisis that has fuelled gang violence across the country.

Confronted with the return of Donald Trump, EU leaders on Friday are set to commit to deeply reform Europe's economy and tackle challenges highlighted by a blockbuster report.