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World leaders arrive in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday for a high-stakes test of global climate promises, with vulnerable nations demanding far greater financial support and scientists warning the world is still veering off track.

A 35-year-old man rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on the French Atlantic island of Oleron on Wednesday, wounding 10 people, including four seriously, a prosecutor said.

Shein has opened its first-ever physical store worldwide in Paris under the watch of riot police, as the French government announced it was suspending the Asian e-commerce giant’s online platform following public outrage over the sale of childlike sex dolls

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged his Iranian counterpart to let two French citizens return home, as they were released after over three years in prison on espionage charges their families vehemently denied.

Chinese ultra fast-fashion giant Shein on Wednesday opened its first-ever physical store inside Paris’s BHV department store. The brand’s rock-bottom prices and opaque supply chains have long been criticised for their environmental and human costs – while a recent scandal over child-sex-themed dolls sold on its website has added to…

An ongoing fuel blockade initiated by the JNIM jihadist group in Mali has brought the landlocked Sahel nation’s economy to a near standstill. In an effort to isolate the capital, Bamako, and exert pressure on the ruling junta, the militants have intensified their attacks on fuel tankers, prompting Western governments…

European Union environment ministers have agreed on a diluted 2040 climate target after all-night talks in Brussels, and were due to finalise the deal on Wednesday – days before the UN Cop30 summit opens in Brazil.

French citizens Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris have been released from prison in Iran after more than three years in detention, President Emmanuel Macron announced late on Tuesday. The couple, accused by Tehran of espionage, are now under French protection in the Iranian capital.

Bayern Munich held off a late rally to beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Tuesday night to maintain their 100 percent record in the Champions League group stages and inflict a first defeat on the defending champions.

France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, was awarded Tuesday to writer Laurent Mauvignier for a 750-page family saga spanning more than a century.

Former US vice president Dick Cheney has died aged 84, US media reported on Tuesday, citing a statement from his family. Serving two terms between 2001 and 2009, he became one of the most powerful Republicans in US history as George W. Bush's number two during 9/11 and catastrophic wars…