Eight decades after World War II, the Atlantic Wall is still breaking up. Along the coast of Brittany, in western France, lie more than 1,000 bunkers. Most of these vestiges of Ger
Russia's Wagner paramilitary group claims to have raised a Russian flag over the destroyed eastern city. It says that gives it "legal" control, but Kyiv insists its forces are stil
The Russian republic of Chechnya has taken the rare step of banning music it deems either too fast or too slow. Officials there have outlawed songs that don’t conform to new rules
Long dominated by the United States, the Asia-Pacific region is grappling with an increasingly assertive China. Tensions are mounting around Taiwan and in the South China Sea, both
The EU parliament on Wednesday adopted a contentious reform of Europe's asylum policies that will harden border procedures and force all the bloc's 27 nations to share responsibili
The EU parliament on Wednesday adopted a contentious reform of Europe's asylum policies that will harden border procedures and force all the bloc's 27 nations to share responsibili
EU leaders are sounding the alarm over potential Russian interference in the upcoming European Parliamentary elections. They're warning that the Kremlin is using disinformation in
The security situation in #Haiti has spiralled out of control since the shock assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021, with the country increasingly beset by violence
A photo of a young French protester in the hands of riot police gained attention on Twitter, with strong suspicions it was AI-generated -- but in an AI role reversal, it’s a real p
In Greece, the success of the tourist industry is making it difficult for local Greeks to keep up with surging property prices. Short-term rentals are booming, while chain stores a
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that Finland would formally become a member within days, as he congratulated its president on clearing the final obstacle to joining.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has escalated his pledge to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is filled with around 1.4 million Palestinians, most of whom are
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has escalated his pledge to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is filled with around 1.4 million Palestinians, most of whom are
In Niger, the certified invoice system continues to frustrate sellers. Put into place by the government, it aims to promote greater transparency in commercial transactions and tax
Since they came on the scene, rentable scooters have been everywhere in Paris, but they could soon be a thing of the past. That's because Parisians voted Sunday to ban them, though
"Mobility needs debate." Stein van Oosteren, Speaker and Author of “Why not the bicycle?”, spoke to FRANCE 24’s François Picard following the referendum in which residents voted to
Russia accuses Ukraine of masterminding the murder of a prominent war blogger. Vladlen Tatarsky whose real name was Maxim Fomin blown up by a figurine handed to him during a talk i
Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye named a “breakaway” government on Friday, appointing a host of fresh faces to top roles following his landslide election win last month.
Are those sanctions starting to bite? On the surface of it, it is business as usual for a Russia that Saturday took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council and stil
South Africa is due in August to host a summit of the BRICS -- a bloc which groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. South Africa is a member of the International Crim
In January this year, French president Emmanuel Macron announced the country would send a number of light tanks to Ukraine to help Kyiv in its fight against invading Russian forces
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western mili