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France has opened an investigation into a Russian-linked oil tanker anchored off Saint-Nazaire on the Atlantic coast. The vessel is suspected of being part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” and has been named in Denmark’s inquiry into mystery drone flights that disrupted air traffic last month.

After winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May, It Was Just an Accident, directed by the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, was released in cinemas worldwide on Wednesday. Produced in secret and co-financed by France, the film was inspired by his time in prison. It has been…

Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military court in Kinshasa. The court found him guilty of treason, war crimes and organising an armed insurrection over his alleged collaboration with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.

Youth-led protests in Morocco demanding better health care and education turned violent on Tuesday night as clashes broke out with security forces in several cities, marking the fourth straight day of unrest.

Sunday’s elections in Moldova marked a defining moment in the country’s democratic journey. Amid deep political divisions and heavy foreign interference, the vote offered Moldovans a clear choice between turning east or west. They delivered a decisive victory for the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity.

EU leaders will discuss bolstering Europe's defences and Ukraine's financial firepower at a Wednesday summit in Denmark, where mysterious drone flights have ramped up fears about the threat from Russia.

South Africa's ambassador to France Nkosinathi Emmanuel Mthethwa was found dead on Tuesday outside the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in the west of Paris, after the window of his room was forced open, prosecutors said.

Organisers of the French open tennis tournament have opted to keep faith with line judges for next year's competition.

Warming seas are accelerating the spread of invasive species that threaten marine life and fisheries, especially in the Mediterranean, the European Union’s Copernicus Marine Service warned on Tuesday.