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India's 'cockroach' movement: "This is unprecedented"

Indian police detained Abhijeet Dipke, head of the satirical Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, on Saturday ahead of…

India detains 'cockroach' leaders ahead of election protest

Indian police detained the head of the satirical "cockroach" online movement on Saturday, the group said, ahead of a…

France: Scientists conduct microgravity experiments on parabolic flights

This week in Bordeaux, the CNES, the French space agency, launched a microgravity research campaign with scientists…

Trump hails Russia deal to release diesel as midterms loom

US President Donald Trump said Friday that he had secured Russia's agreement for a major release of diesel, as he eased…

'All human emotions': French astronaut Sophie Adenot returns to Earth

French astronaut Sophie Adenot said she experienced “the full range of human emotions, from the most joyful to the most…

US, Europe and Ukraine hold 'constructive discussions' on joint plan to end war

US, Ukrainian and European negotiators held talks in Miami on Friday to seek a common proposal to end the war in…

‘So safe you could drink it’: Scientists and pesticide victims fear an EU rollback

For decades, French farmers sprayed pesticides they were told were harmless. Many have since fallen ill, grappling with…

India's 'cockroach' movement chief detained ahead of major protest

Indian police detained hundreds of protesters, including movement leaders, in New Delhi on Saturday as authorities…

Palestinians struggle to find food in Gaza a year after ceasefire

Widespread hunger remains persistent in the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel a year…

South African judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize

In tonight's programme, South African judge and human rights champion Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace…

Italy's biggest-ever wine heist

A multi million euro wine heist in Italy. As thieves in Tuscany steal 30 thousand bottles of the one of the most iconic…

Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin, reversing years of pressure on Russia over Ukraine war

US President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel…

Paris court jails Indian man for leading sadist neo-Nazi cult that tortured girls

A 29-year-old Indian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday in a Paris trial over his alleged involvement in an…

🔴 Powerful 7.6 magnitude quake shakes Panama, triggering tsunami warning

France Protests, Israel's 'politically charged' remembrance, Ethopia, Ukraine

It’s been a week of vigils, protests and political upheaval – from Israel, where three years after the Hamas-led…

Navi Pillay awarded Peace Prize: 'Lifetime spent fighting for what's right & to uphold human rights'

Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law Conflict and Global Development at the…

FlyDubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Tel Aviv airport inspired by 9/11, prosecutor says

The Omani co-pilot who attacked the captain of FlyDubai flight 1073 had planned to crash the plane into Tel Aviv's…

Unweaving Jeffrey Epstein’s web: What the files have revealed

On January 30, 2026, the US Justice Department released 3 million documents. Photos, videos, emails, text messages,…

Le Pen's top ally Bardella faces fresh claims he sought to cover up past anti-Semitic comments

France's far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella deleted data from a former activist Facebook account as soon…

EU's Covid recovery fund was 'absolutely a success': European Court of Auditors' Pierre Moscovici

2020 was an annus horribilis. Covid stalked the land. Lockdowns, curfews and social distancing were the order of the…

2026 Nobel Peace Prize: Who is Navanethem “Navi” Pillay?

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on Friday, October 9, 2026. The…

French students vow to keep up protests as UN voices 'concern' over violence

French student unions ​vowed on Friday to keep up the fight even as the government registered a "marked slowdown" in a…

2027 spring-summer ready-to-wear collections: Audacity, movement and sensuality

We bring you all the latest from Paris Fashion Week. For Weinsanto, audacity is about finding a lightness, as embodied…

Israel a rare dissenting voice as praise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay

Advocates of human rights and international justice cheered, even as Israeli officials fumed, after South African…

International Criminal Court faces 'test of resilience' as US imposes sweeping sanctions

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign…

Falling test scores in schools startle EU countries: Why are standards going down?

It has been dubbed "the PISA shock". Countries that had been used to their school pupils performing well in test scores…

Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space

An astronaut crew that carried out an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station splashed down as…

Callum Turner's new film sparkles at Dinard Film Festival

British and Irish cinema have been in the spotlight at the Breton resort of Dinard for more than three decades, with…

Lawsuits blame Fox News for deaths of journalists in Ukraine

This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop revisits a fatal assignment for a Fox News team in Ukraine. On March 14, 2022,…

'Absolute torture': Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution

A condemned female murderer who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee…

Sierra Leone: From 'blood diamonds' to stones of hope?

"Blood diamonds" became infamous for funding the brutal civil war in Sierra Leone. Beginning 25 years ago, the…

Russia says all clear after contact tracing in reported plague case

Russia has detected no health issues or dangerous micro-organisms after tracing all contacts of a woman who reportedly…

Madrid mourns evicted retiree, 'icon' of Spain housing protests

Tens of thousands of mourners marched through Madrid on Thursday in tribute to a Spanish pensioner whose eviction…

No peace without international law: The message behind Navi Pillay’s Nobel

Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the…

French high school students react to Education Minister’s measures

In response to the massive high school student protests in France, Education Minister Édouard Geffray announced…

India protests grow over Election Commission mistrust

In this edition of Access Asia, we find out why multiple protests have broken out in India after an investigation by…