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France approves social media ban for children under 15, in EU first

France, July 22 -- France is the first in Europe to follow Australia, where the world's first ban for under-16s on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube came into force in Decembe... Read More


Germany looks to Azerbaijan as Armenia ties shift the regional map

France, July 22 -- Aliyev's visit to Berlin produced a Joint Declaration on the Strategic Agenda for Bilateral Partners and established an Azerbaijan-Germany Business Council. "I am confident that th... Read More


Germany looks to Azerbaijan as Armenia ties shift regional relationships

France, July 22 -- Aliyev's visit to Berlin produced a Joint Declaration on the Strategic Agenda for Bilateral Partners and established an Azerbaijan-Germany Business Council. "I am confident that th... Read More


Fast-moving wildfire in southern France forces hundreds to flee

France, July 22 -- The fire swept through wooded hills in the Var region, burning 1,700 hectares in just a few hours and prompting the evacuation of nearly 400 people, according to the local prefet. ... Read More


French environment minister quits as farm law opens door to contested pesticides

France, July 22 -- "I told the Prime Minister yesterday that ​the ‌conditions for me to stay in the ⁠government were no longer being met and I presented my resignation to ‌the ... Read More


French environment minister quits as new law opens door to contested pesticides

France, July 22 -- "I told the prime minister yesterday that ​the ‌conditions for me to stay in the ⁠government were no longer being met and I presented my resignation to ‌the ... Read More


Gabon and France deepen industrial cooperation with Eramet manganese deal

France, July 22 -- The Eramet group announced on Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gabonese government during President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's state visit to Fra... Read More


France's emergency agriculture bill passed, amid divisions over pesticides

France, July 22 -- French MPs passed the legislation by 296 votes to 224 in the early hours of Tuesday morning, following a fractious sitting that exposed sharp differences between the government and ... Read More


France and Germany move to tackle EU's growing trade deficit with China

France, July 21 -- The issue was pushed back to the top of the agenda when Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz agreed last week to draw up a "Franco-German roadmap" by September on how to respond to Ch... Read More


Senegal's Faye backs former president Sall's bid for UN top job in U-turn

France, July 21 -- A statement from the foreign ministry, released on Monday, said that President Faye reached his decision after meeting Macky Sall on Friday. Sall governed Senegal from 2012 to 2024... Read More