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Iranian citizen held in France returns to Tehran after French nationals' release

France, April 15 -- "Mahdieh Esfandiari, a Palestinian rights activist, has returned to Iran after her release from prison in France," Iran's state television said. Esfandiari's release came a week a... Read More


Petrol stations reject French government plan to cap profit margins on fuel

France, April 15 -- The draft decree, announced on Tuesday evening, is intended partly to avoid distributors reaping a windfall by capping their margins on petrol and diesel. It is due to be examined... Read More


Pope heads to Cameroon with message of peace for the country's divided regions

France, April 15 -- After his historic visit to Algeria, marred by two suicide attacks and a spat with President Donald Trump, the pontiff is expected later in mainly French-speaking Cameroon, which h... Read More


Indonesia expands defence ties with France on back of Moscow visit

France, April 15 -- President Prabowo Subianto was hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday, where both leaders "discussed strengthening strategic cooperation", the I... Read More


French lawmakers green light bill to facilitate return of looted artefacts

France, April 15 -- French lawmakers on Monday passed a bill to simplify the return of artworks looted during the colonial era to their countries of origin. France still has in its possessi... Read More


Sudan condemns Berlin conference as devastating war enters fourth year

France, April 15 -- Germany is hosting the conference on Wednesday in an effort to revive stalled peace talks and mobilise aid, but Khartoum said it was organised without consultation and warned that ... Read More


DRC peace talks open as violence shifts to remote highlands

France, April 15 -- Fighting is currently centred around the eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, where the M23 armed group has seized territory and the Congolese army a... Read More


French investigators blocked from Elysee Palace in events contracts probe

France, April 15 -- Financial investigators went to the presidential palace in the morning, but were not allowed to enter, the national financial prosecutor Pascal Prache said. They were told that Ar... Read More


Government backtracks on plans allowing more work on 1st May holiday in France

France, April 14 -- "The government is aware of the particular sensitivity of this issue," said labour minister Jean-Pierre Farandou on Monday evening, following a meeting with trade union reps. "It ... Read More


Sudan drone strikes have killed nearly 700 civilians in three months, UN says

France, April 14 -- "In the first three months of this year, nearly 700 civilians were reportedly killed in drone strikes," Fletcher said in a statement, adding that three years of civi... Read More