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Berliners go to the polls on Sunday to elect the city-state’s parliament and district councils, in a vote taking place just two weeks after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.

This week on The Sound Kitchen it’s a doubleheader: you’ll hear the answers to TWO quiz questions, as well as TWO “Listener's Corner" with Paul Myers, and of course, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”.

A tiny piece of France just off Canada’s Atlantic coast will become the setting for a much bigger geopolitical story on Sunday, when President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.

Turkey has jailed dozens of people pending trial as a sweeping crackdown on LGBTQI+ groups widens, prompting international condemnation and protests outside Turkish embassies on Friday.

A floating laboratory has begun drifting through Arctic sea ice on a mission set to last until late 2027, carrying scientists into one of the most isolated places on Earth.

A French police officer suspected of adhering to violent far-right ideology has been arrested and placed in pre-trial detention over an alleged plot to carry out terrorist attacks, according to judicial sources.

Primary school pupils in Algeria are in for a change this year when, for the first time, the national curriculum will focus on English over French.

Russians began voting on Friday in three days of parliamentary elections to choose the 450 members of the State Duma, after a campaign with little public debate or television coverage.

French prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, as the increasingly popular wearable devices come under growing scrutiny over privacy, surveillance and their use to film people without cons…

Nestlé Waters is to face a new trial over alleged illegal dumping near its bottled water plants in eastern France, after an appeals court reinstated key scientific evidence excluded from the original proceedings.

Before Gaza became synonymous with conflict, it was a place where merchants sold wine from local vineyards, pilgrims crossed continents, fishermen set out before dawn, and generations of families lived between sea and desert.

People defending their land, forests and communities continue to face killings, arrests and intimidation around the world – with Latin America by far the most dangerous region, the environmental campaign group Global Witness has found.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed a proposal for his country to become the European Union's first "associate member", shrugging off threats from United States President Donald Trump.

Rivers around the world are running unusually dry as freshwater reserves continue to decline, leaving less water stored away to help countries through drought, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned.

Israel and Morocco have agreed to open embassies in their respective countries following a meeting between their top diplomats and the United States ambassador to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday.

French fishermen renewed protests over rising fuel costs on Thursday despite the government increasing subsidies for the sector and extending support for farmers and construction companies.

The leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan on Thursday met in Paris to discuss international support for the cash-strapped Lebanese army and the creation of a new force to succeed a longstanding UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.

French cinema star Gérard Depardieu is due to ask a Paris appeals court on Thursday to overturn an order sending him to trial over allegations that he raped actor Charlotte Arnould in 2018.

Days after Houthis captured the Red Sea port of Mocha from Yemeni forces, Saudi Arabia has accused the rebels of firing a drone towards the holy city of Mecca – a target Saudi officials say is a "red line".

Athletics-mad Kenya is rejoicing after Nairobi was selected to host the 2029 world championships, becoming the first African city to ever stage the event.

At least 60 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan, with many more still missing and feared dead beneath the rubble.

Seven survivors of sexual violence in the Catholic Church who are due to meet Pope Leo XIV during his visit to France later this month have insisted the talks will not weaken their demands, as five publicly identified themselves on Wednesday.

Despite being authorised, an opposition protest in Kinshasa was cut short on Tuesday after clashes broke out and police dispersed demonstrators.

US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to cut trade with the European Union after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member.

A crackdown on LGBTQI+ groups in Turkey escalated on Tuesday as authorities made dozens of new arrests and police detained protesters in Istanbul and Ankara, following days of raids, arrests and online restrictions across the country.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday called for a new European Security Council and closer ties with Canada – setting out plans to strengthen the EU's security, back Ukraine through the winter and reduce its reliance on other co…

Ebola infections are slowing in parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo four months into the outbreak, but cases are climbing fast in North Kivu and the World Health Organization (WHO) says it is too early to declare that the epidemic has peaked.

Rachida Dati, a former French culture and justice minister, goes on trial in Paris on Wednesday accused of corruption and influence peddling over €900,000 she received in consultancy fees from a company linked to Renault-Nissan while serving as an MEP.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney will become the first non-EU head of government to attend the State of the Union address as he seeks to bring Canada and the EU closer in the face of a hostile United States.

Protests are taking place across France on Tuesday, with fishermen, police officers, energy workers, university staff and other groups mobilising over a range of demands.

NATO fighter jets shot have down a drone over Lithuania in the latest security incident on Europe's border with Russia as its war with Ukraine continues.

France is preparing to build Europe’s largest artificial intelligence data centre in a village outside of Paris.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is facing US sanctions since deciding to issue arrest warrants over alleged war crimes in Gaza.

Finland has decided to join France’s nuclear deterrence umbrella in a bid to bolster regional security in the face of uncertainty over the United States' commitment to Europe and NATO.

African states invest around $500 million in space programmes annually, a figure expected to reach around $40 billion by 2030.

France and the European Union have condemned a Russian strike on a passenger train on the Polish border that has raised concerns about the risks of the war spreading closer to EU and NATO territory.

As France marks 200 years since inventor Nicéphore Niépce took the world’s oldest surviving photograph, RFI looks back at photos that changed our view of history – or even history itself.

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote on Monday launched what is slated as Africa's biggest initial public offering (IPO), which aims to raise $1.6 billion (€1.3 billion) to expand his mega oil refinery to become the world's largest.

A month after France’s Constitutional Council struck down a proposed social media ban for under-15s, the government has submitted a new version that President Emmanuel Macron wants passed before he leaves office in the spring.

Sweden's general election is still too close to call, with Magdalena Andersson’s centre-left opposition coalition holding a narrow lead over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing alliance.

A technical investigation has been launched into the derailment of a regional train near Rouen that left 44 people injured, as authorities work to establish how a piece of rail came to be lying on the track.

On the Congo River, plastic is becoming the catch of the day.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit the French North Atlantic territory of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon next week, in a symbolic show of support for national sovereignty amid renewed territorial claims by US Pr…

Amapiano dancers across South Africa are helping a sound born in the country's black townships reach audiences far beyond its borders – one viral challenge at a time.

Radio France staff began a two-day strike on Sunday over France Inter’s decision to hire a senior editor from the right-wing magazine Valeurs actuelles as a political commentator.

France has expressed regret over a social media post questioning the United States’ commitment to human rights, in a move expected to clear the way for its new ambassador to take up his post in Washington.

Four French Rafale fighter jets have embarked on a 40-day mission spanning three continents, highlighting France’s ability to deploy its air power around the world while strengthening cooperation with key international partners.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is signalling a move to expand nuclear power cooperation with Russia, just as his country’s first Russian-built nuclear station prepares to go live later this year.

El Nino is already disrupting livelihoods and weather patterns around the world as one of the strongest events in decades continues to intensify.

Global oceans have endured 100 consecutive days of record average heat, as human-driven climate change pushes temperatures higher and puts growing pressure on marine life.