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Investigators found the load hidden in plastic waste and made no arrests. An opposition tally putting the total above a billion dollars does not hold up. The post Nearly Four Tonnes of Cocaine Left Ghana for France. Nobody in Accra Has Commented appeared first on The Rio Times.
France Televisions has removed the replay of a programme after actress Adèle Haenel denounced the Gaza genocide.
Rio Times · Europe Intelligence Brief September 13, 2026 Europe Intelligence Brief — Sunday, September 13, 2026 Key Facts The ballot. Sweden votes all day in a general election that could put the far-right Sweden Democrats inside a government for the first time; polls close at 20:00, the left bloc at 50.8 per cent against the right's 47.6. The warning light. A week after the AfD won forty-three point eight per cent in Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin is still absorbing what the result does to the Merz government. The forecast. Germany's growth outlook for this year has been cut to zero point five per cent from one per cent. The apology. France has issued Washington a statement of regret as the block on its incoming ambassador comes up for release. The donation. Reform UK has received a record donation of thirty-six million pounds. The post Europe Intelligence Brief — Sunday, September 13, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
The United States defeated a spirited France 97-79 in the 12th women's basketball World Cup final in Berlin on Sunday, winning for a record-extending 12th time. Playing in their first ever World Cup final, France lost their composure as the Americans turned on the afterburners in the second half.
USA emerged 76-66 winners in a tense semifinal after Gabby Williams-led France powered past hosts Germany 86-64.
The Eiffel Tower management’s move to replace all women staff with their male colleagues for the visit of a delegation from the religious sect has sparked a backlash in France
France beat Germany Saturday and made it through to the final of the women's basketball World Cup for the first time after a 86-64 victory. Gabby Williams top scored with 22 points for the Olympic silver medalists, who kept their unbeaten record at the tournament alive before Sunday's decider in Berlin.
Investigators suspect that a train derailment in northwest France which injured 44, one gravely, was the result of sabotage, a police source said on Saturday. A fragment of rail was found on the track, with the possibility of a malicious act being treated as the main line of inquiry as a result, the source said. Carrying 186 passengers, the train was running between the Normandy cities of Rouen and Caen when it derailed around 7.45pm local time on Friday close to Renault’s factory in the town of...
A police source said Saturday that French investigators suspect sabotage caused a train derailment in northwest France after a fragment of rail was found on the track. At least 44 people were injured in the derailment that occurred a day earlier, including an 18-year-old woman "in a critical condition".
Marcado para domingo (13), a tradicional Lavagem de Madeleine, evento afro-brasileiro que reúne milhares de pessoas, em Paris, na sua 25ª edição, não obteve autorização da Igreja para ser realizado. A lavagem das escadarias da igreja de mesmo nome, no entanto, foi transferida para aérea pública em frente onde são esperadas 60 mil pessoas. Além dos rituais religiosos, a celebração contará com apresentações de artistas e terá a cantora Mariene de Castro como a principal atração. Notícias relacionadas:Lavagem de Madeleine exalta cultura afro-brasileira em Paris.De acordo com os organizadores, a mudança de local ocorreu após o pároco de La Madeline, o Monsenhor Patrick Chauvet, informar que não permitiria a lavagem da escadaria em 2026, como ocorreu nos últimos anos. Em nota, a 25ª edição da Lavagem lamenta a decisão e informa que permanece aberta ao diálogo. A lavagem é uma celebração ecumênica, que reúne referências do catolicismo e das religiões de matriz africana. Na última edição, em 2025, celebrou a cantora Preta Gil. Em anos anteriores, contou com artistas como Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Daniela Mercury, Margareth Menezes, além de Carlinhos Brown e Olodum. Procurada pela reportagem, a Arquidiocese de Paris não explicou a negativa para à festa afro-brasileira. No site da instituição, há um chamado para os católicos demonstrarem "amizade" à comunidade judaica, que celebra nesta semana o Ano Novo (Rosh Hashaná) e o Dia do Perdão (Yom Kippur). O espaço permanece aberto para a manifestação da igreja e do pároco Patrick Chauvet. A Lavagem da Madeleine é inspirada na tradicional Lavagem da Igreja do Bonfim, em Salvador, na Bahia. Em Paris, é realizada há mais de duas décadas e, desde 2022, é reconhecida pelo Ministério da Cultura francês como patrimônio imaterial, parte do calendário cultural de Paris. A reportagem também procurou os órgãos oficiais daquele país, no Brasil, para comentar à negativa da igreja, mas não obteve retorno, por causa do fuso horário. A festa integra ainda a Rota dos Escravizados da Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura (Unesco), parte de um roteiro cultural internacional que conecta locais relacionados à história da escravidão e preservar a memória do maior crime contra a humanidade até agora. Apesar da proibição, a 25ª edição do evento, espera uma centena de artistas em uma festa que se estenderá pelas ruas de Paris, após o ato religioso em frente à igreja. O mestre de cerimônias, o multiartista Robertinho Chaves, um dos organizadores, comandará a atração ao lado de Mariene de Castro, do alto de um trio elétrico. Segundo ele, a festa divulga a cultura brasileira na Europa e tem compromisso com a tolerância. Em nota, a organização conclama apoio: "Convocamos artistas, instituições culturais, líderes religiosos, movimentos sociais, brasileiros, franceses, imigrantes e todas as pessoas comprometidas com a liberdade religiosa, a diversidade e direitos a apoiarem a 25ª edição da Lavagem e a se unirem a esta demonstração de resistência cultural", afirma, em nota no seu site. No trio elétrico, também são esperados o cantor Jau, a artista franco-brasileira Gildaa e Lorena Pires, residente da Academia de Ópera Nacional de Paris, que interpretará a oração "Ave Maria". A concentração será na Place de la République, de onde um cortejo sairá ao som de samba, maracatu, capoeira e de uma ala de baianas.
In Brussels, opinion polls coming out of France have not escaped attention. Two polls see far right leader Marine Le Pen beating all her likely rivals in the French presidential election, which is set to take place in April and May of next year.
France got a crash course on BAPS, the Hindu sect at the heart of an Eiffel Tower strike this week. But for Indians in France who have been trying to raise awareness of far-right Hindu groups, it comes too late. The sect came under scrutiny in the US more than five years ago. Now French public opinion is asking how the group got the green light for a mega temple near Paris and why questions were not raised.
François Picard is pleased to welcome Victor Mallet, Financial Times Senior Editor at the World News Desk. He interprets the emerging tensions between Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella as more than a clash of personalities. They reveal a deeper struggle over the political future of France's far-right National Rally is becoming as they find themselves in prime position in their hunt to capture the French presidency. Bardella is formally president of the party and has developed his own political constituency, particularly among younger voters and parts of the business community. Yet Mallet argues that Le Pen continues to exercise the decisive ideological and strategic authority.
China’s Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) said on Thursday it had held talks with French companies operating in China and reiterated calls for France to stop using its “anti-fast fashion law” to undermine the rights and interests of Chinese enterprises. According to ministry spokesperson Huang Ling, public reports suggested some French companies had received subsidies from the European Union and its member states, and that this support might have been “partly passed through to their Chinese-based...
The symbolic escalation has been initiated by the United States, Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
?? ?️ Usually associated with high fashion and culinary excellence, the French touch is prominent in another field not many know about: animation. The French animation industry is the third-largest exporter of animated content in the world, behind only the US and Japan. But why is France so good at animation? FRANCE 24's Tanishk Saha explains.
Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Julie Norman, Associate Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House and Director of UCL’s Israel-Palestine Initiative.
France will join the UK and other countries in launching a process to ban products from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday, amid rising settler violence that has further undermined prospects for a two-state solution with the Palestinians. France 24's Marc Perelman has the details.
Hollywood star George Clooney and executives from US studios such as Sony Pictures and Disney were among the 200 guests that gathered in the south of France for a summit on the future of cinema on Monday. As part of the initiative, co-hosts France and south Korea have pledged 1 billion euros to safeguard against threats to the industry, particularly from AI.
A Colombian soldier in the French Foreign Legion who was taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia escaped his captors after a four-day trek on foot through rebel-held territory. Jose Olger Melo Charry was taken hostage on August 6 by a dissident faction of the now-defunct FARC guerrilla group while he was traveling on a highway in Colombia's southwest.
Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tuesday, stealing “four works of art”, one of which they dropped as they fled, a mayor said. “This morning, two individuals broke into the Renoir Museum and stole four works of art,” said Bryan Masson, the far-right mayor of the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer. “Spotted thanks to the town’s video surveillance cameras, the two individuals fled, abandoning one of the stolen paintings as...
France’s Champagne output is set to fall by almost half from 2025 as extreme weather batters yields.
France Africa military withdrawal has closed bases in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and Ivory Coast as Russia's Africa Corps moves in to fill the vacuum. The post France Africa Military Withdrawal Ends Sahel Bases as Russia’s Africa Corps Moves In appeared first on The Rio Times.
On April 18th and May 2nd next year - France will be voting to elect a new president to replace Emmanuel Macron. The country's latest opinion polls predict a victory for Marine le Pen of the Far-right National Rally. Although the election is still over seven months away, many potential candidates have already thrown their hats into the ring. But do any of them stand a chance of beating the far right? Our guest Eleanor Beardsley from National Public Radio answers that question.
France has recorded its hottest summer on record this year as the country battled heatwaves, drought and massive wildfires. The extreme weather has continued into September, with France's national weather service placing five departments on orange alert for several days. Temperatures are expected to reach 40°C in some areas. France's agriculture minister also announced a plan to unlock over 1 billion euros in aid to the agriculture sector, which has been severely affected by the extreme weather.
France on Friday allocated more than €1 billion in aid to support farmers recovering from droughts after a brutal, record-breaking summer. The allocation includes €520 million for rapid payments to help farmers deal with weather damage and a €235 million recovery fund to buy seeds, plants and animal feed, Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard said.
France is facing pressure to consent to the International Court of Justice taking up a decades-old territorial feud with Vanuatu, after Paris firmly reasserted its sovereignty over two strategically vital Pacific islands. Vanuatu filed an application with the UN’s top court earlier this week seeking recognition of its claim over the uninhabited Matthew and Hunter islands. However, the case cannot proceed without French consent, prompting Vanuatu to warn it would seek a UN General Assembly...