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Paris no longer carries the load as audit backs asylum redistribution plan

France, June 12 -- The Cour des comptes - France's independent auditing body - said the redistribution plan had become an effective tool for tackling a long-standing imbalance between the large number... Read More


Sudan rights groups blame RSF paramilitary for drone strikes that hit civilians

France, June 12 -- The attacks began on Wednesday evening and targeted residential areas near an army base, a cemetery where a funeral gathering was taking place and other civilian locations, accordin... Read More


Two French cities impose curfews for under-16s during World Cup

France, June 12 -- Authorities in the southern French city of Toulouse have announced a curfew for the under-16s during "high-risk" World Cup matches. It will be enforced "judiciously from 10pm to 5a... Read More


British art 'giant' David Hockney dies aged 88

France, June 12 -- One of the leading artists involved in the Pop art movement in the 1960s, Hockney established himself as a globally renowned painter and master draughtsman and kept painting, experi... Read More


Mexico brush past ill-disciplined South Africa to launch World Cup party

France, June 12 -- Quinones opened the scoring in the ninth minute at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City after capitalising on the poor control of the South Africa defender Sphephelo Sithole. The 29-y... Read More


Rise in adulterated cannabis in France, as edible CBD ban shakes industry

France, June 12 -- France's illicit drug market is becoming increasingly unpredictable, with users unknowingly ingesting substances that are not what they thought, according to a report released by th... Read More


Ebola outbreak spreads in DRC as misinformation hampers response

France, June 12 -- The WHO has declared an international health emergency over the outbreak. Africa CDC said on 12 June that Congo's 17th Ebola outbreak remains far from under control and continues to... Read More


Israeli and Palestinian groups urge action on two-state solution in Paris

France, June 12 -- Foreign ministers and senior officials from dozens of countries are expected to attend the meeting, which comes one year after the UN-backed New York Declaration set out a roadmap t... Read More


The migration pact: What's in the EU's landmark asylum reform?

France, June 12 -- "For the first time we have a comprehensive European system," said the EU's migration chief Magnus Brunner, maintaining the reform would hand EU nations more control over comings an... Read More


What's in the landmark EU migration reform hardening border protections?

France, June 12 -- "For the first time we have a comprehensive European system," said the EU's migration chief Magnus Brunner, maintaining the reform would hand EU nations more control over comings an... Read More