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Germany, France and Poland protest Georgia's turn against EU
Foreign ministers from Germany, France and Poland on Tuesday jointly called on the Georgian government to reverse course and resume…
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3 die off northern France coast in Channel crossing attempt
PARIS (AP) — At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France,…
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See the French AMX-10 fighting vehicle Ukrainian troops are putting to the test
France sent dozens of tank-killing armored vehicles to Ukraine to counter Russia's invasion. The vehicles were designed for recon and fire…
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Nigeria denies colluding with France to destabilise Niger
Nigeria has denied accusations from Niger's military leader, Brig Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani, of colluding with France to destabilise the…
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France observes a national day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte
PARIS (AP) — France marked a national day of mourning Monday for the victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated the French overseas…
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France holds day of mourning for Mayotte cyclone dead
France is to hold a day of national mourning after Cyclone Chido devastated its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte earlier this month.…
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Flamanville 3 Reactor Online in France After 12-Year Delay
The largest nuclear reactor in France is finally providing power to the country's grid, more than a decade after it was expected to enter…
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France awaits appointment of new government
President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as a France racked by…
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France's most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark…
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Verdicts expected for 8 people on trial over their role in the beheading of a teacher in France
PARIS (AP) — Eight people accused of assisting an Islamic extremist who beheaded a French history teacher will hear the verdicts in their…
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Dozens of men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot mass rape trial that shocked France
Dozens of men including the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot were found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting her in a historic trial that…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Israeli fire wounds two in Southern Lebanon amid fragile ceasefire
Two people were injured by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the country's state-run National News Agency reported. The…
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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…