Le Pen-Macron ‘in French Run-Off’
The centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have won the first round of voting in French presidential elections, projected results say. The two saw off a strong challenge from...
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US Counting On French Anti-Terror Ops In Africa
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday urged France to continue its African anti-terror operations under its new presidency, as he visited strategic Djibouti on the day of France's first-round...
Macron, Le Pen Likely To Face Off In Final Round
Polls have closed in the first round of the French presidential election, with higher than expected turnout in a closely watched race that could change the future of Europe. First projections based...
Italy Prosecutor Stirs Migrant ‘taxis’ Row With NGOs
Charity boats rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean are colluding with traffickers in Libya, an Italian prosecutor was quoted as saying Sunday, stirring up a simmering row over aid groups' role in...
Justin Gatlin Shines At World Relays
Evergreen American sprinter Justin Gatlin struck gold when he anchored his team to victory at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, while double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson shone for Jamaica. The...
Lady Gaga To Meet Prince William In October
Lady Gaga and Prince William have made plans to meet in October to discuss how they can tackle mental illness. The ‘Million Reasons’ hitmaker has been invited by the 34-year-old royal to talk...
France Votes For New President Amid High Security
Voters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being...
France Goes To Polls Amid High Security
Voters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being...
France Prepares To Vote For New President Amid High Security
France is preparing to vote in presidential elections on Sunday, amid high security after a fatal assault on a Paris policeman three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being...
Questions Remain Over Champs-Elysees Attacker’s Links To IS Group
Two days after an attack on Paris's Champs-Élysées that left one police officer dead, questions remain about the shooter, his ties to terrorism, and whether he had accomplices. The Islamic State...
Gatlin Trumps De Grasse, Thompson Shines At World Relays
Evergreen American sprinter Justin Gatlin struck gold when he anchored his team to victory at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau on Saturday, while double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson shone for...
French Overseas Territories Kick Off Key Presidential Vote
French overseas territories and residents in some U. S. states such as Hawaii began voting on Saturday in the French presidential election, a day ahead of a main first-round vote that could change...
Hope As C. Africa Holds Disarmanent Talks
The Central African Republic held unprecedented talks with armed groups this week seeking to speed up disarmament in a country struggling to turn the page on years of bloodshed, officials said...
‘Angry Police Wives’ Protest Against Violence In Paris
More than 100 wives and partners of police are protesting in Paris against attacks on police following the killing of an officer on the Champs Elysees. The Angry Police Wives group is marching...
In A Paris Suburb, Apathy and Fear of Le Pen
Sevran, France - A few hundred feet away from Sevran's Beaudottes metro station is a wall of metal attached to a railing, without distinguishing features except for the posters on it. Every one of...
French Guiana Activists End Crippling Protest After Deal
The movement behind social unrest that left French Guiana paralysed for almost a month has ended the protest after Paris pledged an aid package worth billions of euros. A general strike by 37 unions...
Russia Boss Juggles Expectations, Ageing Squad and Growing Angst
When he took over as Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov was handed the mammoth task of transforming a failing and ageing squad into challengers for the country's first home World Cup in 2018. But just...
Proposed Cuts In US Climate Science Reverberate Worldwide
The gutting of US-funded climate science would cripple research agendas worldwide and hamper the global fight against climate change, say scientists outside the United States, some of whom will take...
Accusations of Paris Attack ‘exploitation’
Leading candidates on the right in France’s presidential vote have been accused of using the killing of a policeman in Paris for political ends. The far right’s Marine Le Pen pledged to expel...
Iran FM Mocks US Claims It Is Violating Nuclear Deal
Iran's foreign minister mocked US President Donald Trump's claim Tehran was "not living up to the spirit" of the nuclear deal on Friday, saying Washington was flouting the accord. "We'll see if US...