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UN torture watchdog to inspect French detention facilities for first time

France, May 13 -- The visit, scheduled from 17 to 23 May and announced by the organisation on Tuesday, follows France's 2008 ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, wh... Read More


UN torture watchdog to inspect French detention centres for first time

France, May 13 -- The visit, scheduled from 17 to 23 May and announced by the organisation on Tuesday, follows France's 2008 ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, wh... Read More


France says hantavirus outbreak 'under control' as infection remains isolated

France, May 13 -- Speaking on Tuesday, Health Minister Stephanie Rist, flanked by infectious disease specialists at a press conference in Paris , sought to calm anxieties in a country still marked by ... Read More


Eurovision kicks-off in Vienna as broadcasters boycott contest over Israel

France, May 13 -- Five countries - Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Iceland - have withdrawn from this year's competition in protest at Israel's participation, making it the biggest polit... Read More


Eurovision kicks off in Vienna as five broadcasters boycott contest over Israel

France, May 13 -- Five countries - Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Iceland - have withdrawn from this year's competition in protest at Israel's participation, making it the biggest polit... Read More


Macron's Renaissance party endorses former PM Attal for 2027 presidential bid

France, May 13 -- Meeting on Tuesday evening, the National Council - often described as the Renaissance party's "parliament" - adopted a motion urging the party's secretary-general to stand as a presi... Read More


Macron's Renaissance party endorses ex-PM Attal for 2027 presidential bid

France, May 13 -- Meeting on Tuesday evening, the National Council - often described as the Renaissance party's "parliament" - adopted a motion urging the party's secretary-general to stand as a presi... Read More


EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank after Hungary drops veto

France, May 12 -- "It was high time we move from deadlock to delivery," Kallas said on X after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. "Extremisms and violence carry consequences." The sanctio... Read More


France and UK convene 40-nation Hormuz talks as Iran stand-off continues

France, May 12 -- More than 40 nations are expected to join the virtual gathering of defence ministers, co-chaired by UK Defence Secretary John Healey and French minister Catherine Vautrin, in what Lo... Read More


France and UK convene 40-nation Hormuz talks, as Iran stand-off continues

France, May 12 -- More than 40 nations are expected to join the virtual gathering of defence ministers, co-chaired by UK Defence Secretary John Healey and French minister Catherine Vautrin, in what Lo... Read More