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US and Russia block competing UN resolutions on Western Sahara

France, Oct. 31 -- The peacekeeping force, known by the acronym MINURSO, was established in 1991 to oversee a ceasefire and settlement plan between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front who... Read More


France and Chad rebuild military ties with planned air force training

France, Oct. 30 -- The stopover will take place as part of a joint military exercise involving the armed forces of Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon and France in November. Xavier Rival, a spokesman for the Frenc... Read More


Africa Cup of Nations to remain on two-year cycle after CAF U-turn

France, Oct. 30 -- In December, shortly before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations began in Morocco, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe announced that the tournament would be... Read More


Nations commit to get nature goals back on track at COP17 summit

France, Oct. 30 -- Delegates cheered as crucial texts were approved in overtime but the celebrations were tempered by acrimonious debates and regret over limited progress on some of the most contentio... Read More


Race to find new head of European Central Bank after Lagarde leaves early

France, Oct. 30 -- "It has been a great pride and a huge privilege to serve this institution," Lagarde posted on social media platform X, announcing that she would resign nine months before her term o... Read More


Everything you need to know about the Youth Olympic Games in Senegal

France, Oct. 30 -- The Youth Olympic Games are a relatively recent creation in the history of the Olympic movement, which began in 1896. In 2007, Jacques Rogge, then president of the International Ol... Read More


Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games: the gen on the Next Gen

France, Oct. 30 -- The YOG are a recent creation in the history of the Olympic movement, which began in 1896. In 2007, Jacques Rogge, then president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), prop... Read More


French dockworkers strike over budget measures and militarisation of ports

France, Oct. 30 -- Friday's strike, originally called by dockworkers' unions in France, Italy, Greece, Spain's Basque country, Turkey and Morocco, is now backed by more than 25 unions in 113 ports. T... Read More


US judge narrows Macrons' defamation lawsuit against American podcaster

France, Oct. 29 -- The Macrons had filed a lawsuit in July 2025 against Owens and two companies, accusing her of helping fan online rumours about whether Brigitte is a transgender woman. Owens, 37, a... Read More


Medical experts warn climate change is now a 'global health emergency'

France, Oct. 28 -- Some 3 million deaths between 2016 and 2023 can be attributed to global warming, according to the latest Lancet Countdown report, a global study of climate-related health risks. He... Read More