World
5 Jan
More than 80 people were killed and scores more injured in the blast at a ceremony marking the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleiman.
5 Jan
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida vowed to take every step to rescue "as many people as possible." Meanwhile, those who survived the massive quake are struggling to access basic needs.
5 Jan
French cosmetics billionaire Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the first woman to break through the $100-billion ceiling. Who is she and how did she become the world's richest woman?
4 Jan
Pop stars loyal to the Kremlin are being punished for "immoral behavior" at a party in Moscow, exposing a shift toward totalitarianism in Russian ideology.
4 Jan
The far-right populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) is flying high in the polls. In 2024, it expects success in regional elections in eastern Germany and the vote for the European Parliament.
4 Jan
The plans for judicial reform by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu created a deep divide in Israeli society months before the Israel-Hamas war broke out.
4 Jan
Millions of Bangladeshis are projected to be internally displaced due to environmental disasters in the coming years. The climate-induced migration presents huge challenges to the country's already overcrowded cities.
4 Jan
Officials are looking into the cause of a collision between a Japan Airlines jet and a smaller coast guard plane at a Tokyo airport. Both aircrafts said they recieved clearance to be on the runway at the same time.
4 Jan
Despite a reduction in their numbers, the red telephone kiosk can still be seen in many places throughout the United Kingdom as the cultural icon reaches its centenary.
3 Jan
At least 103 people were killed on Wednesday when multiple explosions ripped through an area where a ceremony was being held to commemorate a top Iranian general who was assassinated four years ago by the US, said Sayyed Mohammad Saberi, head of the city’s Emergency Organization.
3 Jan
More than 60 people have so far been reported dead in the wake of the 7.6-magnitude earthquake which struck Japan on New Year's Day. Authorities warned heavy rain could trigger landslides as rescue operations continue.
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France has declared a state of emergency in its overseas territory of New Caledonia. Violence over a planned constitutional reform is threatening its already struggling economy. Plus, Boeing may face the criminal prosecution it had avoided back in 2021, with the US Justice Department accusing the planemaker of violating the terms of the deferred prosecution deal.
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Approximately 100 students at Duke University have been accused of anti-Semitism after staging a walkout during Jerry Seinfeld’s graduation speech. Organisers of the walkout states the reason for the protest has nothing to do with Seinfeld’s religious identity, but rather his open pro-Israel stance.
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A 2024 Global Citizen Prize winner – Andrew Ddebme – spoke to FRANCE 24 about the joys of having his work recognised by the international organisation. Ddebme is the founder of MobiKlinic, a digital solution that has helped rural communities in Africa access better healthcare. Ddebme also told his own personal story that led him from the slums of Kampala to becoming an entrepreneur.
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Another showdown in the country that launched the so-called coloured revolutions. Georgia’s parliament has shrugged off some of the biggest protests in its post-Soviet history by approving a “foreign agents” bill that mirrors legislation in neighbouring Russia. The opposition argues it is the way for the government to curb media freedom and dissent in a country which only recently graduated to EU candidate status.
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Police in Tbilisi have arrested at least 20 people during demonstrations against a controversial new law. It's feared the so-called "foreign influence" bill — modeled after a similar Russian law — will curtail press and civic freedoms.