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Heads of state, top government officials, and scientists from around 100 countries have gathered in Paris for a two-day international summit on developing artificial intelligence (AI). Decisions are expected to be reached on AI's real-world impact and how to take it forward together. The African continent has an important role…

As the deadline for submitting updated carbon reduction targets passed on Monday, the majority of nations – including major emitters such as China, India, and the EU – missed the cut-off point, reflecting the ongoing difficulties of international cooperation regarding climate change.

South African authorities on Monday cleared a camp of the Khoisan community squatting on the grounds of the government headquarters in Pretoria for six years to demand recognition as the country's first indigenous people.

France and the European Union have condemned US President Donald Trump's new 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, vowing immediate retaliation and warning of escalating trade tensions.

Libya's security authorities have recovered nearly 50 bodies from two mass graves in the country’s southeastern desert, officials said on Sunday, in the latest tragedy involving people seeking to reach Europe through the North African country.

Narco-musical Emilia Perez by French director Jacques Audiard has won best European film at the Goya awards - Spain's equivalent of the Oscars. This comes after social media posts by the movie's star prompted backlash in the middle of awards season.

Paris plays host to the 2025 AI Action Summit, bringing together world leaders and technology experts to chart the course of global artificial intelligence development. France will see €109 billion invested in AI projects in the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron announced ahead of the two-day event.

The statue of the Virgin Mary that has kept watch over the French port city of Marseille and its seafarers for more than a century is getting a gold-leaf facelift.

Violette Dorange made history on Sunday, becoming the youngest skipper to complete the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world yacht race. The 23-year-old finished the race in 90 days and broke a record set in 2016 by the previous youngest-ever finisher.

Paris plays host to the 2025 AI Action Summit, bringing together world leaders and technology experts to chart the course of global artificial intelligence development. France will see €109 billion invested in AI projects in the coming years, President Emmanuel Macron announced ahead of the two-day event.

French tennis players Arthur Fils and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard returned to action on the ATP circuit basking in the glow of fulfilling their shared childhood dream of representing their country in the Davis Cup.