Senegal's chief of the general staff, General Mbaye Cisse, right, and French General Pascal Ianni, who commands France's troops in Africa, salute as the Senegalese flag is raised during a ceremony to return Camp Geille, France's largest base in the country, and its airfield at Dakar's airport to Senegal on July 17, 2025 [Patrick Meinhardt/AFP]

France on Thursday demanded the immediate release of two of its citizens held in Iran for more than three years, saying Tehran's case against them was unfounded. The French government has accused the Islamic Republic of detaining Cecile Kohler and partner Jacques Paris arbitrarily,

PARIS: The chairman of Agence France-Presse (AFP) outlined his plans Friday to cut costs at the news agency with a retirement incentive scheme and a reduction in spending on expatriate journalists. Fabrice Fries warned last month that the group needed to save 12-14 million euros ($13.

Father Spina was convicted in 2006 by the Tarbes Court of Appeals for raping a 16-year-old student in 1993 while serving as the boy’s spiritual director.

The development leaves the agency blind for now to any renewed nuclear work that Tehran is able to do.

A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been fully contained, the country's interior

LILLE, France (AFP) — A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum-seekers from France to England in 2022.

France’s defense ties with Australia have recovered after their 2021 bust-up over a major submarine contract, the country’s ambassador said Sunday.

France warns it may reimpose sanctions on Iran if two detained French nationals are not released. The pair are charged with spying for Israel’s Mossad, allegations Paris rejects.

PARIS - France reaffirmed on Wednesday its condemnation of Iran's detention of two French citizens, who have been held for three years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A wildfire in southern France on Tuesday that forced Marseille airport to close and interrupted train traffic has not been fully contained, the country’s interior minister said. Several forest fires have raged in recent days in southern France,

Authorities in Indonesia have detained 12 suspects after uncovering an alleged baby trafficking ring that sent more than a dozen infants to Singapore, a police official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Tuesday.