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International NGOs report mass killings and sexual violence in eastern DRC

France, Aug. 20 -- Two new reports from Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reveal harrowing testimony of mass killings, sexual violence and forced displacement in eastern Democratic Republic... Read More


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


US Open mixed doubles defending champions advance to semis of revamped event

France, Aug. 20 -- Defending champions Sara ErraniandAndrea Vavassori moved into Wednesday's semi-finals of the US Open's new look mixed doubles event after winning their last-16 and quarter-final mat... 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


Swiatek and Alcaraz warm up for US Open with crowns in Cincinnati

France, Aug. 19 -- Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz underlined their hard court credentials ahead of the US Open with victoriesover Jasmine Paolini and Jannik Sinner respectively in the women's and men'... Read More