Bureau chief for Netherlands @afp. Former Deputy Global Chief Editor, Europe/Africa desk chief, reporter in Tokyo, Berlin, Brussels, Paris, London.

Paris, France
Joined October 2010
Probably the International Criminal Court? Easy to mix the two up!
#URGENT Macron says France will continue supporting International Court of Justice, rejects 'new order of impunity' that some are trying to establish
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It had been dubbed a race for the ages and so it proved as Audrey Werro outstripped home favorite Keely Hodgkinson to claim the European 800m title in Birmingham. Norway's Karsten Warholm also stormed to a record fourth European 400m hurdles title. u.afp.com/SHuz
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Don't usually post my own stories, but making an exception for this one. Kudos to Nick Gammon and Julie Ezvan for their work on this story, to Andy and Dex for their amazing and generous project, but most importantly, to the two brave women who agreed to talk to us.
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This was a fun one to do. I certainly felt old and stupid compared to these brilliant students!
🇳🇱 A Dutch student team Tuesday unveiled what they believe to be the world's first solar-powered ambulance, which they hope can bring much-needed medical care to the remotest parts of the globe. ➡️ u.afp.com/SrYr
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🇳🇱 A Dutch student team Tuesday unveiled what they believe to be the world's first solar-powered ambulance, which they hope can bring much-needed medical care to the remotest parts of the globe. ➡️ u.afp.com/SrYr
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Ok, that beats Rooney!
One of the Norwegian commentators on the halftime show: “I’d rather watch my dad wipe his ass than this.”
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Rooney: That was crap. #WorldCupFinal #BBC
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The Dutch are very talented!
Do you need a tray mate? Nah, I'll be OK. A Dutch supporter ordered 26 pints of Tennants 🍻 in a bar in Scotland on Saturday whilst watching the Netherlands 🇳🇱 take on Sweden 🇸🇪 Unbelievable effort carrying them all back to his mates! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 😂😂😂 #Netherlands #Dutch #FIFAWorldCup2026
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Calling all financial newswire journalists: Governor of the Bank of England is on TMS, get some headlines out!
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Also a lovely bloke!
⚽ BEHIND THE NEWS: Zidane's World Cup headbutt 20 years on AFP's John MacDougall was the only photographer to capture the faces of both Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi during their infamous clash at the 2006 World Cup Final. Here he remembers that moment 20 years ago.
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Big couple of minutes in Mancunian football!
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🛳️ The World Health Organization said it suspected that hantavirus may have spread between people on a cruise ship, with three dead among seven confirmed and suspected cases. [1/3]
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Shibuya Station is Japan's Winchester Mystery House, it's constantly under construction because if they stop building then the evil spirits win
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Three part netflix series coming soon....
Lively village goings-on in the telephone box library of Cornholme, W. Yorks.
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On #WorldPressFreedomDay, we salute the brave journalists who risk everything to bring us the truth. Journalists are especially under threat when covering conflict or sensitive topics. 1/2
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For Shure!!
For a thousand years we have traded blows, barbs, and the occasional reluctant alliance, from Agincourt's muddy fields to Waterloo's decisive square, from the Entente Cordiale that saved civilisation to those moments when we eye each other across the Channel like quarrelsome spouses who secretly relish the rows. No other rivalry quite measures up: the Germans are too earnest, the Americans too distant, the Scots too familial. It's a relationship that has shaped empires, toppled monarchies, and produced Concorde and the Tunnel precisely when we deigned to cooperate. Other nations may compete or clash, but they lack our delicious, centuries-honed intimacy. It's knowing that we alone are permitted to tease and prod one another, because beneath the froideur beats the certain knowledge that when the world truly turns dark, the English and the French will, with maximum grumbling, stand shoulder to shoulder once more.
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