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Race to find new head of European Central Bank after Lagarde leaves early

France, Oct. 30 -- "It has been a great pride and a huge privilege to serve this institution," Lagarde posted on social media platform X, announcing that she would resign nine months before her term o... Read More


Paris suburb shooting suspect 'targeted Muslims, Africans or North Africans'

France, Oct. 29 -- Olivier Christen, head of the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office said the suspect told investigators he had chosen the location for his attack because he believed Trappes w... Read More


Real Madrid says Mbappe was wrong over Mao Zedong as China fallout continues

France, Oct. 29 -- Spanish football officials followed Mbappe in apologising after he described Mao as a "dictator", causing several Chinese sponsors to drop him and prompting state TV to stop airing ... Read More


US judge narrows Macrons' defamation lawsuit against American podcaster

France, Oct. 29 -- The Macrons had filed a lawsuit in July 2025 against Owens and two companies, accusing her of helping fan online rumours about whether Brigitte is a transgender woman. Owens, 37, a... Read More


Spain begins three days of national mourning after train crash kills at least 68

France, Oct. 29 -- "The whole of Spain is in mourning," said Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, after visiting the scene of the crash in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha. "We express our full soli... Read More


Spain starts three days of national mourning after train crash kills at least 68

France, Oct. 29 -- The Spanish national flag will fly at half-mast outside all public buildings, including Spanish embassies abroad as well as on Navy vessels. "The whole of Spain is in mourning," sa... Read More


Medical experts warn climate change is now a 'global health emergency'

France, Oct. 28 -- Some 3 million deaths between 2016 and 2023 can be attributed to global warming, according to the latest Lancet Countdown report, a global study of climate-related health risks. He... Read More


Spain high-speed train collision kills dozens, injures over 100

France, Oct. 28 -- Reporters on the scene in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha saw one train embedded into another after the second such accident to strike Spain this year. Some carriages were... Read More


French Senate toughens proposals to make rioters pay for damage

France, Oct. 28 -- The Senate passed the so-called "rioters pay" bill in the early hours of Wednesday by 229 votes to 105, having added several new penalties to the ones originally proposed. The bill... Read More


Iraqi court jails seven French nationals over Islamic State membership

France, Oct. 27 -- Six defendants received life sentences - equivalent to 20 years in prison under Iraqi law, according to the court ruling on Tuesday - after the judge commuted their death sentences,... Read More