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One in three French homes becomes 'a boiler' during heatwaves

France, June 28 -- One in three homes in France is so poorly insulated it turns into a "boiler" during heatwaves, says the NGO La Fondation pour le Logement. The group found that 3,700 people died in ... Read More


France faces €5bn in fresh cuts as debt balloons to record high

France, June 27 -- France's public debt rose again in early 2025, reaching just over €3.35 trillion at the end of the first quarter - 114 percent of GDP - official figures showed on Thursday. Th... Read More


DR Congo and Rwanda on brink of historic US-brokered peace deal

France, June 27 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda plan to sign a landmark truce agreement in Washington on Friday, marking a potential turning point after decades of conflict in eas... Read More


African Union court denies Cote d'Ivoire opposition leaders' appeals

France, June 27 -- The African Union's human rights court has rejected petitions by former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and former prime minister Guillaume Soro to overturn bans on their running i... Read More


Iran nuclear sites suffered 'enormous damage', IAEA chief tells RFI

France, June 26 -- The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog says Iran's nuclear sites have suffered major damage in recent Israeli airstrikes - but the country's atomic programme is not completely destro... Read More


Cocaine and synthetic drugs power new era of global trafficking

France, June 26 -- The world drug market has never been so globalised, active and diverse, according to the United Nations - which marks International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on... Read More


France's Le Pen asks Bardella to prepare for 2027 presidential bid

France, June 26 -- France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen has asked her top lieutenant Jordan Bardella, 29, to prepare for a run in 2027 presidential elections after her fraud conviction, saying in a... Read More


Former French PM launches new party ahead of 2027 presidential election

France, June 25 -- Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has launched his own political party Humanist France, two years before the country's presidential election is set to take place. T... Read More


French court orders to compensate family of jogger killed by toxic algae

France, June 25 -- A French court on Tuesday ordered the state to compensate the family of a 50-year-old man who died in 2016 during a run after inhaling poisonous gas emitted by rotting green algae p... Read More


French court orders state to compensate family of jogger killed by toxic algae

France, June 25 -- A French court on Tuesday ordered the state to compensate the family of a 50-year-old man who died in 2016 during a run after inhaling poisonous gas emitted by rotting green algae p... Read More