Swimming in the Seine has long been forbidden but taking a dip in the iconic river could soon become a reality. Just in time for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Paris has embarked on its most ambitious bid yet to clean up one the world’s busiest waterways.

At the European Games in Krakow, Poland, boxer Cindy Ngamba stands out as one of the four athletes representing the Refugee Team. She was born in Cameroon but now has refugee status in the UK. She dreams of representing Team Britain at the Olympics.

Prisoners' families, many from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, say they struggle to pay for long journeys needed to visit the inmates. They argue that prisoners should instead be held in their home states.

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What is life like for Ukrainian refugees in Germany? What are their hopes? How have they integrated? New results from a long-running project by four German research institutes offer insights.

Women who fled violence in Sudan’s Darfur gather around their tents in a refugee camp in the border city of Adre in Chad, from a conflict that has raged their country for 100 days. The women and their children say they escaped the violence on foot, leaving behind their burnt homes and shattered cities, and they say many men have been killed.

Burkinabe fashion designer Francois Yameogo weave a modern twist into Burkina Faso's tradition fabric known as Faso Danfani, trying to boost its comeback.

Neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, which are also both run by military juntas, strongly rebuked regional bloc ECOWAS for weighing the option of using force to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum.

Sam Kerr is Australian football. The Chelsea forward belongs amongst the world's elite and a home World Cup could define the legacy of one of the most decorated footballers in the women's game.

The pact allows Mali and Burkina Faso to provide military assistance to Niger in the event of military intervention against the putschists there.

Working from home has become established practice in Germany. Coworking, however, is a relatively new concept. Both could breathe new life into areas lacking in infrastructure.

Schools in France told dozens of girls in abayas to go home on the first day of the school year, a minister says. The government argues the garments go against secularism rules.