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Hungarian PM Peter Magyar seeks release of frozen EU funds in Brussels talks

France, May 29 -- The meeting comes during Magyar's two-day visit to Brussels, his first official trip to the EU's seat since his Tisza Party won a two-thirds election victory in a high-turnout vote t... Read More


Hajj pilgrimage becoming more dangerous due to global heating, report warns

France, May 29 -- The hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in western Saudi Arabia, one of the most arid places on the planet, is one of the world's largest religious gatherings - at which hundreds of thousands o... Read More


Abdoulaye Wade at 100: from challenger to 'old lion' of Senegalese politics

France, May 29 -- Officially Abdoulaye Wade was born in Saint-Louis on 29 May 1926, the son of a wealthy merchant from Kebemer in the north of Senegal. His father had also been a tirailleur, a colonia... Read More


Hungary police say 'no grounds' to ban Budapest Pride parade

France, May 29 -- Prime Minister Peter Magyar, a pro-EU conservative who ousted Orban from office after 16 years in April elections, has regularly voiced support for equality and freedom of assembly. ... Read More


TotalEnergies faces pressure at AGM over war gains and fossil fuel plans

France, May 29 -- TotalEnergies has good news for its shareholders: it reported record profits of $5.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026 - helped in part by the crisis in the Middle East, which sen... Read More


France to investigate treatment of nationals on Gaza flotilla after reports of abuse

France, May 29 -- "Based on a report I requested from our Consul General in Turkey, who informed me of sexual violence, exposure to the cold, beatings, and repeated humiliation of French nationals, al... Read More


Kenya high court suspends plan to open US Ebola quarantine centre

France, May 29 -- The White House said on Thursday that the US was setting up a facility in ‌Kenya to quarantine its citizens who had been exposed to ​Ebola, and that it would not bring th... Read More


'Believing in peace is not naive' say Israeli and Palestinian 'brothers'

France, May 29 -- The 7 October attacks on Israel by Hamas militants killed 1,200 people, mainly civilians, while 251 others were taken hostage. Israel's counter-offensive on Gaza has killed more than... Read More


Norway to join French nuclear deterrence umbrella

France, May 28 -- Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and French President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan at a meeting Wednesday in Paris, where they also signed a broader defence agreement t... Read More


Norway to join France's nuclear umbrella as Europe rethinks defence

France, May 28 -- Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store and French President Emmanuel Macron announced the plan at a meeting Wednesday in Paris, where they signed a broader defence agreement that i... Read More