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Four men convicted of cyberbullying French DJ Olympics performer

France, Nov. 22 -- The men were convicted on Friday of online harassment and threats of violence. They received prison sentences ranging from four months suspended to ten months' jail time. The Paris... Read More


French lawmakers roundly reject income part of budget bill as it heads to Senate

France, Nov. 22 -- After 125 hours of often heated debate, 404 MPs rejected the income part of the budget bill, which deals with taxation. Only one MP, from the centrist Liot group, voted in favour, ... Read More


Cop30 climate summit runs into overtime amid divisions over fossil fuels

France, Nov. 22 -- The United Nations climate talks went into extra time on Friday evening, with negotiators deeply divided over a new draft agreement unveiled by Cop30 host Brazilthat made no referen... Read More


Guinea Bissau heads to the polls amid controversy over barred opposition

France, Nov. 22 -- Hecalls himself "General do Povo," meaning "General of the People", and has expressed confidence in his chances since the courts barred the candidacy of his main opponent, Domingos ... Read More


Fossil fuel showdown looms on UN climate summit's final day

France, Nov. 21 -- At stake at Cop30 is nothing less than proving that international cooperation can still function in a fractured world - and delivering a text that nudges the planet back toward the ... Read More


US lawmakers split over Trump's claim of Christian persecution in Nigeria

France, Nov. 21 -- At a public hearing of theHouse Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa,lawmakers grappled with whether to back Trump's recent decision to label the country a "state of particular co... Read More


South Africa closes G20 year framed as 'presidency for all of Africa'

France, Nov. 21 -- The theme of South Africa's G20 leadership was "Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability", with a pledge to focus on supporting developing countries through debt relief, and financing m... Read More


Macron ramps up Indian Ocean strategy with renewed Mauritius partnership

France, Nov. 21 -- The visit, which began Thursday, is the first official trip to Mauritius by a French president in over 30 years. Paris sees the country as a strategic neighbour because of its proxi... Read More


How Nigeria is reintegrating repentant former Boko Haram fighters

France, Nov. 21 -- A tiny black dot moves across the sky over Bama, in north-eastern Nigeria. The roar of an engine grows louder, drowning out all other sounds in this town some 50 kilometres from Mai... Read More


France urges EU to 'wake up' as drug crime spreads across Europe

France, Nov. 21 -- Speaking ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday, Barrot said Europe needed to "wake up" to the scale of the challenge. Drug trafficking, he warned, was ... Read More