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AI deepfakes and fake fighters reshape Mali's information war

France, Sept. 10 -- The study, Algorithms at War, by the Dakar-based Timbuktu Institute examines how generative AI is being used across Mali's conflict - including by JNIM jihadists linked to al-Qaeda... Read More


Eiffel Tower row exposes BAPS Hindu group as 'spearhead of Modi's soft power'

France, Sept. 10 -- The controversy began after around 100 people linked to BAPS - the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha - made a private visit to the Eiffel Tower on Saturday. Fem... Read More


Bayeux Tapestry 'mania' sweeps UK as sold-out exhibition opens

France, Sept. 10 -- The British Museum will open its doors after months of growing anticipation, heightened by the tapestry's high-security July arrival in London and last week's royal preview for the... Read More


August hottest month ever recorded globally, says EU monitor

France, Sept. 10 -- In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the UN warned that until humanity weaned off fossil fuels, the planet would only push deeper into uncharted ... Read More


Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with UAE after years of mounting tensions

France, Sept. 10 -- "Algeria has decided to cut diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, following the exhaustion of all means to preserve bilateral relations," Algeria's state television a... Read More


French football chiefs withdraw backing for Fifa boss Infantino

France, Sept. 10 -- In June, the FFF said it would back the 56-year-old in the presidential election on 18 March. But after an executive committee meeting at its headquarters in central Paris on Thur... Read More


Macron calls for European crewed spaceflights within 10 years

France, Sept. 10 -- "Europe must be among the very first global players [in space], particularly in communications and AI," he said at an international space summit in Paris. "Europe must fly with it... Read More


New Caledonia activists file complaint against French ministers over 2024 riots

France, Sept. 10 -- The complaint includes Christian Tein, a leading figure in New Caledonia's pro-independence movement, and targets former prime minister Gabriel Attal and current Prime Minister Seb... Read More


PSG rout Slovan Bratislava to launch Champions League campaign

France, Sept. 10 -- On the eve of the game at the Parc des Princes, the PSG boss Luis Enrique warned his trophy-winning players to forget their back-to-back triumphs in the tournament and concentrate ... Read More


French police officers suspended over racist video as far-right links emerge

France, Sept. 10 -- The daily newspaper Midi Libre this week revealed a recording made by a police officer's body camera, without his knowledge, while on patrol in November 2025. Midi Libre said the ... Read More