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Deadlocked plastics treaty talks 'at cliff's edge' as time runs out

France, Aug. 13 -- Negotiators from 184 countries were still deeply divided on Wednesday over how to curb plastic pollution, with less than 36 hours before they were due to finalise a binding global t... Read More


Macron admits French 'repressive violence' in Cameroon's colonial past

France, Aug. 13 -- France's President Emmanuel Macron has formally recognised what he called France's "repressive violence" in Cameroon during and after the country's fight for independence in the lat... Read More


PSG face Tottenham Hotspur in European Super Cup amid Donnarumma departure

France, Aug. 13 -- Just over a month after Chelsea ended Paris Saint-Germain's unbeaten run with victory in the Club World Cup final, the French champions face another London side. Tottenham Hotspur w... Read More


New Caledonia independence bloc rejects deal giving powers but no referendum

France, Aug. 13 -- New Caledonia's main pro-independence coalition, the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), has rejected the Bougival agreement - a French plan signed last month to give... Read More


New Caledonia independence leaders reject Bougival accord, call for new deal

France, Aug. 13 -- The Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS), New Caledonia's main pro-independence coalition, has confirmed it will not back the controversial Bougival agreement signed la... Read More


Hunger, disease and no escape: Gaza aid worker's account of life under siege

France, Aug. 12 -- With hunger and disease spreading across Gaza and hospitals short of crucial supplies, an aid worker in Gaza City has told RFI of life under siege- describing how families are packe... Read More


Anti-migrant unrest erupts despite UK's tightening of migration policy

France, Aug. 12 -- Protests over asylum seeker accommodation have intensified in England, coinciding with the launch of a new UK-France deal to return migrants crossing the Channel on small boats. Fo... Read More


Jellyfish swarm forces shutdown of French nuclear plant

France, Aug. 12 -- A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down on Monday after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors, energy group EDF said. The automatic shut... Read More


Macron signs agriculture law, upholds ban on controversial pesticide

France, Aug. 12 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has signed into law a modified agriculture bill that bars a banned pesticide from being reintroduced. The move comes after the Constitutional Counci... Read More


Summer crime wave spurs police reinforcement in Saint-Tropez

France, Aug. 12 -- Luxury hotspots in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez are facing a rise in violent robberies this summer, prompting a major security clampdown. Around 30 officers from France's elite CRS pol... Read More