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Vienna to stage Eurovision 2026 amid ongoing controversy over Israel's inclusion

France, Aug. 20 -- Austria's JJ won this year's contest, held in Basel in Switzerland, meaning his home country will stage the 2026 event.Its capital, Vienna, was announced on Wednesdayas the host cit... Read More


Vienna to host Eurovision 2026 amid ongoing controversy over Israel's inclusion

France, Aug. 20 -- Austria's JJ won this year's contest, held in Basel in Switzerland, meaning his home country will stage the 2026 event.Its capital, Vienna, was announced on Wednesdayas the host cit... Read More


Paris hosts quiet diplomacy as Syria and Israel discuss ceasefire and security

France, Aug. 20 -- Syrian and Israeli ministers emerged from a meeting in Paris pledging to calm tensions between the countries and ease sectarian strains in southern Syria. The talks between Syria's... Read More


France rejects Netanyahu's antisemitism claim over recognition of Palestine

France, Aug. 20 -- France has defended its record on combating antisemitism after Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu accused Emmanuel Macron of emboldening hate attacks against Jews by pledging to recognise ... Read More


How Moscow is reinventing its influence machine across Africa

France, Aug. 19 -- Russian operatives are using new tactics to expand Moscow's reach in Africa, two years after the death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. An investigation led by RFI and the monitori... Read More


UN says a record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024

France, Aug. 19 -- A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a "shameful indictment" of international apathy- and w... Read More


France leads European pushback against move to end UN Lebanon mission

France, Aug. 19 -- France and its European partners are resisting Washington's push to end the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon - UNIFIL - arguing its presence remains essential for stability along ... Read More


Zelensky in Washington to meet Trump, calls for 'lasting' peace with Russia

France, Aug. 18 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump for talks aimed at ending the war with Russia. This comes on the heels of Trump's meet... Read More


France 'dismayed' over Russia's ban on Reporters Without Borders

France, Aug. 18 -- The French government has condemned Moscow's latest move against independent voices after Russia banned Reporters Without Borders, adding the press freedom NGO to its list of "undes... Read More


Five years after the 2020 coup, where is Mali today?

France, Aug. 18 -- When Mali's military staged a first coup on 18 August 2020, they said they were not planning on holding onto power and promised elections. But after a second coup that overthrew the... Read More