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Outcry in Cameroon as opposition leader Kamto barred from presidential race

France, Aug. 6 -- Cameroon's Constitutional Council has confirmed opposition leader Maurice Kamto will not be allowed to run in the October presidential election. The ruling upholds a decision made l... Read More


Poland's new president brings hard line on refugees, abortion and rule of law

France, Aug. 6 -- Karol Nawrocki's inauguration as Poland's new president on Wednesday has set the stage for a turbulent power struggle with Prime Minister Donald Tusk's pro-European government and ra... Read More


Man arrested after lighting cigarette using French war memorial flame

France, Aug. 6 -- French police were on Wednesday considering whether to charge a man who was arrested for lighting a cigarette using the eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, under the Ar... Read More


Eighty years on, Korean survivors of WWII atomic bombs still suffer

France, Aug. 6 -- Bae Kyung-mi was five years old when the Americans dropped "Little Boy", the atomic bomb that flattened Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Like thousands of other ethnic Koreans working in... Read More


Trump to lead LA Olympics task force overseeing security and visas

France, Aug. 6 -- US President Donald Trump has set up a new task force to handle planning and security for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He will lead the group himself. "The LA Olympics is ... Read More


Former Israeli ambassador and French historian urge Macron to sanction Israel

France, Aug. 6 -- Two prominent voices with deep ties to Israel and the Middle East are urging President Emmanuel Macron to back up his announcement that France will recognise Palestinian statehood wi... Read More


Wildfire in southern France kills woman and forces mass evacuations

France, Aug. 6 -- One person has died and several firefighters have been injured after a wildfire tore through 11,000 hectares of forest between Lagrasse and Ribaute in southern France. The victim, d... Read More


Fire kills woman as it rages through at least 11,000 hectares in southern France

France, Aug. 6 -- One person was killed and several firefighters were injured after a fire swept through 11,000 hectares of forest between Lagrasse and Ribaute in the Aude region of southern France. ... Read More


Gabon forest cave reveals clues about prehistoric central Africa

France, Aug. 5 -- In Gabon's sprawling forest, archaeologists dig for ancient clues that could unlock the secrets of how prehistoric humans lived and interacted in the changing landscape of central Af... Read More


Global plastic treaty talks open in Geneva amid urgent calls for action

France, Aug. 5 -- Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first global treaty to curb the mounting plastic pollution crisis. ... Read More