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France begins thorny negotiations over new prime minister after shock election

France, July 8 -- Efforts begin on Monday to extract France from its most severe political uncertainty in decades after the left defeated the far right in elections with no group winning an absolute m... Read More


France begins thorny negotiations over new government after shock election

France, July 8 -- Efforts began on Monday to extract France from its deepest political uncertainty in decades after the left defeated the far right in parliamentary elections but failed to win an abso... Read More


England exorcise penalty demons to reach Euro 2024 semi-finals

France, July 7 -- England's history at major tournaments is littered with penalty pain but they put that tortured past behind them to beat Switzerland and reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024. The Thre... Read More


Senegal sets out to secure fairer partnerships in mining sector

France, July 7 -- Senegal's recently elected president, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, has promised to renegotiate mining, gas and oil contracts signed with foreign companies.At a top-level summit in Paris t... Read More


Macron asks Gabriel Attal to remain as prime minister 'for time being'

France, July 7 -- France's President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to remain in his post "for the time being to ensure the stability of the country", the presidency said... Read More


Left leads in French parliamentary vote, Macron's party second, National Rally third

France, July 7 -- Preliminary results suggest a significant shift in France's political composition, with no single group securing an outright majority in the 577-seat National Assembly. The left-wing... Read More


France begins pivotal runoff elections

France, July 7 -- France votes Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision - or prod... Read More


Paris 1924, the Olympics that took the Games 'faster, higher, stronger'

France, July 6 -- The 1924 Paris Olympics, which opened 100 years ago this week, marked a turning point for the event. That year saw the Olympics adopt a new motto- "Faster, Higher, Stronger" - and be... Read More


EU, Kyiv condemn Orban for meeting Putin

France, July 6 -- Brussels and Kyiv hit out at Hungarian leader Viktor Orban on Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted him in Moscow for talks on the Ukraine conflict. Putin told Orban,... Read More


Activists hail Sierra Leone child marriage ban, urge action on FGM

France, July 6 -- Sierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage, a move heralded by rights groups and foreign partners but leaving some activists demanding more action to end pe... Read More