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Finland joins French nuclear umbrella amid European security push

France, Sept. 14 -- "Finland has decided to join forward deterrence," the two countries said in a joint statement on Monday issued after a meeting in Helsinki. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said ... Read More


Growing budgets show Africa keen to defend its place in the space race

France, Sept. 14 -- Across Africa, national space budgets have grown to $800 million (€702 million), up from less than $300 million (€258 milion) in 2018. This is according to Temidayo On... Read More


France says Russia seeks to 'intimidate' EU with train attack near Poland

France, Sept. 14 -- Russian strikes in Ukraine over the weekend, including one that hit a passenger train going to Poland, have "a clear goal: "to intimidate Europeans, discourage them and also to div... Read More


World in Frames: RFI traces the stories behind the world's most famous photos

France, Sept. 14 -- A woman and clustered to her, three children. Hers is the only face you see fully. She gazes not at you but beyond, to the side, absorbed in private concern. The furrows on her fo... Read More


As catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste

France, Sept. 13 -- Fishing income has fallen to barely $20 a week for some of the families who depend on the river, while one veteran fisher told RFI he can earn about $80 a week collecting plastic a... Read More


Macron, Carney to visit French Atlantic islands with sovereignty message to Trump

France, Sept. 13 -- Carney will join Macron in the archipelago on 20 September during a three-day presidential visit running from 19 to 21 September, the Elysee Palace announced on Sunday. The trip i... Read More


From townships to TikTok, South Africa's amapiano gets the world dancing

France, Sept. 13 -- Amapiano, whose name means "the pianos" in isiZulu, one of South Africa's official languages, blends elements of deep house, jazz and kwaito, an earlier local style. Its slower, r... Read More


Radio France staff strike over appointment of conservative magazine editor

France, Sept. 13 -- Trade unions at the public broadcaster accuse Sapin of espousing far-right ideas and are demanding that his weekly column be removed from the station's schedule. The first disrupt... Read More


Radio France staff strike over appointment of right-wing magazine editor

France, Sept. 13 -- Trade unions at the public broadcaster accuse Sapin of espousing far-right ideas and are demanding that his weekly column be removed from the station's schedule. The first disrupt... Read More


France moves to defuse US row over UN social media post

France, Sept. 13 -- The French Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva said it regretted the message posted on X on 25 July, after France and the US took opposing positions in a UN vote. "F... Read More