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EU foreign ministers to hold urgent Ukraine talks ahead of US-Russia summit

France, Aug. 11 -- EU leaders warn a US-Russia peace deal on Ukraine will collapse without Kyiv and Brussels involved, as an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers has been convened. The European ... Read More


Hobbled at home, Nigerian sportswomen dominate abroad

France, Aug. 10 -- As Nigerian women dominate sports on the continent, they're facing off not just against top talent abroad but a domestic atmosphere of mismanagement and pay disparities- and even th... Read More


Investigation uncovers RSF military base hidden in Libyan desert

France, Aug. 10 -- A research centre specialising in digital and open sourceshas tracked the movements of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) using satellite images, online videos and photos. The inves... Read More


The troubled legacy of Ion Iliescu, who rebuilt Romania but left it torn in two

France, Aug. 9 -- Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after Communism, helped bring down the country's dictatorship and led its transition to democracy and a market economy. A centra... Read More


French scientists map plankton, the ocean's mysterious oxygen factories

France, Aug. 9 -- French scientists are mapping plankton across the Indo-Pacific - using Navy ships to study the microscopic organisms that produce half of Earth's oxygen, feed the ocean and help regu... Read More


Ugandan court denies bail to veteran opposition leader in treason case

France, Aug. 9 -- AUgandan judge refused to grant bail to veteran opposition figure Kizza Besigye, who has been in jail for nearly nine months ontreason charges. The case has raised concerns among go... Read More


Despite dangers, migrant flow persists between Horn of Africa and Yemen

France, Aug. 9 -- According to the International Organization of Migration, the route from the Horn of Africa to Yemen is one of the busiest - and deadliest - in the world. Hoping to find work in the ... Read More


Toxic convenience: what science tells us about plastic's hidden costs

France, Aug. 8 -- As talks aimed at finalising the first global plastics treaty continue in Geneva, mounting scientific evidence is revealing the full scale of the plastics crisis, from toxic chemical... Read More


French wildfire 'under control', but wine region faces long road to recovery

France, Aug. 8 -- The largest wildfire France has seen in nearly 80 years - ripping through forests, villages and vineyards in the southern Aude department - has been contained, but officials warn it ... Read More


Israeli plan for Gaza takeover must be halted immediately: UN rights chief

France, Aug. 8 -- The Israeli government's plan for a full-scale military takeover ofGazawill cause more deaths and suffering and must be halted immediately, the United Nations Human Rights Chief Volk... Read More