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Macron urges 'calm' ahead of tense rally for slain far-right activist

France, Feb. 21 -- Macron also said his government would hold a meeting next week to discuss "violent action groups" in the wake of the fatal beating of Quentin Deranque, which has ignited tensions be... Read More


Paris farming show opens without cows for first time due to disease concerns

France, Feb. 21 -- The Paris agricultural show is the largest in Europe. But for the first time since its creation in 1964 cows have been banned after an outbreak of lumpy skin disease in France spark... Read More


How Algeria's diplomatic reset with Niger advances its Sahel strategy

France, Feb. 21 -- Niger President Abdourahamane Tiani travelled to Algiers on Sunday for a two-day visit at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune - a trip widely seen as an... Read More


How did Lyon become France's capital of political violence?

France, Feb. 20 -- Quentin Deranque, a 23-year-old French nationalist, died from blows to the head during a clash between ultra-right and ultra-left activists in Lyon on 12 February. Deranque was inv... Read More


Biathlete FillonMaillet wins ninth medal to enter French Olympic legend

France, Feb. 20 -- The 33-year-old overcame a poor performance in the shooting sections to finish the 15km course at the Antholz-Anterselva Arenain 39 minutes and 42.7 seconds. Johannes Dale-Skjevdal... Read More


France confirms its soldiers are in DR Congo, but only to train local troops

France, Feb. 20 -- France's embassy in Kinshasa confirmed that French soldiers are carrying out a training mission in Kisangani, a city on the River Congo in north-eastern DRC, until the end of March.... Read More


Senegal approves draft law to double prison terms for homosexual acts

France, Feb. 20 -- The draft law was adopted by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday and introduces harsher penalties for so-called "unnatural acts" while broadening existing legislation. It is not y... Read More


France clocks up record visitor numbers to remain world's top destination

France, Feb. 20 -- The figure was 2 million higher than in 2024. The visitors brought in 77.5 billion euros, said Atout France, the national tourism development agency. Many of the European tourists ... Read More


Russian embassy in Nairobi denies recruiting Kenyans to fight in Ukraine

France, Feb. 20 -- "We deny in the strongest possible terms the involvement of the embassy and its staff in rogue recruitment schemes," said a spokesperson for the embassy in Nairobi. "We refute any c... Read More


'A vicious cycle that exhausts bodies and minds': the human cost of climate change

France, Feb. 20 -- Secours Catholique-Caritas France and its international partners gathered testimonies from 119 people around the world who have been directly affected by climate disasters and have ... Read More