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Macron vows to rebuild Mayotte as cyclone survivors plead for aid

France, Dec. 19 -- President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning in the French overseas territory of Mayotte, andannounced an emergency fund for uninsured cyclone victims - as people i... Read More


'A very difficult ordeal': Gisele Pelicot's statement after mass rape trial

France, Dec. 19 -- Gisele Pelicot's ex-husband was jailed on Thursday for 20 years over her drugging and mass rape by strangers recruited online, in a case that shocked France and resonated around the... Read More


International rescuers join search for Vanuatu quake survivors

France, Dec. 19 -- Overseas rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-struck Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to ri... Read More


Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year

France, Dec. 19 -- Burkina Faso's junta-led government said Thursday that it had released four French nationals it called spies, following Morocco-mediated negotiations with France. The West African ... Read More


France pledges full crisis response as Macron visits cyclone-ravaged Mayotte

France, Dec. 19 -- President Emmanuel Macron arrivedin Mayotte on Thursday to surveythe damage across France's poorest territory as rescuers continue their search for survivors of Cyclone Chido.Offici... Read More


Ghana's Supreme Court paves way for repressive anti-LGBTQ law

France, Dec. 19 -- Ghana's Supreme Court has paved the way for a contested bill severely curtailing LGBTQ rights to become law after rejecting two bids to overturn it. Lawmakers approved the Sexual R... Read More


Dominique Pelicot found guilty on all charges in historic French rape trial

France, Dec. 19 -- A French court on Thursday declared the ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him. The verdict for 72-year-old Dominique Pelicot was... Read More


Parisian cultural venue closed as homeless minors occupy the building

France, Dec. 19 -- La Gaîte Lyrique, a prominent cultural venue in Paris, remained closed on Thursday as 250 unaccompanied minor migrants continued their occupation of the city centre building. ... Read More


French court to deliver verdict in Pelicot rape trial that shocked the world

France, Dec. 18 -- A French criminal court is expected to deliver its verdict on Thursday in the Pelicot mass rape trial, which has become a watershed moment for victims of sexual violence. Fifty-one... Read More


Spanish para-athlete makes legal bid to overturn Paris Olympic disqualification

France, Dec. 18 -- Disqualified during the Paris Paralympic marathon in September, visually impaired athlete Elena Congost from Spain has taken legal action in France to recover her bronze medal and h... Read More