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French officials find 21 migrants hiding in refrigerated truck

AFP | Officials in France have found 21 migrants from Iran and Iraq hiding in a refrigerated truck driving in the east of the country,...

Billionaires and private donors mobilise to rebuild Notre-Dame

AFP | Billionaires and private donors pledged hundreds of millions of euros on Tuesday to help rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris which has been devastated...

Notre-Dame fire in Paris: what we know so far

AFP | A fire that spread from the attic of Notre-Dame cathedral on Monday has caused its spire to crash to the ground, and devastated...

International sorrow as fire ravages Notre-Dame in Paris

AFP | International leaders voiced their sorrow and solidarity with the French people as fire ravaged the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday. Here are...

Classified note confirms French weaponry in Yemen: report

AFP | French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified note revealed by French...

Europe suffering from Italian mafia ‘cancer’, experts warn

AFP | International anti-mafia stings may have increased in recent months, but Italian organised crime groups constitute a social and economic "cancer" that the world...

As Balkans sit in EU’s waiting room, China gets to work

AFP | From coal plants to airports and bridges, China is forking out for investments across the Western Balkans, laying groundwork for a new battle...

Britain’s Brexit blues by the numbers

AFP | Britons may be forgiven for suffering Brexit fatigue after watching their parliament spend 500 hours debating how to leave the EU without making...

US proposes new tariffs on EU products over Airbus subsidies

AFP | The US on Monday threatened to impose tariff counter-measures of up to $11.2 billion on a host of European products in response to...

German IS woman on trial accused of letting Yazidi ‘slave’ girl die of thirst

AFP | A German woman who joined the Islamic State jihadist group goes on trial Tuesday accused of the war crime of letting a five-year-old...

‘Both sides’ must compromise in cross-party Brexit talks: May

AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday conceded that concluding a Brexit deal with the main opposition will need “compromise on both sides”...

May scrambles to avoid chaotic Brexit finale

AFP | Britain’s government redoubled its efforts on Thursday to win over the main opposition party in a last-gasp bid to avoid a chaotic exit...