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Abuse survivors set out demands before meeting Pope Leo in France

img src="https://s.rfi.fr/media/display/5ade83ae-b1cc-11f1-9d02-f72ea3a769d9/w:1280/p:16x9/AP26259295028217.jpg"/> France, Sept. 16 -- The group will meet the Pope privately in Lourdes, in south-west... Read More


Former justice minister Rachida Dati goes on trial in Paris over corruption

img src="https://s.rfi.fr/media/display/7933e4ee-9d59-11f0-b06e-005056a90284/w:1280/p:16x9/france-rachida-dati-portrait-sept2025.jpg"/> France, Sept. 16 -- The case centres on a contract signed in Oc... Read More


Sudan gold mine collapse kills dozens as search for missing continues

France, Sept. 16 -- Since fighting erupted in April 2023 between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, both sides' war efforts have been largely funded by the country's gold trade, w... Read More


Trump threatens EU with tariffs over 'laughable' Canada association plan

France, Sept. 16 -- EU chief Ursula von der Leyen raised the prospect a day before Canadian leader Mark Carney was due to address the European Parliament. Her pitch comes as both Canada and the Europ... Read More


Turkey arrests dozens in ongoing crackdown on LGBTQI+ groups

France, Sept. 16 -- At least 31 people were arrested pending trial on Tuesday as part of the operation. They included five transgender women in Ankara and 26 people in the southern province of Mersin.... Read More


NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania in latest Baltic security incident

France, Sept. 15 -- "A drone that just entered Lithuanian airspace was destroyed by NATO fighter jets," Lithuanian Preisdent Gitanas Nauseda wrote in a post on X on Tuesday. "With Russia intensifying... Read More


Environmental activists angry over controversial AI data centre near Paris

France, Sept. 15 -- Fouju, a village of 650 inhabitants, an hour's drive from Paris, with 14th-century church and quiet streets, is preparing for a radical change. Amidst the grain fields surrounding ... Read More


Workers across France stage protests over pay and rising costs

France, Sept. 15 -- Fishermen began blocking an oil depot at 3am in Fos-sur-Mer, in the Bouches-du-Rhone region, affecting about 50 tanker lorries, local authorities said. The action follows demonstr... Read More


Sweden's election too close to call, left opposition narrowly leads

France, Sept. 14 -- With 90 percent of votes counted, four opposition parties led Andersson held a one-seat majority in the 349-seat parliament over Kristersson's right-wing alliance, which includes t... Read More


Normandy derailment inquiry widens focus on rail fragment found on track

France, Sept. 14 -- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on Sunday that the Bureau of Enquiries into Land Transport Accidents, known as the BEA-TT, would examine the circumstances surrounding the ... Read More