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Thousands of displaced Gazans return home as Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect

France, Oct. 10 -- As the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into force in Gaza at midday local time on Friday, Palestinians are torn between cautious hope and disbelief - while medical charities... Read More


French Gaza flotilla activists plan legal complaint over detention in Israel

France, Oct. 10 -- Thirty-one French nationals who joined an aid flotilla to Gaza plan to file a criminal complaint in France over what they describe as arbitrary detention and mistreatment in Israel.... Read More


EU to investigate Hungarian spy ring that targeted Brussels institutions

France, Oct. 10 -- An investigationhas revealedhow Hungary'sintelligenceservices recruitedcitizens tospy on behalfof Prime MinisterViktor Orban's government, targeting sensitiveEuropean Uniondecision-... Read More


'A steak is a steak': EU Parliament votes to ban meat terms for vegetarian food

France, Oct. 10 -- European Union lawmakers this week voted in favour of a proposal to restrict meat-related terms such as "burger" and "sausage" to products that contain actual meat, in order to prot... Read More


Cote d'Ivoire presidential race begins amid rising tensions

France, Oct. 10 -- Campaigning in Cote d'Ivoire's presidential election kicked off on Friday. The five candidates approved by the Constitutional Council have two weeks to win over voters ahead of the ... Read More


Road to 2026: Nigeria knuckle down as South Africa seek to claw back points

France, Oct. 10 -- Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle urged his squad to focus on beating Lesotho in their penultimate game in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, not on the permutations emerging from ... Read More


Mali under pressure to end fuel crisis as negotiations with jihadists stall

France, Oct. 10 -- Mali's military junta is struggling to ease a jihadist fuel blockade as talks with al-Qaeda-linked militants inch forward- amid petrol shortages and growing public frustration. Sin... Read More


France's Mbappe urges team to focus on a win against Azerbaijan

France, Oct. 10 -- France skipper Kylian Mbappe urged his teammates to focus on victory over Azerbaijan - who have never qualified for the World Cup - in Friday's Group D qualifying match for the 2026... Read More


Europeans, Arabs flesh out Gaza transition ideas following ceasefire

France, Oct. 10 -- The United States' closest European and Arab partners have met in Paris to work on how to shape Gaza'spost-war future, hours after Israel and Hamas agreed to aceasefireand prisoner-... Read More


Death penalty abolitionist Robert Badinter joins France's Pantheon heroes

France, Oct. 10 -- Robert Badinter, the justice minister who ended the death penalty in 1981, was inducted into the Pantheon in Paris on Thursday as France paid tribute to his lifelong fight for justi... Read More