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NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania in latest Baltic security incident

France, Sept. 15 -- "A drone that just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets," Lithuanian Preisdent Gitanas Nauseda wrote in a post on X on Tuesday. "With Russia intensifying... Read More


Environmental activists angry over controversial AI data centre near Paris

France, Sept. 15 -- Fouju, a village of 650 inhabitants, an hour's drive from Paris, with 14th-century church and quiet streets, is preparing for a radical change. Amidst the grain fields surrounding ... Read More


Workers across France stage protests over pay and rising costs

France, Sept. 15 -- Fishermen began blocking an oil depot at 3am in Fos-sur-Mer, in the Bouches-du-Rhone region, affecting about 50 tanker lorries, local authorities said. The action follows demonstr... Read More


Sweden's election too close to call, left opposition narrowly leads

France, Sept. 14 -- With 90 percent of votes counted, four opposition parties led Andersson held a one-seat majority in the 349-seat parliament over Kristersson's right-wing alliance, which includes t... Read More


Normandy derailment inquiry widens focus on rail fragment found on track

France, Sept. 14 -- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on Sunday that the Bureau of Enquiries into Land Transport Accidents, known as the BEA-TT, would examine the circumstances surrounding the ... Read More


International justice 'can't be erased' despite US sanctions: ICC prosecutor

France, Sept. 14 -- The Hague-based ICC was established in 2002, under an international treaty known as the Rome Statute, to prosecute individuals for the gravest international crimes when national co... Read More


Finland joins French nuclear umbrella amid European security push

France, Sept. 14 -- "Finland has decided to join forward deterrence," the two countries said in a joint statement on Monday issued after a meeting in Helsinki. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said ... Read More


France says Russia seeks to 'intimidate' EU with train attack near Poland

France, Sept. 14 -- Russian strikes in Ukraine over the weekend, including one that hit a passenger train going to Poland, have "a clear goal: "to intimidate Europeans, discourage them and also to div... Read More


As catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste

France, Sept. 13 -- Fishing income has fallen to barely $20 a week for some of the families who depend on the river, while one veteran fisher told RFI he can earn about $80 a week collecting plastic a... Read More


Macron, Carney to visit French Atlantic islands with sovereignty message to Trump

France, Sept. 13 -- Carney will join Macron in the archipelago on 20 September during a three-day presidential visit running from 19 to 21 September, the Elysee Palace announced on Sunday. The trip i... Read More