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Estimating the true scale of the outbreak, as well as the risk of the virus spreading both within the region and beyond, has challenged researchers, who face an epidemic with many unknowns.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard posted a message on X announcing her resignation, effective June 30, citing her husband's recent bone cancer diagnosis. Trump responded by saying 'Tulsi has done an incredible job.'

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko delivered a speech to lawmakers that referred to a new law, which was passed in early March and doubled prison sentences for same-sex relations, which are now punishable by five to 10 years in prison.

Sentenced in France for his role in the terrorist attacks that killed 132 people on November 13, 2015, Mohamed Bakkali was, in theory, not eligible for release under French law before 2035. But in Belgium, where he is incarcerated, he benefits from a significantly more lenient sentencing regime.

After blocking ship traffic, Iran is threatening to target the powerful undersea fiber-optic arteries that cross through the maritime chokepoint. These cables are essential to the smooth functioning of the internet and sensitive sectors such as energy and banking.

Gabriel Attal announced his presidential bid on Friday. He's hoping to quickly build momentum in order to overtake Edouard Philippe, another former prime minister who is tipped as the favorite to represent the centrist bloc and the right.

A major brawl broke out in Paris's 10th arrondissement, where around 100 supporters of OGC Nice, who are set to face RC Lens in the French Cup final, were gathered on Thursday evening. Sixty-five people were arrested.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Thursday that the government would extend and expand the measures already announced. The cost of the plan could reach between €1.2 billion and €1.7 billion over the year. Nothing was said about the savings required.

The judiciary is examining how several public contracts were awarded to Shortcut Events, the company responsible in recent years for organizing major events for the president. Two investigating judges went to the palace on Thursday.

France attracted the most foreign investment in Europe in 2025, according to the EY barometer published on Thursday, despite an overall decline in the number of projects and associated jobs across the continent.

A French research team is conducting the first large-scale epidemiological study documenting the link between food color additives and chronic disease risks.

The two aviation giants were convicted of manslaughter in the accident of flight AF447, which killed 228 people on June 1, 2009. Both companies had previously been found not guilty at the first trial. They are now filing an appeal with France's highest court.

The announcement reverses last week's decision, when US officials said the deployment of 4,000 US troops to Poland had been scrapped. NATO chief Mark Rutte welcomed the news.

The acting US Navy secretary said on Thursday, 'Right now we're doing a pause in order to make sure we have the munitions we need for Epic Fury – which we have plenty.'

The arch the US president hopes to build just outside Arlington National Cemetery is one of several major construction projects the 79-year-old billionaire is pursuing.

The second edition of a large-scale sociological survey reveals a rapid convergence in the cultural and social practices of immigrants and their descendants with those of the wider population. However, ongoing difficulties in access to employment and housing confirm the experience of systemic discrimination and racism.

The French president launched a new chapter in France's reckoning with its past by addressing, for the first time, the issue of 'reparations' linked to the transatlantic slave trade.

The temporary installation 'La Caverne du Pont-Neuf' has been set up on the Paris landmark since Thursday. The site will be open to the public free of charge, 24 hours a day, for three weeks from June 6.

The bombing did not result in any injuries or cause a rise in radiation levels, according to the Abu Dhabi local government's media office.

The United States president dismantles his Board of Peace with war in Iran and is unable to save it due to the deadlock in Gaza, writes historian Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column.