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How Russia's shadow fleet keeps slipping through Europe's net

France, May 22 -- In a report published on Friday, the conflict-monitoring organisation ACLED describes an increasingly emboldened maritime system that allows Moscow not only to circumvent sanctions, ... Read More


Fashion capital Paris was 'epicentre' of Epstein network, new book claims

France, May 22 -- France set up a special task force in February to probe alleged sexual crimes and possible financial wrongdoing committed in the country or involving French nationals who could be im... Read More


French court keeps low-emission driving bans despite growing backlash

France, May 22 -- The zones - known in France as ZFEs - were introduced to reduce harmful air pollution by limiting access for the dirtiest cars, vans and lorries in urban areas. The decision preserv... Read More


Belgium worries as migrant crossings to Britain rise

France, May 22 -- The country intercepted more than 400 people attempting to cross the Channel so far this year, up from none in the whole of 2025, according to government figures in what local offici... Read More


Section of Eiffel Tower spiral staircase sells for €450,000 at auction

France, May 22 -- The buyer, who was in the auction room, purchased the 3-metre section of the Eiffel Tower staircase. It dates back to 1889, the year the monument that towers over central Paris was c... Read More


Trump to send additional 5,000 troops to Poland in apparent U-turn

France, May 22 -- The announcement came just two days after US Vice President JD Vance told reporters that a planned deployment to Poland had been delayed, and weeks after Washington announced it woul... Read More


UN climate vote strengthens calls for rich nations to pay for damage

France, May 21 -- Passed on Wednesday by the UN General Assembly, the resolution endorses last year's historic advisory opinion from the (ICJ), which declared that states have legal duties to combat c... Read More


'French Banksy' and Daft Punk star turn Pont Neuf into Alpine cave

France, May 21 -- JR, dubbed the "French Banksy" after the British street artist, has wrapped the Pont Neuf in fabric painted white, grey and black to create the impression of a rocky grotto. The cre... Read More


Deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to rebel-held South Kivu

France, May 21 -- Efforts to get a grip on the latest outbreak of the deadly haemorrhagic disease, which the World Health Organization has declared an international emergency, have been hampered by th... Read More


Campaigners take French state to court over toxic 'forever chemicals'

France, May 21 -- Three organisations - Generations Futures, Notre Affaire a Tous and Bloom - alongside six individuals exposed to PFAS pollution, filed the case before the Paris Administrative Court ... Read More