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South Africa to probe Iran's role in war games that angered US

France, Jan. 16 -- The probe comes after the United States sharply criticised the past week's drills, which brought vessels from China, Iran, Russia and the United Arab Emirates to waters off Cape Tow... Read More


Bodies of more than 20 African migrants found in mass grave in Libya

France, Jan. 16 -- The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said authorities raided a farm near the town of Ajdabiya after receiving ​a report of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa being h... Read More


Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine under house arrest as Museveni leads vote

France, Jan. 16 -- Partial results released in the capital, Kampala, showed Museveni well ahead of his closest rival, as analysts said the outcome and further pressure on the opposition had been widel... Read More


France says parliamentary approval of budget is 'impossible'

France, Jan. 16 -- The eurozone's second-largest economy has been bogged down in political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron called snap polls in 2024, in which he lost his majority. In a bid to... Read More


Macron says France is providing two-thirds of Ukraine's intelligence information

France, Jan. 16 -- Washington briefly suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine in March as part of efforts to crank up pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyto cooperate with President ... Read More


France now supplies most of Ukraine's intelligence, Macron says

France, Jan. 16 -- Washington briefly suspended intelligence sharing with Ukraine in March as part of efforts to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyto cooperate with President Donald Trump... Read More


Dark vessels: how Russia steers clear of Western sanctions with a shadow fleet

France, Jan. 15 -- On 1 October, 2025, French military personnel boarded the rust-streaked tankerBoracayjust off the Bay of Biscay, after the captain, a Chinese national commanding a largely Chinese c... Read More


Macron seeks €36bn boost in French defence spending by 2030

France, Jan. 15 -- Speaking at the Istres-Le Tube Air Base in southern France, where he delivered his New Year's address to the military, Macron said France needed to move faster. "To be powerful in ... Read More


France's Sophie Adenot to spend nine months on ISS after medical evacuation

France, Jan. 15 -- NASA said Adenot's Epsilon mission, originally planned for mid-February, could now launch as early as 8 February from Florida. The space agency also confirmed the mission will last ... Read More


French firm part of global quest to build quantum computers

France, Jan. 15 -- The company has already built two quantum computers that use photons - particles of light, to encode and process information, setting it apart from competitors relying on other quan... Read More