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Public auditor warns France's national finances are in 'worrying state'

France, July 15 -- France's public finances are reason for concern, its court of auditors warned on Monday, cautioning that the government's pledge to rein in the deficit by 2027 was unrealistic. Tax... Read More


Cameroon activists hope for change after president's daughter comes out

France, July 14 -- Rights activists in Cameroon and abroad have praised the daughter of President Paul Biya for announcing that she is in a same-sex relationship. By challenging the country's stringen... Read More


US former president Donald Trump survives assassination attempt at rally

France, July 14 -- Donald Trump was hit in the ear in an assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally Saturday, in a chaotic and shocking incident set to supercharge political tensions ahead ... Read More


France's Bastille Day parade meets Olympic torch relay as political crisis continues

France, July 14 -- France is marking its national 14 July holiday with the traditional military parade, but with the Olympic Games just two weeks away, it's a rerouted and slightly reduced affair. Thi... Read More


Beijing launches probe in response to EU investigation into Chinese subsidies

France, July 14 -- Beijing says it is kicking off a formal probe into EU practices after the bloc launched an anti-subsidy investigation of a range of Chinese transport and green energy firms. Trade ... Read More


Putin pledges to free Indians strong-armed into serving in Russian army

France, July 13 -- Russia has promised torepatriate Indians pressured into military service, some of them in Ukraine, after talks between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Up t... Read More


Kenya watchdog probes possible police link to bodies dumped in Nairobi landfill

France, July 13 -- Kenya's police watchdog has launched an inquiry into possible police involvement in mutilated bodies found dumped in a rubbish tip in the Mukuru slums of Nairobi. Police initially ... Read More


French PM eyes rebuilding political force after party backing

France, July 13 -- France's prime minister on Saturday was elected leader of the centrist Renaissance party's parliamentary group as politicians from all sides jockeyed for position to form the next g... Read More


Climate impact on French prisons leaves inmates serving 'double sentence'

France, July 13 -- Inmates in French prisons are especially exposed to climate change and other environmental threats, according to a new report that analysed the risks in nearly 200 penal institution... Read More


Russia threatens response as NATO partners send fighter jets to Ukraine

France, July 12 -- Russia is planning "response measures" to contain what it calls a serious threat from NATO, after the US indicated some members of the military alliance were in the process of trans... Read More