NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania in latest Baltic security incident

France, Sept. 15 -- "A drone that just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets," Lithuanian Preisdent Gitanas Nauseda wrote in a post on X on Tuesday. "With Russia intensifying... Read More

Environmental activists angry over controversial AI data centre near Paris

France, Sept. 15 -- Fouju, a village of 650 inhabitants, an hour's drive from Paris, with 14th-century church and quiet streets, is preparing for a radical change. Amidst the grain fields surrounding ... Read More

Workers across France stage protests over pay and rising costs

France, Sept. 15 -- Fishermen began blocking an oil depot at 3am in Fos-sur-Mer, in the Bouches-du-Rhone region, affecting about 50 tanker lorries, local authorities said. The action follows demonstr... Read More

Sweden's election too close to call, left opposition narrowly leads

France, Sept. 14 -- With 90 percent of votes counted, four opposition parties led Andersson held a one-seat majority in the 349-seat parliament over Kristersson's right-wing alliance, which includes t... Read More

Normandy derailment inquiry widens focus on rail fragment found on track

France, Sept. 14 -- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on Sunday that the Bureau of Enquiries into Land Transport Accidents, known as the BEA-TT, would examine the circumstances surrounding the ... Read More

International justice 'can't be erased' despite US sanctions: ICC prosecutor

France, Sept. 14 -- The Hague-based ICC was established in 2002, under an international treaty known as the Rome Statute, to prosecute individuals for the gravest international crimes when national co... Read More

Finland joins French nuclear umbrella amid European security push

France, Sept. 14 -- "Finland has decided to join forward deterrence," the two countries said in a joint statement on Monday issued after a meeting in Helsinki. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said ... Read More

Growing budgets show Africa keen to defend its place in the space race

France, Sept. 14 -- Across Africa, national space budgets have grown to $800 million (€702 million), up from less than $300 million (€258 milion) in 2018. This is according to Temidayo On... Read More

France says Russia seeks to 'intimidate' EU with train attack near Poland

France, Sept. 14 -- Russian strikes in Ukraine over the weekend, including one that hit a passenger train going to Poland, have "a clear goal: "to intimidate Europeans, discourage them and also to div... Read More

World in Frames: RFI traces the stories behind the world's most famous photos

France, Sept. 14 -- A woman and clustered to her, three children. Hers is the only face you see fully. She gazes not at you but beyond, to the side, absorbed in private concern. The furrows on her fo... Read More

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