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Djibouti election unfolds at strategic shipping chokepoint

France, April 10 -- Guelleh, 78, is set to extend his 27-year rule in a country that sits at the entrance to the Bab al-Mandab strait, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, where tensions linked... Read More


Israeli society has 'allowed trauma to take over' and 'cares only about revenge'

France, April 10 -- More than 300 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon on Wednesday, according to the Lebanese health ministry, in the heaviest attacks on Beirut since 1982. The violence ... Read More


Could Zimbabwe's constitutional changes take it back to the Mugabe era?

France, April 10 -- Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, is pushing the reforms after publishing them in February and holding public consultations at the end of March. They would extend presidential and... Read More


Prostitution of minors in France rises by 43 percent in four years

France, April 10 -- The data, released on Friday by the National Observatory on Violence Against Women, show 416 minors were victims of human trafficking for sexual exploitation and 288 were victims o... Read More


Russia casts long shadow over campaign for Hungary's watershed vote

France, April 10 -- "I don't want any Putin's allies to be in power in Europe," says Lolja Nordic. "I think Viktor Orban is a threat for human rights in Europe - same as Vladimir Putin." Th... Read More


Kenya approves defence pact with France, as Paris shifts focus from West Africa

France, April 10 -- Signed in October 2025, the accord establishes a five-year framework - renewable once automatically. The agreement will "enhance Kenya's defence capacity through access to French ... Read More


'Think twice': scam warning for fans as Celine Dion tickets go on sale

France, April 10 -- Canadian diva Celine Dion is planning a five-week residency beginning from 12 September, with performances on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The additional dates on 18 and 25 ... Read More


Middle East set to dominate Macron's first meeting with Pope Leo

France, April 9 -- Macron will hold talks with Pope Leo on Friday morning, after spending Thursday evening meeting members of the Community of Sant'Egidio, a Catholic charity and peace organ... Read More


Will Ukraine's strikes on Russian oil exports weaken Moscow's war effort?

France, April 9 -- Since March, Ukrainian strikes have reached deeper into Russian territory, damaging refineries as well as major terminals that are central to Russia's oil exports. After a campaign... Read More


From football to Streisand, here's what's to come at Cannes 2026

France, April 9 -- Others in the running for the festival's top prize include Japan's Hirokazu Kore-eda, who won the 2018 competition with Shoplifters, and former winner Cristian Mungiu from Romania, ... Read More