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French Paralympians return home for celebration of feats at 2026 Winter Games

France, March 17 -- Thousands of fans are expected to gather at Chamrousse 1650 ski station in south-eastern France for a day-long festival of DJ sets and workshops on winter sports such as biathlon, ... Read More


Ukraine to test French-Italian alternative to US Patriot missiles

France, March 17 -- Framing SAMP/T as "the only alternative in Europe" to the US-made Patriot, Zelensky said Ukraine would receive a new SAMP/T battery from France this year and test it specifically a... Read More


French short ties for Oscar at ceremony dominated by 'One battle after another'

France, March 16 -- The darkly comic thriller One battle after another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a former revolutionary turned weed-smoking single father of a... Read More


Frenchman convicted for spying in Azerbaijan, sentenced to ten years in prison

France, March 16 -- Martin Ryan, who was arrested in Azerbaijan in December 2023, was convicted Monday for spying. He was accused of collecting information about Azerbaijan's military cooperation wit... Read More


Low turnout in Congo-Brazzaville presidential poll expected to extend Sassou's rule

France, March 16 -- Throughout the capital, Brazzaville, there were no long queues outside polling stations. RFI reporters observed small groups of voters arriving sporadically. Low turnout underline... Read More


France begins landmark trial over Islamic State genocide of Yazidis

France, March 16 -- The accused is a French jihadist presumed dead but still being tried in absentia for his alleged role in enslaving and abusing Yazidi women and children. Sabri Essid, born in Toul... Read More


Low turnout and far-right gains mark first round of France's local elections

France, March 16 -- More than 904,000 candidates are vying for elected posts in roughly 35,000 municipalities across the country, from major cities to villages with only a few dozen inhabitants. The ... Read More


France holds back warships as Trump urges allies to secure Strait of Hormuz

France, March 16 -- Trump said on Sunday that countries that rely heavily on oil from the Gulf should take responsibility for protecting the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the wor... Read More


EU deadline lands for X to pay €120m fine over verification system

France, March 16 -- The penalty against X (formerly Twitter) stems from a landmark case in 2025 under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), legislation designed to ensure that major online platforms ta... Read More


Marseille tight, Paris uncertain after first round of French local elections

France, March 16 -- In the vast majority of France's 34,000 villages, towns and cities that went to the polls Sunday, the mayor was expected to be elected in the first round, but races in many larger ... Read More