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French PM Lecornu survives no confidence votes after pension U-turn

France, Oct. 16 -- France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no confidence votes in the National Assembly on Thursday after winning last-minute backing from Socialist MPs over his decisio... Read More


Record surge in CO2 puts world on track for more long-term warming

France, Oct. 16 -- Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024, reaching the highest concentration ever measured and locking the planet into more long-term warming, the U... Read More


Impeached president confirms he fled Madagascar at the weekend

France, Oct. 16 -- Madagascar's ousted president confirmed for the first time that he had fled the country, issuing a statement after a military-led power grab prompted by weeks of demonstrations that... Read More


French PM faces no-confidence votes after pension reform concession

France, Oct. 16 -- France's reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces two votes of no confidence in the National Assembly on Thursday morning, hoping his offer to suspend President Emmanuel M... Read More


Humanitarian goups challenge UK-France migration deal in French ourt

France, Oct. 15 -- Seventeen humanitarian and activist groups filed an appeal on Tuesday in France to block a British-French migration deal that lets the UK return migrants arriving by boat in exchang... Read More


Humanitarian groups challenge UK-France migration deal in French court

France, Oct. 15 -- Seventeen humanitarian and activist groups filed an appeal on Tuesday in France to block a British-French migration deal that lets the UK return migrants arriving by boat in exchang... Read More


Madagascar army seizes power after president Rajoelina flees country

France, Oct. 15 -- Madagascar's army has taken control of the country after parliament voted to remove President Andry Rajoelina, a former disc jockey who led the island nation twice since 2009. He fl... Read More


Raila Odinga, an enduring voice of Kenya's democratic struggle, dies aged 80

France, Oct. 15 -- Kenya's former prime minister and veteran opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has died following a decades-long career that defined the country's struggle for democracy. Raila Odinga,... Read More


Raila Odinga, the enduring voice of Kenya's democratic struggle, dies aged 80

France, Oct. 15 -- Kenya's former prime minister and veteran opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has died following a decades-long career that defined the country's struggle for democracy. Raila Odinga,... Read More


Sahel juntas in online bid to disrupt polls in Cote d'Ivoire

France, Oct. 15 -- With less than a fortnight to go before presidential election in Cote d'Ivoire, three other west African states- all ruled by military juntas- have been waging a disinformation camp... Read More