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What we know about the Trump-Putin talks that could reshape Ukraine war

France, Aug. 15 -- Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday for their first talks since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Trump says he wants a deal to end the war, but Ukraine ... Read More


'Close for a day so we don't close forever': French pharmacies to go on strike

France, Aug. 15 -- Pharmacists across France are staging a one-day protest on Saturday, warning that government cuts to generic drug discounts could spell the end for many of their businesses. Nine o... Read More


French leaders condemn felling of tree honouring murdered Jewish man

France, Aug. 15 -- President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Friday condemned antisemitic hatred after a tree planted in tribute to Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old Jewish man, was cut... Read More


Disappointment and anger after world fails to agree plastic pollution treaty

France, Aug. 15 -- France has joined other nations and environmental groups in slamming this week's failure to agree on a landmark treaty on tackling plastic pollution. The UN-sponsored world summit e... Read More


Mali arrests French national and generals accused of foreign-backed plot

France, Aug. 15 -- Malian authorities were on Friday searching for possible accomplices in what they say is a foreign government-backed plot to destabilise the country. This follows the arrest of a Fr... Read More


UN talks on plastic pollution treaty end without a deal

France, Aug. 15 -- Talks aimed at reaching a treaty on tackling plastic pollution ended on Friday with no agreements on a last-ditch proposal aimed at breaking the deadlock. Negotiators from 185 coun... Read More


Plastic pollution treaty talks end without deal

France, Aug. 15 -- Talks aimed at reaching a treaty on tackling plastic pollution ended on Friday with no agreements on a last-ditch proposal aimed at breaking the deadlock. Negotiators from 185 coun... Read More


Spain asks for European help to fight raging wildfires fuelled by heat, wind

France, Aug. 14 -- Spain has officially asked for assistance from its European neighbours to fight forest fires that have been raging through the country's northwest. Interior Minister Fernando Grand... Read More


Spain seeks EU help as wildfires kill three and force thousands to flee

France, Aug. 14 -- Spain has asked for European Union help to fight forest fires in the northwest that have killed three people and forced more than 8,000 to flee their homes. Interior Minister Ferna... Read More


'This is more important than our hostages': Israeli settlers back new Gaza plan

France, Aug. 14 -- As Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu's new military plan for Gaza faces growing criticism abroad, opposition is also building in Israel, with hostage families calling for a natio... Read More