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Israel's government cancelled visas for 27 French left-wing lawmakers and local officials two days before they were to start a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Sunday, the group said. They have called on President Emmanuel Macron to intervene in what they describe as "collective punishment".

Pope Francis, the unconventional and outspoken pontiff who inspired widespread devotion but riled traditionalists, died on Monday aged 88. Born Jorge Bergoglio, Francis was the first Jesuit to lead the world's almost 1.4 billion Catholics and the first from the Americas.

Pope Francis appeared on Sunday in St Peter's Square to deliver a quick Easter greeting before a senior archbishop delivered his "Urbi et Orbi" benediction which, like last year, called for a ceasefire and a release of the hostages in Gaza.

Renowned British-Nigerian visual artist Yinka Shonibare is celebrating his first solo exhibition on the African continent, at the age of 62 – an explosion of colour that raises questions of identity and challenges the way we see the post-colonial world.

Marseille has emerged as the world’s sixth-largest internet hub, surpassing even Hong Kong and becoming a global crossroads for internet traffic. Data centres continue to proliferate across the city, but the expansion is not without controversy as locals raise concerns about the environmental impact.

The reported healing of an Italian woman during a pilgrimage to Lourdes has been officially recognised as the 72nd “miracle” linked to the Catholic shrine in south-western France.

With Ankara warning Tehran not to undermine Syria’s new rulers and its ongoing peace efforts with Kurdish rebels, regional rivalry with Iran has been intensifying. However, Turkey’s concerns about potential US military action against Iran over its nuclear energy programme are now providing a rare point of convergence between the…

A Tunisian court handed jail terms ranging from 13 to 66 years to 40 opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers on charges of conspiring against state security, Tunisia's state news agency TAP reported on Saturday.

Waterbirds in France’s largest wetland are still being poisoned by toxic lead pellets almost two decades after the ammunition was banned, a study has warned this week.