French university canteens began offering one-euro meals to all students regardless of income on Monday, in a measure designed to address financial hardship. The move follows a push by student unions to extend the one-euro rate ($1.17) for a three-course meal to all students, down from the usual 3.30 euros. …
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South Africa is in talks with France over a €100m loan aimed at reviving struggling cities, as worsening infrastructure failures continue to disrupt economic activity and basic services across major urban centres. The proposed financing, first reported by Bloomberg, highlights deepening concern over the state of South Africa’s municipalities, where governance challenges, …
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The Federal Government has confirmed that several countries, including the United Kingdom, France and the United States, have granted ‘agrément’ to Nigeria’s ambassadorial nominees, signalling progress in efforts to fill long-vacant diplomatic positions. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this in a statement issued on …
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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Lagos said Nigeria has secured French collaboration on military equipment and training following a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday. The President disclosed this during a meeting with state governors at his Ikoyi residence in Lagos, where he observed the Eid-el-Fitr …
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France has joined the United Kingdom and Canada to formally recognised a Palestinian state. French President Emmanuel Macron announced this at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States, on Monday night. Macron said “the time for peace has come” and that “nothing justifies the ongoing war in …
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Several countries plan to formally recognise a Palestinian state during a conference in New York on Monday, ahead of the annual gathering of global leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting the UN conference jointly with Saudi Arabia, starting at 3 pm (1900 GMT), to …
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A 53-year-old doctor accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, went on trial in France on Monday, September 8, 2025. The doctor, Frederic Pechier, worked as an anaesthetist at two clinics in the eastern city of Besancon when patients went into cardiac arrest in …
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Iran’s state-run media outlets on Monday confirmed that Tehran has agreed to hold fresh talks on the nuclear development program with France, Britain, and Germany. This comes after the EU nations threatened to impose snapback sanctions on Iran in case it failed to comply with the previous agreement clauses. The …
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French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Iran’s nuclear programme poses a growing risk and called for immediate diplomatic efforts to regain control over it. “Iran’s nuclear programme is a threat, and there can be no complacency on this matter,” Macron said in Paris on Friday. But he did not …
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IN a significant update, the international visitors to France will now have to get used to a new visa appointment process. The French visa authorities have announced a new and mandatory process for obtaining visa appointments at their visa sections internationally. This modification is already in force and affects all …
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