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Police clear France's largest squat ahead of Paris Olympics

France, April 17 -- France's largest squat, which housed up to 450 mostly legal immigrants, was on Wednesday evacuated in the southern suburbs of Paris- 100 days ahead of the Olympic Games. The opera... Read More


UN falls short of billion-dollar pledge to tackle Ethiopia's hunger crisis

France, April 17 -- A UN donor conference held in Geneva had hoped to raise significant pledges towards a $1 billion target (€940 million) to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Eth... Read More


World oceans summit nets $10bn in sustainability pledges

France, April 17 -- More than 400 commitments amounting to $10 billion were made this week at an international summit on saving the oceans, host country Greece has said. The annual fundraiser, now in... Read More


Mbappe strikes twice to lead PSG past Barcelona into Champions League semis

France, April 17 -- Kylian Mbappe bagged a brace on Tuesday night as Paris Saint-Germain overturned a two-goal aggregate deficit to beat Barcelona and advance to the Champions League semi-finals for t... Read More


Doubts over launch site cloud 100-day countdown to Paris Olympics

France, April 17 -- Organisers of the Paris Olympic Games began their 100-day countdown on Wednesday amid uncertainty over the site of the Opening Ceremony on 26 July. Since December 2021, a six-kilo... Read More


EU looks to expand Iran sanctions after attack on Israel

France, April 17 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that Brussels was starting work on expanding sanctions against Iran after Tehran's attack on Israel, ahead of two day European leader... Read More


Russia welcome but Putin not invited to French D-Day anniversary

France, April 16 -- Russia but not President Vladimir Putin will be invited to the French ceremony marking 80 years since the World War II D-Day landings in Normandy, organisers said Tuesday. A host ... Read More


Germany's Scholz presses China over Russian threat to global security

France, April 16 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday that Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine threatens global security. The move wasan apparent c... Read More


Macron hails Resistance martyrs ahead of 80th anniversary of D-Day landings

France, April 16 -- President Emmanuel Macron was due in the southern French town of Vassieux-en-Vercors on Tuesday to lead a tribute to the local MaquisResistance fighters, who launched an attack aga... Read More


Champions League: PSG's Enrique confident of beating Barcelona to reach semis

France, April 16 -- Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique was bullish on Monday over his side's chances of overturning a 3-2 deficit and reaching the Champions League semi final at the expense of Barc... Read More