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A record 735 homeless people died on the streets of France in 2023, the non-profit Les Morts de la Rue, which tracks homeless deaths, said on Wednesday. The group accuses officials and the public of ignoring the crisis, saying the toll reflects widespread indifference to the struggles faced by homeless…

Botswana goes to the polls this Wednesday with incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi facing three main challengers in what analysts are calling the country’s most competitive vote yet. The prosperous, diamond-rich nation has maintained a stable democracy since gaining independence from Britain in 1966.

The 2025 Tour de France will be raced exclusively in France for the first time since the 2020 Covid edition with the 21 stages including two time-trials, a blockbuster final week in the Alps and a return to the Champs-Elysees finale.

France and Morocco signed agreements worth up to €10 billion on the first day of President Macron's visit aimed at improving strained relations. The deals covered sectors like energy and infrastructure, with more expected.

Switzerland's president says she remains hopeful that a deal can be reached this year resetting relations with the neighbouring European Union, despite continued disagreement on issues like immigration.

Heads of state, ministers and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrive in Cali Tuesday hoping to add impetus to grinding talks on ways to save nature from human destruction.

Spain effectively annexed the 68th Ballon d'Or awards ceremony on Monday night garnering a clutch of the main prizes as well as providing the controversy in the run-up to the gala at the Theatre de Chatelet in central Paris.

France added its voice on Monday night for an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the weekend elections in Georgia after the victory of the ruling Georgian Dream party.

A Paris court on Monday postponed the trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu on sexual assault charges until March after his lawyer said the star was too ill to appear in court.