Gaza ceasefire: What if Israel says yes?
Benjamin Netanyahu has done it before: making positive noises about a Gaza truce before boarding a plane to America, only for it all to unravel after he lands. For the Israeli prime…
Violence and sexual abuse at French Catholic school: Bétharram victims speak out
This week, France in Focus explores the "Bétharram scandal", named after the Catholic school where hundreds of pupils were subjected to physical, psychological and sexual abuse for decades. The perpetrators of these…
Greenland, breaking the silence: The scandal of Denmark’s forced contraception campaign
In 1960s Greenland, thousands of young Inuit girls – some barely teenagers – were sent to hospital. Without giving an explanation or obtaining their consent, Danish doctors fitted them with IUDs, a…
Paris neighbourhoods: Discovering the ancient 5th arrondissement
In this edition of French Connections, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot take you to the oldest district in Paris: the fifth arrondissement. First built by the Romans as part of the ancient…
South Korea’s Lee urges parliament to approve ‘supplementary budget’ to boost economy
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung spoke to parliament this Thursday for the first time since taking office, and asked the legislature to approve a 30.5 trillion won (€19.2 billion) supplementary budget aimed…
World ‘hems Donald Trump in’ – analyst predicts US President will stand by Article 5
FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani reports from The Netherlands as NATO leaders meet in The Hague. Speaking to FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Charles A. Kupchan, a former advisor to President Barack Obama and…
What lessons can be learned from Mamdani’s win in NYC Democratic mayoral primary?
PRESS REVIEW - Thursday, June 26: There are lots of scathing reactions in the press after the NATO summit in The Hague which saw members commit to spending 5 percent of GDP…
‘Liberals need to reconnect with people’s deep feelings of being disrespected,’ sociologist says
A leading sociologist has told FRANCE 24 that we need to stop defining who is worthy based on professional success. She says our current way of measuring worthiness in diplomas alienates more…
To whom does Venice belong? Bezos wedding draws attention to bucket list destination
Where else but the city of merchants, one whose fortune was founded on global trade to host the celebrity wedding of the digital age’s king of commerce?Dateline, Venice. Jeff Bezos, the billionaire…
Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day war
While it holds a ceasefire with Israel, Iran is stepping up an internal crackdown with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, officials and activists said. Within days of Israel's airstrikes beginning on…
Why do some African countries still have the death penalty?
Some African countries retain the death penalty due to a combination of factors including perceptions of retributive justice, political instability, and a lack of strong regional human rights frameworks specifically addressing capital…