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Kenyan president visits China as country pivots away from the US

France, April 23 -- Kenyan President William Ruto has begun a five-day state visit to China, signalling a deepening of strategic and economic ties between the nations. Ruto's first state visit to Chin... Read More


Cannes Festival dual posters celebrate timeless romance with cinema

France, April 23 -- For the first time in its history, the Cannes Film Festival is featuring a double poster. Bathed in soft, pastel colours, the scenes of two lovers embracing on a beach comes from t... Read More


Apple fined €500m and Meta €200m for breaking EU digital competition law

France, April 23 -- EU watchdogs fined Apple €500m after concluding it prevented developers from steering customers outside its App Store. In a separate case it alsofined Facebook parent company... Read More


Catholics gather to say goodbye as Pope Francis lies in state

France, April 23 -- Pope Francis's body was transported to Saint Peter's Basilica on Wednesday where he will lie in state before his funeral on Saturday.The late Pope's open wooden coffin was carried ... Read More


Macron promises vaccines as chikungunya kills baby on Reunion Island

France, April 23 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has promised more support to fight chikungunya on La Reunion, after a baby died from the virus - the seventh death in an outbreak that has infected... Read More


France and Madagascar wrangle over sovereignty of Scattered Islands

France, April 23 -- French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Madagascar for a regional summit has brought fresh attention to a long-running dispute over the Îles Eparses - a group of tiny isla... Read More


Leaders and believers around the world pay tribute to 'everyone's pope'

France, April 22 -- As the Vatican announces that the funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday at 10am local time, world leaders, representatives of other religions and the Catholic faithfu... Read More


Tension high in Tanzania ahead of opposition leader's 'treason' trial

France, April 22 -- Tension is rising further on the political scene in Tanzania ahead of the trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu. Accused of treason, his Chadema political party was this month exc... Read More


Russia's 'Easter truce' insincere, says France ahead of new Ukraine peace talks

France, April 22 -- France has responded with marked scepticism to Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent call for an Easter truce in Ukraine, branding it a superficial gesture aimed more at appeas... Read More


Aerospace CEO sparks debate over France's green reindustrialisation

France, April 21 -- The head of French aerospace giant Safran has ignited a political row after declaring the company will no longer invest in cities governed by environmentalist majorities. Remarks ... Read More