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Europe, Asia driving surge in global military spending: report

France, April 27 -- "Another year of wars, uncertainty and geopolitical upheaval" reflects the trend, according to SIPRI, which warns that military budgets were likely to "keep rising" through 2026 an... Read More


French prison guards call for strike action as overcrowding crisis deepens

France, April 27 -- The UFAP-UNSA union announced on Monday that staff across dozens of facilities could walk out in protest at chronic overcrowding and a deepening staffing crisis - two issues t... Read More


Trickle-down impacts of Middle East war, from pistachios, to copper, to leather

France, April 26 -- Pistachios from Iran The war in the Middle East is driving up pistachio prices, already high due to two years of falling production in the United States, Iran and Turkey, the worl... Read More


Cocaine residues in waterways linked to disrupted salmon behaviour, study shows

France, April 26 -- The study, published on 20 April in the Current Biology journal, reveals that salmon exposed to cocaine in the water swim longer distances than those that have not been exposed. R... Read More


Black British music takes centre stage as London's V&A East opens doors

France, April 26 -- V&A East, the latest offshoot of the world-renowned Victoria & Albert Museum, opened in Stratford - the area regenerated by London's 2012 Olympic Games - on 18 April.  Its in... Read More


The woman who knew Orban first - and left before the rest

France, April 26 -- Hungary's political landscape has been transformed by Tisza's election victory, which delivered the party a two-thirds majority and opened the door to a potential overhaul of the c... Read More


Look back in Angers: PSG boss Enrique hails focus ahead of Champions League tie

France, April 26 -- "We got the job done well," said Enrique. "If you start the match against a side like Angers without composure and calm, you'll run into problems. These are the kinds of matches th... Read More


France's Macron joins world leaders in support of Trump after gun attack at gala

France, April 26 -- "The armed attack on targeting the president of the United States is unacceptable. Violence has no place in a democracy," Macron said on social media. "I extend my full support to... Read More


'He refused to say that there was no radiation and no danger to the population'

France, April 26 -- The failed safety test at Chernobyl caused a massive power surge, leading to two explosions which severely damaged the reactor's core, releasing radioactive nuclides into the atmos... Read More


France's Macron tells Greek PM Mitsotakis: 'We will be by your side'

France, April 25 -- "Don't even ask the question," said Macron after emerging from talks with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "Whatever happens, we will be there, by your side."  D... Read More