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US missionary kidnapped in Niger freed after more than nine months

France, Aug. 14 -- "Kevin Rideout is in good health and is being cared for by US officials," said SIM International, the organisation Rideout worked for. The 50-year-old American pilot had worked for... Read More


Law on assisted dying wins constitutional approval in France

France, Aug. 14 -- The court upheld the legislation adopted by parliament in July, while issuing three conditions on how parts of the law must be interpreted, including the rights of private healthcar... Read More


Top French court scraps social media ban for children under 15

France, Aug. 14 -- Parliament adopted the legislation on 21 July by 279 votes to 81 as part of an effort to protect the health and safety of children and teenagers from risks linked to social media us... Read More


Europe faces rocket shortage by 2030 as satellite demand surges

France, Aug. 14 -- Europe's expanding satellite ambitions are putting pressure on the continent to boost its launch capacity and reduce its reliance on foreign providers. Josef Aschbacher, director-g... Read More


Controversial Covid-19 study retracted over links to vaccine misinformation

France, Aug. 14 -- The study, published in the British journal BMJ Public Health in 2024, was withdrawn "on the grounds of misinformation on causes of death and limited original work conducted by the ... Read More


Zambia suspends vote counting nationwide citing violence

France, Aug. 14 -- The copper-rich southern African nation went to the polls on Thursday in an election focused on economic hardship. President Hakainde Hichilema, who has been in power since 2021, f... Read More


Renewed fighting in Tigray raises risk of a wider regional war

France, Aug. 14 -- For several months, the Ethiopian federal army (ENDF) and Tigrayan forces (TDF) have been massed on either side of the Tigray border. This buildup comes as animosity grows between ... Read More


A war on words: why Russian strikes are targeting Ukrainian publishers

France, Aug. 14 -- In a northern district of the city of Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, the street leading to one of the country's largest book storage and distribution centres is quiet and green. ... Read More


France and 30 other countries condemn Iran's executions of protestors

France, Aug. 13 -- Joined by the European Union's top diplomat, the countries said they "condemn in the strongest terms the ongoing executions of protesters and use of the death penalty" by Iran. "Th... Read More


Farage wins UK by-election as Count Binface claims 'moral victory'

France, Aug. 13 -- Farage, who triggered the vote by resigning the parliamentary seat he had held since 2024 over an investigation into his finances, swept 63 percent of the ballots in the English con... Read More