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First flight repatriating French nationals from Middle East arrives in Paris

France, March 4 -- The aircraft chartered by Air France left Muscat, Oman in the early evening and landed shortly before 3am on Wednesday in Paris. The Minister for French Nationals Abroad Eleonore C... Read More


What could Macron's French nuclear umbrella mean for Europe?

France, March 3 -- President Emmanuel Macron set out the plan in a speech at the Ile Longue submarine base on Monday, announcing an increase in warheads and what he called "advanced deterrence". He al... Read More


Conflict and controversy hang over World Cup as 100-day countdown kicks off

France, March 3 -- Iran's soccer chief Mehdi Taj said he and senior government officials would assess whether the squad should take part in the competition, which begins on 11 June. "It's not possibl... Read More


Unesco raises alarm over heritage sites as bombing in Iran intensifies

France, March 3 -- The palace in Tehran was hit in an attack on Arag Square in the south of the city on Sunday evening, local media reported. "Following the joint US-Israeli attack on Arag square in ... Read More


Burundi nominates former Senegalese president Sall for UN chief

France, March 3 -- The selection process was launched last November, with each candidate to be formally nominated by a state or group of states, not necessarily by their country of origin. The Securit... Read More


Belgian police detain three linked to Cameroonian separatist group

France, March 3 -- Federal prosecutors said the arrests followed simultaneous searches in Antwerp and Londerzeel on Sunday. The inquiry, launched last summer, focuses on people living in Belgium suspe... Read More


French basketball giant Wembanyama buys stake in boyhood club

France, March 3 -- The 22-year-old played for the club between the ages of 10 and 17 before leaving in June 2021 to join French top-flight side ASVEL in Lyon in south-eastern France. He left a year l... Read More


UN warns of resurgence of violence in South Sudan following massacre

France, March 3 -- At least 169 people were killed in Abiemnhom, in the Ruweng administrative zone bordering Sudan, according to local authorities, who emphasised that this toll is still provisional. ... Read More


France prepares Middle East evacuations and deploys jets to UAE

France, March 3 -- "We are preparing to charter flights so that the most vulnerable people, those who deserve to be accompanied, can benefit from them if necessary," Barrot told Frenchbroadcaster BFMT... Read More


French court cuts jail terms for three men in Samuel Paty murder case

France, March 3 -- Paty's killer, Abdoullakh Anzorov, was shot dead by police after the attack outside the Bois-d'Aulne secondary school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris, where Paty taught h... Read More