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Reunion Island on health alert after spike in chikungunya disease

France, March 27 -- The authorities on the French overseas territory of Reunion Island have issued a health alert after more than 4,000 new cases of the chikungunya virus were reported in the space of... Read More


Top French actor Fanny Ardant offers support to Depardieu in sex assault case

France, March 26 -- Veteran actor Fanny Ardant told a Paris court on Wednesday that she could vouch for the behaviour of fellow French film legend Gerard Depardieu "I have never witnessed anything th... Read More


Niger junta sets out five-year transition to constitutional rule

France, March 26 -- Niger's ruling junta said there would be a five-year transition to constitutional rule starting from Wednesday, in an announcement during a signing ceremony for a new transition ch... Read More


Sudanese army retakes Khartoum airport from rebels

France, March 26 -- TheSudanese army recaptured Khartoum airport and surrounding areas, military sources said on Wednesday, marking another gain in itstwo-year-old warwith a rival armed group, the Rap... Read More


Paris receives 'coalition of the willing' to talk about support for Ukraine

France, March 26 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are set to meet on Wednesday night in Paris for a working dinner at the Elysee Palace, ahead of Thursday... Read More


European states warn citizens over US travel restrictions

France, March 26 -- Several European countries and Canada have alerted their citizens about tightened restrictions for travellers entering the United States, warning they risk arrest if caught breachi... Read More


Campaigners hail move to prosecute owners of French steelworks over pollution

France, March 25 -- Environmental and residents' action groups on Tuesday hailed a decision to charge the steel group ArcelorMittal with pumping toxic fumes into the atmosphere in south-eastern France... Read More


French Catholic church sex abuse: nearly 1,600 compensation claims since 2022

France, March 25 -- Nearly 1,600 victims of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church have approached the National Independent Instance for Recognition and Reparation (Inirr) since 2022, according to ... Read More


Member of 1970s German left-wing terrorist group on trial after decades on the run

France, March 25 -- The trial of Daniela Klette, a former member of Germany's far-left Baader-Meinhof gang who was arrested last year after more than 30 years on the run, started on Tuesday in Celle, ... Read More


US-Russia talks on Ukraine 'useful,' will continue: Russian negotiator

France, March 25 -- A Russian negotiator said on Tuesday that Moscow would continue "useful" talks with the United States over the Ukraine conflict and would aim to involve the UN and other countries.... Read More