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Libya appeal case enters final stretch, with Sarkozy's legacy on the line

France, May 27 -- Of the 10 defendants in the appeal trial over alleged Libyan funding for his victorious 2007 presidential campaign, Sarkozy has spent the most time in the dock. His lawyers are due ... Read More


DRC faces 'catastrophic collision' of conflict and Ebola outbreak, WHO warns

France, May 27 -- "Eastern DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict, with the Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted on X (fo... Read More


Meta accused of restricting sexual health and queer Instagram accounts

France, May 27 -- French medical NGO Medecins du Monde (MdM) says two of its field programmes were removed from the social media platform, while campaigners tracking online restrictions report a sharp... Read More


How Europe's rapid warming has fuelled a record May heatwave

France, May 27 -- The high-pressure system trapping warm air from northern Africa over western Europe has pushed temperatures to levels more commonly seen in midsummer. More intense heat is forecast i... Read More


UK prepares mine-sweeper for Hormuz as part of wider Franco-British coalition

France, May 26 -- Hundreds of British sailors are preparing aboard the RFA Lyme Bay off Gibraltar - the UK territory on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula - for a possible deployment to the Gul... Read More


Former Lafarge cement chiefs released pending Syria terrorism financing appeal

France, May 26 -- The Paris Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that the two former executives could leave custody pending the appeal trial. It said that pre-trial detention was "not the indispensable m... Read More


Ousted PM Sonko returns to centre stage as Senegal's parliamentary speaker

France, May 26 -- The vote on Tuesday was boycotted by opposition lawmakers, who have said Sonko's return to parliament is illegal and accused the ruling majority of forcing through what they called a... Read More


Attal hardens migration line, with Macron camp split over 2027 presidential race

France, May 26 -- Attal, who formally announced his candidacy for the 2027 election on Friday, said on Tuesday that France should "take in fewer people in order to take them in better". Speaking on F... Read More


Heatwave deaths in France as record May temperatures grip Europe

France, May 26 -- The deaths were announced on Tuesday and come as beaches in southwest France filled earlier than usual, tennis fans sweltered at Roland-Garros in Paris and the government moved to st... Read More


Pacific Ocean warming fuels fears of powerful 'super El Nino'

France, May 25 -- El Nino is a natural climate pattern that develops in the Pacific every two to seven years and can disrupt weather around the world, bringing drought to some regions and heavy rain t... Read More