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French court rejects Le Pen's challenge to electoral rules

France, Oct. 16 -- France's highest administrative court has rejected an appeal by far-right leader Marine Le Pen, dealing a major setback to her efforts to remain eligible for the 2027 presidential r... Read More


'Shock still raw', French teachers fearful, five years after Samuel Paty killing

France, Oct. 16 -- Five years after the death of French history and geography teacher Samuel Paty, beheaded by a Chechen Islamist, "the shock is still raw", according to Paty's sister. The sentiments ... Read More


Lives of 'exhausted' French couple held by Iran at risk, say families

France, Oct. 16 -- A French couple held by Iran for over three years who were this week handed lengthy jail sentences on charges of espionage are increasingly exhausted and their lives are at risk, th... Read More


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