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Cocaine and synthetic drugs power new era of global trafficking

France, June 26 -- The world drug market has never been so globalised, active and diverse, according to the United Nations - which marks International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on... Read More


France's Le Pen asks Bardella to prepare for 2027 presidential bid

France, June 26 -- France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen has asked her top lieutenant Jordan Bardella, 29, to prepare for a run in 2027 presidential elections after her fraud conviction, saying in a... Read More


NATO backs defence hike as Trump claims victory, but doubts linger

France, June 25 -- NATO leaders endorsed a boost in defence spending to 5% of GDP and reaffirmed their core mutual defence pledge at the 2025 summit in The Hague on Wednesday - moves hailed by Donald ... Read More


Can Kenyan youth protests spark real police reform one year on?

France, June 25 -- One year after major protests against corruption, Kenyans are holding remembrance marches for victims of police violence. Renewed demonstrations follow the death of a teacher in cus... Read More


Former French PM launches new party ahead of 2027 presidential election

France, June 25 -- Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has launched his own political party Humanist France, two years before the country's presidential election is set to take place. T... Read More


NATO summit kicks off in The Hague amid unity calls, protests, and sabotage fears

France, June 25 -- World leaders met in The Hague on Tuesday for the start of the 2025 NATO summit. The goal was to show unity and support a major increase in defense spending as global security threa... Read More


French court orders to compensate family of jogger killed by toxic algae

France, June 25 -- A French court on Tuesday ordered the state to compensate the family of a 50-year-old man who died in 2016 during a run after inhaling poisonous gas emitted by rotting green algae p... Read More


French court orders state to compensate family of jogger killed by toxic algae

France, June 25 -- A French court on Tuesday ordered the state to compensate the family of a 50-year-old man who died in 2016 during a run after inhaling poisonous gas emitted by rotting green algae p... Read More


Thousands of Kenyans stage street protests one year after storming parliament

France, June 25 -- Thousands of protesters have taken to Kenya's streets to mark a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of anti-government demonstrations, despite fears that they would be ... Read More


Saudi Arabia drops France's EDF from desert megacity project

France, June 25 -- French energy giant EDF has been dropped from Saudi Arabia's troubled Neom megaproject as the kingdom scales back its futuristic desert city amid safety concerns, technical challeng... Read More