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Mali's economy near standstill amid JNIM fuel attacks

France, Nov. 5 -- An ongoing fuel blockade initiated by the JNIM jihadist group in Mali has brought the landlocked Sahel nation's economy to a near standstill. In an effort to isolate the capital, Bam... Read More


EU ministers agree weakened climate target to take to Brazil summit

France, Nov. 5 -- European Union environment ministers have agreed on a diluted 2040 climate target after all-night talks in Brussels, and were due to finalise the deal on Wednesday- days before the U... Read More


'Immense relief' for families after French couple freed from Iran prison

France, Nov. 5 -- French citizens Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris have been released from prison in Iran after more than three years in detention, President Emmanuel Macron announced late on Tuesday. ... Read More


Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies aged 84

France, Nov. 4 -- Former US vice president Dick Cheney has died aged 84, US media reported on Tuesday, citing a statement from his family. Serving two terms between 2001 and 2009, he became one of the... Read More


France, UN call for a ceasefire in Sudan amid mounting reports of atrocities

France, Nov. 4 -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has called for a ceasefire between the warring parties in Sudan, with Paris denouncing the ethnic nature of the abuses attributed to the RSF ... Read More


Lafarge on trial in Paris over alleged payments to Islamic State in Syria

France, Nov. 4 -- In what is shaping up to be a landmark case in France, the multinational cement giant Lafarge, along with several former senior executives are set to go on trial on Tuesday, accused ... Read More


Nigerians push back on Trump's military threat over Christian killings

France, Nov. 3 -- Nigerians from both Christian and Muslim communities on Monday pushed back against US President Donald Trump's threat of military intervention after he accused the Nigerian governmen... Read More


Olympic torchbearer and 1948 gold medallist Charles Coste dies at 101

France, Nov. 3 -- Charles Coste, the French cyclist who won Olympic gold in London in 1948 and later became the world's oldest living Olympic champion, has died at the age of 101. A quiet hero of Fre... Read More


Seizure of Sudan's El Fasher a 'political and moral defeat' for RSF militia: expert

France, Nov. 3 -- The fall of El Fasher, the last army stronghold in Darfur, has become a turning point in Sudan's war. Last week, after an 18-month siege, the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forc... Read More


Shein reported to French justice over sale of 'childlike' sex dolls

France, Nov. 3 -- France's top official for child protection has called for checks on people who purchase "childlike" sex dolls online, amid growing outrage over their sale on major e-commerce platfor... Read More