Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over ‘subversive activities’ | Espionage News

Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over ‘subversive activities’ | Espionage News

Gwenaelle Habouzit, Herve Fournier and Guillaume Reisacher, who allegedly met civil society leaders, have 48 hours to leave. Burkina Faso has accused three French diplomats of “subversive activities” and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours, according to a foreign ministry letter viewed by Reuters and Agence France-Presse…

Western countries urge restraint as Israel war cabinet weighs Iran response | Israel War on Gaza News

Western countries urge restraint as Israel war cabinet weighs Iran response | Israel War on Gaza News

Several allies warn against an escalation after Iran’s weekend attack on Israel increases fears of wider regional war. Several Western countries have urged Israel to avoid an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East as the war cabinet debates how to respond to Iran’s weekend attack on the country….

Top European court hands Swiss women victory in landmark climate ruling | Climate News

Top European court hands Swiss women victory in landmark climate ruling | Climate News

Verdict will have ripple effect in Europe and beyond, likely setting precedent for how courts deal with climate cases. Europe’s top rights court has ruled in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who argued that their government’s efforts to combat climate change were inadequate and put them at…

Djokovic wants last dance with Nadal at French Open tennis | Tennis News

Djokovic wants last dance with Nadal at French Open tennis | Tennis News

World number one Novak Djokovic is hoping for one last matchup with the 14-time French Open champion at Roland Garros. Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal from the Monte Carlo Masters has cast doubt over the 22-times Grand Slam champion’s participation at the French Open, but Novak Djokovic said he was still hoping…

Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture

Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture

Paris, France – One of Paris’s most fashionable districts was flooded with white-shirted waiters balancing trays of coffee and croissants as the iconic Course des Cafes (“coffee race”) returned to the French capital on Sunday. The competition, which began in Paris 110 years ago, sees waiters race each other while…

Senegal’s women voters could make a miracle happen in presidential election | Elections News

Senegal’s women voters could make a miracle happen in presidential election | Elections News

Popenguine-Ndayane is home to me. This small fishing village on the Atlantic coast some 100km (62 miles) from Senegal’s capital, Dakar, is a site of pilgrimage for the country’s Christian minority. For the past 135 years, pilgrims – including the pope – have travelled here to pray at a site where…

French regulator hits Google with $272m fine over media licensing deal | Business and Economy News

French regulator hits Google with $272m fine over media licensing deal | Business and Economy News

French Competition Authority says tech giant fails to respect commitments and negotiate in ‘good faith’ with publishers. France’s competition watchdog has fined Google 250 million euros ($272m) for breaching commitments to media companies on content licensing. The French Competition Authority said on Wednesday that it was imposing the fine as…

Leaders of Germany, France, Poland meet to mend rifts over Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Leaders of Germany, France, Poland meet to mend rifts over Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Can Poland’s Tusk help Scholz and Macron, who are divided over sending troops to Ukraine, find common ground? The leaders of Germany, France and Poland are meeting in Berlin to resolve differences over how to support Ukraine as Russian voters go to the polls in an election that looks set…

Macron holds meeting in Paris to rally European support for Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Macron holds meeting in Paris to rally European support for Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

The French president said Ukraine’s allies needed to ‘jump-start’ their support for Kyiv as the war enters its third year. French President Emmanuel Macron has told European allies that they must provide rapid support to strengthen Ukraine amid tougher Russian attacks on the battlefield as the war in Ukraine stretches…