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Frenchman 'with three faces' Jerome Hamon dies aged 49

France, April 19 -- Jerome Hamon, the first man in the world to have undergone two face transplants- in 2010 and 2018- and who thus had three different faces during his life, has died at the age of 49... Read More


Kenya mourns defence chief killed in helicopter crash

France, April 19 -- Kenya began three days of mourning on Friday after its defence chief and nine other senior military officers were killed in a helicopter crash, the latest accident to blight the na... Read More


Macron hosts Lebanese PM as Israeli strike on Iran further shakes Middle East

France, April 19 -- French President EmmanuelMacron will meet Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikatiand army chief Joseph Aoun in Paris on Friday todiscuss ways to stabilise the region as Israel report... Read More


Swiss parliament votes to ban extremist symbols and gestures

France, April 18 -- Swiss lawmakers have voted in favour of banning the display of extremist and racist symbols, starting with those of a Nazi nature. The National Council lower house of parliament o... Read More


France, Russia stand on opposite sides of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

France, April 18 -- Azerbaijan has accused France of threatening the country after Paris recalled its ambassador and accused Baku of damaging relations. Meanwhile Russian peacekeepers have begun withd... Read More


French PM seeks 'jolt of authority' in bid to tame violent teenagers

France, April 18 -- French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has called attention to youth violence on his 100th day in office, laying plans for a "jolt of authority" in the face of what he says is increas... Read More


Police clear France's largest squat ahead of Paris Olympics

France, April 17 -- France's largest squat, which housed up to 450 mostly legal immigrants, was on Wednesday evacuated in the southern suburbs of Paris- 100 days ahead of the Olympic Games. The opera... Read More


UN falls short of billion-dollar pledge to tackle Ethiopia's hunger crisis

France, April 17 -- A UN donor conference held in Geneva had hoped to raise significant pledges towards a $1 billion target (€940 million) to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Eth... Read More


World oceans summit nets $10bn in sustainability pledges

France, April 17 -- More than 400 commitments amounting to $10 billion were made this week at an international summit on saving the oceans, host country Greece has said. The annual fundraiser, now in... Read More


EU looks to expand Iran sanctions after attack on Israel

France, April 17 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that Brussels was starting work on expanding sanctions against Iran after Tehran's attack on Israel, ahead of two day European leader... Read More