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Rolling hills are now barren: BBC sees destruction in cyclone-hit Mayotte
Landing over Petite-Terre, Mayotte's smaller island, the level of destruction from Cyclone Chido is immediately apparent. It's hard to…
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Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France said Thursday that Burkina Faso released four French nationals it had detained for a year, following…
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Tens of thousands without water in Mayotte as curfew brought in
Tens of thousands of people are still without access to water in Mayotte after the French Indian Ocean territory was devastated by Cyclone…
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French police detain man and seize firearms after 5 people shot dead near Dunkirk
DUNKIRK, France (AP) — French police are investigating the deaths of five people who were fatally shot in the Dunkirk area, in northern…
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Mixed reaction as France's Macron appoints centrist as new premier
Senior politicians in France gave a mixed reaction on Friday to the appointment of centrist politician François Bayrou as prime minister,…
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The current state of plastic regulation in France
In 2015, France set an ambitious precedent by banning certain single-use plastic products. This initiative culminated in the enactment of…
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Putin's Western adversaries are in disarray
Vladimir Putin might be able to capitalize on the adage of "never to waste a good crisis" as democracies of France, Germany, Romania and…
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How a uranium mine became a pawn in the row between Niger and France
In the latest sign of a dramatic deterioration in relations, Niger's military rulers appear increasingly determined to drive France out of…
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The Latest: France's Macron to address nation day after no-confidence vote topples government
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation Thursday following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel…
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France's Macron to address nation day after no-confidence vote topples government
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation Thursday, a day after the National Assembly ousted Prime Minister…
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France's political crisis deepens as lawmakers topple government
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's three-month-old minority government was toppled on Wednesday in a no-confidence motion supported by…
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Niger junta takes control of French uranium mine
French nuclear firm Orano says the military authorities in Niger have taken control of its uranium mining operations in the West African…
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Barnier's bold budget move in France spurs opposition parties to pledge no-confidence vote
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier invoked a special constitutional tool on Monday to push through the controversial 2025…
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France Won’t Be Blackmailed on Budget, Finance Minister Says
(Bloomberg) -- Finance Minister Antoine Armand said France won’t accept artificial budget deadlines from Marine Le Pen even as the…
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A bus crashed near a ski resort in France killing 2 people and injuring at least 33
MADRID (AP) — A bus crashed Sunday evening near a ski resort in southern France, killing at least two people and injuring 33 others, local…
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Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village…
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Brussels vets countries' compliance with EU fiscal rules
This week, the European Commission assessed the multiannual spending plans of the 21 member states who submitted them – giving passing…
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Chad cuts military agreement with France
Chad has said it is terminating a key defence cooperation agreement with France, raising questions about Paris’s waning influence in…
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Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad's government said it is ending a defense cooperation agreement with France, its former colonial ruler, to…
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For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by…
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Steelmaker ArcelorMittal to close two plants in France: unions
Around a hundred employees gathered in front of the site near Reims to protest against the plans (FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI) ArcelorMittal, the…
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Thousands march in France over violence against women amid rape trial
Thousands of people have taken part in nationwide protests in France demanding better protection of women amid a high-profile rape case…
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France alarmed by disappearance of writer in Algeria
France's Emmanuel Macron has joined calls for information about Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, who has gone missing after he…
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UK and France open bribery and corruption probe into French defense firm Thales
LONDON (AP) — British and French authorities have opened a probe into France-based defense group Thales for suspected bribery and…