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Health chiefs on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday called for more doctors and medicines to help them combat an epidemic of the mosquito-borne chikungunya disease.

Ghanaian authorities have failed to protect the human rights of hundreds of women accused of witchcraft, Amnesty International has warned. Attacks by their accusers are forcing them to flee their communities in fear for their lives, taking shelter in camps with rudimentary facilities.

With Ankara warning Tehran not to undermine Syria’s new rulers and its ongoing peace efforts with Kurdish rebels, regional rivalry with Iran has been intensifying. However, Turkey’s concerns about potential US military action against Iran over its nuclear energy programme are now providing a rare point of convergence between the…

A Tunisian court handed jail terms ranging from 13 to 66 years to 40 opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring against state security, Tunisia's state news agency TAP reported on Saturday.

Waterbirds in France’s largest wetland are still being poisoned by toxic lead pellets almost two decades after the ammunition was banned, a study has warned this week.

Four days after reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League to maintain their quest for a quadruple of trophies, goals from Désiré Doué and Gonçalo Ramos allowed Paris Saint-Germain to see off relegation-threatened Le Havre 2-1 at the Parc des Princes to continue their pursuit of an unprecedented exploit in…

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the seven-time Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”, and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!

As pressure mounts ahead of a key UN summit, France is weighing whether to recognise a Palestinian state – a move President Emmanuel Macron says could come within months. The two-state solution has been the guiding principle of French diplomacy in the Middle East for 70 years, and while the…

Caught in the middle of a deepening trade row between the United States and China, Europe’s car industry is under growing strain. The latest round of US tariffs on Chinese vehicles and components is shaking up global supply chains – and putting French and European carmakers in a tough spot.