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Rugby World Cup bosses promise big party at first 24-team tournament

France, Sept. 30 -- Over 44 days, 52 matches will be contested in seven cities throughout the country culminating in the final on 13 November at Stadium Australia in Sydney. "We're really optimistic ... Read More


France and UK scrap migrant exchange deal after one-year trial

France, Sept. 30 -- "The government's pilot with France to remove asylum seekers in exchange for an equal number of legal migrants is no longer processing new cases," the Home Office said, confirming ... Read More


Eiffel Tower chief to leave after women sidelined during Hindu visit

France, Sept. 30 -- Branco Ruivo has headed the Eiffel Tower Operating Company, or SETE, since 2018. The public company manages the monument for the City of Paris. An inquiry by an independent firm u... Read More


US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations

France, Sept. 30 -- The conservative-dominated high court granted an emergency request by the Trump administration to suspend a lower court ruling that restricted, but did not outright ban, so-called ... Read More


'Welcome back': Macron and Sanchez embrace prospect of UK return to EU

France, Sept. 30 -- "If the British want to come back and if the prime minister is moving in that direction, I think that is very good news both for his country and for Europeans," Macron told a news ... Read More


Ghana boss Queiroz refuses to quit after poor start to 2027 AFCON qualifiers

France, Sept. 30 -- Ghana sped into a 2-0 lead with goals from the Lyon forward Ernest Nuamah and Felix Afena-Gyan. But Gambia hit back on Tuesday night with two strikes before half-time at the Accra... Read More


Exiled Burkina publisher tells RFI of repression and fear four years after coup

France, Sept. 30 -- On 30 September 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traore seized power in a coup in Ouagadougou, promising to restore security as Burkina Faso struggled with a jihadist insurgency that had left... Read More


US troops wrap up Iraq mission 12 years after Islamic State offensive

France, Sept. 30 -- A US-led military coalition deployed to Iraq more than a decade ago to fight the Islamic State group formally ended its mission on Wednesday, marking a major shift in the country's... Read More


Heatwaves and wildfires drive extreme ozone pollution worldwide

France, Sept. 30 -- Some 34 percent of people worldwide faced "extremely poor" air quality between 1 January and 15 September, the EU's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) found in its fir... Read More


French public sector workers strike over pay freeze ahead of 2027 budget

France, Sept. 29 -- France's eight major public sector unions called the strike to put pressure on the government before Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu unveils the budget on Thursday, after which it... Read More