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Grousset surges to France's first gold at 2025 world swimming championships

France, July 28 -- Maxime Grousset claimed the men's 50m butterfly on Monday tofurnish France with its first gold medal at the 2025 world swimming championships in Singapore and smash his own fastest ... Read More


Grassroots campaign against controversial French pesticide bill gathers momentum

France, July 28 -- A petition started by a French student earlier this month has ignited nationwide debate over a controversial pesticide law, drawing over two million signatories into a growing envir... Read More


Outspoken critic of Cameroon president excluded from October election

France, July 28 -- Maurice Kamto, ahigh-profile critic of Cameroon's long-running President Paul Biya has been excluded by electoral authorities from the list of approved candidates able to run in the... Read More


England's Euro-winning squad return home for more celebrations

France, July 28 -- England's victorious European championship squad is due to return to Britain on Monday to continue celebrations at the London residence of the British prime minister and along the s... Read More


Macron, Zelensky reaffirm anti-corruption drive amid Kyiv legislation outcry

France, July 28 -- Following a backlash over a controversial anti-corruption law in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron and his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky discussed their commitment to democ... Read More


EU-US trade deal averts tariff hikes, but sparks unease in Europe

France, July 28 -- The EU and US have struck a last-minute trade agreement that averts a major tariff hike but leaves European leaders divided over the cost of compromise. The United States and Europ... Read More


Tadej Pogacar triumphs in Tour de France for fourth time

France, July 28 -- Tadej Pogacar closed out a supreme 21-day performance to win the Tour de France in Paris on Sunday, crushing his rivals in the 3,400km slog to rack up a fourth title. Wout van Aert... Read More


Zimbabwe steps up the fight against dramatic rise in drug abuse

France, July 27 -- Zimbabwe is in the grip of a growing crisis as substance abuse rips through communities, with young people in the eye of the storm. "The current situation is that we have 57 percen... Read More


Are 16-year-old voters the key to future-proofing democracy?

France, July 27 -- In the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer's Labour government has announced plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 for all future elections, in a bid to "modernise democracy". But fo... Read More


Nigeria crowned African football queens after 3-2 comeback against Morocco

France, July 27 -- Nigeria staged a remarkable fightback from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and win their 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) on Saturday. The triumph in Rabat conf... Read More