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EU countries give final approval to Russian gas ban, commit to wind power

France, Jan. 26 -- Ministers from EU countries approved the law at a meeting in Brussels on Monday, although Slovakia and Hungary voted against and Bulgaria abstained. Hungary said it would challenge... Read More


French ex-senator on trial for spiking MP's drinks as prelude to sex assault

France, Jan. 26 -- Josso, 50, went toGuerriau'shome on 14 November 2023 to celebrate his re-election as senator for their Loire-Atlantique constituency. The MPtold investigators that the meeting was ... Read More


US to increase cooperation with Nigeria to pursue Islamic State militants

France, Jan. 26 -- Lieutenant General John Brennan of US Africa Command said the US was intensifying its partnership with Nigeria and maintaining limited engagement on security with junta-led governme... Read More


Senegal football federation boss hits out at Moroccan influence on African game

France, Jan. 26 -- "No country opposed Morocco as Senegal did," said Fall said in a video posted on the Senegalese website Seneweb. Fall claimed Moroccan administrators were well-placed in the corrid... Read More


Macron pushes fast-track ban on social media for under-15s ahead of MPs debate

France, Jan. 25 -- In a video released late on Saturday by French broadcaster BFM-TV, President Macron said he had asked his government to use an accelerated parliamentary procedure so the bill can be... Read More


The Ivorian entrepreneur feeding young minds in Abidjan's schools

France, Jan. 25 -- "Initially, I trained in mathematics and computer science, then I retrained in professional cooking at the Bassam hotel school and launched my own business - a catering company - as... Read More


France tightens net on Russian 'ghost fleet' with second tanker intercepted

France, Jan. 25 -- The 249-metre tanker was escorted to the Gulf of Fos, near the oil terminal at the port of Marseille-Fos, where its 58-year-old Indian captain was taken into custody on Saturday eve... Read More


Southern Ukraine's winemakers continue production, as war rages on in the region

France, Jan. 25 -- Strikes have intensified in southern Ukraine in recent weeks, prompting the government to order the evacuation of civilians, including around 40 children, from villages near Zaporiz... Read More


Trump remarks on NATO in Afghanistan spark backlash from Paris to Canberra

France, Jan. 25 -- Trumps's remarks before the weekend have drawn sharp rebukes from European partners and forced a partial retreat from the White House. The backlash was swift and wide-ranging, stre... Read More


Race to save Sudan's plundered heritage as museums fall victim to war

France, Jan. 25 -- The Sudan National Museum in Khartoum bears battle scars. Beneath holes left in its facade by rocket fire, a large bay window lies shattered. The gardens are littered with explosive... Read More