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American star Halle Berry and Franco-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani have been chosen to serve on the women-majority jury at the Cannes Film Festival this year, headed by French actress Juliette Binoche.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by a devastating war between the army, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo—known as Hemedti. In just two years, the conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced…

India has reached a multi-billion-dollar deal to purchase 26 Rafale fighter jets from France, New Delhi's defence ministry said Monday. The agreement will see India acquire both single and twin-seat versions of the advanced aircraft.

French doctors and medical interns were on strike Monday and they are planning demonstrations across the country Tuesday to protest against bill in the National Assembly and government proposals aimed at addressing the problem of medical deserts, which they say puts undue constraints on the profession.

Gun owners in Corsica are being asked to hand over weapons to police stations as part of an amnesty programme aimed at reducing the number and use of firearms in the Mediterranean island with a homicide rate that is higher than the national average.

Ten people go on trial Monday in Paris over the 2016 robbery of the American reality television star and influencer Kim Kardashian, who lost some $10 million worth of jewellery in the biggest theft against a private individual in France in the past 20 years.

The Plastic Odyssey left France two years ago with the objective of finding ways to reduce marine plastic pollution in the 30 countries most affected. The vessel is currently in the Indian Ocean, exploring islands including Réunion and Mauritius. It is due to arrive in Madagascar on Tuesday.

The man suspected of stabbing a worshipper at a mosque in southern France during Friday prayers has turned himself in to police in Italy. As the manhunt was underway, hundreds of people gathered to pay homage to the victim and to denounce Islamophobia.

As Canada heads to the polls on Monday, a historic shift in national identity and foreign policy is unfolding, driven by growing disillusionment with the United States and a renewed embrace of European alliances.