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US says downed multiple Iran drones as both insist deal closer

France, June 13 -- The interception came after weeks of halting talks between Tehran and Washington, mediated by Pakistan, that have been marked by threats and exchanges of fire despite a fragile truc... Read More


How visa applications became big business across Africa

France, June 13 -- If you are applying in Senegal for a French visa, or in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a Chinese visa, your first point of contact may not be an embassy at all, but VFS Global... Read More


Lebanon reports strikes on south as Israel issues broad evacuation warnings

France, June 13 -- The state-run National News Agency (NNA) said Israeli airstrikes hit several areas covered by the warning, including the villages of Rihan and Sujud, located not far from Nabatieh, ... Read More


Six Georgians jailed for theft of rare Russian books in France

France, June 13 -- The trial is the latest case seeking justice for a spate of similar heists in recent years from libraries across Europe, suspected to be the work of an organised network with potent... Read More


Man linked to Dominique Pelicot on trial accused of drugging and raping partner

France, June 12 -- The defendant, appearing before the Rhone Criminal Court on Thursday and Friday, denied the charges. According to investigators' findings, the 39-year-old bodyguard was "eager to b... Read More


Resumption of $20bn Cabo Delgado gas project reignites both hope and resentment

France, June 12 -- It is barely 7am in the departure lounge at Pemba airport in northern Mozambique, on a day in early May. Around a dozen passengers sit quietly, some trying to recover from a short n... Read More


Paris no longer carries the load as audit backs asylum redistribution plan

France, June 12 -- The Cour des comptes - France's independent auditing body - said the redistribution plan had become an effective tool for tackling a long-standing imbalance between the large number... Read More


Sudan rights groups blame RSF paramilitary for drone strikes that hit civilians

France, June 12 -- The attacks began on Wednesday evening and targeted residential areas near an army base, a cemetery where a funeral gathering was taking place and other civilian locations, accordin... Read More


Two French cities impose curfews for under-16s during World Cup

France, June 12 -- Authorities in the southern French city of Toulouse have announced a curfew for the under-16s during "high-risk" World Cup matches. It will be enforced "judiciously from 10pm to 5a... Read More


British art 'giant' David Hockney dies aged 88

France, June 12 -- One of the leading artists involved in the Pop art movement in the 1960s, Hockney established himself as a globally renowned painter and master draughtsman and kept painting, experi... Read More