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Mbappé quits Nike after career-long partnership for Swiss sports brand On

France captain Kylian Mbappé has signed with Swiss sportswear brand On, ending a partnership with Nike that began at…

REPLAY: Macron orders plan to counter 'Russian hybrid attacks'

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said he had ordered measures to shield France's key infrastructure and defence…

Russian elections: 'Even the facade of opposition has gone'

Russians on Friday began three days of voting in the country’s first wartime parliamentary election, which features…

🔴 Macron orders plan to protect France critical infrastructure against 'Russian hybrid attacks'

Prized Aztec codex returns to Mexico on loan

A cherished 16th-century Mexican manuscript that tells the history of the Aztecs in pictograms went on display Thursday…

France’s Yellow Vests to return as fuel prices soar?

Eight years after fuel taxes helped spark the Yellow Vest movement, calls for a return to the streets are gathering…

How will rise of AI impact Africa?

The threat of catastrophic danger as artificial intelligence develops at high speed has sparked a global debate on how…

The Cameroon civil society groups taking on gender-based violence

August 2026 has been a particularly tragic month for women in Cameroon, as eight cases of femicides were recorded in…

France’s Macron summons party leaders for talks on Mideast and Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron is meeting leaders of France’s political parties at the Elysée on Friday for talks on…

Russian elections a ‘veneer of democracy’ with opposition barred from running

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, September 18: Russia holds its first parliamentary elections since the Ukraine war. Since only…

Venezuela lifts block on some news sites as transition talks resume

Venezuela has unblocked some news sites that had been censored for years, its telecom regulator said Thursday, as…

Russia votes in wartime election set to secure the Kremlin's power

Voting got ⁠underway on Friday in a tightly controlled three-day parliamentary election in Russia which President…

Police move hundreds of migrants still in Ceuta off beaches in Spanish enclave

Spanish police in Ceuta on Friday morning started moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of the Spanish enclave…

UN mission says grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran

A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind…

‘We cried the whole way’: Refugees flee Yemen fighting

An estimated 125,000 people, including more than 57,000 children, have fled since hostilities erupted in July between…

Russia seizes assets of Swiss food giant Nestle and three French firms

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday to transfer assets of Swiss food giant Nestle and three…

Far-right politician Éric Zemmour joins 2027 French presidential race

French far-right politician Éric Zemmour said on Friday that he would run in next year's presidential election, joining…

Fear and broken families: Inside a Texas ICE detention centre

Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January 2025, migrant arrests have surged in the United States. More…

'Election without meaningful competition': Russia’s results won't measure support for Putin or war

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes at Chatham…

French PM vows to cut public spending by €54 billion to reduce deficit

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said on Thursday that France will cut public spending by €54 billion next year to…

US approves $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia

The United States on Thursday said it had approved a $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 stealth warplanes to Saudi Arabia.…

Early voting begins in US midterms that could see Republicans lose control of Congress

In-person early voting for the US midterm elections begins Friday, six weeks ahead of the final November 3 vote, which…

Russia votes in parliamentary election as war in Ukraine drags on

Polls opened in Russia's Far East on Friday as the country began three days of voting for its parliamentary election,…

Europa League: Marseille suffer heavy defeat at Besiktas

Marseille suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat at Besiktas in Turkey in their opening Europa League match. The result was a…

Live: Russia strikes four Ukrainian vessels in Black Sea

Moscow on Friday struck four Ukrainian cargo vessels in the Black ‌Sea, according to Russian state media. The attacks…

Trump says 'major progress' made towards US military base in Poland

US President Donald Trump said that Washington and Warsaw were making "major progress" towards establishing a US…

At least 37 suspected illegal miners die in custody in central Nigeria

Nigerian authorities launched an investigation Thursday after 37 suspected illegal miners died in a civil defence…

Rare Aztec manuscript returns to Mexico on loan after nearly two centuries in France

A prized 16th-century manuscript chronicling the rise and fall of the Aztec Empire has gone on display in Mexico City,…

French police officer arrested over suspected far-right terror plot

A French police officer who allegedly adheres to a "violent radical far-right ideology" has been arrested on suspicion…

US Midterms: Russian disinformation campaign targets Democrats

With US midterm elections now less than two months away, a series of videos have surfaced online, featuring celebrities…

The Canada-EU partnership 'a classic win-win situation', economist says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Economist at the European Policy Center, says that the…

Intent not malicious, it's indifference: Thousands, if not millions, of books sent to AI woodchipper

François Picard is pleased to welcome investigative journalist Emanuel Maiberg, Co-founder of 404 Media. As we embark…

French fishermen to end blockades over fuel prices

French fishermen have agreed to lift their blockades at fuel depots and ports including Nice, after talks with the…

AFP photo shows Trump examining image of apparent Kennedy Center razing

An AFP photo of Donald Trump examining a depiction of Washington's Kennedy Center apparently being demolished sparked…

Serial killer suspicions in South Africa

In tonight's edition, the body of a 9th woman is found in Johannesburg as South African police start investigating a…

Trump threatens EU over 'hostile' Canada association plan

US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to cut trade with the European Union after the bloc proposed to make…