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President Emmanuel Macron has stressed France's "unwavering support" for Moldova as tensions mount between Chisinau and pro-Russian separatists. Moldova's pro-EU government fears that the breakaway region of Transnistria, on the border with Ukraine, could become the region's next flashpoint.

Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have agreed to set up a joint force to tackle security threats across their territories.

France wants to take the lead in rolling out safer, cleaner nuclear energy as an alternative to fossil fuels – but the growing number of start-ups promising to decarbonise the industry with small reactors is raising questions about safety and environmental responsibility.

The United Nations migration agency has found that 2023 was the deadliest on record for migrants, with 8,565 people dying on routes around the world.

Senegalese President Macky Sall has said delayed presidential elections will be held on 24 March after the country's top court found it would be unconstitutional to hold the vote after his mandate expires on 2 April. Confusingly, however, the Constitutional Council overruled the government by choosing 31 March as the…

Europe’s climate monitor has said that February 2024 was the warmest on record, warning that climate change is bringing the world into “uncharted territory”, with the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures globally.

Television coverage of the Israel-Gaza war has dipped sharply in France, five months after the start of conflict that has left 30,500 people so far and polarised people around the world. This diminishing visibility has raised concerns about media bias and self-censorship as more French viewers turn to international channels…

Several French banks, including Société Générale, have financed the tobacco industry to the tune of over $5 billion since 2018, an anti-smoking group claimed in research published Wednesday.

Donald Trump marched towards a White House rematch with President Joe Biden in November as his final Republican rival Nikki Haley was reportedly set to drop out Wednesday after a heavy defeat in the "Super Tuesday" primaries.

Leaders from Southeast Asia and Australia warned against actions that "endanger peace" in the South China Sea following fresh confrontations between Beijing and the Philippines in contested waters. France, another Pacific player, is concerned as well.

The Adidas Arena is the only venue inside Paris that has been built specifically for the Paris 2024 Games. Inaugurated recently, the stadium is already operational and is currently hosting the French Open badminton tournament.