Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned following a viral "kiss cam" incident at a Coldplay concert in Boston. The video, which showed Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot embracing, raised
As head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin threatened on Friday to pull his troops out of the protracted battle for the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut next week, FR
A video of #police beating a black music producer in #Paris triggered #outrage and condemnation on Thursday, leading to the suspension of several officers and a public backlash tha
French government announced on Thursday it would lift the six-week-long partial lockdown on December 15 and impose a night-time #curfew instead. But in a severe blow for the cultur
Armenian anger is mounting over the terms of the peace deal signed with Azerbaijan. Even so, FRANCE 24's international affairs editor Armen Georgian says Prime Minister Nikol Pashi
Azerbaijan will hold on to areas it recaptured in the latest conflict with Armenia as part of a total ceasefire brokered by Russia late on Monday. Russian peacekeepers will also be
A knife attack in a Nice church has left three dead, including an elderly lady reportedly beheaded. The attack comes days after President Emmanuel Macron pledged, during a funeral
France has been placed on its highest level or terrorism alert following a suspected terror attack in Nice that killed three people, and the deadly police shooting of a man brandis
#Armenia's prime minister accused top military officers on Thursday of attempting a coup after they demanded he step down, adding fuel to months of protests calling for his resigna
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit began on Sunday in the northern port city of Tianjin, just days ahead of a major military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anni
Just a week before the deadline, #Britain and the European Union struck a tentative free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of c
When Felix Tshisekedi won a disputed presidential election two years ago, he seemed beholden to his predecessor Joseph Kabila. Now the president holds all the cards. How did he do
#France said Tuesday it was preparing to kick off a nationwide #Covid #vaccination campaign in January when it hopes virus shots will be approved and available. The government is w
French Prime Minister Jean #Castex said on Thursday that the #Covid-19 situation is very "worrying" in 20 French departments and that stricter limits on movement will be enforced i
#France's Health Ministry has asked regional health agencies and #hospitals to enter "#crisis organisation" to prepare for a possible surge in #coronavirus cases as a result of hig
The French government admitted on Wednesday that current restrictions designed to contain the spread of #coronavirus were not enough, raising the prospect of a third nationwide #lo
Reuters is reporting that Saudi Arabia plans to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to May's Arab League summit in Riyadh. Such an invitation would formally end Syria's regiona
A wanted Sudanese war crimes suspect has confirmed that he and other members of the Islamist regime ousted in 2019 have escaped from prison during recent fighting, raising new fear
Fighting raged in Sudan on Friday, despite rival forces agreeing to extend a truce aimed to stem nearly two weeks of warfare that has killed hundreds and caused widespread destruct
#France will likely have to consider more #restrictions on people's movements soon to limit the spread of the UK and South African #variants of the coronavirus, Jean-François Defra
#France’s lower house of parliament is voting Tuesday on a #bill that would strengthen government oversight of mosques and religious schools and crack down on polygamy and forced m
France must apologise to end a dispute over over what Rome considers insulting remarks, including some over its handling of immigration, Italy's foreign minister said on Friday, wh
#France and five allies gather on Monday to discuss the #Sahel's #jihadist insurgency, with Paris looking for support enabling it to cut French troop numbers in the strife-torn reg
The Russian government has expelled Swedish, German and Polish #diplomats this Friday, accusing them of taking part in protests for the release of Kremlin critic Alexei #Navalny. T
Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs Claude Joseph discussed in an interview with FRANCE 24 the concerns of the United States and the international community about the recent polit
India fired missiles into Pakistani-administered territory in several locations early Wednesday in what Pakistan's leader called an act of war. At least 34 people were reported kil
Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show "maximum res
Political analyst on #Iran affairs, Adnan Tabatabai, analyse the #assassination of a prominent Iranian #nuclear #scientist. The incident displayed "the depth of enemies' hatred" to