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French President Emmanuel Macron will on Saturday visit Bormes-les-Mimosas, a town on the French Riviera, to commemorate its liberation 80 years ago. The ceremony is part of a series of events marking the "southern French D-Day", which began on 15 August.

Three months into deadly protests in New Caledonia – sparked by a proposed constitutional reform that reignited tensions over independence – confrontations in the French territory persist, and its economy is in shambles. President Emmanuel Macron wants to hold talks in September, but does the government have anything to offer?

With less than a fortnight to go before the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Paris, just over half of the tickets have been sold. Organisers are hoping a sales boost that followed the start of the Olympics will continue.

World health authorities are increasingly alarmed by the latest mpox outbreak, driven by a more lethal and infectious variant than the strain behind the 2022 outbreak – with this new version predominantly affecting children.

Though the Sudanese army is still staying away from ceasefire talks in Switzerland, the US envoy convening the negotiations told AFP they were nonetheless in daily contact – and making progress on humanitarian aid.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s ambitions of hosting the 2036 summer Olympics in his first Independence Day speech after taking office for the third time since 2014.

French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said Thursday from Beirut that a cease-fire in Gaza was "necessary" for peace in the region including Lebanon, as talks resumed in Qatar aiming to end the conflict.

French military authorities are investigating the cause behind a mid-air collision of two Rafale fighter jets that killed two pilots on Wednesday. The jets are a flagship of France’s military exports.

Part of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence had to be cancelled Thursday because of the risk of violent storms in the south of France. President Emmanuel Macron nonetheless payed homage to the soldiers recruited from France's colonies.