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West Africans deported by US sue Ghana for 'unlawful detention'

France, Sept. 19 -- A group of West African nationals deported from the United States to Ghana earlier this month have filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government for unlawful detention. Lawyers r... Read More


France says Palestinian authorities arrest suspect over 1982 antisemitic Paris attack

France, Sept. 19 -- Palestinian authorities have arrested a key suspect in an antisemitic attack on a Jewish restaurant in Paris which left six people dead in 1982, French prosecutors said on Friday, ... Read More


Why Cote d'Ivoire's election could be more complex than it seems

France, Sept. 19 -- Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election campaign is taking shape, with four challengers hoping to defeat longtime incumbentAlassane Ouattara in the 25 October vote - but no candidate... Read More


Macron warns on Israeli TV that Gaza war is 'destroying Israel's credibility'

France, Sept. 19 -- French president Emmanuel Macron has taken to Israeli television to deliver his strongest criticism yet of the country's war in Gaza, warning that its military campaign is 'totally... Read More


France suspends anti-terrorism cooperation with Mali after diplomat's arrest

France, Sept. 19 -- Diplomatic relations between Paris and Bamako have deteriorated further, with anti-terrorism cooperation suspended and diplomats expelled on both sides. France has suspended its c... Read More


France halts counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali after diplomat's arrest

France, Sept. 19 -- Relations between France and Mali have worsened, after France suspended counter-terrorism cooperation and ordered two Malian diplomats to leave Paris. The move came in response to ... Read More


Why is France facing its biggest strikes in years?

France, Sept. 18 -- France is bracing on Thursday for its biggest strikes and demonstrations in two years as unions rally workers across all sectors to protest what they call "brutal" cuts looming in ... Read More


France roiled by anti-austerity protests as unions demand budget rethink

France, Sept. 18 -- Hundreds of thousands took part in anti-austerity protests acrossFranceon Thursday, unions said, urging President Emmanuel Macron and his new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to ac... Read More


Far-right activists fined for racist insults against French star Aya Nakamura

France, Sept. 18 -- Ten people linked to extreme-right group Les Natifs (The Natives) have been fined for aggravated public insult against French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura. The Paris criminal court r... Read More


Lecornu ends perks for former PMs, while balancing demands from left and right

France, Sept. 18 -- France's new prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, has announced that former prime ministers will no longer receive lifetime perks, following his decision to scrap a proposal to cut t... Read More