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A French appeals court on Thursday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been imprisoned for 40 years for the 1982 killing of two diplomats.

African football chiefs on Thursday anointed Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi as the venue for the final on 30 August of the 2024 African Nations Championships (CHAN).

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Thursday that those behind violence against the Druze minority would be held accountable after deadly clashes in their southern heartland, saying security responsibility would be returned to local authorities.

France will on Thursday formally hand back its last military bases in Senegal, leaving the French army with no permanent camps in west and central Africa.

France has called for an immediate end to what it described as “abuses targeting civilians” in the Syrian city of Sweida, following reports of summary executions and other violations allegedly committed by government forces.

An EU court has dismissed an appeal brought by the heirs of the late French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. The family were disputing a European Parliament demand for repayment of more than €300,000 that he wrongly claimed in expenses during his time as an MEP.

International medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has released a report describing the gunning-down of three of its staff in Ethiopia's Tigray region in 2021 as an "intentional and targeted killing" by members of Ethiopia's military.

French customs officials have seized a record 900 kilogrammes of cocaine and 180 kilogrammes of methamphetamine aboard a sailing yacht off the Marquesas Islands – one of five archipelagos that make up French Polynesia. France's Overseas Minister Manuel Valls, on an official visit to the region, has said the "fight…

A French startup, Blue Spirit Aero, has developed an innovative hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft, showcased at the 55th Paris Air Show held recently in Le Bourget.