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France to deploy jets in Poland after drone incursion blamed on Russia

France, Sept. 12 -- French President Emmanuel Macron said France will send three Rafale fighter jets to help protect Polish airspace after Warsaw accused Russia of launching a drone raid. This comes a... Read More


Who is 'political animal' Sebastien Lecornu, France's latest prime minister?

France, Sept. 11 -- Sebastien Lecornu on Wednesday became France's fifth prime minister in less than two years. The former defence minister is seen as a consummate strategist and close ally of Preside... Read More


Russia and Belarus war games fuel European fears over Ukraine conflict

France, Sept. 11 -- Russia and Belarus are set to stage a massive military exercise in mid-September and with the war in Ukraine still raging, the move has raised concern across Europe. Germany has is... Read More


African leaders urge fair funding with $50bn climate call

France, Sept. 11 -- African leaders ended their second continental climate summit on Wednesday in Addis Ababa with a call for more money, fairer financing and a stronger voice in global talks. TheAfr... Read More


Poland calls emergency UN meeting over drone raid blamed on Russia

France, Sept. 11 -- Poland said Thursday it had called an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss violations of its airspace, a day after it accused Russia of carrying out a drone raid... Read More


Ghana becomes fifth African nation to take in US deportees

France, Sept. 11 -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama confirmed on Thursday that his country had started receiving West Africans expelled from the United States. Mahama said 14 deportees - among... Read More


France sees record spike in chikungunya cases as tiger mosquito spreads

France, Sept. 11 -- France is coming to terms with its biggest-ever wave of the chikungunya virus, with outbreaks from the Riviera to Paris highlighting the growing impact of the spread of the tiger m... Read More


Von der Leyen urges Europe to fight for 'independence moment'

France, Sept. 11 -- EU chief Ursula von der Leyen sketched a harder-edged Europe in her state of the union address on Wednesday, setting out plans to fortify the bloc's eastern flank, keep Ukraine fun... Read More


French MPs urge 'digital curfew' for teenagers

France, Sept. 11 -- Children under 15 in France should be banned entirely from using social media, and those aged between 15 and 18 should face a nighttime "digital curfew", a French parliamentary com... Read More


French MPs call for social media ban for under-15s and night curfew for teens

France, Sept. 11 -- Children under 15 in France should be banned from using social media, while those aged 15 to 18 should face a night-time "digital curfew", a French parliamentary committee urged on... Read More