Europe downgrades wolf protections sparking outrage among conservationists
Dozens of countries on Tuesday approved downgrading the protection status of the wolf in Europe, a move activists say will upset the recovery made by ...
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Taxis drivers demonstrate at French parliament
Hundreds of taxi drivers converged upon France's Assemblée Nationale on Tuesday, amid nationwide protests against possible changes to pa...
read moreEU moves to ban smoking and vaping in outdoor spaces
EU countries agreed Tuesday on a push for stricter anti-smoking rules, backing bans on smoking and vaping in many outdoor areas including playgrounds ...
read moreTrump to join Macron and world leaders at reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral
Donald Trump is due to attend the weekend reopening of the restored Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, in his first trip abroad as US president-elect....
read moreGhana gets ready for key elections as 18 million voters confront major economic challenges
As Ghana prepares for its presidential election on 7 December, over 18 million registered voters are poised to make their voices heard amid significan...
read moreEurope set to allow more wolf hunting after protection status lowered
A commission charged with the protection of wildlife in Europe on Tuesday approved lowering the wolf's protection status from "strictly p...
read moreWhat happens next if the French government falls?
With it seeming increasingly likely that prime minister Michel Barnier's government will fall on Wednesday, here's a look at what happens...
read moreOPINION: Macron will move swiftly to appoint a new PM, but can he succeed where Barnier failed?
Charles Dickens, who loved France, described the present state of this great nation in the first lines of a novel written 175 years ago...
read moreFrance risks fresh political crisis in no-confidence vote
France on Tuesday braced for new political turmoil as opposition lawmakers prepared to back a no-confidence motion this week that risks t...
read moreSchools and canteens to close amid nationwide public sector strike in France
Several of the largest unions representing French civil service workers - including teachers and nurses - have called for a nationwide st...
read moreHistoric rescue returns trafficked and endangered wildlife to Madagascar
Madagascar has launched an operation to repatriate more than 1,000 endangered lemurs and tortoises, seven months after Thai authorities seized them fr...
read moreRyanair to begin flying from Paris-Orly airport
The budget airline, Ryanair, will begin offering flights to and from Paris-Orly airport starting in April 2025. ...
read moreFrench Phrase of the Day: Donner de la confiture aux cochons
Do French pigs really like jam? ...
read moreFrance, Saudi Arabia sign strategic partnership, call for fresh elections in Lebanon
President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have signed a strategic partnership aimed at deepening bilateral ties and de-esca...
read moreFrench prison crisis deepens with cells holding four times capacity
French prisons are now more overcrowded than ever, with up to four people sharing single-occupancy cells as the number of inmates continues to surge b...
read moreTrump to attend reopening of Notre Dame in Paris
Donald Trump will attend the weekend reopening of the restored Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, in his first trip abroad as US president-el...
read moreParis prepares to host 50 heads of state at high-security reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. Abo...
read moreMacron begins state visit to Saudi Arabia as political crisis looms in France
French President Emmanuel Macron began a three-day state visit to Saudi Arabia Monday that will focus on diplomatic and economic ties. The French lea...
read moreBiden visits Angola to keep railway project and American interests on track
US President Joe Biden arrived in Angola on Monday, delivering on a promise to make an official trip to Africa before leaving office. The journey, lik...
read moreFrench PM triggers political crisis by forcing budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier used Article 49.3 of the constitution on Monday to force his 2025 social security budget through parliament witho...
read moreMassive security zone in central Paris at weekend as Notre-Dame reopens
The Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will finally open its doors again to visitors this weekend with a ceremony attended by numerous heads o...
read moreFrench PM makes last-minute concession to far right ahead of budget vote
France's Prime Minister Michael Barnier dropped planned cuts to medication reimbursements hours before he was set to present them to parliament in a...
read moreFrench PM scraps electricity tax hike plan as opposition threatens to topple government
Political wrangling continues to cast a shadow over the French government's effort to pass next year's budget bill through parliament. In one rough s...
read moreForeign artisans rolled up their sleeves to help rebuild France's Notre-Dame Cathedral
Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on December 7, five years after a devastating fire left it in tatters. As part of a monumental effort to restore...
read moreFrench PM forces budget bill through parliament, risking no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday used a controversial constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to force the 2025 social security budge...
read moreBelgium to pay damages for forced separations in Congo during colonial rule
Belgium’s Court of Appeals on Monday ordered the government to pay compensation to five Congolese women who were forcibly separated from their mothe...
read moreWhy is Christmas 'secular' in France?
France is a secular republic and has laws in place to ensure that religion plays no part in the state - so Christmas is largely counted a...
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