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Macron courts Turkmenistan's leader in rare Elysee talks over gas reserves

France, May 6 -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday hosted the de facto leader of Turkmenistan for rare talks at the Elysee Palace, with Paris showing interest in the vast gas reserves of the ... Read More


Friedrich Merz fails to gain enough parliamentary votes to become new German chancellor

France, May 6 -- Merz was six votes short of an absolute majority needed to become Germany's new Chancellor. A new vote may be held within days, but the outcome is uncertain. For the first time in Ge... Read More


French rail unions call for nationwide strike from Monday

France, May 5 -- Train drivers and controllers are planning to strike between 5 May and 11 May - a period that includes a holiday weekend. Rail workers are protesting over wages and scheduling issues.... Read More


Rwanda in 'initial' talks to receive migrants deported from the US

France, May 5 -- Rwandais in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the United States,Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said. "We are in discussions with the United... Read More


Ugandan opposition denounces brutal crackdown ahead of 2026 elections

France, May 5 -- With less than a year until Uganda's presidential election, the political climate is increasingly tense. The main opposition party NUP has condemned the brutal crackdown on activists,... Read More


Nature's sister act sees female bonobos outranking stronger males

France, May 4 -- Female bonobos, one of the closest living relatives to humans, have a rare kind of power - they dominate males, even though they are smaller and physically weaker. Scientists say this... Read More


Filmmaker Agnes Varda's photographic legacy emerges from family archives

France, May 4 -- The Carnavalet Museum in Paris has delved into filmmaker Agnes Varda's family archives fora new exhibition highlighting her parallel career as a photographer,a practice she maintained... Read More


'Beauty exists everywhere': Ballet builds hope for future in Nairobi slum

France, May 4 -- Kibera, Nairobi's largest informal settlement, is often reduced to images of poverty - rusted tin rooftops, open sewers and overcrowded homes. But a community project is using ballet ... Read More


Beauty exists everywhere': Ballet builds hope for future in Nairobi slum

France, May 4 -- Kibera, Nairobi's largest informal settlement, is often reduced to images of poverty - rusted tin rooftops, open sewers and overcrowded homes. But a community project is using ballet ... Read More


France's PM Bayrou mulls referendum on sweeping deficit-reduction plan

France, May 4 -- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou has raised the possibility of holding a national referendum on a comprehensive plan to reduce France's debt and bring the public deficit below 3 ... Read More