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France mobilises police to regain control of New Caledonia airport road
PARIS - French police trying to restore order in the island territory of New Caledonia after days of deadly unrest have cleared dozens...
May 19, 20242 min read
Senegalese prime minister criticises French military bases on territory
DAKAR - Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko raised the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country on...
May 17, 20242 min read
Olympics-Alizadeh aiming for taekwondo gold with Bulgaria after fleeing Iran
Kimia Alizadeh made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal back in 2016 and, despite since defecting and all...
May 17, 20242 min read
France sends more police in bid to restore calm in New Caledonia
SYDNEY/PARIS -The French government sent more police to the Pacific island of New Caledonia on Thursday and said it would crack down on...
May 16, 20243 min read
Greta Gerwig at Cannes: #MeToo has changed things for the better
CANNES - Greta Gerwig, director of the smash hit "Barbie" movie, told journalists at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday that the #MeToo...
May 16, 20242 min read
Gunmen ambush French prison van to free drug dealer, killing two guards
PARIS - Gunmen wearing balaclavas ambushed a prison van in northern France on Tuesday to free a drug dealer known as "The Fly," killing...
May 15, 20243 min read
Georgian parliament passes 'foreign agent' bill, prompting US anger, new protests
TBILISI -Georgia's parliament on Tuesday passed the third and final reading of a "foreign agents" bill, prompting a warning from the...
May 15, 20242 min read
Big movies, strange mood as Cannes Film Festival prepares for opening night
CANNES - The excitement that usually builds to a crescendo ahead of the Cannes Film Festival's opening night has been reined in this...
May 14, 20242 min read
New Caledonia deploys more police as 'streets on fire' over voting reform
WELLINGTON/PARIS -Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia sent more police onto the streets, shut the...
May 14, 20243 min read
Big movies, strange mood as Cannes Film Festival prepares for opening night
CANNES - The excitement that usually builds to a crescendo ahead of the Cannes Film Festival's opening night has been reined in this...
May 13, 20242 min read
'Choose France' investment push bags record $16 billion in pledges
PARIS - France won a record 15 billion euros ($16.17 billion) in foreign investment pledges on Monday, allowing President Emmanuel...
May 13, 20243 min read
Exclusive-Japan's military needs more women. But it's still failing on harassment
TOKYO - As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its...
May 13, 20244 min read
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