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Dutch voters cast ballots amid discontent over politics and stalled promises

France, Oct. 29 -- Dutch voters head to the polls today, Wednesday, after two turbulent years under Geert Wilders' far-right government, with the coalition's collapse over migration policy and growing... Read More


Louvre under fire: Senate culture chief warns museum's security is outdated

France, Oct. 29 -- The chairman of the Senate's Committee on Culture, Laurent Lafon, said on Tuesday, after a visit to the Louvre's security facilities, that the museum's safety standards were "not up... Read More


Germany beat France to advance to women's Nations League final

France, Oct. 29 -- Germany moved into the final of the women's Nations League following a 3-2 aggregate victory over France. Beaten 1-0 in the first leg in Dusseldorf on Friday, Melvine Malard gave F... Read More


Tanzania heads to polls with opposition barred and democracy under strain

France, Oct. 29 -- Tanzanians are voting on Wednesday in a general election that looks set to keep President Samia Suluhu Hassan in power. But with opposition leaders jailed and political freedoms und... Read More


Dutch voters decide future amid rising far-right influence

France, Oct. 29 -- The Netherlands is bracing for a pivotal general election on 29 October, with more than 13 million eligible voters set to decide on the country's future direction amid fervent debat... Read More


French farmers petition Macron to block Mercosur trade agreement

France, Oct. 28 -- Forty-four French farmers' organisations have signed an open letter urging President Emmanuel Macron to "clarify" France's stance and take action to block the South American Mercosu... Read More


Nearly one million hectares burn as war ravages nature across Ukraine

France, Oct. 28 -- Nearly one million hectares of land in Ukraine have gone up in smoke this year as the Russian invasion turns forests into battlefields and leaves nature badly scarred.The fires foll... Read More


Cameroon's Biya re-elected despite deadly protests and claims of fraud

France, Oct. 27 -- President Paul Biya has won an eighth term in Cameroon, keeping the 92-year-old leader in power until he is almost 100, according to results announced on Monday by theConstitutional... Read More


France confronts deep divides 20 years after teen deaths set off Paris riots

France, Oct. 27 -- Twenty years on, the deaths of French teenagers Zyed Benna, 17, and Bouna Traore, 15, still weigh heavily in Clichy-sous-Bois, the Paris suburb where they were electrocuted while fl... Read More


Deadly unrest as Cameroon awaits presidential election result

France, Oct. 27 -- Four people have been killed in Cameroon during protests led by supporters of opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary. The unrest happened in Douala, the country's economic capital, ... Read More