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How Russia’s shadow fleet keeps slipping through Europe’s net

Russia’s vast “shadow fleet” of vessels has been seen primarily as a means of keeping the Kremlin’s oil revenues flowing despite Western sanctions. But a new report from the monitoring group ACLED argues the fleet has evolved into something bigger – a flexible platform for hybrid warfare across northern Europe.

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Fashion capital Paris was 'epicentre' of Epstein network, new book claims

France has launched two probes into the Jeffrey Epstein affair, looking at potential crimes committed in the country or involving French nationals tied to the late American sex offender. The author of a new book tells RFI how Paris, as a fashion capital, provided a "reservoir" of the very young…

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French court keeps low-emission driving bans despite growing backlash

France’s Constitutional Council has upheld maintaining low-emission zones, which restrict the use of the most polluting vehicles in towns and cities. The ruling blocks attempts by right-wing and far-right MPs to weaken two flagship environmental policies through amendments to an unrelated bill.

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Section of Eiffel Tower spiral staircase sells for €450,000 at auction

A French collector has paid more than €450,000 for a 14-step segment of the Eiffel Tower staircase at an auction in Paris.

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French Guiana court dismisses illegal gold mining lawsuit against state

A court in the French overseas department of Guiana has thrown out a complaint accusing the French state of failing to tackle illegal gold mining, ruling that the authorities were not culpably negligent given the resources deployed.

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Trump to send additional 5,000 troops to Poland in apparent U-turn

The United States on Thursday announced it will send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, boosting its military presence there as Washington reviews deployments elsewhere in Europe.

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How a few Kenyan women show the way forward in the technological sector

Women working in the technology sector stand out in the global landcape of the sector, and even more in Africa. The recent Africa Forward summit in Nairobi hosted jointly by Kenya and France gave some of them the chance to discuss their input in the future of artificial intelligence on…

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Macron opens debate on reparations for France’s role in slave trade

President Emmanuel Macron has said the “immense” issue of reparations for France’s role in the transatlantic slave trade must be addressed, but warned against “false promises” as demand grows for formal discussion on addressing the legacy of enslavement.

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France tops European foreign investment ranking despite wider slowdown

France has been named Europe’s leading destination for foreign investment for the seventh consecutive year – but its position conceals underlying vulnerabilities, according to a new survey of the continent's attractiveness to investors.

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Belgium worries as migrant crossings to Britain rise

Unearthing small boats from under the sand at dawn before launching them towards Britain packed with people, migrant smugglers are increasingly operating from Belgium – to the concern of local authorities.

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France confronts enduring legacy of slavery, 25 years on from Taubira Law

France is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Taubira Law, landmark legislation that recognised the transatlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity – amid renewed debate over reparations and the legacy of colonialism.

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Podcast: Grappling with legacies of slavery, French film industry crisis

How two people in the French port city of Nantes – one descended from slave owners, the other from enslaved people – are working together to "repair" the country's troubled history. The slave money that built the Élysée Palace, the French president's official residence. And turmoil in the French film…

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French Open draw sees Boisson face Kalinskaya and Sinner take on Tabur

The French Open has announced the draw for this year's tournament, at which top seeds Jannik Sinner of Italy and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will be seeking their first Roland Garros titles.

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UN climate vote strengthens calls for rich nations to pay for damage

Nearly a year after the International Court of Justice declared that states have legal obligations to combat climate change, the United Nations General Assembly has thrown its political weight behind the opinion – reinforcing a growing push to turn climate promises into legal accountability.

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'French Banksy' and Daft Punk star turn Pont Neuf into Alpine cave

Tourists and Parisians goggled at the sight of the French capital's oldest bridge transformed into a giant "cave" on Thursday, a spectacular new public work by the street artist JR.

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Deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to rebel-held South Kivu

A first Ebola case has been confirmed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, in an area under the Rwanda-backed M23 militia's control, the armed group's spokesman said Thursday.

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Campaigners take French state to court over toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Environmental organisations and residents of some of France’s worst PFAS pollution hotspots have launched legal action against the French state, accusing it of long-standing failure to tackle contamination by so-called “forever chemicals”.

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Court finds Air France, Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash

A Paris appeals court Thursday found Air France and Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in the French flag carrier's history.

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Chinese investment in Europe hits seven-year high but rebound may be short-lived

Chinese foreign direct investment in Europe surged last year to its highest level since 2018, driven by a wave of major acquisitions and large-scale factory projects. But analysts are warning the recovery could be temporary.

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Wembanyama's Spurs to play New Orleans Pelicans in Paris in 2027

Basketball phenomenon Victor Wembanyama will play in front of French fans for the second time in three years, after NBA chiefs on Wednesday confirmed his San Antonio Spurs team will take on the New Orleans Pelicans in Paris next January.

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Mali conflict enters dangerous new phase with banned cluster bombs

Cluster bombs, banned under an international treaty, have been used for the first time by Mali’s army and its Russian allies in the country’s north, where jihadist groups, separatist movements and the army have been fighting for more than a decade.

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Wrist injury forces Spanish star Alcaraz to pull out of Wimbledon

Grand Slam tournament duels between Italy's Jannik Sinner and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz will resume at the US Open in September at the earliest, after Alcaraz pulled out of Wimbledon to continue his recovery from an injury to his right wrist.

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Cannes Film Festival 2026: ‘It's on the US independent side that I see hope'

While the absence of major Hollywood studios has caused a stir in Cannes this year, Eugene Hernandez, director of the Sundance Film Festival, founded by the late Robert Redford, told RFI why this needn't be cause for concern.

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French foreign minister hits out at treatment of activists on Gaza flotilla

France has added its voice to international condemnation of an Israeli politician who shared a video of himself alongside Gaza-bound flotilla activists on their knees with their hands tied after they had been arrested at sea.

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United States to fund Ebola clinics as aid cuts blamed for spread of virus

Ebola cases continued to rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday as the United States pledged to fund up to 50 treatment clinics and aid groups blamed earlier US funding cuts for weakening disease surveillance in the region.

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