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Brewers are struggling to swallow proposals to increase taxes on alcoholic and sweetened drinks under France's latest budget, currently being debated by parliament. While supporters say the measures would raise much-needed funds for the French health system, beer makers warn they could end up penalising independent breweries already finding it…

Online scammers posing as police have launched a multi-million euro “digital arrest” scam in India, targeting prominent figures such as judges, journalists and business leaders. This sophisticated cybercrime scheme has become a major concern as criminals hold individuals to ransom under the guise of law enforcement.

A 15-year-old youth died on Saturday after he was shot during a night of gangland violence in Poitiers, western France.

France's top tennis player Ugo Humbert came from a set down on Saturday to beat Karen Khachanov and advance to the final of the 2024 Paris Masters.

The Western European hedgehog – the prickly, nocturnal critter people love to encounter in the garden – is in decline, mowed down by cars as its shrinking habitat forces it to move ever closer to humans.

The French government wants to deploy new-generation surveillance cameras on roads that could pick up on more than just speeding, according to its 2025 spending plans.

Donald Trump faced harsh criticism for violent remarks targeting a high-profile Republican supporter of Kamala Harris on Friday as the candidates held rallies in critical Rust Belt battleground states four days before the climax of a volatile US presidential campaign. Meanwhile, the growing polarisation in politics and media give rise…

In Madagascar, where decision-making has long been reserved for men, only a fraction of candidates in upcoming local elections are women. One NGO hopes that training women on how to run a campaign and what holding office involves will encourage more of them to go into politics.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday ordered 10,000 troops and police to be sent to the region around Valencia where floods have left at least 211 dead and dozens missing.