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Climate activists dye Venice's Grand Canal green

France, Nov. 22 -- Extinction Rebellion said its activists released an environmentally harmless dye into canals, rivers, lakes and fountains in a total of 10 Italian cities to highlight "the massive e... Read More


Gunmen seize 315 pupils and teachers in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping

France, Nov. 22 -- A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during Friday morning's raid on St Mary's co-education school in Nigeria's Niger State, in the central western ... Read More


Four men convicted of cyberbullying French DJ Olympics performer

France, Nov. 22 -- The men were convicted on Friday of online harassment and threats of violence. They received prison sentences ranging from four months suspended to ten months' jail time. The Paris... Read More


French lawmakers roundly reject income part of budget bill as it heads to Senate

France, Nov. 22 -- After 125 hours of often heated debate, 404 MPs rejected the income part of the budget bill, which deals with taxation. Only one MP, from the centrist Liot group, voted in favour, ... Read More


French lawmakers roundly reject income part of budget bill, send it to Senate

France, Nov. 22 -- After 125 hours of often heated debate, 404 MPs rejected the income part of the budget bill, which deals with taxation. Only one MP, from the centrist Liot group, voted in favour, ... Read More


Cop30 climate summit runs into overtime amid divisions over fossil fuels

France, Nov. 22 -- The United Nations climate talks went into extra time on Friday evening, with negotiators deeply divided over a new draft agreement unveiled by Cop30 host Brazilthat made no referen... Read More


Fossil fuel showdown looms on UN climate summit's final day

France, Nov. 21 -- At stake at Cop30 is nothing less than proving that international cooperation can still function in a fractured world - and delivering a text that nudges the planet back toward the ... Read More


US lawmakers split over Trump's claim of Christian persecution in Nigeria

France, Nov. 21 -- At a public hearing of theHouse Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa,lawmakers grappled with whether to back Trump's recent decision to label the country a "state of particular co... Read More


Macron ramps up Indian Ocean strategy with renewed Mauritius partnership

France, Nov. 21 -- The visit, which began Thursday, is the first official trip to Mauritius by a French president in over 30 years. Paris sees the country as a strategic neighbour because of its proxi... Read More


How Nigeria is reintegrating repentant former Boko Haram fighters

France, Nov. 21 -- A tiny black dot moves across the sky over Bama, in north-eastern Nigeria. The roar of an engine grows louder, drowning out all other sounds in this town some 50 kilometres from Mai... Read More