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Pope Leo to invoke Schuman’s vision of a united Europe during visit to Metz

Pope Leo XIV will use the final day of his visit to France on Monday to pay tribute to Robert Schuman – a devout Catholic, former French foreign minister and one of the architects of European integration – in a message expected to focus on peace, unity and the principles…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 28

Far right gains ground in French Senate

France's far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies emerged from Sunday polls with a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 27

Inside the business of gony bags, Madagascar's ubiquitous plastic sacks

Go anywhere in Madagascar and you'll find gony – large woven polypropylene sacks used to transport and store everything from vanilla to cement. For the past 50 years, these hard-wearing bags have been manufactured and sold by a family-run business outside the capital. Now the company finds itself seeking new…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 27

Paris psychiatric hospital's art collection challenges myth of the ‘mad genius’

A collection of art built up inside a Paris psychiatric hospital is challenging one of the most persistent myths about mental illness – that it fuels creative genius. Paintings and drawings made over more than a century at Sainte-Anne hospital are being presented not as medical curiosities but as works…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 27

Munich picked for Germany's bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044

Munich will bid to bring the Olympics back to Germany for the first time in more than 60 years after seeing off a rival bid from Cologne to become the focus of the country's push to host a Summer Games.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 26

Volunteers step up to help Paris stamp out its cigarette butt problem

Millions of cigarette butts are discarded on the streets of Paris every day, creating a stubborn litter problem that costs the city millions of euros a year to clean up. As authorities threaten irresponsible smokers with fines, volunteers are taking to the streets to tackle their waste.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 26

Trump says he rejects Iran proposal on Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had rejected a plan proposed by Iran on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran says would have opened the waterway within seven days.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 26

Homes for Europe: can the EU’s Affordable Housing Act deliver?

The European Union is making a new move to tackle the continent's housing crisis, with the European Commission’s Affordable Housing Act designed to authorise cities to curb soaring housing costs.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 26

China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summit

China and the United States agreed to set up a "communication channel" for artificial intelligence incidents, both sides said, after a Washington summit short on breakthroughs.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 26

France's first divorce law, a social revolution ahead of its time

For a brief period at the end of the 18th century, France had the most liberal divorce laws in Europe. Before a conservative backlash brought it down, the legislation allowed thousands of couples to leave marriages for no other reason than wanting to – and became a touchstone for opponents…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 26