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Bangladesh needs global support for climate adaptation: France

With a dense population, rising sea levels, and extreme weather, Bangladesh needs global support for climate adaptation and sustainable development, said the Embassy of France in Dhaka on Wednesday. France is eager, notably through its development agency, AFD, to contribute to adaptation to...

France identifies first case of new mpox variant

France has identified its first case of the new mpox variant, news agency AFP reported on Monday, citing a statement from the countrys health ministry. The patient had not traveled to Central Africa, where the new form of the virus originated but was in contact with two people who had returned...

France’s Macron acknowledges early elections led to political instability

French President Emmanuel Macron stated on Tuesdayhis choice to hold early parliamentary elections in June had caused more political instability in the country, in a rare moment of contrition. The speech caps a tumultuous 2024 for Macron, who shocked the nation halfway through the year by...

Bangladesh participates in France's short film festival

Bangladeshi director Rajib Rafis short film Once Upon a Time in Wari Bateshwar will compete at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, running from January 31 to February 8. It is Frances second-largest film festival after Cannes. According to the filmmaker, Once Upon a Time in...

France rescues 107 migrants in channel crossings

French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on Wednesday. Over the course of Christmas Day, 12 rescue operations were staged along the coast of northern France, including of a boat experiencing engine trouble, Frances Channel and North Sea...

France train driver’s suicide causes massive rail delays

Some 3,000 train passengers have been affected by delays in services between Paris and southeastern France that started Tuesday and spilled over into Wednesday, AFP reported. Around 10 high-speed (TGV) trains were delayed by up to five hours Tuesday after the suicide on Christmas Eve, an...

France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead

France sent ships and military planes to Mayotte, a small French island near Africa, after it was hit by the worst cyclone in almost 100 years on Monday. Authorities fear that hundreds, possibly thousands, of people have died. Survivors wandered through streets littered with debris, searching...

Five killed in France shootings

Five people have died in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man has turned himself in to police. Four people - including two security guards and two men staying in the camp - were fatally shot in Loon-Plage, a stretch of coastline near Dunkirk, the...

Cyclone kills 14 People in France: Security Source

Citing security sources, agencies reported that Cyclone Chido killed at least 14 people in Frances Mayotte. Citing the security source, AFP on Sunday said: The Cyclone Chido hits French Indian Ocean island territory of Mayotte, which claimed at least 14 individuals. The storm headed for the...

Defiant Macron seeks new French PM, exit from crisis

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday was to hold talks with political factions as he seeks to name a new prime minister and find a way out of Frances political crisis. Macron adopted a defiant tone in an address to the nation late Thursday, 24 hours after Prime Minister Michel Barniers government...

UN to convene summit on Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution

Saudi Arabia and France will host a summit in June 2025, aiming to renew efforts toward an Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution. The United Nations hopes to reinvigorate international dialogue on achieving peace in the region, reads a DW report. On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly...

Macron, Saudi Crown Prince call for a Gaza ceasefire ‘without further delay’

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron met in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and agreed to make every effort to contribute to de-escalation in the Middle East, according to a statement from the French presidency, reports Al Jazeera. The leaders said their...

Trump to attend Notre Dame cathedral reopening ceremony

The United States president-elect Donald Trump said he will attend the weekend reopening of the restored Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, which was ravaged by a 2019 fire, reports BSS. The 850-year-old edifice will welcome visitors and worshippers again this Saturday and Sunday, with several world...

Senegal seeks ripostes 80 years after French massacre of African soldiers

On Sunday, Senegal marked the 80th anniversary of the massacre of African soldiers who had fought for France during World War II. In 1944, these soldiers were gunned down by French troops in Thiaroye, a fishing village on the outskirts of Dakar, after demanding fair treatment and payment upon their...

US, France, Germany, UK urge de-escalation in Syria amid rising tensions

The United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have issued a joint statement urging a de-escalation of violence in Syria, as the conflict intensifies in the northern regions of the country. Released on Sunday (Washington time), the statement expresses concern over the ongoing military...

Iran to hold nuclear talks with 3 European powers

Iran is set to meet on Friday with France, Germany and the United Kingdom for talks on its nuclear programme after the three governments joined with the United States to have Tehran censured by the UN atomic watchdog, reports AFP. Last weeks chiding prompted a defiant response from Tehran, but...

Biden and Macron to declare Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire deal

The outgoing president of US Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce a ceasefire between Lebanons Hezbollah and Israel, reports Reuters. Citing at least four unnamed Lebanese officials, the media claimed on Monday that the announcement may come within 36 hours...

France backs Ukraine’s possibility of using longer-range missiles

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel said Ukraine can shoot French longer-range missiles into Russia in the logics of self-defense. The French Scalpmissiles are the same as the UKs Storm Shadow missiles, which Ukraine had already used in attacks on Russia. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman...

Italian village offers $1 homes to Americans disillusioned by US election results

As the world grapples with the prospect of Donald Trumps presidential re-election, a village on the Italian island of Sardinia has seen an opportunity. Ollolai, like many rural areas in Italy, has been struggling with decades of depopulation and has been actively trying to attract outsiders to...

Commonwealth wants free, fair and transparent polls in Bangladesh

Assistant Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Professor Luis Gabriel Franceschi, said the organisation wants free, fair and transparent 13th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. It (Commonwealth) has also shown keen interest in providing necessary assistance to hold the national election....

Commonwealth to work with interim govt to build ‘inclusive, prosperous’ Bangladesh: ASG

Commonwealth Assistant Secretary-General Prof Luis Gabriel Franceschi has underscored the Commonwealths commitment to working with the interim government to build a discrimination-free, inclusive, and prosperous Bangladesh. A high-level Commonwealth delegation, led by Franceschi, called on...

France coach Didier Deschamps is fed up with questions about Mbappé's absence from his team

Even when he is not there for France, the focus remains on Kylian Mbappé. On the eve of a high-risk Nations League match against Israel in Paris, France coach Didier Deschamps was asked Wednesday if he had spoken with Mbappé about his decision to leave the Real Madrid forward out of his squad....

ECB's Villeroy warns Trump's economic agenda could threaten global economy and trigger inflation

Francois Villeroy de Galhau, the head of the Bank of France and a member of the European Central Bank (ECB), warned on Wednesday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trumps economic agenda could reignite inflation in the United States and negatively impact global economic growth. The programme risks...

Israel urges fans to avoid France-Israel match

Israel has urged its football fans to avoid Thursdays France-Israel football match following the Amsterdam clashes before and after, reports AFP. The National Security Council of Israel on Sunday asked its fan to avoid attending sports games or cultural events involving Israelis, with an...

50 countries warn UN of ransomware attacks on hospitals

The World Health Organization (WHO) and some 50 countries have issued a warning at the United Nations about the rise of ransomware attacks against hospitals, reports AFP. Countries and WHO issued the warning on Friday, where the United States specifically blamed Russia for the potential attack....

France condemns Israel heavily after gendarmes detained Jerusalem

France has accused Israel of harming bilateral ties afterIsraeli forcesentered a holy site under French administration in occupied East Jerusalem and briefly detained two gendarmes with diplomatic status. The incident took place on Thursday as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot was due to...

France conducts trial for beheading of a teacher who displayed cartoons of the Prophet to his students

Eight individuals are set to stand trial in Paris on terrorism charges starting Monday in connection with the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty. He was murdered by an Islamic extremist after he showed caricatures of Islams prophet to his middle school students during a lesson on freedom of...

Floods hit Saint-Tropez as rains lash south of France

Floodwaters inundated the shopfronts of the upscale French resort of Saint-Tropez, as torrential rains led to the closure of roads and train lines across the southern region of the country on Saturday. Firefighters were called out at least 10 times to help people trapped in their homes and cars...