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France was preparing for a day of major disruptions on Tuesday (October 18) after unions called a nationwide transport strike as they remain in deadlock with the government over walkouts at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages.

Paris investigators on Monday charged a woman suspected of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a trunk on Friday, a source close to the case told AFP.

France braced for nationwide transport strike action as the government and unions remained in deadlock over walkouts at oil depots that have sparked fuel shortages. The government, increasingly impatient with striking workers, said it was forcing key staff back to work. “The time for negotiation is over,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told Monday. FRANCE […]

FRANCE 24’s Clovis Casali reports from the Gare de Austerlitz.

It’s a book that’s been described by one critic as helping them to understand the microaggressions that people of colour routinely face on a daily basis. It is a collection of short stories, centered around race, which although fictional have a real meaning and message. We spoke to the author of “The Racial Code: Tales of Resistance and Survival”, […]

After a wave of attacks on Kyiv with what Ukraine says are Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones, protesters gathered outside the Iranian embassy in the Ukrainian capital Monday evening to demand Iran stop supplying Russia with the deadly weapons, accusing Tehran of supporting terrorism and contributing to the deaths of civilians.

Once so picturesque it was nicknamed the “Switzerland of the Donbas”, the eastern Ukrainian town of Sviatohirsk today lies in ruins. It was recaptured by Ukrainian troops in mid-September after being occupied by Russian forces for nearly 100 days. Some locals welcomed the arrival of Russian troops, while others still struggle to contain their anger at […]

Three weeks into a refinery strike that has caused fuel shortages across the country, thousands of protesters are set to march in Paris on Sunday, adding to a growing picture of defiance and anger about inflation.

At least 11 people were killed and 15 more wounded at a training ground in south-western Russia on Saturday when two attackers opened fire on a group of volunteers who wished to fight in Ukraine, the RIA news agency said. The Russian news agency, citing the defence ministry, said the two assailants had been shot dead […]

Britain’s new finance minister warned Saturday of tax hikes to come as he admitted to “mistakes” made by his short-lived predecessor in a disastrous budget.