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Pogacar wins 'unforgettable' Tour de France 14th stage to extend overall lead

France, July 18 -- It was the world champion's fourth stage win in this 113th edition of the Grande Boucle as his team-mate Isaac Del Toro pipped teenager Paul Seixas to second place, with Vingegaard ... Read More


The Blue Ridge Mountain mine powering the world's digital economy

France, July 18 -- In a valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, some 800 metres above sea level, lie a few square kilometres that feed the global computer chip industry. The Spruce Pine... Read More


US-Iran fighting escalates with infrastructure targeted

France, July 18 -- A month after they agreed a preliminary deal aimed at ending their war, fighting has intensified, with Tehran accusing Washington of hitting an airport, railway station and bridges.... Read More


France-Morocco rapprochement overshadowed by fresh Pegasus spying claims

France, July 18 -- A new investigation by the Forbidden Stories journalism consortium alleges Morocco continued using the Israeli-made spyware to target French ministers, while Paris itself briefly ex... Read More


UN campaign trail takes former president Macky Sall back to Senegal

France, July 17 -- Sall is due to meet his successor, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Friday afternoon before leaving Dakar immediately afterwards. The brief visit is "part of the consultations a... Read More


China warns confidence in UK investment 'undermined' by British Steel takeover

France, July 17 -- The UK on Thursday nationalised British Steel, taking over the loss-making company previously owned ‌by Chinese steelmaker ⁠Jingye, in an effort to "protect the future o... Read More


IEA report flags critical minerals risks as France steps up its strategy

France, July 17 -- In its Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026, published on 16 July, the Paris-based agency said investment in mining and refining dropped by nine percent last year, citing geopoliti... Read More


At least 20 children and one adult killed in school bus crash in Uganda

France, July 17 -- The bus crashed on Thursday night in the Kapchorwa District in eastern Uganda while returning from a school trip to the region's Sipi Falls waterfalls, the Uganda Police Force said ... Read More


French teen sentenced to 18 years for fatal stabbing of school supervisor

France, July 17 -- The boy, who was 14 at the time of the attack, has been held in custody for the past 13 months. As a minor, he faced a maximum sentence of 20 years. During a two-day hearing in th... Read More


France's wheat production to fall after heatwaves push early harvest

France, July 17 -- France is forecast to produce 32 million tonnes of wheat in 2026, according to the French agriculture ministry's first estimates published on Thursday. The ministry's statistics of... Read More