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Macron in Sweden to sign frigate deal, strengthening 'strategic partnership'

France, Aug. 31 -- Sweden announced the purchase of four Defence and Intervention Frigates (FDI) from the French company Naval Group in May with the first vessel due for delivery in 2030 - part of the... Read More


Dissident militia in Colombia says kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier alive

France, Aug. 31 -- The Central General Staff (EMC) - the main dissident faction to emerge from the now-defunct FARC guerrilla movement - confirmed on Sunday that its fighters had captured Corporal Jos... Read More


French LGBTQ campaigner vows to continue fight after 'despicable' Paris attack

France, Aug. 31 -- Picavet, a police officer and president of FLAG!, an association defending the rights of LGBTQ people within France's justice and interior ministries, was attacked as he left a bar ... Read More


PM Lecornu opens political season as French government returns from summer break

France, Aug. 31 -- The day begins at the Elysee Palace with a Cabinet meeting devoted entirely to the start of the new school year, before ministers move to a wing of the Hotel des Invalides for a clo... Read More


Farm workers face a 'double-edged sword' of extreme heat and pesticides

France, Aug. 30 -- The problem creates a dangerous trade-off. While protective clothing can reduce contact with pesticides, in extreme temperatures it can also trap body heat and increase the risk of ... Read More


Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny

France, Aug. 30 -- Intense fighting took place overnight from Friday to Saturday, with the army and its Russian Africa Corps allies managing to take back control late in the day. Mutineers notably tr... Read More


UAE building 'relationships of dependence' through investment across Africa

France, Aug. 29 -- Through investments in ports and mining, as well as military involvement and support for various players in various conflicts, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the Afri... Read More


AI challenges trust in photography as Visa pour l'Image festival opens

France, Aug. 29 -- Visa pour l'Image, now in its 38th year, says its mission is to show and document "the real world". But that world is increasingly affected by artificial intelligence. For the fir... Read More


Trapped for 115 days, cargo ship captain recounts ordeal in Strait of Hormuz

France, Aug. 29 -- On Saturday 31 January, Iran announced live-fire naval exercises simulating a complete blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. From the bridge of the Banglar Joyjatra, Islam watched as sh... Read More


Clashes rock Niger capital, junta says back in control

France, Aug. 29 -- As the clashes broke out, soldiers blocked access to the presidential palace and national television, with Tele Sahel going off air for just over an hour on Saturday morning before ... Read More