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Unesco veteran Matoko pitches reform agenda ahead of leadership vote

France, Oct. 3 -- The UN's scientific and cultural agency, Unesco, faces criticism for being slow, politicised and short of funds. As it prepares to choose a successor to its French director general, ... Read More


Russian 'shadow fleet' ship detained by French navy resumes voyage

France, Oct. 3 -- A tanker accused of being part of Russia's "shadow fleet" of sanction-busting ships resumed its voyage on Friday, six days after it was seized by the French navy off the coast of wes... Read More


Gen Z protest group calls for dismissal of Morocco's government

France, Oct. 3 -- The group leading Morocco's mass protests called on Friday for the government to be removed following a sixth day of protests during which three people have died and hundreds have be... Read More


Morocco Gen Z protests enter sixth day with calls to oust government

France, Oct. 3 -- Mass protests in Morocco entered a sixth day on Friday, with the youth-led movement GenZ 212 demanding that the government be removed. The group said the authorities had failed to pr... Read More


Macron urges Germany to stick with European fighter jet programme despite tensions

France, Oct. 2 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has said France and Germany must maintain their resolve to keep working jointly on the European fighter jet programme. Governments in Berlin and Par... Read More


How Gen Z is taking the fight for their rights from TikTok to the streets

France, Oct. 2 -- After sweeping away the Nepalese government in early September and shaking up the Philippines, a wave of protests initiated by Generation Z has now spread to Madagascar and Morocco. ... Read More


France to try Chinese captain of Russia 'shadow fleet' vessel

France, Oct. 2 -- A French court is to try the Chinese captain of a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" early next year, prosecutors said Thursday, after it was intercepted off the coast of France. B... Read More


Zelensky to urge EU leaders to speed up Europe's drone shield plan

France, Oct. 2 -- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will join European Union leaders in Copenhagen on Thursday as they push ahead with plans to build a continent-wide defence shield against Russi... Read More


Jane Goodall, pioneering primatologist and voice for wildlife, dies aged 91

France, Oct. 2 -- Jane Goodall, the British primatologist whose pioneering research transformed humanity's understanding of chimpanzees and who went on to become one of the world's most influential vo... Read More


Israel to deport intercepted Gaza flotilla activists to Europe

France, Oct. 2 -- Israel said on Thursday it will deport to Europe pro-Palestinian activists on an aid flotilla headed towards Gaza as the Israeli navy intercepted vessel after vessel in the Mediterra... Read More