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South Africa closes G20 year framed as ‘presidency for all of Africa’

South Africa ends its G20 presidency this weekend with a two-day head of states summit focused on debt relief and global inequality – a meeting the United States says it will boycott. Pretoria says it has held talks with Washington about possible limited participation, but the White House insists the…

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Marseille to march in silence after murder reignites drug crime debate

Thousands are expected to join a silent march in the southern French port city of Marseille on Saturday in tribute to 20-year-old Mehdi Kessaci, who was shot dead on 13 November.

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Macron ramps up Indian Ocean strategy with renewed Mauritius partnership

The leaders of France and Mauritius have reaffirmed plans to revive relations and deepen cooperation, pointing to their “historic and friendly ties” and a “strong commitment to the Indian Ocean” as President Emmanuel Macron began his five-day Africa tour on the island.

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How Nigeria is reintegrating repentant former Boko Haram fighters

Tens of thousands of voluntary or forced members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa have surrendered over the past 10 years. Nigeria is drawing on transitional justice – a set of mechanisms used to confront legacies of mass violence in the interest of accountability, reconciliation and…

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France urges EU to 'wake up' as drug crime spreads across Europe

France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, has called for sweeping new European Union sanctions to take on the increasingly globalised world of organised drug crime – a trade he says is surging across the continent and demanding a firmer collective response.

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Europe uneasy as leaked US plan urges Ukraine to give up Donbas

A leaked US peace plan to end the war in Ukraine has unsettled European governments by calling for Kyiv to cede the whole Donbas region to Russia and sharply reduce its armed forces. The move comes as Ukraine says it is ready to work with Washington.

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France's most vulnerable households are getting poorer, warns charity

Families, people grappling with health issues and many foreign nationals are slipping deeper into poverty in France, according to charity Secours Catholique, which says the profile of those seeking help has changed dramatically over the past three decades.

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Fossil fuel showdown looms on UN climate summit's final day

A breach, a blockade, and a blaze: tumultuous UN climate talks head into their final day Friday in the Brazilian Amazon, with countries still sharply split over fossil fuels.

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Ministers vow tough response as Marseille reels from gangland murder

France’s government has moved to reassure Marseille as fear over drug-linked violence rises after a high-profile street killing shocked the southern port city.

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Ghost of Franco still haunts Spanish politics, 50 years on

In Spain, far-right parties such as Vox have reiterated their allegiance to the dictator Francisco Franco, who died 50 years ago on 20 November, 1975. In a bid to counterbalance this, the country's leftist government has announced hundreds of events throughout the year to mark the restoration of democracy.

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Podcast: Civil liberties vs terrorism, Pelicot trial revisited, the Pascaline

A decade after the 2015 Paris terror attacks, France continues to pass security laws, sometimes to the detriment of civil liberties. A feminist journalist's take on the Pelicot mass rape trial. And the auction of the Pascaline, one of the world's earliest calculators, is halted.

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DRC set for showdown against New Caledonia or Jamaica in bid to make World Cup

African playoff winners Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take on New Caledonia or Jamaica for the one-off match that could send them to the men's World Cup for the first time in more than 50 years.

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European outfits discover next obstacles on the way to place at 2026 World Cup

Sixteen teams who failed to win their qualifying groups discovered the adversaries blocking their way to a berth at the 2026 World Cup after a draw on Thursday in the Swiss city of Zurich for the European play-offs.

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Macron returns to Africa with drive for fresh partnerships on five-day tour

French President Emmanuel Macron has begun a five-day Africa tour in Mauritius with a push for what he calls "win-win" partnerships at a moment when France’s influence on the continent is slipping.

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Deadly attacks on women rise in France amid growing partner violence

Women in France faced rising deadly violence from current or former partners in 2024, with official data showing more than three femicides or attempted femicides every day.

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European also-rans set to find out opponents in 2026 World Cup playoffs

Sixteen teams who failed to win their qualifying groups will discover the adversaries barring their way to a berth at next year’s World Cup via a draw on Thursday in the Swiss city of Zurich for the two matches in the European playoffs.

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Louvre boss admits 'responsibility' and pledges security boost after jewel heist

The embattled head of Paris's Louvre Museum has promised a bigger police presence, including inside the museum, and security cameras to prevent future thefts, following last month's €87 million jewel heist.

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'Silence kills': Thousands march against the mafia in Corsica protests

Anti-mafia demonstrations calling for "fear to change sides" took place on the French island of Corsica on 15 November, with several thousand people marching in Ajaccio and Bastia.

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EU moves to cut red tape with overhaul of AI and data privacy laws

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to ease tech rules, arguing that a loosening of red tape could give Europe’s high-tech sector the breathing room to compete with global rivals.

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Lula pushes fossil fuel 'roadmap' back to centre of Cop30

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has put his "roadmap" from fossil fuels back at the top of UN climate talks in Belem despite the failure of a bold bid to seal an early deal.

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Income gap in France grows as richest households pull further ahead

France's wealthiest people are typically men in their fifties and sixties, living in Paris as part of a childless couple and working as executives or running their own businesses. This snapshot of the super-rich emerges from a study published by France's national statistics institute, which also reveals a dramatic widening…

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France moves to shut down rogue sites selling fake weight-loss drugs

French regulators have intensified their crackdown on the booming online trade in illicit weight-loss medicines, targeting platforms and sellers pushing unlicensed anti-obesity products.

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Perrier wins legal fight to retain natural mineral water branding

A French court has upheld Perrier’s right to call its drink natural mineral water, giving Nestlé Waters a clear win in a dispute over how the brand treats and markets its bottled water. The ruling blocks an effort by consumer group UFC-Que Choisir to halt sales and challenge the label…

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France promotes Jewish army captain Dreyfus 130 years after treason scandal

France has promoted Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, to the rank of brigadier general, an act of reparation for one of the most notorious acts of antisemitism in the country's history.

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Ukraine seeks $43bn in climate compensation from Russia over war

Ukraine is demanding $43 billion from Russia for environmental damage caused by the war, saying the invasion has pumped huge extra emissions into the atmosphere and destroyed land, water and forests. It is the first time a country has sought compensation for an increase in climate-warming emissions caused by a…

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