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As the planet heats up, butterflies are seeking out cooler climes

Climate change is driving shifts in where butterflies are found globally, according to a major new study, with some species moving northwards or seeking out higher elevations in search of cooler conditions.

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Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan in new break from Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a US-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and President Donald Trump as he tries to shore up his base ahead of close elections.

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Investigation raises alarm over uranium in DRC cobalt shipments to China

An investigation by Lighthouse Reports, The Financial Times and Le Monde traces the possible export of uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo back to a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency memo obtained in 2024. Chinese mining group CMOC, which owns the main site examined in Katanga, disputes the findings.

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Rise in injuries sees Paris police impose new rules on e-scooter users

Electric scooter riders in Paris must now wear helmets and reflective gear under new rules introduced after a significant rise in injuries involving the two-wheelers, police said at the weekend.

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Morocco, Algeria reach WAFCON semi-finals and World Cup

A triumphant night for north Africa ended on Saturday with hosts Morocco and Algeria reaching the Women's Africa of Nations (WAFCON) semi-finals and the 2027 World Cup in Brazil.

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Sall's chances at UN secretary-general role weakened after first vote

Antonio Guterres’s successor as United Nations secretary-general will be named in October. So far, two candidates from the African continent – Senegal’s Macky Sall and Uganda’s Olara Otunnu – have failed to win sufficient support.

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Vollering grabs Tour de France lead in breathtaking Nice upset

Dutch rider Demi Vollering's late attack and solo break for victory earned the overall lead of the Women's Tour de France on Saturday as overnight leader Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney finished third behind Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini.

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Spain begins border checks on travellers from Italy amid migration showdown

Spain on Saturday began temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures at the end of July, after a mass migrant rush into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta.

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French farmers bracing for smallest corn harvest in 40 years

France's corn harvest is on pace this year for a 35 percent fall to nine million tons, a level last seen in 1980 for Europe's biggest grains producer, the government said Friday.

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Think this summer is hot? El Nino could push temperatures even higher

Record ocean heat, intensifying El Nino conditions and worsening extremes are raising the prospect that 2026 could become the hottest year ever measured.

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Ivorian drum, looted by France, goes on display for first time at home

The Djidji Ayokwe, a sacred "talking drum" which was looted by French colonial troops in 1916 and taken to France, arrived in its home village in Côte d'Ivoire on Friday, where local people were able to see it for the first time since it was repatriated in March.

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Turkey's new opposition party offers hope, but its future is already in jeopardy

The launch of the Yeni Party in Turkey promises to energise the country's struggling opposition. But while some polls show it leading, it remains vulnerable – already beset by arrests it says are "politically motivated".

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Former French PM Attal files legal complaint over alleged Russian interference

Former French prime minitser Gabriel Attal, also a candidate in the 2027 presidential election, has filed a legal complaint alleging "foreign interference originating from Russian networks" after discovering he was the target of several deepfakes, fake news videos and fake newspaper front pages earlier this week.

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Niewiadoma-Phinney seizes Tour de France Femmes lead on Mont Ventoux

Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney sprung a surprise on her two rivals Marlen Reusser and Demi Vollering with a long-range solo win at Mont Ventoux during the Women's Tour de France Queen stage on Friday, edging her into a narrow overall lead.

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High stakes for Ireland's EU presidency amid migration row over Ceuta crisis

Ireland this week found itself at the centre of Europe’s increasingly fraught migration debate, as it sought to calm a dispute among European Union member states following last week's influx of 50,000 people into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta.

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The EU has new anti-Beijing instruments, but will China have to face the music?

When Western companies rushed into China in the 1980s and 1990s, they traded their latest technology for market access. Now, China has absorbed, adapted and improved foreign know-how and is flooding Europe with advanced products, while the European Union's trade deficit balloons. As Paris and Berlin finally align on a…

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DR Congo hands first prisoners back to M23 rebels under peace deal

In a long-awaited operation, Democratic Republic of Congo authorities released 15 prisoners and handed them over to rebels from the AFC/M23 movement on Friday. It marks the first known prisoner transfer under a peace deal signed last year to end fighting in the eastern DRC.

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Rwanda in talks with Italy to take in migrants trying to reach EU

Days after Italy proposed setting up a network of migrant reception centres outside the European Union, Rwanda has confirmed that it is in talks with the Italian government about potentially hosting people seeking asylum in the EU.

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Revamp of French parliament building faces criticism over cost and heritage

Plans to modernise visitor facilities at the French National Assembly have become a battleground, with opponents questioning both the €53 million price tag and the proposed design.

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Pope Leo XIV to meet survivors of clerical abuse during September visit to France

Pope Leo XIV will meet privately with survivors of clerical sexual abuse during a four-day visit to France next month. On Friday, the Vatican published the itinerary for the 25–28 September trip – the first papal state visit to the country since Benedict XVI visited in 2008.

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WAFCON: Ghana set up last eight clash with Fazili's Malawian debutants

Ghana will take on tournament newcomers Malawi on Sunday for a place in the semi-finals at the 2026 women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after a 1-1 draw with Mali.

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Ex-Benin president Talon makes political comeback via newly founded Senate

Benin’s newly created Senate elected former president Patrice Talon as its leader on Thursday in Porto-Novo, less than three months after he left office. He will serve a five-year term at the head of the country’s new second chamber of Parliament.

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French unemployment hits six-year high as jobless total reaches 2.7 million

The number of unemployed people in France rose to 2.7 million in the second quarter of 2026, pushing the jobless rate to its highest level in nearly six years, according to the national statistics agency Insee.

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Le Court Pienaar wins stage six of Women's Tour de France as Reusser keeps lead

Kimberley Le Court Pienaar claimed stage six of the Tour de France Femmes, as Marlen Reusser took her slender lead over Demi Vollering into Friday's seventh stage.

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'People at war have come to help': Ukrainian firefighters battle French wildfire

A team of 70 firefighters from Ukraine is on deployment in southwest France, where wildfires have scorched 42,000 hectares in the worst blaze in decades. RFI met the Ukrainian rescuers helping to put out the last of the flames.

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