France, May 10 -- France on Saturday marks itsNational Memorial Day for Slavery and Its Abolitions. The town of Arcueil in the Paris suburbs is unveiling a commemorative stele - part of broader nation... Read More
France, May 9 -- Talks between pro- and anti-independence groups in New Caledonia - mediated by Overseas Territories Minister Manuel Valls - this week collapsed without an agreement, leaving the Frenc... Read More
France, May 9 -- The fossil fuel industry released more than 120 million tonnes of methane in 2024, keeping emissions close to record highs, the International Energy Agency said this week. The level h... Read More
France, May 9 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday evoked the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany to rally his country round the Ukraine offensive at a grand military parade in Moscow in... Read More
France, May 9 -- Pope Leo XIV on Friday called on the cardinals who elected him for help to spread the Catholic faith during his first mass in Rome as pontiff. Wearing white vestments, Pope Leoentere... Read More
France, May 9 -- Scientists in the UK have received government funding of almost€70 million to pursue geoengineering projects aimed at artificially cooling the Earth, in an attempt to slow the p... Read More
France, May 9 -- Pope Leo XIV will on Friday celebrate his first mass as Pope after his election as the first man from North America to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The 69-year-old former ... Read More
France, May 8 -- Cardinals from across the globe elected Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th pope, making him the first pontiff from the United States. He has taken the name Pope Leo XIV. Tens of tho... Read More
France, May 8 -- French President Emmanuel Macron told visiting Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa to protect all people in the multi-confessional country as the former rebel Islamist chief confirmed indir... Read More
France, May 8 -- French President Emmanuel Macron told Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, he must protect all communities in the country following deadly sectarian attacks in recent months. Macron m... Read More