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President Emmanuel Macron has announced that French-Israeli citizens Ofer Kalderon and Ohad Yahalomi will be included in the first group of hostages to be freed by Hamas militants, following their ceasefire with Israel.

As France commemorates 50 years since the law decriminalising abortion came into effect, prominent figures in politics and the arts are urging the government to exonerate women convicted for abortions before 1975.

South African rescuers on Thursday ended their attempts to find anyone left in an illegal gold mine where at least 78 people died during a months-long police siege. The Giwusa labour union called the operation the "worst state-sponsored massacre" since the end of apartheid.

France on Friday marks 50 years since the law decriminalising abortion came into effect. Since then, the law has undergone numerous updates to reflect changes in society and was even enshrined in the Constitution in March 2024. But despite these advances, advocates warn that access to abortion remains fragile in…

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday survived his first vote of no confidence in parliament after the motion, brought by the leftist opposition, failed to gain traction with the far right.

France saw mounting human rights challenges in 2024, including a sharp rise in hate crime and controversial surveillance during the Paris Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch has said in its annual World Report.

A big freeze in Franco-Algerian relations as domestic politics drive international diplomacy. France is full of dinosaur bones, but short on paleongolotists to dig them up. And France's law decriminalising abortion turns 50.

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting Angolan President Joao Lourenço for a two-day state visit starting Thursday to strengthen political, cultural, and economic ties.

French veteran Gael Monfils and compatriot Corentin Moutet on Thursday joined countrymen Arthur Fils, Ugo Humbert and Benjamin Bonzi in the last-32 at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

France's government faces a another critical challenge as lawmakers debate a censure motion that will shed light on the Socialist Party's stance among the alliances within a fragmented French parliament.

Nuclear-powered electricity generation is on track to reach a record high in 2025, with forecasts indicating it will make up nearly 10 percent of global energy production, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Thursday.