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'Words and promises not enough' as Syria's Kurds face uncertain future

France, Aug. 28 -- The changes mark a major shift for a region where Kurds had built up significant political and military autonomy during more than a decade of civil war. The Syrian Democratic Force... Read More


French presidential hopefuls clash over economy and EU in first debate

France, Aug. 28 -- Thursday's debate, organised in Paris by France's largest employers' federation, the Mouvement des entreprises de France (Movement of the Enterprises of France, Medef), brought toge... Read More


Algeria mourns wildfire victims as firefighters battle deadly blazes

France, Aug. 28 -- President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared three days of national mourning on Thursday and cancelled all cultural events and sporting competitions. "With a heavy heart and a soul in m... Read More


Serb war criminal Mladic, dubbed the 'Butcher of Bosnia,' dies aged 84

France, Aug. 27 -- Mladic, who had suffered several strokes in recent months, was serving a life sentence in The Hague for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity after overseeing the Srebre... Read More


Nepal's deadly glacier collapse exposes climate risks across the Himalayas

France, Aug. 27 -- Scientists are still investigating what caused Wednesday's collapse and say it is too early to attribute this particular disaster to climate change. But rising temperatures are alr... Read More


Looking up: French sailors ditch GPS to rediscover celestial art of navigation

France, Aug. 27 -- We set sail from Belle-Île-en-Mer, a rocky island about 20 kilometres off the coast of Brittany in western France, on a 20-metre monohull sailing boat called Whirlwind. Aboard... Read More


Haiti families plead for release of hostages after deadly gang attack

France, Aug. 27 -- In a video released following the attack, which took place on Sunday night, gang leader Izo 2 threatened to kill the hostages if security forces launched an operation. Many residen... Read More


Climate change is 'very visible from space', France's Sophie Adenot tells RFI

France, Aug. 27 -- For her second spacewalk, Adenot and her American crew mate Anil Menon installed the new Space to Ground Antenna (SGANT) on Tuesday, in an operation lasting six and a half hours. T... Read More


Looking up: French collector gathers lunar photos that changed our view of space

France, Aug. 27 -- Martin-Malburet keeps his precious photo collection in 50 acid-free boxes, protected by plastic film. They're stacked away from the light on a shelf in his Paris living room. The p... Read More


Nigerian armed groups net nearly $6m in ransoms: study

France, Aug. 27 -- Abductions have become a key moneymaker for criminal groups in Africa's most populous country, especially jihadists and non-ideological armed gangs known as bandits. Some 7.78 bill... Read More