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French police protest as officer who shot teen faces murder trial

France, March 5 -- Police officers across France staged low-key protests on Wednesday after prosecutors sought murder charges against a colleague who shot and killed a teenage motorist during a traffi... Read More


Foreign doctors in France stage hunger strike over job insecurity

France, March 5 -- Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors working in France on Wednesday launched a three-day hunger strike, demanding job security and the right to stay in the country. The protest comes... Read More


Macron to address nation on Ukraine as most French say US is no longer an ally

France, March 5 -- President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Wednesday to outline France's position amid growing tensions over Ukraine - just hours before an EU summit on the conflict begin... Read More


Vance denies disrespecting UK and France over Ukraine peacekeeping force

France, March 5 -- US Vice President JD Vance has denied disrespecting Britain and France by describing a planned peacekeeping force in Ukraine as 20,000 troops from some "random country that has not ... Read More


Tunisia opposition figures go on trial on state security charges

France, March 4 -- The trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of national security offences opened on Tuesday, with rights groups denouncing the case as politically motivated. ... Read More


French clergy acknowledge responsibility in school sexual abuse scandal

France, March 4 -- The Congregation of the Fathers of Betharram has acknowledged responsibility in widespread sexual abuse at a Catholic boarding school it oversees near the town of southwestern town ... Read More


Poor funding and weak measures 'bury' gender equality in France warns Oxfam

France, March 4 -- President Emmanuel Macron's promise of greater gender equality has been "buried" due to insufficient budgets and weak measures, NGO Oxfam France has warned, just days before Interna... Read More


Blatter, Platini seek redemption in court over football corruption charges

France, March 3 -- Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and French football legend Michel Platini are defending their names in a new court appeal hearing starting Monday in Switzerland. Blatter, the fo... Read More


UN rights chief deeply worried about 'fundamental shift' in direction in US

France, March 3 -- United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has expressed deep concern over the United States' "fundamental shift" in direction since the last election and has condemned the "unch... Read More


Madagascar and Congo-Brazzaville team up to protect vanishing forests

France, March 3 -- Congo-Brazzaville and Madagascar are combining efforts to protect their primary forests, which support rich ecosystems and rare wildlife but face increasing threats from deforestati... Read More