France has held its first cabinet meeting with the new Prime minister François Bayrou. Sophie Primas, the new government spokeswomen outlined some of the big goals that this government faces. FRANCE 24's senior reporter, Claire Paccalin has more.
Images on social media showed the two men dousing themselves in liquid before being engulfed in shooting flames, although officials said the men survived. The protests erupted on Friday after authorities moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste -- remaining from the world's deadliest industrial disaster in the city of Bhopal 40 years ago -- to the town of Pithampur for disposal. "The self-immolation attempt was unfortunate, but both people are safe now," said Priyank Mishra, the administrative... Читать дальше...
The second-placed Gunners, runners-up to Manchester City over the past two seasons, are six points behind Arne Slot's rampaging Liverpool, who have a game in hand, having played half their league fixtures. Stumbles in October and early November left Arsenal playing catch-up and Arteta on Friday pleaded for consistency from his men, who travel to face mid-table Brighton on Saturday. "We have to show the same level of consistency and a bit more, because the last year we have been the best team in the league... Читать дальше...
There is immense relief in Northern Zimbabawe for the community of a child who has been found alive 5 days after he went missing in the wilderness. 8-years-old Tinotendu Pudu wandered 23 kms away from home and was lost, on his own amidst the Matusadona game park. Its home to an array of wild animals including lions and other big cats. FRANCE 24's correspondent, Sharon Mazingayo has more.
Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a widely expected move in a country that last carried out the punishment nearly two decades ago.
Chad's President has set January 31st as the deadline for the complete withdrawal of french troops from the country. In November Djamena gave the soldiers just 6 weeks to leave after abrubtly ending the military cooperation between the nations. Some Chadian are worried about how the exit of French troops will impact the pushback to a regional security crisis. The issue was a key concern of voters in the weekend's election. Harold Girard and Ghislain Allahtaroum has more.
One of Ghana’s biggest markets has been gutted by fire. In a devastating start to the year for traders at Kantomanto market in Accra, over 100 shops and all within were destroyed on Thursday morning as flames ripped through the closely packed stalls, many business owners say that they have lost everything. Its still not clear what started the blaze. It’s not the first time that the congested hub has been decimated by fire. FRANCE 24's correspondent, Justice Baidoo has more.
Four years after the deadly assault on the US Capitol, two opposing narratives persist about what took place that fateful day. More than 1,500 people have since been criminally indicted in federal court, but President-elect Donald Trump has promised to pardon them all on his first day in office. Our correspondent Fanny Allard met a convicted rioter, a policeman who was injured on January 6, 2021 and a member of the bipartisan committee tasked with investigating the attack.
Europeans often feel lucky when their scheduled train is on time - especially in Germany, where more than a third of long-distace trains were late in 2022. But in Japan, lateness almost never happens. A story by Matthew-Mary Caruchet.
The Philippines is a dream destination for many travellers, renowned for its beaches, corals and sea turtles. But the scourge of plastic pollution is visible in many parts but in one island the residents have mobilized to make their home clean and safe for the marine wildlife. For more on what they're doing, this report from France 2 and Morgan Ayre.
Liverpool are six points clear at the top of the Premier League table -- and are hot favourites to land a 20th English top-flight crown, which would pull them level with record-holders United. United, by contrast, are 14th in the table after five defeats in their past six league games under new manager Ruben Amorim. But Slot, also in his first campaign in England, is adamant he will not take his opponents lightly at Anfield, when asked if he might rest players at Friday's pre-match press conference. Читать дальше...
Kazakhstan play last year's runners-up Poland, led by women's world number two Iga Swiatek, in Saturday's other semi-final in Sydney. Muchova, who suffered a career-threatening wrist injury and missed 10 months of tennis before returning last summer, made her case to be taken seriously at the upcoming Australian Open. The 28-year-old, ranked 22 in the world to Paolini's four, defeated the Italian 6-2, 6-2 to give the Czechs one foot in the last four. A gripping fourth game of the second set lasted... Читать дальше...
Ten years after the genocide perpetrated against the Yazidis by the Islamic State group in Iraq's Sinjar region, tens of thousands of displaced survivors are returning home. But their homecoming is bittersweet, as the atrocities have left indelible wounds. FRANCE 24's Marie-Charlotte Roupie reports.
34 out of the 35 ministers of the new government meet at the Elysée Palace this Friday. For more, FRANCE 24's senior reporter, Claire Paccalin.
The French and German foreign ministers on Friday are du to meet Syria's de facto leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa, in the highest-level visit by major Western powers under the new authorities in Damascus."The general feeling that the sooner the Western nations get involved in what's going on in Syria, the better it will be not only for Western nations but also for the leaders of Syria and also for Syrian people" says FRANCE 24's International affairs editor, Philip Turle.
The Palestinian Authority on Thursday ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Al Jazeera in a move the Qatar-based television network condemned as reminiscent of Israeli practices. “It is ironic that both the extremist right-wing Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have taken a vengeance out against Al Jazeera,” said FRANCE 24’s Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky. “[But] the Palestinian Authority is making many public diplomatic efforts to put itself on the right side of the incoming Trump administration,” she added.
For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the deadly ISIS-inspired New Years attack in New Orleans, FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney is joined by Dr. Aaron Y. Zelin, Gloria and Ken Levy Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he directs the Islamic State Worldwide Activity Map project. Zelin is also an author, a Visiting Research Scholar in the Department of Politics at Brandeis University and founder of the widely acclaimed website Jihadology,
The acclaimed 37-year-old opener Rohit has had a poor series and the writing was on the wall when he fa iled to show up for India's pre-match press conference. Coach Gautam Gambhir instead fronted the media Thursday and declined to throw his support behind him, with the visitors down 2-1 in the series going into the final Test. Stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah insisted at the coin toss at the Sydney Cricket Ground that Rohit had "opted to rest" for the good of the team rather than being forced out. Читать дальше...
Authorities urged people to wear masks and limit time outdoors, but commuters told AFP they were struggling to breathe through the putrid smog, now a fixture of the winter months in the city. According to IQAir, levels of PM2.5 pollutants -- cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the bloodstream through the lungs -- hit 227 micrograms per cubic metre, 15 times the World Health Organization's recommended maximum daily average exposure. Hanoi topped the Swiss monitoring company's ranking... Читать дальше...
South Korea is a key security ally for Washington but the country has been wracked by a crisis sparked by President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law decree on December 3. Blinken will meet his counterpart Cho Tae-yul on Monday, Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement. "They are expected to discuss the South Korea-US alliance, South Korea-US-Japan cooperation, North Korea issues, and regional and global challenges," the ministry said. Investigators probing Yoon's declaration of martial law... Читать дальше...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock were in the Syrian capital for talks on behalf of the European Union, in the highest-level visit by major Western powers since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month. One of their first stops was the notorious Saydnaya prison, not far from the capital, AFP journalists said. Accompanied by White Helmet rescuers, Barrot and Baerbock toured the cells and underground dungeons of Saydnaya... Читать дальше...
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, on Friday toured Syria's notorious Sednaya prison, during a visit aimed at marking a “political new beginning” between the EU and Syria.
Investigators hope to find more human remains as they began lifting the wreckage of the crashed Jeju Air jet Friday, five days after Flight 2216 from Thailand to South Korea broke up in a fiery ball of flames, killing 179 people.
Ghana's informal economy suffered an enormous blow after a fire engulfed the Kantamanto used clothes market late Wednesday, displacing thousands of traders and destroying goods worth millions of the local cedi currency.
Days after the Israeli army said it intercepted a missile which crossed into Israeli territory from Yemen on Tuesday, the IDF said it had stopped another such missile early on Friday.
