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Pope Leo sets off on African tour focused on peace and unity

France, April 13 -- The 70-year-old will cover more than 18,000 kilometres across Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea - delivering 11 speeches and presiding over seven masses before r... Read More


France, UK to hold talks without US on restoring Strait of Hormuz traffic

France, April 13 -- "In the coming days, together with the United Kingdom, we will organise a conference with those countries prepared to contribute alongside us to a peaceful multinational mission ai... Read More


Nigeria opens investigation after deadly airstrike kills dozens in market

France, April 13 -- The airstrikes on the village of Jilli, in Yobe State, occurred on Saturday, with the death tolls differing according to the sources. Nigerian military jets struck the villag... Read More


French court fines Lafarge, hands ex-CEO jail term for funding IS in Syria

France, April 13 -- Lafarge's former CEO Bruno Lafont was sentenced to six years in prison for financing "terrorism", which a judge ordered him to start serving immediately, while former deputy managi... Read More


France's prostitution law helps victims, but clients vanish behind closed doors

France, April 13 -- A decade after France passed a law criminalising the purchase of sexual services, authorities insist they are taking a tough approach to prostitution networks. ... Read More


Exiled cartoonists give a voice to Iran's silenced millions

France, April 12 -- Two men hold a banner with the words "No to war". But one is in a balaclava and is also holding a gallows with a man hanging from it. "It's difficult to work right now," said the ... Read More


From Marseille to Barcelona - Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail for return to Gaza

France, April 12 -- Around 20 French boats sailed out of Marseille on Saturday in a show of solidarity with Gaza, joining a growing international effort to challenge Israel's long-running blockade and... Read More


French boy found locked in a van since 2024, malnourished and unable to walk

France, April 12 -- The child was reportedly discovered on Monday in Hagenbach, near the borders with Switzerland and Germany, after a neighbour alerted police to the "sounds of a child" coming from a... Read More


'We brought hope back' says DRC keeper Mpasi, as World Cup beckons

France, April 11 -- Just over a week after helping his country qualify for the 2026 World Cup, the 31-year-old is back in France at his club Le Havre AC, but still riding high on a historic moment. F... Read More


Macron presses for Middle East de-escalation as Iran-US talks begin

France, April 11 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman agreed on Saturday to stay in "close contact" in a bid to help ease tensions across the Middle East, as ... Read More