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President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation on Wednesday to outline France's position amid growing tensions over Ukraine – just hours before an EU summit on the conflict begins in Brussels. The move comes as Hungary's Viktor Orban visits Paris claiming some EU nations “want war", and nearly three-quarters of…

US Vice President JD Vance has denied disrespecting Britain and France by describing a planned peacekeeping force in Ukraine as 20,000 troops from some "random country that has not fought a war in 30 or 40 years".

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has unveiled a five-part plan to mobilise some €800 billion for Europe's defence and provide "immediate" military support for Ukraine after the United States suspended aid.

French prosecutors on Tuesday said they wanted a police officer to stand trial for the 2023 fatal shooting of teenager Nahel Merzouk at a traffic stop in the working-class suburbs north of Paris, that sparked a week of violent protests nationwide.

While French politicians across the spectrum are united in their support for Ukraine, a debate in parliament has highlighted the divide between pro-Europeans and nationalists when it comes to the best approach, reigniting tensions in the country's fractured political landscape.

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, a large new study said Tuesday.

The trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of national security offences opened on Tuesday, with rights groups denouncing the case as politically motivated.

The Congregation of the Fathers of Bétharram has acknowledged responsibility in widespread sexual abuse at a Catholic boarding school it oversees near the town of southwestern town of Pau, where Prime Minister François Bayrou has been mayor since 2014. Meanwhile a prosecutor has dismissed complaints alleging Bayrou failed to act…

This week, Spotlight on Africa highlights women's empowerment across the continent, as March marks the beginning of Women's History Month, and International Women's Day on 8 March.

NGOs warn that at least two million people worldwide will be affected by the cancellation of US grants. In Kenya, access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and community-led surveillance programmes has already come to a halt. Approximately three percent of the population is HIV positive and is now facing a shortage…

French Prime Minister François Bayrou has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s harsh treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office, describing it as a shocking display of "brutality" designed to humiliate Zelensky and coerce him into acquiescing to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demands.