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France became on Tuesday the second European country, after Belgium, to ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes on its territory. Known as "puffs", MPs argued they are gateways to tobacco addiction for teenagers and harmful to the environment.

Olympique Marseille supremo Pablo Longoria will appear before a French football league disciplinary panel on Wednesday facing a possible 12-game ban for attacking the officiating during Marseille's 3-0 loss at Auxerre on Saturday.

An investigation has revealed that accusations of sexual harassment by Air France flight attendants against male crew members have been ignored. The airline now says it is determined to support victims, but aviation staff say it remains challenging for them to speak out.

Complications related to childbirth and infections claim the lives of nearly 76,000 children under the age of five each year in Europe and Central Asia, with some health indicators showing signs of "backsliding," the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Tuesday.

A French court on Monday found an Algerian online influencer guilty of inciting terrorism on TikTok, sentencing him to 18 months in jail.

Despite the risks, many Africans, including Ghanaians, continue to embark on perilous journeys across the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea in search of better opportunities in Europe, driven by economic hardship. Often relying on irregular migration routes, these young people become highly vulnerable to exploitation, and tragically, many lose…

Despite being in the Gemelli hospital in Rome for the past ten days, Pope Francis remains in charge of the Catholic Church and its one billion followers worldwide. The Vatican provided a medical update on Sunday evening which said that despite its severity, the pope’s clinical condition has shown signs…

As Ukraine marks the third anniversary of the Russian invasion, Africa has become a strategic issue for both Moscow and Kyiv, with countries on the continent adjusting their stance according to their own economic interests and political alliances.

In a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron warned that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine and that Europe was ready to "step up" its defence commitments to build a long-lasting peace.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas is expected to travel to the United States on Tuesday for talks in Washington with her counterpart Marco Rubio as US president Donald Trump continues his push with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin to end Russia's three-year war in Ukraine.

A Russian court has rejected an appeal by French researcher Laurent Vinatier against his conviction for failing to register as a foreign agent, upholding his three-year prison term. France condemned the sentence and demanded Vinatier's immediate release, after accusing Russia of taking Westerners hostage.