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A significant copper deposit has been discovered in Zambia by a US startup. KoBold Metals is supported by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, as well as the venture capital fund Andreessen Horowitz. The discovery, made with the help of artificial intelligence, is certain to have geopolitical implications. FRANCE 24's Julia Sieger tells us more.

Lufthansa staff at Frankfurt and Munich airports have started strike action set to last for more than a day. Only about 10%-20% of flights are expected to operate from Germany's two largest hubs.

Across Germany, tens of thousands of people have rallied against right-wing extremism. At least 150,000 people gathered in Berlin alone to protest against racism and xenophobia and show support for democracy.

They may cover only a fraction of the world's surface, but these diverse ecosystems are vital for storing climate-wrecking CO2 and home to 40% of our animals and plants.

Gabriel Attal is on his first trip abroad as France's new prime minister, visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Monday. The visit will be about more than just reinforcing Franco-German relations.

Israel has announced that it plans to establish a buffer zone between Israel and Gaza, despite objections from its key ally Washington. Satellite imagery obtained by the FRANCE 24 Observers confirms that 40 percent of the buildings within this planned buffer zone have already been demolished. We tell you what we know in this edition of Truth or Fake.

Former US president Ronald Reagan once said that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help". It's a rhetoric that struck a chord with his conservative base, with the idea that a smaller government can allow an individual or private organisation to operate more effectively.

Thailand's royal defamation law is among the strictest in the world, but the biggest party in parliament was hoping to change that. A court has ruled the party's plan for reform was illegal and has ordered them to stop.

The German city of Mannheim heats thousands of homes using ice-cold water. With the concept gaining ground around the world, DW reporter Tim Schauenberg took to the Rhine River to find out how it works.

For the last edition of the show in its current version, we take a look back at some of the many places across the Americas we’ve gone to over the years. We also take a closer look at the hot-button issue of abortion and how a series of electoral wins for reproductive rights groups could spell bad news for Republicans come November in red states like in Florida.

Israel's offensive in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attacks is reverberating in the West Bank. While not directly involved in the conflict, the Palestinian territory's economy lies in tatters, in part because Israel revoked work permits for 130,000 Palestinians in the West Bank.

'Japa' is a Yoruba word meaning 'to run away. ' That is what many Nigerian youths are doing in the search for greener pastures and better job opportunities.