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File photo of Mathias Pogba.© AFP A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case. Mathias Pogba, the elder brother of the ex-Manchester United player, will be able to…

France's Macron in cyclone-hit Mayotte to assess devastation By Thibault Marchand Mamoudzou (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 French President Emmanuel Macron is set to arrive in Mayotte Thursday to assess the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago, as rescuers race to search for survivors and supply desperately…

A team of French diplomats met an official from the Syrian transition team on Tuesday in Damascus and  raised the flag  over the French embassy there 12 years after cutting ties with Syria’s Bashar al-Assad amid the country’s civil war. Acting Foreign Minister Jan-Noel Barrot told parliament that the diplomats had…

Rescuers race to France's Mayotte as hundreds feared dead in cyclone By Jeromine DOUX with Sylvie MALIGORNE in Paris Saint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 Rescuers raced against time Monday to reach survivors and supply urgent aid after a devastating cyclone ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory…

Angelique Angarni-Filopon (second from right) reacts after being crowned Miss France 2025 at the Arena Futuroscope in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou in central-western France on December 14, 2024. — AFP pic New to investing? Versa makes it simple—sign up via the app, invest RM100, and we’ll give you RM10 off as a first-time…

PARIS - Cyclone Chido obliterated shantytowns on the French island territory of Mayotte on Dec 14, with French ministers fearing a “heavy” death toll from the destruction, which has already claimed two lives. Acting Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the storm had left a “dramatic” trail of destruction on the…

PARIS, France — In a bid to stabilise France’s fractious political landscape, President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, December 13, 2024, appointed François Bayrou as the country’s new prime minister. The 73-year-old centrist leader, who heads the MoDem party, takes office after months of political gridlock and the collapse of his…

Francois Bayrou, leader of French centrist party MoDem (Democratic Movement) walks outside the Elysee Palace on the day President Emmanuel Macron met party leaders for talks, in Paris, France, August 23, 2024. — Reuters  PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron named Francois Bayrou as new prime minister on Friday, after days…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister in an effort to address the country's deep political crisis, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week. Bayrou, 73, a crucial partner in Macron’s centrist alliance, has been a…

ESA to collaborate with ISRO on Gaganyaan missions by Erica Marchand Paris, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 On December 4, 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formalized an agreement that establishes ESA's support for India's Gaganyaan human spaceflight program. This collaboration will leverage…