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Three French children living in an orphanage in Damascus could be repatriated to France now that the regime has changed in Syria. An RFI investigation has identified the children as orphans of jihadists who were killed during the international coalition’s bombing of the Islamic State armed group.

In its first day of national mourning declared for a climate-related disaster, France will pay its respects to those in the overseas territory Mayotte killed by Tropical Cyclone Chido which swept through the island last week destroying everything in its path.

The legal sagas of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy are far from over as he faces a litany of judicial battles in the coming year – a year in which he will be wearing an electronic tag, after his corruption conviction was upheld by France's highest court.

A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder.

Helena Monteiro da Costa's father was brought from Angola to Brazil as an enslaved person in the 19th century. Next year, the 99-year-old hopes she can take part on a first-of-its-kind cruise that would do the reverse journey back to her father's homeland.

Ademola Lookman summed it up quite neatly after collecting the trophy for best male footballer at the 2024 Confederation of African Football awards. “Four years ago my career felt down," the 27-year-old told the glitterati assembled at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakesh. "But now I’m here as the best…

A young entrepreneur from Guadeloupe is putting Caribbean talent on the global art map, with her online gallery Maison Gaston.

President Emmanuel Macron returned to Paris on Sunday after a visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte and East Africa, as France remains in political deadlock, awaiting the appointment of a new government.

Paul Pogba's quest to resurrect his football career following an 18-month ban for doping took a strange twist this week after the directors of an escort agency in Brazil said they wanted to help finance a deal to bring him to Corinthians in Sao Paulo.

French health authorities have extended a medical cannabis experiment until 31 July 2025, giving 1,800 patients more time to stop treatment or find alternatives.

French President Emmanuel Macron has highlighted the significance of France's military base in Djibouti as essential to its Indo-Pacific strategy during a stop-over visit to the country, where he met with Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.