Anti-abortion stickers on Paris rental bikes spark outrage
By France24
26 May 2023 |
2:32 pm
We look at reactions to record immigration figures from the UK and how Turkish football supporters are expressing their opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the country's run-off vote this weekend. Also: anti-abortion stickers plastered on rental bikes in Paris spark outrage.
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