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Munich picked for Germany's bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044

France, Sept. 26 -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Munich as the selection at a glitzy event hosted by the German Olympic Sports Confederation on Saturday. He said it was a "huge o... Read More


Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses

France, Sept. 26 -- The waterway key to the world's oil supply is central to the conflict between the US and Iran, which is at a stalemate after nearly seven months, though new mediation efforts took ... Read More


Trump says he rejects Iran proposal on Strait of Hormuz

France, Sept. 26 -- "I reject their proposal," Trump told reporters outside the White House. "They want to make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they are losing so badly," he sai... Read More


China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summit

France, Sept. 26 -- Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discussed matters ranging from AI and trade to the stalled war in Iran, and confirmed that they would meet for a third and fourth time this year at inte... Read More


France to send military to protect Saudi Arabia on Red Sea oil route

France, Sept. 25 -- "We are going to send military resources, that is to say, soldiers, radar systems and defence systems, to protect this site - not to get us involved in any conflicts, but to protec... Read More


Pope Leo heads to France for visit spanning faith and politics

France, Sept. 25 -- Pope Leo arrives in France on Friday for a four-day state visit that will take him from Paris to Lourdes and Metz on a programme that mixes diplomacy with public worship. No ponti... Read More


Pope Leo arrives in France for visit spanning faith and politics

France, Sept. 25 -- Pope Leo arrives in France on Friday for a four-day state visit that will take him from Paris to Lourdes and Metz on a programme that mixes diplomacy with public worship. No ponti... Read More


Ethiopia fighting spreads beyond Tigray as internet disrupted

France, Sept. 25 -- Rebels in the northern Tigray region seized local airports and launched attacks into the neighbouring states of Afar and Amhara this week, saying they were once again in a "full-bl... Read More


EDF faces legal action over France's continuing nuclear ties with Russia

France, Sept. 25 -- In 2022, shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Greenpeace France revealed that reprocessed uranium - known as RepU - was being shipped to Rosatom's Seve... Read More


Senegal's President Faye: Macky Sall best candidate 'to fight for Africa' at UN

France, Sept. 25 -- Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, Faye rejected suggestions that Sall has little chance of succeeding António Guterres, whose term ... Read More