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Nigerian monarch demands $12 bn for clean-up before oil giant Shell exit

An influential traditional chief in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta has demanded that UK energy giant Shell pay $12 billion for environmental pollution before it leaves the region.

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France's iconic Olympic cauldron returns to light up summer nights in Paris

A year after it captivated crowds during the Paris Olympics, a giant ballon makes its comeback on Saturday – part of President Emmanuel Macron's wish to continue the spirit of the Games.The balloon, which will become a regular summer fixture through to 2028, has been re-engineered to increase its staying…

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Turkey steps into EU defence plans as bloc eyes independence from US

The European Union is working more closely with Turkey on defence, aiming to build military independence as fears grow over Russia and doubts linger about continued US support.

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Ukraine at Cannes

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Cannes Film Festival. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, a surprise vocal guest for those of you feeling nostalgic, the “Listeners' Corner” with Paul Myers, and plenty of good music. All that, and the new quiz…

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How Guinea became a gateway for Russian weapons to reach the Sahel

Despite the departure of the Wagner Group from Mali, Russia is continuing to strengthen its military presence in the country through its Africa Corps. Using satellite imagery, shipping logs and eyewitness reports, journalists from RFI have confirmed that Russia is discreetly shipping in large quantities of military equipment via the…

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Global decline in freedom of expression over last decade, watchdog warns

According to monitoring organisation Article 19, more than two-thirds of the world's population has less freedom of expression than a decade ago. RFI spoke with the NGO's senior director David Diaz-Jogeix about the results of its report.

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Israel's war and settlements a strategy to block Palestinian state: legal expert

In the past 20 months, more than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip and nearly 950 in the occupied West Bank. International law specialist Monique Chemillier-Gendreau says Israel’s retaliation for the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks is part of a wider plan to prevent the creation of…

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Macron says European powers to offer Iran a diplomatic exit from war with Israel

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France and other European nations would make a diplomatic and technical offer to Iran in order to end the conflict with Israel.

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Refugee numbers reach record high as global aid funding drops

Aid and human rights agencies gathered on Friday under the umbrella of World Refugee Day to call for solidarity with people forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution or famine at a time when global funding for aid is dropping.

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Rwanda detains opposition leader Ingabire over alleged incitement

Rwanda has arrested prominent opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, who is being held at a detention facility in the capital Kigali on charges of inciting the public and creating a criminal organisation, a state investigative agency said.

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Botafogo clip PSG's wings at Club World Cup

European champions Paris Saint-Germain lost 1-0 to their South American counterparts Botafogo on Thursday night at the Club World Cup.

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France names new Iran ambassador as Europe moves to restart nuclear talks

France has named career diplomat Pierre Cochard as its new ambassador to Iran, as European governments push to revive nuclear talks and prevent a wider regional war. His appointment comes amid growing fears for the safety of two French citizens still jailed in Tehran, and just over a week after…

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Iran to meet European foreign ministers for Geneva nuclear talks

Foreign ministers from Britain, France and Germany, along with the EU’s top diplomat, will meet their Iranian counterpart in Geneva on Friday for talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.

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France set to include consent in legal definition of rape

The French Senate has passed a bill that would define rape and sexual assault as any act without consent, bringing the country in line with several European neighbours.

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Champagne bosses on trial over abuse of African grape pickers

Three people and two companies went on trial in France on Thursday accused of forcing dozens of African migrants to live and work in squalid conditions during last year’s grape harvest in the Champagne region.

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French star Boisson set for Wimbledon qualifiers after missing wildcard

French Open semi-finalist Lois Boisson was on Thursday continuing her preparations for Wimbledon's qualifying rounds after organisers of the grass court slam turned down her request for a wildcard – a direct entry into the 128-player main draw.

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DR Congo and Rwanda inch closer to signing peace accord

Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialled a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC – a document to be formally signed on 27 June in Washington, a joint statement said.

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Family of French couple jailed in Iran pleads for humanitarian evacuation

The sister of a French teacher Cécile Kohler, held in an Iranian jail with her partner Jacques Paris, has called on the French government to secure their release on humanitarian grounds as violence intensifies between Iran and Israel.

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Governments scramble to evacuate their citizens from Israel and Iran

Governments around the world are attempting to evacuate thousands of their nationals caught up in the rapidly spiralling Israel-Iran conflict, organising buses and planes and in some cases assisting people crossing borders on foot.

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Georges Abdallah: The Lebanese activist France has held for over 40 years

A French court examined on Thursday whether to release Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, a Lebanese activist jailed in France since 1984 for his role in the assassinations of an American and an Israeli diplomat two years earlier. Now 74, he has been eligible for parole since 1999 – but despite more…

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France deploys 4,000 police for crackdown on illegal migrants at transport hubs

The French government is intensifying its efforts against illegal immigration with a large-scale operation deploying approximately 4,000 law enforcement personnel across the country.

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UN urges action on Sudan's 'forgotton war' as humanitarian crisis takes hold

As Sudan’s devastating civil war drags on, an in-depth UN report warns of escalating atrocities and a worsening humanitarian nightmare.

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As the Schengen Agreement turns 40, how free is movement around Europe today?

On 14 June 1985, France, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany, pre-reunification) and the Benelux countries – Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg – signed an agreement in Schengen, a small town in Luxembourg, that would, eventually, see checks at their common borders abolished. The 40 years since have seen…

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Tributes flow for former Lyon and Bordeaux legend Bernard Lacombe

Former Olympic Lyonnais supremo Jean-Michel Aulas led the tributes on Wednesday to the former Lyon, Bordeaux and France striker Bernard Lacombe, who died on Tuesday night at the age of 72.

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Citroën tells C3 and DS3 owners to stop driving after latest airbag death

French carmaker Citroën has told drivers to immediately stop using C3 and DS3 cars across Europe after a second person in mainland France was killed by a faulty Takata airbag.

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