This Friday marks the fifth anniversary of the Paris terror attacks, in which 130 people were killed. The last few weeks have seen more bloodshed, with attacks in the Paris region,
As France marks 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper, Angela Diffley takes a look at France's long history of permitting the mocking of religi
A French court on Wednesday convicted 14 people of crimes ranging from financing terrorism to membership of a criminal gang in relation to Islamist attacks in 2015 against the #Cha
A Paris court was set Wednesday to issue its verdict in the #trial of 14 suspected accomplices of the Islamist gunmen who murdered some of #France's most famous cartoonists at sati
The Nice attack comes in a week in which tensions between France and Turkey reached boiling point. FRANCE 24 correspondent Jasper Mortimer reports on the response from Turkey to th
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on March 16 threatened 'decisive' responses to any attacks, after US President Donald Trump warned the Islamic republic to stop backing Yeme
At least two people have been killed and more than 140 injured in Japan in the last six months as the number of bear sightings in populated areas has reached a five-year high and t
An attacker with a knife killed at least two people and wounded several others near a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday, according to police officials. The sus
November 13th 2015 was also a Friday. A Friday many of us will never forget. 130 people were killed in a terror attack on Paris. This Friday 13th tributes have been laid at scenes
France is set to mark Tuesday 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expressi
Elon Musk really doesn't like British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. This Monday saw Starmer hit back at Musk after days of silence, saying the world's richest man was spreading "lie
Israel began mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists Tuesday to expand its offensive in Gaza City, targeting northern and central neighborhoods like Zeitoun and Shijaiyah. This
Reporting from UN headquarters in New York, FRANCE 24's Jessica Le Masurier says there was "overwhelming condemnation" of Israel's attacks on Iran during an emergency UN Security C
Syrian security forces and their allies have killed 340 civilians belonging to the country's Alawite minority since Thursday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said
A French court on Wednesday found guilty 14 accomplices of the French Islamist militants behind the January 2015 #attacks on the #Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a Jewish supe
As the trial of the January 2015 terror attacks opens in Paris, FRANCE 24 speaks to Maryse Wolinski, widow of cartoonist Georges Wolinski, who was assassinated with 11 others in th
DR Congo and M23 rebels have signed a ceasefire deal in Qatar to end fighting between the warring sides. Dubbed the Declaration of Principles, Saturday's agreement, which has been
What is behind France's Republican values bill? First announced amid a fresh wave of terror attacks in the autumn, compounded by the gruesome beheading of a middle school social st
French authorities will swoop down Thursday on dozens of mosques and prayer halls suspected of radical teachings as part of a crackdown on Islamist extremists following a spate of
The French government defended a draft law clamping down on radical #Islamism on Wednesday as a "law of freedom" after a torrent of criticism from Muslim countries and expressions
A French #hospital group near the city of Lyon has become the latest victim of a wave of ransomware attacks. The IT systems at three hospitals were affected, and some operations ha
In Ugandan elections, President Museveni has 65% of the vote with opposition candidate Bobi Wine at 27% with a third of ballots counted. Meanwhile, Wine says the military have take
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations issued on Monday what he called a final warning to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt their missile attacks on Israel, saying th
A swimmer has been missing since Monday in Israel, likely the victim of a shark attack. Rescue teams discovered human remains on Tuesday, which have been sent to a lab for identifi
Violent attacks on humanitarian convoys destined for Gaza are becoming more frequent. But many in Israel oppose this behaviour, and now pro-peace demonstrators have been taking tur
On Wednesday, India announced it had launched missile strikes on multiple targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir, asserting the attacks were aimed at infrastructure
On Wednesday, India announced it had launched missile strikes on multiple targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir, asserting the attacks were aimed at infrastructure
There have been reports of further Israeli strikes on Iran, including in the city Tabriz in the northwest, following a wave of attacks targeting the country's military chiefs and n