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Ukraine war videos raise questions over Russia's recruitment of Africans

France, Jan. 16 -- The footage, widely circulated online, shows black men in Russian military uniforms being humiliated, threatened or described as expendable. The language used has drawn attention to... Read More


How much is China willing to risk to protect its ties with Iran?

France, Jan. 16 -- As protests and repression intensify inside Iran, Beijing finds itself under growing pressure. China's long-standing principle of non-interference is colliding with its deep economi... Read More


French prosecutor seeks jail term for Iranian woman accused of terrorism

France, Jan. 16 -- Mahdieh Esfandiari, 39, was arrested in France in February on charges of promoting and inciting "tterrorism" on social media. The offences carry a maximum sentence of seven years in... Read More


France census draws criticism over question on parents' place of birth

France, Jan. 16 -- The question, "Where were your parents born?", was added to the census last year. It was criticised by the Human Rights League (LDH) and other organisations, which questioned why t... Read More


French census draws criticism over question on parents' place of birth

France, Jan. 16 -- The question, "Where were your parents born?", was added to the census last year. It was criticised by the Human Rights League (LDH) and other organisations, which questioned why t... Read More


South Africa to probe Iran's role in war games that angered US

France, Jan. 16 -- The probe comes after the United States sharply criticised the past week's drills, which brought vessels from China, Iran, Russia and the United Arab Emirates to waters off Cape Tow... Read More


Bodies of more than 20 African migrants found in mass grave in Libya

France, Jan. 16 -- The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said authorities raided a farm near the town of Ajdabiya after receiving ​a report of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa being h... Read More


Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine under house arrest as Museveni leads vote

France, Jan. 16 -- Partial results released in the capital, Kampala, showed Museveni well ahead of his closest rival, as analysts said the outcome and further pressure on the opposition had been widel... Read More


France says parliamentary approval of budget is 'impossible'

France, Jan. 16 -- The eurozone's second-largest economy has been bogged down in political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron called snap polls in 2024, in which he lost his majority. In a bid to... Read More


Macron says France is providing two-thirds of Ukraine's intelligence information

France, Jan. 16 -- Washington briefly suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine in March as part of efforts to crank up pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyto cooperate with President ... Read More