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Henri Astier

London
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Covers:  French politics and culture
Paris-born, London-based journalist. Main outlets: BBC, Times Literary Supplement, Persuasion, American Purpose, The Critic, Commentaire.

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A London-based journalist, I worked for the BBC between 1991 and 2021 - first for World Service radio and online after 2002. I still freelance for the BBC, notably about my native France. Over the years I've written for publications on both sides of the Channel, including The Times Literary Supplement, The Critic, The Economist, The Observer, Opendemocracy, Literary Review, Cap X, Contemporary review, Le Point, Contrepoints, Commentaire.

I've spent most of my life in English-speaking countrie…

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Spanish police raid HQ of governing Socialists as corruption probe escalates Original

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By Henri Astier
| BBC News
33 minutes ago Henri Astier Reuters Police sought to retrieve documents related to an alleged plot to impede judicial proceedings, judges said Police in Spain have raided the Madrid headquarters of the governing Socialist Party and seized a number of documents as part of an investigation into alleged corruption. The inquiry comes amid a series of scandals that have hit the party of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
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Blood on the red carpet

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By Henri Astier
| Substack
At the Cannes festival, the French film industry erupts into farce VOA-PNN, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons As show business is by definition both art and commerce, creative types and producers are inevitably locked in a fraught partnership. Proud artists have long complained about profit-chasing suits pandering to the public’s baser tastes.
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Trump calls Iran response to US proposal to end war 'totally unacceptable'

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By George Wright , Henri Astier
| Aol
President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran's response to US proposals to end the war as "totally unacceptable". Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency said Tehran's proposal, sent via Pakistan, which has served as a mediator, included an immediate end to the war on all fronts, a halt to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and guarantees of no further attacks on Iran.
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