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World Cup France boss Deschamps defuses PSG player injury spat as Iceland loom

France, Sept. 9 -- France head coach Didier Deschamps was putting his players through their final paces for the 2026 World Cup qualifying match against Iceland on Tuesday as he tried to douse a flare-... Read More


Paris court sets January appeal date that could decide Le Pen's political future

France, Sept. 9 -- A Paris court has set January 2026 for Marine Le Pen's appeal trial over a corruption conviction, a decision that could make or break her hopes of running in the 2027 presidential e... Read More


Senegal's Sonko cancels first official trip to France scheduled for September

France, Sept. 9 -- The Prime Minister of Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, has cancelled his first official trip to France, scheduled for 23 September. Invited to an investor forum organised by a French invest... Read More


France's Mistral AI soars to €11.7bn in value after record investment drive

France, Sept. 9 -- Paris-based Mistral AI has achieved Europe's largest fundraising round in artificial intelligence to date, securing €1.7 billion and bringing Dutch semiconductor giant ASML on... Read More


Mistral and ASML forge €1.7bn alliance to shape Europe's AI future

France, Sept. 9 -- Paris-based Mistral AI has achieved Europe's largest fundraising round in artificial intelligence to date, securing €1.7 billion and bringing Dutch semiconductor giant ASML on... Read More


French doctor accused of fatally poisoning 12 patients goes on trial

France, Sept. 8 -- The trial of a French anaesthetist accused of intentionally poisoning 30 patients, 12 of whom died, begins on Monday after a seven-year investigation. The accused is alleged to have... Read More


Foreign actors amplifying calls to 'block everything' in France

France, Sept. 8 -- French authorities say they have not detected any large-scale, coordinated foreign interference ahead of nationwide "Let's block everything" protests on 10 September, though some ov... Read More


ICC opens war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

France, Sept. 8 -- The International Criminal Court will open hearings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, in a landmark step for international justice nearly two decades after issuing its f... Read More


How Malawi's first fully solar-powered village became a beacon for energy access

France, Sept. 8 -- A community of nearly 9,000 homes in rural Malawi last month became the country's first village to receive 100 percent universal access to solar power - a move that it is hoped coul... Read More


European carmakers clash over emission targets ahead of Brussels meeting

France, Sept. 8 -- Over 150 executives from Europe's electric car (EV) sector have urged the EU to maintain its 2035 zero-emission target for cars and vans, countering earlier claims by traditional ca... Read More