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Macron to relaunch New Caledonia talks in January as Bougival agreement falters

France’s efforts to steer New Caledonia towards a new institutional settlement are entering a sensitive new phase. With the Bougival agreement facing delays, political pushback and lingering doubts over consensus, President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to relaunch talks with local leaders in the new year.

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PSG ordered to pay former striker Mbappé €60m in unpaid salary and bonuses

A French court on Tuesday ordered European champions Paris Saint-Germain to pay their former star striker Kylian Mbappé more than €60 million in unpaid bonuses and wages, in a dispute linked to the end of his contract before his move to Real Madrid in 2024.

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Fight against drug crime top of the agenda as Macron visits Marseille

President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Marseille on Tuesday. In the wake of the murder of 20-year-old Mehdi Kessaci, brother of anti-drug activist Amine Kessaci, last month, Macron plans to make the fight against drug trafficking the focus.

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French anti-terrorist squad launches inquiry into Sydney anti-Semitic attack

French anti-terrrorist chiefs were on Tuesday investigating an attack against Jews in the Australian city of Sydney that left a Frenchman among the 15 dead and another in the 42 injured.

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DRC: M23 says it will withdraw from key city of Uvira

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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EU set to ease 2035 combustion-engine ban amid auto industry pressure

Europe’s plan to end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars is under fresh scrutiny, as Brussels prepares changes that could reshape the pace and direction of the continent’s shift to electric vehicles – and expose deep divisions between governments, carmakers and climate campaigners.

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Paris Olympics 'net cost' drops to 2.8bn euros government think tank says

The "net cost" of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and Paralympics to the French state has been adjusted down to 2.8 billion euros ($3.3 billion), according to a government think tank.

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France urges delay as EU pushes ahead with Mercosur trade deal

France has called on the European Union to pause its plans to sign a long-awaited free-trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc, setting the stage for a tense week in Brussels as EU leaders seek to push the landmark deal over the line.

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Trial of NGO workers accused of assisting 'illegal' migration opens in Tunisia

Aid workers accused of assisting irregular migration to Tunisia went on trial on Monday, as Amnesty International criticised what it called "the relentless criminalisation of civil society" in the country.

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UN urges release of 10,000 arbitrarily detained in Eritrea

The United Nations on Monday called for the unconditional release of the estimated 10,000 people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea, including politicians, journalists and students.

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Zelensky in Berlin as Ukraine weighs NATO compromise and EU funding fight

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is using talks in Berlin to rally European backing, shape US-led peace efforts and test whether Kyiv could trade its NATO ambitions for binding security guarantees. This comes as disagreements over territory, funding and Russia’s intentions continue to complicate the search for an end to the…

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Louvre museum closed as staff continue strike over working conditions

The Louvre Museum closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a strike to protest working conditions and security failures at the Paris landmark, two months after a jewel heist.

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Mother of jailed French journalist asks Algerian president for pardon

The mother of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes wrote a letter to Algeria's president requesting he pardon her son from his seven-year sentence on terror-related charges.

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UN to assess refugee strategy, funding at global forum

The United Nations will appraise its policies on refugees during the Global Refugee Forum opening Monday in Geneva. This move is due to an increase in armed conflict, the politicisation of asylum law and cuts to international aid.

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Pont Neuf rewrapped: how Paris's oldest bridge became new again

Artist JR will take over Pont Neuf, the French capital’s oldest surviving bridge, for a vast installation next summer, the City of Paris has announced. The project is inspired by another intervention 40 years earlier, which shifted the boundaries of what artists could do with France’s monuments.

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France’s Flamanville nuclear reactor reaches full power for first time

The Flamanville EPR reactor in north-western France has reached full nuclear power for the first time, state utility EDF announced on Sunday, describing it as “a major milestone” for the long-delayed and over-budget project.

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‘We're fighting a daily battle': Iranian women dare to shed hijab in public

Three years after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being arrested for failing to cover her head, more and more women are pushing the boundaries of Iran's strict morality laws and going out in public without a hijab. One Iranian woman tells RFI why she sees dropping her headscarf as an…

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Gunmen kill at least 16 people in attack on Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach

Two gunmen opened fire at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday evening, killing at least 16 people and injuring nearly 38 others in what Australian authorities have declared a terrorist attack.

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French research ship Tara sets sail to study secrets of heat-resistant corals

In the waters of the western Pacific lies the Coral Triangle – an area home to a third of the world's corals. While warming seas have bleached swathes of other reefs, scientists say the Southeast Asian hotspot has proven more resilient. Now French research vessel Tara is heading out on…

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French minister heads to southwest as farmers block roads over cattle disease

French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard said on Sunday she will travel to the south-west of France on Monday to attend the start of the vaccination campaign for cattle herds, as angry farmers block key roads in protest at the government’s handling of lumpy skin disease.

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The Fulani women living under the control of JNIM jihadists in the Sahel

What is life like for the women living in the central Sahel, in areas controlled by the jihadist JNIM group? British researchers spoke with women from the Fulani ethnic group, which is strategically targeted for recruitment to the JNIM.

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First urban cable car unveiled in Paris region

Gondolas floated above a cityscape in the southeastern suburbs of Paris on Saturday as officials unveiled the first urban cable car in the French capital's region.

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Legacy of conscription shapes France's new version of military service

France has not had a mandatory military service for nearly three decades. Today, as Russia multiplies its threats on the edge of Europe, the country is considering how to boost its military capacity – and that includes growing the armed forces. As a new, voluntary military service aims to recruit…

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Morocco boss Regragui includes injured PSG star Hakimi in Cup of Nations squad

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui on Friday backed skipper Achraf Hakimi to make a full recovery from injury, after naming the defender in his 28-man squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, kicking off on 21 December.

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Belarus frees political dissidents Bialiatski, Kolesnikova and others

Belarusian street protest leader Maria Kolesnikova and Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski walked free on Saturday with 121 other political prisoners, released in an unprecedented US-brokered deal, rights groups announced.

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