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Spain's housing crisis takes centre stage ahead of snap election

France, Oct. 9 -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday called a snap election for 29 November, after parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government. It came... Read More


Hunger and disease spread in Yemen as Houthi and government forces clash

France, Oct. 9 -- Fighting in Yemen between the Iran-backed Houthis and government forces backed by Saudi Arabia resumed this summer, ending four years of relative calm after a United Nations-brokered... Read More


African football chiefs back Infantino to remain as Fifa boss

France, Oct. 9 -- The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, hailed Infantino on Thursday for his support for African football during a three-day CAF strategy meeti... Read More


EU denies US pressure behind withdrawal from disinformation conference

France, Oct. 9 -- The EU's diplomatic service, the European External Action Service (EEAS), had been a sponsor of Disinfo2026, organised by an independent Brussels non-profit. The conference opened in... Read More


South African former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize

France, Oct. 9 -- "A common thread runs ⁠from her early ​work ⁠defending Nelson Mandela and others who stood up against ⁠apartheid to her service as a ​judge ⁠in so... Read More


France confirms talks with Taliban to deport Afghans considered security risk

France, Oct. 9 -- The French Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the discussions were strictly technical and did not amount to recognition of Afghanistan's Taliban government, which returned t... Read More


France promises more teachers and student representation but protests continue

France, Oct. 9 -- Education Minister Edouard Geffray announced on Friday that he was launching a reform of student representation, including more pupil representatives on the national education counci... Read More


EU and China open crunch trade talks in Beijing on hybrid car exports

France, Oct. 8 -- Sefcovic and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao will co-chair the second EU-China Trade and Investment Council, with negotiations expected to continue into late Friday. Brussels ... Read More


Russian dissident Kara-Murza warns France is sending 'dangerous signal' to Putin

France, Oct. 8 -- The EU sanctioned Usmanov, a metals tycoon with close ties to Putin, after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 - and removed him from its list on 22 September th... Read More


Africa's wildlife population plunges by 80 percent in five decades, WWF warns

France, Oct. 8 -- The conservation organisation's Living Planet Report 2026 found that the average size of monitored populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish in Africa fell sharply... Read More