Tens of thousands were left without electricity and planes were delayed or forced to re-route Sunday as storm Bella caused torrential rain and heavy winds in much of France.
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This week, #FrenchConnections focuses on a controversial bill that's soon to be debated in the French parliament. It's aimed at combating extremist ideology and reinforcing the fou
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A panel of Paris-based journalists review the week's international news: stories that made the headlines and also those the viewers may have missed.
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Sun, sea and sand – but no holidaymakers to enjoy them. In our latest edition of #EuropeNow, Catherine Nicholson travels to what's normally a holiday hotspot – Mallorca, in the Bal
Supporters of #Myanmar's #military, some armed with knives and clubs, others firing catapults and throwing stones, attacked opponents of the Feb. 1 coup on Thursday, as #protests a
A man suspected of shooting and killing three police officers in Puy-de-Dome in central France on Wednesday after police responded to a domestic dispute has been found dead, the Fr
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Swedish chief epidemiologist Dr. Anders Tegnell, the man in charge of Sweden's strategy to fight Covid-19, defends his country's specific approach.<
Eight Chinese bomber planes and four fighter jets entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defence identification zone on Saturday, and Taiwan's air force deployed missiles
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu warned that China was ramping up its military pressure and that the threat of a military intervention against T
Thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict sharing images of police officers in France gathered across the country in protest Saturday, with the country sh
Thousands protested in Paris on Saturday to denounce police violence and President Emmanuel Macron's security policy plans which the demonstrators say would crimp civil liberties.<
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar’s major cities for a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations on Sunday, after a fearful night as residents formed patro
Egypt calls it an "existential threat". As of next month, Ethiopia says it's going to start filling Africa's largest dam. How fast? Too fast, for Cairo and Khartoum, which both dep
A small, isolated pocket of land has found itself the focus of tensions in DR Congo. On September 28, the installation of a mayor in the district of Minembwe, in the eastern provin
Tens of thousands of Muslims in Bangladesh have protested against France, after President Emmanuel Macron vowed his country would not be cowed by attacks against its values and fre
News that electric carmaker #Tesla has bought $1.5 billion worth of #Bitcoin, and that will start accepting payments in the cryptocurrency, sent its price to record highs. Bitcoin
This past year has revolutionised the way many of us work. The coronavirus pandemic has exponentially increased "working from home", but many digital nomads are now making the choi
Once again, debate is raging in #France over #consent. Campaigners are calling for an age of sexual consent to be enshrined in law, like in the rest of the European Union. The Fren
Ten years ago, the Arab Spring saw huge change across the Middle East and North Africa. FRANCE 24's reporters were there as people power on the streets turned into revolution: from
Over the past twelve months, FRANCE 24’s journalists have brought you exclusive stories from the four corners of the world. In this year-end edition, we present you with seven of o
IN THE PRESS – Monday, November 16, 2020: Papers warn that the conflict in Ethiopia could destabilise the region as it spills into neighbouring Eritrea and refugees flee to Sudan.
The old cliché goes that the French have a questionable relationship with hygiene. And yet they're also famous for their vibrant perfume culture. So where does the negative stereot
Last month, a Russian-brokered ceasefire brought an end to six weeks of fighting between #Armenian and #Azerbaijani forces over the disputed region of Nagorno-#Karabakh. The confli
For this report, FRANCE 24's team embedded with Niger's special forces. In this epicentre of West African jihadism, local "franchises" of the Islamic State group and al Qaeda are c
For many foreigners in France, applying for a residence visa can be a long and hard-fought battle. For several years now, local prefectures have been taking appointments electronic
When they stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, President Donald Trump’s supporters left a massive digital footprint of their rampage. As law enforcement agencies launch a search fo
In our show "The New Normal", we explore how the world is coping with the twists and turns of 2020, amid the consequences of Covid-19 and beyond. FRANCE 24 brings you a selection o