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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


'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


Trump and Putin to meet for Ukraine war talks where 'Ice Curtain' once fell

France, Aug. 14 -- Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on Friday for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, and to revive their diplomatic and economic ties. It's a first-of-a-kind summit... Read More


Prosecutors examine arson link to France's worst wildfire in 50 years

France, Aug. 14 -- A wildfire in southwest France that burned 16,000 hectares last week - the country's worst in at least 50 years - is under control but will not be fully extinguished for several wee... Read More


NGOs accuse Israel of 'weaponising' aid to Gaza as France readies airdrop

France, Aug. 14 -- As France prepares to airdrop another 36 tonnes of aid into Gaza by next week, more than 100 NGOs have accused Israel of "weaponising" relief supplies. They say new registration rul... Read More


UN plastic pollution talks near collapse after draft text backlash

France, Aug. 14 -- Negotiators working on a global deal to curb plastic pollution had only hours left on Thursday to rescue the process after talks collapsed into disarray. Countries wanting bold act... Read More


At least 40 dead in Sudan's worst cholera outbreak in years: MSF

France, Aug. 14 -- At least 40 people have died in Sudan's Darfur region in the country's worst cholera outbreak in years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday. The medical charity said the... Read More