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Fifa chief Infantino says Iran will compete at 2026 World Cup

France, April 16 -- "Iran is coming for sure," said Infantino during an economic conference organised by the American business news channel CNBC in Washington. "We hope that by then [the su... Read More


Star authors quit French publisher Grasset over editor's sudden departure

France, April 16 -- Nora, 66, who headed up Grasset for 26 years, left the publishing house on Tuesday. The reason for his departure has not been given. He will be replaced by Jean-Christophe Th... Read More


France releases suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker following fine

France, April 16 -- The vessel, named the Deyna, departed Marseille after its owner paid a fine and admitted to failing to provide proof of the vessel's nationality, the maritime prefecture and prosec... Read More


Pope Leo brings message of unity to Cameroon's divided Anglophone regions

France, April 16 -- Pope Leo is set to shine a spotlight on grassroots peacebuilding in Cameroon's troubled Anglophone regions, as he presides on Thursday over an interfaith meeting in Bamenda bringin... Read More


Donors pledge €1.5 billion for Sudan at Berlin conference

France, April 16 -- "This nightmare must end," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the conferenc on Wednesday. "The anniversary is a tragic milestone in a conflict that has shattered ... Read More


Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid to set up Champions League semi with PSG

France, April 16 -- Bayern went into the second leg of their quarter-final at the Allianz Arena in Munich nursing a 2-1 lead from the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on 7 April. The game... Read More


New Hungarian PM's campaign silence on gay rights worries activists

France, April 15 -- "They very strategically and tactically avoided discussing this topic," says Dombos, director of the Hatter Society. "They did not want this topic to dominate the election ca... Read More


Women victims of Sudan's war bear scars of 'indescribable' violence

France, April 15 -- Twenty-year-old Sarah - not her real name - wears a pink floral headscarf. Her eyes fill with tears as she recounts how the war tore her family apart in her home town of Nyala... Read More


Sudan's war reshapes loyalties as civilians see 'no option' but the army

France, April 15 -- Much of the country, including the capital Khartoum, has been brought back under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). Sudanese author and analyst Omar Digna tells RFI th... Read More


Paris council to spend €20m tackling sexual abuse in after-school programmes

France, April 15 -- Newly elected Socialist mayor Emmanuel Gregoire said the issue was the "absolute priority" for his first term in office, following a series of cases of sexual abuse of minors.... Read More