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OpenAI AI agent breached Australian government website, PM says

An AI agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to an Australian government website in June, accessing…

AI leaders urge caution at UN, with Anthropic chief pledging to slow down

Leaders of some of the world's biggest AI companies urged caution at the United Nations on Wednesday, warning that…

Fact-checking Trump's speech at the United Nations General Assembly

Donald Trump's UN address was packed with claims that are misleading, false or exaggerated. He said the US has more…

Trump sparks debate over diesel export ban

The Trump administration's suggestion that it could ban or limit diesel exports has sparked a furious backlash from the…

Tigray rebels seize airports

In tonight's edition: TPLF fighters take over the airport in Tigray amid escalating conflict with federal troops. But…

REPLAY: Ukrainian President Zelensky addresses the UN General Assembly

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the world’s leaders Wednesday to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede…

No, this video doesn't disprove the 9/11 attack on the south tower of the World Trade Center

A former British member of parliament implied that a video filmed from a helicopter on September 11, 2001 shows that no…

Zelensky accuses Putin of using nationals of 47 countries to fight Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin…

Holy regulation? Pope in Paris to press case for 'disarming' AI

It's all about his high holiness here in France. For weeks already, the nation's been abuzz over the upcoming visit of…

'Breakthrough' archeological find could confirm location of Paris's original settlement

An ancient wall discovered this summer under a hospital in central Paris is thought to be a fragment of city ramparts…

🔴Live: 'Russia will never stop,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tells UN

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years for 2006 sex assault

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday in another #MeToo reckoning for…

Iran will 'never bend at the knee', Pezeshkian tells UN in defiant wartime address

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian gave a defiant wartime address at the UN on Wednesday accusing the US of terrorism…

Backlash against smart glasses grow

Paris prosecutors say they have opened several investigations after receiving complaints about women allegedly filmed…

US says wants Ukraine, Russia to end strikes on energy sites

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, as US President Donald…

Zelenskyy set to address UN as Russia strikes Kyiv

Russia hammered Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, with drones in daylight attacks on Wednesday, killing two people and wounding…

Iranian president adresses UNGA amid war with US

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is speaking before the UN General Assembly Wednesday in his first speech at the…

Why is France's Gen Z turning to Catholicism?

As France prepares for Pope Leo XIV's visit, a surprising trend has emerged in recent years: the number of baptisms…

Pope Leo XIV to trace back French ancestry, spiritual roots on visit to France

Pope Leo’s four-day visit to France, which kicks off on Friday, is something of a homecoming for the Chicago-born…

El Nino: Climate scientists warn of "Godzilla-level" climate event

Extreme heat caused by this year’s “super El Niño” could lead to as many as 451,000 excess deaths worldwide in the six…

Iran’s Pezeshkian tells UN his country is ‘victim’ of US ‘terrorism’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has hit back at US President Donald Trump’s speech in his address to the UN General…

REPLAY: Iranian President Pezeshkian adresses UNGA

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is speaking before the UN General Assembly Wednesday in his first speech at the…

Film show: Brad Pitt and his dog take on the wilderness in 'Heart of the Beast'

Eve Jackson and film critic Emma Jones run through this week's new cinema releases in France. Brad Pitt heads into the…

Super El Niño could cause 451,000 excess deaths worldwide

Extreme heat linked to this year’s “super El Niño” could cause up to 451,000 excess deaths worldwide in the six months…

How US players are reshaping France and the continent

In this edition we welcome CNN's correspondent in France, Melissa Bell. Melissa is the author of "Sous l'influence…

Golan Heights will 'remain Syrian', President Ahmed al-Sharaa vows at UN

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa told the UN Wednesday that the contested Golan Heights region would "remain Syrian"…

Six-year-old girl breaks Rubik's Cube world record

🥇 Lian Yunzhi broke the women's world record for solving a Rubik's Cube - at just six years old! Here's how she did it…

Trump ramps up his war on the media

US media outlets CNN, Politico and MS NOW are suing the Trump administration after it removed their press credentials…

UN General Assembly to discuss war, climate and AI

World leaders are heading to New York for the world's biggest diplomatic gathering: the UN General Assembly. Throughout…

UN General Assembly enters second day with key speeches ahead

It’s Day Two of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with a packed programme including speeches by Iranian…

World leaders weigh AI worries, regulations

AI leaders are due to brief the UN Security Council at an emergency session later today. The meeting comes after weeks…

Thomas Chatterton Williams on how Covid-19, George Floyd protests affected US social justice

An acclaimed American author has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his theories on how American society's opinion and ideas of…

Pope Leo XIV visit expected to boost Lourdes economy

The town of Lourdes in southern France will be the second stop on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the country, following his…

Chinese beauty products prove resilient amid US-China trade war

The US-China trade war has hit exports ranging from soybeans to solar panels, but one industry appears to be weathering…

Israel denounces Macron's UN remarks

Israeli officials have hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticised Israel’s conduct in the…

China cracks down on scam centres in neighbouring Myanmar

In Southeast Asia, hundreds of thousands of people working in fraud centres are scamming people across the world. US…