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On 25th anniversary of 9/11, New York remembers victims poisoned by debris

France, Sept. 11 -- On 11 September 2001, Al-Qaeda hijackers seized control of two planes that struck the two World Trade Center towers in downtown New York City. A third hijacked jet smashed into th... Read More


Putin in India for Brics summit overshadowed by war

France, Sept. 11 -- Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as global trade turbulence and oil are expected on the agenda at the two-day annual summit that opens on Saturday, when Chinese Preside... Read More


Children killed in stampede as fire sweeps through schools in eastern DRC

France, Sept. 11 -- The blaze began near a school in Kadutu, a densely populated neighbourhood overlooking the city, while children were in lessons. It spread from nearby homes to two school complexe... Read More


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