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UK prepares mine-sweeper for Hormuz as part of wider Franco-British coalition

France, May 26 -- Hundreds of British sailors are preparing aboard the RFA Lyme Bay off Gibraltar - the UK territory on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula - for a possible deployment to the Gul... Read More


Former Lafarge cement chiefs released pending Syria terrorism financing appeal

France, May 26 -- The Paris Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that the two former executives could leave custody pending the appeal trial. It said that pre-trial detention was "not the indispensable m... Read More


Ousted PM Sonko returns to centre stage as Senegal's parliamentary speaker

France, May 26 -- The vote on Tuesday was boycotted by opposition lawmakers, who have said Sonko's return to parliament is illegal and accused the ruling majority of forcing through what they called a... Read More


Attal hardens migration line, with Macron camp split over 2027 presidential race

France, May 26 -- Attal, who formally announced his candidacy for the 2027 election on Friday, said on Tuesday that France should "take in fewer people in order to take them in better". Speaking on F... Read More


Iran switches World Cup base camp to Mexico, as Washington closes door on squad

France, May 26 -- Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum said she agreed to the change after tournament organisers Fifa approached her government. She said the US did not want Iran staying in the count... Read More


Heatwave deaths in France as record May temperatures grip Europe

France, May 26 -- The deaths were announced on Tuesday and come as beaches in southwest France filled earlier than usual, tennis fans sweltered at Roland-Garros in Paris and the government moved to st... Read More


Pacific Ocean warming fuels fears of powerful 'super El Nino'

France, May 25 -- El Nino is a natural climate pattern that develops in the Pacific every two to seven years and can disrupt weather around the world, bringing drought to some regions and heavy rain t... Read More


Pope Leo takes on Silicon Valley in landmark AI encyclical

France, May 25 -- In a lengthy text, known as an encyclical. Pope Leo called for ownership of AI data not to be left solely in private hands, for developers and policy-makers not to use it for war, an... Read More


Pope Leo takes on Silicon Valley in landmark open letter on AI

France, May 25 -- In a lengthy text, known as an encyclical, Pope Leo called for ownership of AI data not to be left solely in private hands, for developers and policy-makers not to use it for war, an... Read More


'Forgiveness has to be lived out': says Rwanda's Cannes laureat Dusabejambot

France, May 25 -- Dusabejambo spent more than a decade making the film, which premiered in the festival's Un Certain Regard section and won the top prize for a debut feature. Set against the aftermat... Read More