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French President Emmanuel Macron told Syria’s new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, he must protect all communities in the country following deadly sectarian attacks in recent months. Macron made the comments on Wednesday in Paris, during Sharaa’s first official visit to a European country since his forces overthrew longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad…

Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire overnight in Kashmir, New Delhi said Thursday, a day after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in two decades.

After several months of negotiations, Uber Eats said Wednesday it will "very quickly" implement a guaranteed minimum payment per delivery set at three euros – an increase of 15 cents.

Paris Saint-Germain moved into the 2025 Champions League final against Inter Milan following a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday night.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday said they would strengthen defence cooperation, during Merz’s first trip abroad since taking office.

Drone attacks have battered Port Sudan since Sunday, marking a sharp escalation in the conflict. Until now, the city — which became the temporary capital following the destruction of Khartoum — had remained largely untouched. Port Sudan is now home to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people, many of…

A prominent opposition leader in Mali will stand trial next month for criticising the country’s military rulers, as tensions escalate over a plan to dissolve political parties and delay a return to civilian rule. The arrest of Mamadou Traoré, a vocal critic of the junta, comes amid protests in Bamako…

Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Congo and attracting billions of dollars in Western investment, according to the senior adviser for Africa to US President Donald Trump earlier this week.

Locked in a windowless cell with the lights on day and night, French teacher Cécile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris on Wednesday marked three years in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison. As the anniversary passes, Kohler’s sister has told RFI their situation is unbearable and deteriorating fast.

With the conclave to elect the new pope beginning in Vatican City on Wednesday, following the death of Francis I on 21 April, we look at the contenders from around the world to succeed him and become the 267th pope.

For three out of four women in France, sexist attitudes and decisions at work are still a reality, according to a survey released by the French organisation of diversity managers (AFDM).