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Macron, EU leaders slam Russian strike on Ukrainian city of Sumy

France, April 14 -- France has led a chorus of condemnation following one of the deadliest Russian attacks on Ukraine in recent months, with President Emmanuel Macron calling for "strong measures" to ... Read More


Fresh diplomatic tension after Algeria expels French embassy staff

France, April 14 -- French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Monday threatened to retaliate if Algeria pursued an order to expel 12 members of staff at the French embassy over the next two days. "... Read More


Gabon military leader Oligui Nguema elected president by huge margin

France, April 13 -- Gabon's junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema has romped his way to victory in the first presidential election since he took power in a 2023 coup, with provisional results giving him mor... Read More


Lebanon's civil war fighters working for reconciliation, 50 years on

France, April 13 -- Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now gather to bear the same message, half a century after the devastating conflict erupt... Read More


From ornitherapy to kissing trees, how can nature benefit human health?

France, April 13 -- A new book released in France explores how ornitherapy and sylvotherapy - linked to the birds and the trees - can have a positive effect on human health and wellbeing, with some do... Read More


Tanzania's top opposition party barred from upcoming election

France, April 13 -- Chadema,Tanzania's main opposition party, has been disqualified from running in this year's general election, the country's election chief said, after it refused to sign an elector... Read More


Do celebrity climate warriors amplify the message or embody the problem?

France, April 13 -- Private jets, superyachts and red carpet speeches... when celebrities champion climate action, do they help the cause or expose their own hypocrisy? It's a question worth asking ag... Read More


Kenya's Bernard Biwott and Ethiopia's Bedatu Hirpa triumph at Paris Marathon

France, April 13 -- Ethiopian runner Bedatu Hirpa won a thrilling women'sParisMarathon on Sunday while Kenyan Berard Biwott romped to a comfortable victory in the men's event. In cool conditions, Ber... Read More


Algeria lodges 'strong protest' after consular official indicted in France

France, April 13 -- Algeria has summoned the French ambassador to protest the arrest of an Algerian consular official on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of a TikTok influencer nea... Read More


#TikTokChristian: the Catholic influencers bringing young people into the fold

France, April 13 -- With huge turnouts across France at Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Lent, Christian influencers are being credited with bringing young people back to church, with their ex... Read More