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French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to wage "war" against drug trafficking during a visit to Marseille, tripling fines for drug users to €500 and promising to pursue criminal network leaders blamed for deadly violence in France's second-largest city.

Talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine have intensified, with France and other European powers stressing the need for robust security guarantees for Kyiv before any discussion of territorial concessions. While negotiators report progress on Western-backed assurances, deep differences remain over land occupied by Russia.

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Europe’s plan to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is under fresh scrutiny, as Brussels prepares changes that could reshape the pace and direction of the continent’s shift to electric vehicles – and expose deep divisions between governments, carmakers and climate campaigners.

The "net cost" of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics to the French state has been adjusted down to 2.8 billion euros ($3.3 billion), according to a government think tank.

France has called on the European Union to pause its plans to sign a long-awaited free-trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, setting the stage for a tense week in Brussels as EU leaders seek to push the landmark deal over the line.

Aid workers accused of assisting irregular migration to Tunisia went on trial on Monday, as Amnesty International criticised what it called "the relentless criminalisation of civil society" in the country.

The United Nations on Monday called for the unconditional release of the estimated 10,000 people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea, including politicians, journalists and students.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is using talks in Berlin to rally European backing, shape US-led peace efforts and test whether Kyiv could trade its NATO ambitions for binding security guarantees. This comes as disagreements over territory, funding and Russia’s intentions continue to complicate the search for an end to the…