Author Paul Ham on how the soul has driven our history
It's a book that could well change your life. That's the claim from author Paul Ham, who says his life changed for the better as he wrote his latest book "The Soul:…
British musician Jools Holland jazzes up Paris
Entre Nous speak to British bandleader, musician and television presenter Jools Holland ahead of the jazz festival at the Chatêlet theatre in Paris, where he'll be playing with his Rhythm & Blues…
France to overhaul sex education in schools, with focus on consent and gender identity
French schools will introduce mandatory sex education classes covering topics such as consent, gender identity and online pornography from September, despite opposition from conservative groups. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, speaks to Kristen…
Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week: The highlights
Paris is bursting with fashion energy and star power this January as celebrities and fashionistas descend upon the city of lights for Haute Couture Week.…
Thailand’s youth-led pro-democracy movement torn between hope and disillusion
In 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of students took to the streets of the Thai capital Bangkok, leading to huge demonstrations and an unprecedented protest movement…
India’s female soldiers get new career path
A historic Supreme Court order in 2020 granted women a permanent commission. This enabled them to access the same opportunities as their male counterparts, such as holding command posts. "It took cultural…
Boeing posts sedond-biggest annual loss in its history
The American giant on Tuesday confirmed it had fallen $11.8bn (£9.5bn) into the red last year, a figure only exceeded during the pandemic when the aviation market ground to a halt overnight.…
Ivory Coast seeks to protect endangered pygmy hippos
He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, memes and videos around the world. But in…
Congo’s army slows M23 rebel’s southern march
Calm returns to the DRC's eastern city of Goma while M23 is advancing south. Also, the Southern African Development Community held a special meeting in Zimbabwe to discuss the situation in DR…
Venezuela frees 6 Americans after visit from US envoy
US diplomat Richard Grenell visited Caracas to discuss the repatriation of immigrants and left with six Americans who been detained. President Maduro called for a "new beginning" in relations with Washington.…