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DR Congo ex-rebel leader Lumbala's war crimes trial opens in Paris
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» PARIS — Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala goes on trial in Paris Wednesday over atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's bloody eastern conflict more than two decades ago.
Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» SINGAPORE - Singapore's ruling party has notched a resounding win in general elections, official results showed early Sunday, giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong the clear mandate he sought from voters.
France to ban wearing Islamic abayas in schools: minister
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» PARIS - French authorities are to ban the wearing in school of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women, the education minister said Sunday, arguing the garment violated France's strict secular laws in education.
Macron sticks with PM after pensions crisis, riots
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is keeping his prime minister in place, his staff has said, ending weeks of speculation about a possible reset after successive crises shaking his government.
Abaya controversy tests French schools' secular limits
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» PARIS - A reported increase in Muslim girls wearing the abaya dress at French schools has triggered a debate about their violation of the country's sacrosanct commitment to secularism in education.
Pupil stabs teacher to death at French school
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France: A teacher at a school in southwest France was killed on Wednesday in a stabbing attack by a teenage pupil in the middle of a lesson, the regional prosecutor said.
Estonia may boycott Olympics if Russians allowed
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» TALLINN: Estonia's premier on Friday suggested her country might boycott the 2024 Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to participate.
Germany 'ready' to let Poland send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» PARIS: Germany is ready to authorise Poland to send German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine to help Kyiv fight the Russian invasion if Warsaw makes such a request, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Sunday.
France, Germany firm ties as pressure grows over Ukraine arms
AFP, Published on 23/01/2023
» PARIS - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday reaffirmed the importance of their nations' postwar alliance, despite strains created by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Macron names new foreign, defence ministers in cabinet shake-up
AFP, Published on 21/05/2022
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron named new foreign and defence ministers on Friday as part of a government re-shuffle intended to create fresh momentum ahead of parliamentary elections next month.