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Colombia talks strive for a 'coalition of the willing' to speed fossil fuel exit

France, April 28 -- A conference aimed at accelerating the phase-out of fossil fuels is now under way in Colombia, bringing together around 55 countries in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta, with high... Read More


French FM says Iran must make 'major concessions' to end crisis

France, April 28 -- "There can be no lasting solution to this crisis unless the Iranian regime agrees to major concessions and a radical shift in its stance," Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told th... Read More


Mali's defence minister Camara killed in rebel assault on residential compound

France, April 27 -- A government spokesperson confirmed on state television late Sunday that the 47-year-old had been killed, corroborating earlier reports from relatives and local media. A relative ... Read More


Macron to address abortion law debate in rare visit to Andorra

France, April 27 -- Macron heads south to the Pyrenees on Monday, starting his trip in Lavelanet, in the southwestern Ariege department. He is set to inaugurate the Occitanie Geotex factory - wh... Read More


Europe, Asia driving surge in global military spending: report

France, April 27 -- "Another year of wars, uncertainty and geopolitical upheaval" reflects the trend, according to SIPRI, which warns that military budgets were likely to "keep rising" through 2026 an... Read More


French prison guards call for strike action as overcrowding crisis deepens

France, April 27 -- The UFAP-UNSA union announced on Monday that staff across dozens of facilities could walk out in protest at chronic overcrowding and a deepening staffing crisis - two issues t... Read More


Trickle-down impacts of Middle East war, from pistachios, to copper, to leather

France, April 26 -- Pistachios from Iran The war in the Middle East is driving up pistachio prices, already high due to two years of falling production in the United States, Iran and Turkey, the worl... Read More


Cocaine residues in waterways linked to disrupted salmon behaviour, study shows

France, April 26 -- The study, published on 20 April in the Current Biology journal, reveals that salmon exposed to cocaine in the water swim longer distances than those that have not been exposed. R... Read More


Black British music takes centre stage as London's V&A East opens doors

France, April 26 -- V&A East, the latest offshoot of the world-renowned Victoria & Albert Museum, opened in Stratford - the area regenerated by London's 2012 Olympic Games - on 18 April.  Its in... Read More


The woman who knew Orban first - and left before the rest

France, April 26 -- Hungary's political landscape has been transformed by Tisza's election victory, which delivered the party a two-thirds majority and opened the door to a potential overhaul of the c... Read More