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French prison attack probe shifts from terrorism to drug gangs

France, May 2 -- French anti-terror prosecutors have handed over the investigation into a spate of violent attacks on prisons, saying that the violence is linked to drug gangs rather than terrorism. ... Read More


German intelligence classifies AfD party as extremist threat to democracy

France, May 2 -- Germany's domestic intelligence agency has designated the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party a right-wing extremist group that threatens the country's democratic order.The ... Read More


Paris violence against Socialist MPs mars huge May Day rallies in France

France, May 2 -- More than 300,000 people joined May Day rallies across France on Wednesday, unions said, with protests mostly peaceful - apart from in Paris where masked demonstrators targeted Social... Read More


Hard right wins local UK election in blow to PM Starmer

France, May 2 -- Hard-right upstarts Reform UK snatched a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party on Friday in local elections that dealt a blow to Britain's two establishme... Read More


Protests, picnics and politics as France marks fraught May Day

France, May 1 -- France is preparing for large May Day demonstrations on Thursday, as a political row deepens over which businesses should be allowed to open on the country's most symbolic public holi... Read More


France to compensate more Harki families for mistreatment after Algerian War

France, May 1 -- France has recognised additional sites at which Harkis - Muslims who fought alongside the French during the Algerian War - faced harsh living conditions following Algeria's independen... Read More


France warns of 'chaos' if New Caledonia independence deal not reached

France, May 1 -- French Overseas Minister Manuel Valls has launched a third round of talks between pro and anti-independence groups inNew Caledonia. Amid deepening divisions over last year's unrest, h... Read More


China ends sanctions on EU lawmakers as pressure grows over US trade war

France, May 1 -- China will lift sanctions on several Members of the European Parliament and the parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, the EU's top parliamentary official has said. The move comes... Read More


Global talks seek to curb e-waste dumping as Africa bears the brunt

France, May 1 -- The world is drowning in discarded electronics - from broken phones and laptops to old refrigerators and medical equipment - and only a tiny fraction is being recycled. Now, as electr... Read More


Trump's first 100 days: Grassroots pick up Democratic slack as 'chaos' unfolds

France, April 30 -- The first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term have been defined by a whirlwind of executive action, sweeping policy reversals and a confrontational style that has left both alli... Read More