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EU to resettle 61,000 refugees across Europe over next two years
The European Union has committed to resettling nearly 61,000 refugees in some of its member countries over the next two years. Around 20 percent of world's refugees have been welcomed by the bloc over the last three years.
EU seeks world's first law on AI to protect citizens' rights
The European Union is seeking to thrash out an agreement on sweeping rules to regulate artificial intelligence, following months of difficult negotiations in particular on how to monitor generative AI like ChatGPT. But what does Brussels want?
France sending warship to provide medical aid to Gaza
France is preparing to send its Dixmude helicopter carrier to the eastern Mediterranean to offer medical assistance in Gaza, the office of the French president said Sunday.
France says successfully tests ballistic missile
France said it had successfully tested without a nuclear load the M51.3 strategic ballistic missile on Saturday.
Two killed in shooting in France's Marseille
A woman and a man, both in their twenties, were killed in a shooting late Saturday in French Mediterranean city Marseille and three others hurt, prosecutors told AFP.
Paris protesters call for Gaza ceasefire
Several thousand people demonstrated in Paris on Saturday under the rallying cry "Stop the massacre in Gaza".
Thousands march for Palestinians in UK, France and Switzerland
Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters marched in Britain Saturday calling for a ceasefire as Israel's army intensified its assault on the Gaza Strip. Thousands more demonstrated in France and Switzerland.
Thousands join banned Paris pro-Palestinian march
Thousands of demonstrators protested in Paris on Saturday in a banned march in "support of the Palestinian people", AFP correspondents saw.
European countries smash September temperature records
Austria, France, Germany, Poland and Switzerland announced their hottest Septembers on record on Friday, in a year expected to be the warmest in human history as climate change accelerates.
French-German report urges EU to accept new members by 2030
A report presented by France and Germany Tuesday calls on the EU to pass a raft of reforms to make it ready by 2030 to accept new members such as Ukraine.
Minnows blamed for algae-filled French and Spanish lakes
Perched 1,800 metres (about 6,000 feet) near France's border with Spain lies the emerald Areau lake - whose colour experts blame on minnows used by anglers as live bait.
French officers cleared over black man's death in custody
French investigating magistrates have dropped their case against three gendarmes over the 2016 death of a young black man in custody that sparked violent protests, lawyers said Friday.
Climate crisis: '90 percent' of Europe's ski resorts face critical snow shortages
Ski resorts in the Nordic countries and the French, Swiss and Austrian Alps might have a future by relying on artificial snow but even that is not sustainable, researchers say.
28.7C: Mediterranean Sea breaks daily temperature record
The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest temperature on record this week during an exceptional heatwave, researchers told AFP on Tuesday.
Covid-19 still causing 1,000 deaths a week in Europe, WHO warns
The World Health Organization's European office warned on Tuesday the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region. And the real figure may be much higher.
French police and protesters clash over Italy train project
French police fired tear gas on Saturday as they clashed with protesters seeking to stop construction of a new high-speed train line between France and neighbouring Italy which opponents argue will wreck the fragile Alpine environment.
Amsterdam-Paris-Berlin rail link likely 'to come by 2027'
Dutch rail transporter Qbuzz has asked national competition authorities for permission to run rail services between Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin from 2027, adding another competitor on the lucrative routes.
French Polynesia chooses pro-independence leader
Independence advocate Moetai Brotherson was elected president of France's Pacific territory of French Polynesia on Friday.
World leaders congratulate Charles III, Camilla
Leaders in the United States and Europe sent congratulations to Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their coronation on Saturday, while China called for "cooperation" and "peace".
European paediatricians sound alarm over medicine shortage
Paediatricians from European countries have raised the alarm over a shortage of medicines for children including antibiotics and asthma treatment, warning it was endangering health.
'Uncharted territory': Europe faces more deadly droughts and extreme heat
A fierce drought melted glaciers during Europe's hottest recorded summer last year, a phenomenon that could repeat as the continent warms at nearly twice the global rate, the EU's climate observatory said on Thursday.
French referees told not to pause matches during Ramadan
France's football federation has told referees they must not pause matches to allow Muslim players to break their fast during Ramadan, media reports said Friday.
France-Germany row overshadows EU leaders' summit
Tensions between France and Germany driven by differences over nuclear energy and combustion engines cast a shadow over a meeting of the 27 European Union leaders Thursday.