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US scores worst-ever result in corruption index as democracies backslide
US scores worst-ever result in corruption index as democracies backslide
Anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) has warned that corruption is worsening in democracies worldwide and said the United States had fallen to its lowest-ever score on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM
US scores worst-ever result in corruption index as democracies backslide
Macron warns Europe risks being 'swept aside' by US and China
Macron warns Europe risks being 'swept aside' by US and China
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Europe to ramp up investment in strategic industries, warning that the continent risks being “swept aside” by competition from the United States and China.
rfi.my
February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Macron warns Europe risks being 'swept aside' by US and China
Cambridge University museum set to return Benin bronzes to Nigeria
Cambridge University museum set to return Benin bronzes to Nigeria
A Cambridge University museum will shortly return around 100 Benin bronzes to Nigeria as part of a major restitution initiative, the UK's weekly newspaper the Observer has reported.
rfi.my
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Cambridge University museum set to return Benin bronzes to Nigeria
French families sue state and manufacturers over contaminated baby milk
French families sue state and manufacturers over contaminated baby milk
Twenty-four families on Tuesday filed a legal complaint at the Paris Court of Justice against the French state and baby milk manufacturers for negligence over their handling of contaminated formula. They are calling for the products to be tested by an independent laboratory.
rfi.my
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
French families sue state and manufacturers over contaminated baby milk
Trump tariffs hurt French wine and spirits exports
Trump tariffs hurt French wine and spirits exports
US tariffs hit French wine and spirits shipments hard last year, playing a major role in the overall drop of eight percent in value of one of France's top exports, a trade body said Tuesday.
rfi.my
February 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Trump tariffs hurt French wine and spirits exports
Legal advice, translation lacking in UK–France migrant returns deal: report
Legal advice, translation lacking in UK–France migrant returns deal: report
Migrants deported from Britain to France under the British government’s “one-in one-out” scheme were left without adequate access to translators, legal advice or clear information about their futures, according to an inspectors’ report published on Monday.
rfi.my
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Legal advice, translation lacking in UK–France migrant returns deal: report
DR Congo weighs price of security in minerals deal with US
DR Congo weighs price of security in minerals deal with US
A minerals-for-security deal between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a constitutional challenge in Kinshasa, with critics warning the government may be underselling the country’s vast mineral wealth. The partnership was praised by US President Donald Trump during a visit to Washington last week by President Félix Tshisekedi.
rfi.my
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
DR Congo weighs price of security in minerals deal with US
Ukraine, France agree on joint weapons production
Ukraine, France agree on joint weapons production
Ukraine and France have agreed to start joint weapons production, Ukraine's defence minister said on Monday, after hosting his French counterpart in Kyiv.
rfi.my
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Ukraine, France agree on joint weapons production
Judge seeks to declassify documents in 2013 killing of RFI journalists in Mali
Judge seeks to declassify documents in 2013 killing of RFI journalists in Mali
More than a decade after the killing of RFI journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon in northern Mali, a French judge is requesting to declassify more documents that may shed new light on the case.
rfi.my
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Judge seeks to declassify documents in 2013 killing of RFI journalists in Mali
Centre-left holds off far-right as Seguro wins Portugal's presidential election
Centre-left holds off far-right as Seguro wins Portugal's presidential election
The Portuguese electorate has delivered a decisive blow to the far-right, electing veteran Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro after a storm-hit campaign.
rfi.my
February 9, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Centre-left holds off far-right as Seguro wins Portugal's presidential election
Lang resigns amid Epstein probe as French politicians demand accountability
Lang resigns amid Epstein probe as French politicians demand accountability
France’s former culture minister Jack Lang has officially resigned as president of the Arab World Institute in Paris, bowing to mounting political pressure after his name surfaced repeatedly in newly released US files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
rfi.my
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Lang resigns amid Epstein probe as French politicians demand accountability
French riot police officers on trial over beating of Yellow Vest protesters
French riot police officers on trial over beating of Yellow Vest protesters
The trial of nine French CRS officers, who were filmed beating Yellow Vest protesters in Paris in December 2018, opens in the capital on Monday.
rfi.my
February 9, 2026 at 7:02 AM
French riot police officers on trial over beating of Yellow Vest protesters
Thousands displaced as flooding devastates wetland crops in Malawi
Thousands displaced as flooding devastates wetland crops in Malawi
Flooding across Malawi following heavy rains that began in December has displaced thousands and destroyed the country's agricultural heartlands, with experts linking the increased rainfall to climate change.
rfi.my
February 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Thousands displaced as flooding devastates wetland crops in Malawi
Thousands displaced as flooding devastates wetland crops in Malawi
Thousands displaced as flooding devastates wetland crops in Malawi
Flooding across Malawi following heavy rains that began in December has displaced thousands and destroyed the country's agricultural heartlands, with experts linking the increased rainfall to climate change.
rfi.my
February 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Thousands displaced as flooding devastates wetland crops in Malawi
South African photographer Jo Ractliffe captures imprints of violence
South African photographer Jo Ractliffe captures imprints of violence
South African photographer Jo Ractliffe's black-and-white images reveal the residues left by apartheid, regional conflict, population displacement and the aftermath of violence. RFI met her in Paris, where a new exhibition draws together work from the past four decades.
rfi.my
February 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
South African photographer Jo Ractliffe captures imprints of violence
Ethiopia demands Eritrea 'immediately withdraw' troops from its territory
Ethiopia demands Eritrea 'immediately withdraw' troops from its territory
Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters walk in lines towards another field in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on June 30, 2021.
rfi.my
February 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Ethiopia demands Eritrea 'immediately withdraw' troops from its territory
Portugal votes in presidential election battered by deadly storms
Portugal votes in presidential election battered by deadly storms
Portugal, which is reeling from a battering by deadly storms, began voting in the second round of a presidential election on Sunday, with the moderate candidate expected to trounce his far-right rival.
rfi.my
February 8, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Portugal votes in presidential election battered by deadly storms
Why pressure from Trump probably won't push up drug prices in France
Why pressure from Trump probably won't push up drug prices in France
US President Donald Trump claims to have pressured French President Emmanuel Macron to raise drug prices in France, arguing that Americans are overpaying while other countries undercharge. The assertion – flat out denied by France – points to a broader effort to boost US pharmaceutical companies at Europe’s expense.
rfi.my
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Why pressure from Trump probably won't push up drug prices in France
Why pressure from Trump probably won't push up drug prices in France
Why pressure from Trump probably won't push up drug prices in France
US President Donald Trump claims to have pressured French President Emmanuel Macron to raise drug prices in France, arguing that Americans are overpaying while other countries undercharge. The assertion – flat out denied by France – points to a broader effort to boost US pharmaceutical companies at Europe’s expense.
rfi.my
February 8, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Why pressure from Trump probably won't push up drug prices in France
How drinking culture, linked to French identity, can be a ’tool of exclusion'
How drinking culture, linked to French identity, can be a ’tool of exclusion'
Alcohol consumption is declining in France, but in a country where wine in particular is linked to sociability and national identity, drinking less or going teetotal can feel like a political statement.
rfi.my
February 8, 2026 at 7:24 AM
How drinking culture, linked to French identity, can be a ’tool of exclusion'
King Charles III to host state visit for Nigerian president in March
King Charles III to host state visit for Nigerian president in March
Britain's monarch King Charles III will play host to Nigerian President Bola Tinubu when the African leader makes a state visit to Britain on March 18-19, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
rfi.my
February 8, 2026 at 7:24 AM
King Charles III to host state visit for Nigerian president in March
French former minister Jack Lang offers to resign from Arab World Institute amid Epstein probe
French former minister Jack Lang offers to resign from Arab World Institute amid Epstein probe
Jack Lang, the former French culture minister, has offered to resign as president of the Arab World Institute (IMA) following the launch of a financial crimes investigation into his alleged links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
rfi.my
February 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
French former minister Jack Lang offers to resign from Arab World Institute amid Epstein probe
Hungary PM to attend Trump's 'Board of Peace' inaugural meeting
Hungary PM to attend Trump's 'Board of Peace' inaugural meeting
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Saturday that he will be going to Washington "in two weeks" to attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace".
rfi.my
February 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Hungary PM to attend Trump's 'Board of Peace' inaugural meeting
Deadly attacks stall trade in key corridor between Senegal and Mali
Deadly attacks stall trade in key corridor between Senegal and Mali
More than 4,000 empty shipping containers are stranded inside Mali as insecurity on the main trade route to Senegal makes transport too dangerous, raising fears of supply disruption and higher prices in a country where most imports pass through the port of Dakar.
rfi.my
February 7, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Deadly attacks stall trade in key corridor between Senegal and Mali
Switzerland grabs first gold at Olympic Winter Games
Switzerland grabs first gold at Olympic Winter Games
Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen produced a stunning run on Stelvio to win the Olympic Alpine skiing men's downhill on Saturday.
rfi.my
February 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Switzerland grabs first gold at Olympic Winter Games