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Paris Saint Germain coach Luis Enrique admitted his side would start as underdogs in their crucial Champions League clash at Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.

France's Minister of Ecological Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher has announced that she is opposed to the transfer of the two remaining orcas from the Marineland park to Japan due to its lack of extensive "regulations" on animal welfare.

Brazil's agriculture minister on Monday threw his support behind national meat suppliers who have boycotted deliveries to local French-owned supermarket chain Carrefour, in a growing row related to Mercosur trade negotiations.

Six men go on trial in Paris on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in a blackmail and extortion scheme targeting Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba. The accused, including the player's brother, Mathias Pogba, are being tried for their alleged involvement in the case that made headlines back in 2022.

The government's measures – announced to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – include expanding the system for filing complaints in hospitals and awareness-raising campaigns on "chemical submission" in the wake of the Mazan mass rape trial.

A final week-long round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea, with deep differences between nations emerging almost immediately. The ‘high ambition coalition' – which includes France – will be fighting for a legally binding framework that will definitively curtail global plastic…

The prosecution has requested Dominique Pelicot be sentenced to prison for 20 years for drugging and raping his then wife Gisèle Pelicot and recruiting dozens of others to rape her for nearly a decade.

Romania's political landscape is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in Sunday's presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister.

At least 51,000 women and girls were intentionally killed around the world in 2023 – the majority by a partner or family member – two United Nations agencies have found, warning that the deadliest place for women is at home. They insist that such murders could be prevented.

Moments after his appointment as chairman of the Comoros organising committee for the 2027 Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG), Mohamed Issimaila spoke candidly about the challenges facing his country as hosts.

In Madagascar, only one in three people has access to proper toilets. But in the country's southern fishing villages, a quiet revolution is taking place as communities swap riverbanks for latrines – tackling deep-rooted habits and health risks tied to poor sanitation.