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Live: Pope Leo XIV begins Mass at Paris's Place de la Concorde

France, Sept. 25 -- Nearly 700,000 people had signed up to attend the vast outdoor service. Stay with our live blog for the latest updates throughout the pope's four-day trip to France. Published by ... Read More


Live: After Place de la Concorde Mass, Pope Leo heads for Lourdes

France, Sept. 25 -- On Sunday, the pope will speak with seven people who were sexually abused by members of the clergy. Stay with our live blog for the latest updates throughout the pope's four-day tr... Read More


Live: Pope Leo XIV arrives in France for first papal state visit in 18 years

France, Sept. 25 -- ► Leo XIV is due to land at Orly airport, south of Paris, at 10am, where Emmanuel Macron will welcome him at the start of a four-day visit to France running from Friday to Mo... Read More


Live:Pope to leave Paris for Lourdes after Concorde Mass

France, Sept. 25 -- This morning, the pontiff will meet exiles and catechumens before celebrating a solemn open-air Mass on the Place de la Concorde and the Champs-Elysees, ahead of his departure for ... Read More


Live: Pope Leo XIV uses Elysee speech to warn of a 'paradise of machines'

France, Sept. 25 -- He also called on France to remain a "tireless builder of peace" in Europe, and praised the rebirth of Notre-Dame as a symbol of "hope regained". More details in our live blog: Pu... Read More


International court convicts CAR rebel commander of crimes against humanity

France, Sept. 24 -- Judges in The Hague on Wednesday found Said guilty on four counts, including torture and persecution. Prosecutors accused him of running a prison in Bangui where suspected supporte... Read More


French-language author Orelien denies using AI to write award-winning book

France, Sept. 24 -- Orelien, a previously unknown writer whose debut is set to appear in more than 20 countries, was accused by an anonymous X (formerly Twitter) account called "Balance ton Claude" of... Read More


Nigeria faces world's highest heat death toll as El Nino bears down on Sahel

France, Sept. 24 -- The Climate Impact Lab, a research group based at the University of Chicago, predicts there will be 66,800 extra deaths across the Sahel, the dry belt along the southern edge of th... Read More


The global machinery built to carry out Trump's mass deportation drive

France, Sept. 24 -- Arsaalan Saleh Fard, a 25-year-old Iranian, fled his country hoping to find refuge in the United States. He had shared slogans and resistance texts online after the protests trigg... Read More


Belgium and Rwanda restore diplomatic ties after 18-month rupture

France, Sept. 23 -- A joint statement released by Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and his Belgian counterpart Maxime Prevot confirmed the resumption of diplomatic relations. The stateme... Read More