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Nigeria midfielder Iwobi hails team of brothers ahead of Morocco test

France, Jan. 13 -- The 29-year-old, who has featured in Nigeria teams for more than a decade, described the cameraderie as one of the key reasons for their impressive surge through the pool stages and... Read More


France records more deaths than births for first time since 1945

France, Jan. 13 -- France, which now has 69.1 million inhabitants, recorded more deaths than births in 2025 for the first time since the end of the Second World War,Insee announced in its report relea... Read More


New Caledonia's pro-independence party refuses high-level meeting in Paris

France, Jan. 13 -- Announced in December by Macron, this meeting aimed to "provide clarifications" on the so-called Bougival Agreement, which notably provides for the creation of a New Caledonian stat... Read More


New Caledonia's pro-independence party won't attend Paris meeting

France, Jan. 13 -- Announced in December by Macron, this meeting aimed to "provide clarifications" on the so-called Bougival Agreement, which notably provides for the creation of a New Caledonian stat... Read More


French court investigates murder of former Corsican separatist leader

France, Jan. 13 -- Orsoni, 71, was shot while he was attending his mother's funeral in the cemetery of Vero, in his family village located about thirty kilometers from Ajaccio, according to the city's... Read More


Hundreds of tractors roll into Paris as farmers protest EU-Mercosur trade deal

France, Jan. 13 -- Backed by FNSEA, one of France's largest farm unions, the protest action piles pressure on President Emmanuel Macron's government after most EU member states approved the pact despi... Read More


French far-right leader Le Pen in high-stakes trial ahead of presidential race

France, Jan. 13 -- The long-time figurehead of the far-right National Rally (RN) was widely seen as a formidable contender for the presidency until she was convicted last year of misusing European Uni... Read More


How Iran is enforcing an unprecedented digital blackout to crush protests

France, Jan. 12 -- The blackout is making it far harder for protesters to communicate and for images and eyewitness accounts to reach the outside world. It has also disrupted daily life in Iran, where... Read More


French doctors stage symbolic 'exile' to Brussels over health policy row

France, Jan. 12 -- Hundreds of anaesthetists, surgeons and obstetricians donned surgical caps, white coats and packed small suitcases on Sunday as they left France for a symbolic three-day "exile" in ... Read More


France launches recruitment for ten-month voluntary national military service

France, Jan. 12 -- First announced in November 2025 by President Emmanuel Macron, the scheme is aimed at bolstering the country's armed forces at a time of heightened security concerns across Europe. ... Read More