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A man experiencing homelessness was found dead early Saturday morning following a fire in an underground parking garage in Paris’s 13th arrondissement, according to police and judicial sources. Emergency services were alerted shortly before dawn after security staff at a residential building on Avenue de Choisy reported heavy smoke......

Paris, December 27, 2025 — The driver suspected of deliberately ramming two motorcycle gendarmes in eastern France has surrendered to authorities, according to judicial and security sources. The man, who had been actively sought since the incident on Christmas Day, presented himself on Saturday morning at the gendarmerie brigade in......

Rabat, December 27, 2025 — The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco is attracting global attention not only for football but also for the presence of international celebrities. Figures such as Kylian Mbappé, Zinedine Zidane, and Jamel Debbouze have been spotted in the stands, engaging with fans and offering a worldwide spotlight......

Paris, December 27, 2025 — President Emmanuel Macron has promulgated a special law allowing the French government to continue financing the state for 2026 despite the absence of an official budget, according to the Journal Officiel on Saturday. This legislative tool, previously used after the fall of the Barnier government in 2024,......

The body of Libyan army chief Mohammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad, along with those of his advisers killed in a plane crash near Ankara, will be repatriated on Saturday, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced. The Falcon 50 aircraft carrying General Al-Haddad, four of his advisers, and three crew members crashed less than forty minutes after......

Paris, December 27, 2025 — Three women were injured on Friday afternoon during a series of knife attacks on the Paris metro, according to French authorities. The suspect fled the scene before being arrested later the same day outside the capital. The attacks occurred at three different stations along the same metro line in central Paris......

Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to implement an immediate ceasefire in their border conflict, which has claimed at least 47 lives and displaced nearly one million people over the past three weeks, according to a joint statement by both governments. The truce came into effect at 05:00 GMT and was signed by the defense ministers of......

The flu epidemic in France is approaching its peak, but vaccination remains effective and strongly recommended, Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said on Friday during a visit to a hospital in Lyon. According to the minister, the country is currently experiencing a high phase of the epidemic, though the peak has not yet been clearly passed.......

Jean-Louis Gasset, a respected coach and emblematic figure of French football, passed away on Friday at the age of 72, according to an announcement by Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, where he served both as a player and a coach. Born in Montpellier, Gasset spent most of his playing career with the club between 1975 and 1985. As a former......

Russia and Ukraine have confirmed measurable progress in talks mediated by the United States, offering the clearest sign yet that both sides may be inching toward an end to the war that has gripped the region for nearly four years. While optimism remains guarded, statements from both Moscow and Kyiv suggest that months of quiet diplomacy are......

Morocco exported a record 112,000 tons of avocados between September 2024 and August 2025, marking a significant milestone in the country’s agricultural export sector. Data from EastFruit highlights that this represents a “new all-time high,” with export revenues surpassing $300 million for the first time. Expanding global......

The iconic Grand Rex cinema in Paris is bringing back its trailer festival after several years of hiatus. Scheduled for January 5, 2026, the free event will showcase promotional previews of the most anticipated French and international films of the year. Alexandre Hellmann, General Director of the Grand Rex, explained that the idea of the......

The head of the German parliament’s foreign affairs committee has expressed strong support for a joint German-French initiative aimed at coordinating a European approach to a ceasefire in Ukraine. Armin Laschet, a senior member of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), stressed that Europe must develop its own foreign and......