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African football chiefs plan revamp of continent's governing body

Patrice Motsepe, the boss of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), has announced a revamp of the organisation in an attempt to ensure that the scenes at end of January’s Cup of Nations final between Morocco and Senegal do not happen again.

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France rolls out targeted fuel aid as truckers stage Paris protest

The French government has pledged targeted support for industries hit by surging fuel prices linked to tensions in the Middle East, while warning that broad, across-the-board financial relief is no longer sustainable. This comes as truck and bus drivers drivers staged a "go slow" protest in Paris.

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Mistral to borrow €750m for Paris data centre as Europe ramps up AI capacity

France's Mistral AI is stepping up investment in the computing power and infrastructure required for the company build on its success, in a drive to roll-out data centres on European soil.

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Who is Paris's newly sworn-in mayor, Emmanuel Grégoire?

Emmanuel Grégoire begins his first day in office as mayor of Paris on Monday, a week after beating rival Rachida Dati in the second round of local elections. The 48-year-old Socialist now steps into the limelight after years in the shadow of his political mentors. So who is he and…

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The maritime passages with a chokehold on the global economy

The war in the Middle East has put the Strait of Hormuz in the spotlight. It is one of the world's maritime "choke points" – narrow passages on which global trade depends, putting them at the centre of geopolitical tensions.

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French foreign minister condemns killing of journalists in Lebanon

France's foreign minister said Sunday it would be "extremely serious" if Israel had deliberately targeted three journalists killed the previous day in a strike on south Lebanon.

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Hungarians' growing anger at living in EU's 'most corrupt state'

Hungarian leader Viktor Orban's officially declared wealth is fairly modest: some savings and a jointly owned villa in Budapest. But voters in what Transparency International deems the EU's most corrupt country believe otherwise.

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Former Algerian president Liamine Zeroual dies

Algeria announced three days of national mourning on Sunday after the death of 84-year-old Liamine Zeroual, the former soldier who served as the country's president from 1994 to 1999.

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Nigerian brothers bring parallels of fatherhood, nationhood to the screen

Lagos, Nigeria, June 1993. Political upheaval grips the country as it votes in its first general election since the 1983 military coup. It’s against this backdrop that Akinola Davies Jr set his award-winning debut film My Father’s Shadow. Alongside hopes for a new nation are the trials and tribulations of…

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Paris protesters join massive demonstrations against Trump across world on 'No Kings' day

Huge crowds of protesters rallied across the world, but mainly in the United States on Saturday against President Donald Trump, venting their fury over what they see as his authoritarian style of governing, his hardline immigration policies and the war with Iran.

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'Today, more than ever, we are with you': Lebanese diaspora mobilises in France

Lebanon has been drawn into the war in the Middle East, with attacks leading to massive population displacement. In the face of repeated crises, the Lebanese diaspora – which is larger than the country's population – has played a crucial role by mobilising to help its compatriots, as seen in…

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France foils Paris bomb attack outside US bank

French police stopped an apparent bomb attack outside a US bank in Paris early Saturday when they arrested a man about to set off a homemade explosive device, officials and sources close to the case told French press agency AFP.

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Turkey-Azerbaijan alliance strained by opposing stances on Israel

As Azerbaijan is hit by drone attacks and its security forces claim to have arrested Iranian agents planning attacks against Israeli interests, fears of contagion in the Iranian war are rising. For Turkey, which has a defence alliance with Azerbaijan, its relationship with Baku is complicated by the latter's close…

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Air France leaves Paris-Orly airport

Air France leaves Paris-Orly airport on Saturday and refocus operations on Paris-Charles de Gaulle, north-east of the capital, which will continue services to Nice, Toulouse and Marseille.

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“Orban-Gate” investigation fundraiser takes off two weeks before Hungary elections

More than 20,000 individuals had donated by Saturday to a fud for a former Hungarian police investigator who exposed a covert operation allegedly targeting the opposition of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, two weeks before elections.

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Egypt imposes energy-saving curbs as Hormuz closure hits fuel supply

Egypt will impose emergency energy-saving measures this weekend as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives up fuel costs and raises fears of an energy crisis.

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Pope denounces widening gap between the rich and poor on Monaco visit

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the widening gap between the haves and have-nots as he visited Monaco, a millionaires' playground that is the surprise pick for the first western European trip of his papacy.

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Yemen's Houthis launch first missile attack on Israel during Mideast war

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed their first strike on Israel since the start of the Middle East war a month ago, after the Israeli military said it was intercepting an attack.

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Europe turns to Algeria as war causes Middle East gas supplies to falter

As war in the Middle East disrupts global energy flows and leaves countries scrambling to replace gas supplies from the Gulf, European governments are turning their attention to a North African supplier with pipelines already linked to the continent: Algeria.

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Algeria continues to face questions over murder of French monks, 30 years on

Thirty years after seven French monks were kidnapped and killed in the Atlas mountains at the height of Algeria's civil war, a lawyer for the victims' relatives tells RFI an official investigation has yet to uncover the full truth.

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Propaganda Machine: Inside Russia's drive to shift Chad from Western influence

Russian operatives worked in Chad in 2024 to pull the country closer to Moscow and away from Western influence, internal documents reviewed by an international media consortium reveal. The papers show efforts to build ties with Chadian authorities, spread anti-Western narratives and target opposition figure Succès Masra during a tense…

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G7 ministers urge end to attacks against civilians in Mideast war

G7 foreign ministers Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war and urged Iran to immediately restore freedom of navigation in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

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Europe confronts fragmented defence systems as pressure to rearm grows

With war on the continent and uncertainty surrounding transatlantic guarantees, Europe is being forced to confront vulnerabilities in its defence. The combination is forcing governments to tackle long-standing inefficiencies – and to ask whether current plans go far enough.

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Equatorial Guinea accused of docking wages to help fund Pope's visit

As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit Equatorial Guinea next month, the country is reportedly relying on members of the public to help finance the trip – including by having money deducted from their salaries.

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France calls Olympic gender testing a 'step backwards' as other nations support policy

France on Friday called the International Olympic Committee's new policy on gender testing to determine eligibility to compete in women's events a "step backwards", but other countries welcomed the move.

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