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AI showcase pays off for France, but US tech scepticism endures

France, Feb. 14 -- France is staking its claim as an AI powerhouse. At the AI Action Summit in Paris (Feb 10-11), global leaders, tech innovators, and policymakers converged to chart the future of art... Read More


French president Macron warns against 'capitulation' in Ukraine peace deal

France, Feb. 14 -- French President EmmanuelMacronsaid that only Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could negotiate on behalf of his country, warning in a newspaper interview on Friday against a p... Read More


London High court probes Shell over Niger Delta pollution claims

France, Feb. 13 -- The High Court in London commenced a hearing to address allegations that the oil company Shell has polluted vast areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, particularly in regions traditi... Read More


Interior Minister Retailleau launches leadership bid for Les Republicains party

France, Feb. 13 -- Bruno Retailleau's bid for the leadership of Les Republicains has sparked a backlash from party president Laurent Wauquiez setting the stage for a high-stakes battle on France's con... Read More


South Africa unites against Trump as US freezes aid over land reform

France, Feb. 13 -- The government and all political parties in South Africa are now uniting in their opposition to Donald Trump. The American President has announced a freeze on all aid to the country... Read More


Pavlidis gives Benfica first blood in Champions League play-off with Monaco

France, Feb. 13 -- Monaco face an uphill struggle next week in the second leg of their Champions League play-off after going down 1-0 at home to Benfica. Vangelis Pavlidis scored his sixth goal in th... Read More


Two people in a critical state after grenade blast in Grenoble bar injures 12

France, Feb. 13 -- France's Health Minister, Yannick Neuder, was due to visit Grenoble University Hospital on Thursday to visit the victims of Wednesday night's grenade attack on a bar in the south of... Read More


Nato chief Rutte insists Trump and Putin peace plan must include Ukraine

France, Feb. 13 -- Nato chief Mark Rutte, the head of the 32-nation defence bloc Nato, on Thursday insisted that Ukraine must be closely involved in any peace talks. His comments, which echoed statem... Read More


Paris hosts global conference on shaping Syria's future

France, Feb. 13 -- An international conference aimed at shaping a peaceful and inclusive future for Syria gets under way in the French capital today, amid efforts to engage with the country's transiti... Read More


Sudan war is world's 'worst humanitarian crisis', the African Union says

France, Feb. 12 -- African Union officials have described Sudan's civil war the "worst humanitarian crisis in the world" and warned it was leaving hundreds of thousands of children malnourished. This ... Read More