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'Every time there's a big rape case in France, it's like we're just discovering it'
'Every time there's a big rape case in France, it's like we're just discovering it'
When 25-year-old independent journalist Anna Margueritat covered the Pelicot mass rape trial in the south of France last year, she drew on her own experience as a victim of sexual violence – and in doing so, found a new strength.
rfi.my
December 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
'Every time there's a big rape case in France, it's like we're just discovering it'
Bank of France sued over alleged complicity in Rwanda genocide
Bank of France sued over alleged complicity in Rwanda genocide
A complaint has been filed against the Banque de France, the country’s central bank, for having authorised wire transfers that allegedly facilitated the arming of Hutu forces during the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
rfi.my
December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Bank of France sued over alleged complicity in Rwanda genocide
French aid groups complain of harassment by British anti-immigration vigilantes
French aid groups complain of harassment by British anti-immigration vigilantes
Charities in northern France say they are concerned by the presence of British anti-immigration agitators on beaches and near migrant camps. The groups have filmed themselves for social media attempting to intimidate people waiting to cross the Channel and the aid workers supporting them.
rfi.my
December 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
French aid groups complain of harassment by British anti-immigration vigilantes
Amnesty accuses Hamas of 'crimes against humanity' over 7 October attacks
Amnesty accuses Hamas of 'crimes against humanity' over 7 October attacks
Human rights group Amnesty International has accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity during and after the 7 October, 2023 attack on Israel that led to the war in Gaza.
rfi.my
December 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Amnesty accuses Hamas of 'crimes against humanity' over 7 October attacks
French police arrest 20 men over purchase of childlike sex dolls online
French police arrest 20 men over purchase of childlike sex dolls online
Police arrested about 20 people across France on Wednesday on suspicion of buying childlike sex dolls online, sources close to the investigation said, confirming reports in the French press.
rfi.my
December 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
French police arrest 20 men over purchase of childlike sex dolls online
EU deadlocked over possible ban on 'veggie burger' labels
EU deadlocked over possible ban on 'veggie burger' labels
EU countries and lawmakers are at a stalemate over whether terms like "burger" and "sausage" should be reserved for meat products, amid a French-led push to restrict such labels that has divided Europe and drawn unexpected opposition from former Beatle Paul McCartney.
rfi.my
December 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
EU deadlocked over possible ban on 'veggie burger' labels
M23 tightens grip on key DR Congo city in 'middle finger' to US
M23 tightens grip on key DR Congo city in 'middle finger' to US
The Rwanda-backed M23 militia captured most of the key eastern DR Congo town of Uvira late on Wednesday, in a move Burundi called a "middle finger" to the United States after the signing of a peace deal in Washington.
rfi.my
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
M23 tightens grip on key DR Congo city in 'middle finger' to US
Council of Europe ministers back ECHR plan to tackle illegal migration
Council of Europe ministers back ECHR plan to tackle illegal migration
European ministers have agreed to negotiate a new approach to the continent's main ECHR human rights treaty, that would make it easier to deport illegal migrants. The decision comes as more governments argue that the treaty restricts their ability to control their borders.
rfi.my
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Council of Europe ministers back ECHR plan to tackle illegal migration
Habitat loss drives France's biodiversity collapse, but recovery still possible
Habitat loss drives France's biodiversity collapse, but recovery still possible
France’s wildlife is in crisis, but the few species that receive real protection show that long-term, well-funded action can reverse the trend, says the World Wildlife Fund France's annual biodiversity report. The challenge is not a lack of solutions, but a lack of commitment.
rfi.my
December 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Habitat loss drives France's biodiversity collapse, but recovery still possible
French region bans nitrous oxide after fatal crashes and rising misuse
French region bans nitrous oxide after fatal crashes and rising misuse
France's eastern Jura region has banned the possession and consumption of nitrous oxide in public spaces for three and a half months, targeting young people's recreational use of the so-called "laughing gas" after recent fatal accidents.
rfi.my
December 10, 2025 at 11:26 AM
French region bans nitrous oxide after fatal crashes and rising misuse
French government survives cliffhanger vote on social security
French government survives cliffhanger vote on social security
France’s National Assembly narrowly approved the 2026 social security budget late Tuesday, giving Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu an important victory as he pushed a compromise through a deeply divided parliament without using article 49.3, which lets a government force a bill through without a vote.
rfi.my
December 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
French government survives cliffhanger vote on social security
Zelensky says he's ready to hold Ukraine elections, with US help
Zelensky says he's ready to hold Ukraine elections, with US help
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he was ready to hold new elections in Ukraine provided security could be assured, and that he expected to send Washington within a day revised proposals on ending the nearly four-year war with Russia.
rfi.my
December 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Zelensky says he's ready to hold Ukraine elections, with US help
Mayotte’s remains recovery slow as Cyclone Chido anniversary approaches
Mayotte’s remains recovery slow as Cyclone Chido anniversary approaches
As Mayotte prepares to mark one year since the French island department was hit by Cyclone Chido, recovery has been hampered by soaring costs, supply bottlenecks and stretched public finances. With this year's cyclone season under way, thousands of residents are still living with leaks, unfinished repairs and rising anxiety.
rfi.my
December 10, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Mayotte’s remains recovery slow as Cyclone Chido anniversary approaches
France backs Benin after foiled coup as Ecowas warns of rising instability
France backs Benin after foiled coup as Ecowas warns of rising instability
France has confirmed it provided surveillance, observation and logistical backing to Benin’s armed forces during the weekend’s attempted coup, stepping in at the request of the authorities in Cotonou as loyalist troops moved to regain control.
rfi.my
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
France backs Benin after foiled coup as Ecowas warns of rising instability
'Preserve our freedom': Macron defends France's 1905 secularism law
'Preserve our freedom': Macron defends France's 1905 secularism law
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for defence of the 1905 law separating church and state, which is marks its 120th anniversary today, Tueday, in order to preserve individual and collective freedoms.
rfi.my
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
'Preserve our freedom': Macron defends France's 1905 secularism law
ICC sentences Sudan militia chief to 20 years for crimes against humanity
ICC sentences Sudan militia chief to 20 years for crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's civil war two decades ago.
rfi.my
December 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
ICC sentences Sudan militia chief to 20 years for crimes against humanity
French budget: PM Lecornu faces high-stakes social security vote
French budget: PM Lecornu faces high-stakes social security vote
France’s social security budget heads into a knife-edge vote on Tuesday that could plunge Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's government into a new political crisis and open a €30-billion gap in funding for welfare, pensions and healthcare.
rfi.my
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
French budget: PM Lecornu faces high-stakes social security vote
Tanzania accused of hiding bodies of those killed in post-election protests
Tanzania accused of hiding bodies of those killed in post-election protests
A Tanzanian doctor has reported hundreds of corpses being taken from the hospital where he works, appearing to corroborate accusations from Western officials and the UN that the government removed the bodies of those killed during protests following the presidential election at the end of October.
rfi.my
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Tanzania accused of hiding bodies of those killed in post-election protests
EU pushes ahead with overhaul of migration rules as ‘return hubs’ approved
EU pushes ahead with overhaul of migration rules as ‘return hubs’ approved
Following pressure from right-wing and far-right parties, the European Union’s 27 member states have approved a major tightening of the bloc’s migration rules – including the controversial introduction of so-called 'return hubs' for rejected asylum seekers.
rfi.my
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 PM
EU pushes ahead with overhaul of migration rules as ‘return hubs’ approved
Louvre staff called to strike as museum reels from water leak and heist
Louvre staff called to strike as museum reels from water leak and heist
Unions at the Louvre have called a rolling strike starting 15 December following a series of crises at the Paris museum, including a high-profile jewel theft in October and a water leak in November that damaged hundreds of works in the Louvre's Egyptian department.
rfi.my
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Louvre staff called to strike as museum reels from water leak and heist
EU Council president rejects political influence in US security plan
EU Council president rejects political influence in US security plan
The President of the European Council has pushed back on any attempt by the United States to meddle in Europe's politics, after the US published a new security strategy criticising the continent's policies on immigration and urging alignement with the far right.
rfi.my
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
EU Council president rejects political influence in US security plan
France condemns attempted coup in Benin as President says situation is 'under control'
France condemns attempted coup in Benin as President says situation is 'under control'
France has condemned the attempted coup Benin and has called on its nationals in the country to stay alert, as Benin’s President Patrice Talon confirmed that the coup had been thwarted and the situation was “totally under control”.
rfi.my
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
France condemns attempted coup in Benin as President says situation is 'under control'
France offers more support for Nigeria as 100 abducted schoolchildren released
France offers more support for Nigeria as 100 abducted schoolchildren released
Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were kidnapped at gunpoint from a Catholic school last month, as France has pledged more support for the country.
rfi.my
December 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
France offers more support for Nigeria as 100 abducted schoolchildren released
A year after Assad's fall, Syrian hopes for transitional justice are fading
A year after Assad's fall, Syrian hopes for transitional justice are fading
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024, one of Syria's priorities was to establish transitional justice to prevent the country from being engulfed in revenge. However, a year on, the country's new authorities have been slow to implement this, and new crimes are being added to the long list of those committed under Assad.
rfi.my
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
A year after Assad's fall, Syrian hopes for transitional justice are fading
France's Macron to meet Ukraine, UK and German leaders to discuss US peace plan
France's Macron to meet Ukraine, UK and German leaders to discuss US peace plan
French President Emmanuel Macron says he will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in London on Monday to "take stock" of ongoing US-led negotiations, in a bid to end the four-year war with Russia.
rfi.my
December 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
France's Macron to meet Ukraine, UK and German leaders to discuss US peace plan