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Greenpeace France has released a scathing report accusing France of indirectly supporting Russia's war in Ukraine through continued trade in fossil fuels, fertilizers, and nuclear materials. The NGO highlights a stark contrast between public declarations of solidarity with Ukraine and economic practices that benefit the Kremlin.

A man in Belgium was facing charges on Monday after allegedly throwing a bottle of water at cyclist Mathieu van der Poel during the closing stages of Sunday's Paris - Roubaix race, which he won for the third time in a row.

Peruvian authorities on Monday declared a day of mourning with flags to fly at half mast on government buildings following the death of the Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.

France has led a chorus of condemnation following one of the deadliest Russian attacks on Ukraine in recent months, with President Emmanuel Macron calling for "strong measures" to pressure Moscow into accepting a ceasefire.

French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday threatened to retaliate if Algeria pursued an order to expel 12 members of staff at the French embassy over the next two days.

President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff and closest adviser Alexis Kohler is leaving the Élysée Palace this week for a top role at banking giant Société Générale, ending an eight-year partnership that shaped France's political landscape.

Gabon's junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema has romped his way to victory in the first presidential election since he took power in a 2023 coup, with provisional results giving him more than 90 percent of the vote.

Near front lines where they once battled each other, former fighters in Lebanon's civil war now gather to bear the same message, half a century after the devastating conflict erupted: never again.

A new book released in France explores how ornitherapy and sylvotherapy – linked to the birds and the trees – can have a positive effect on human health and wellbeing, with some doctors in the UK and the US even prescribing them to patients.

Chadema,Tanzania's main opposition party, has been disqualified from running in this year's general election, the country's election chief said, after it refused to sign an electoral code of conduct. It comes just days after its leader was charged with treason.

Private jets, superyachts and red carpet speeches... when celebrities champion climate action, do they help the cause or expose their own hypocrisy? It’s a question worth asking again, as Prince William announces that the 2025 Earthshot Prize ceremony will be held in Brazil – a star-studded prelude to the UN…