Barcelona and Inter Milan drew 3-3 in a thrilling Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday, with 16-year-old Lamine Yamal starring. Inter led 2-0 after Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries struck, but Yamals brilliant solo goal sparked Barcas comeback in the end-to-end encounter.

In tonight's edition, a Kenyan court has ruled that a police ban on anti-government protests in Nairobi last year was unconstitutional. Also, a national political conference in Mali's recommends naming the junta leader as president for five years and scrapping political parties. Anda Togolese comedian is turning to TikTok to reel in followers with a ...

The FRANCE 24 Observers, in collaboration with Belgiums RTBF and France Info, used data-analysis techniques to categorize more than 15,000 of Elon Musk's posts on X. This edition sheds light on how Musk became a spokesperson for the European far-right rhetoric on X, by posting hundreds of messages denigrating European values and pushing the visibility of ...

The Lebanese army has dismantled more than 90 percent of Hezbollahs military infrastructure south of the Litani River, a security official said Wednesday. The move comes as Beirut asserts increased control over the country's south under a UN-backed ceasefire deal with Israel.

On his social media platform X, Elon Musk posts hundreds of messages denigrating European values, which he deems too "woke", as part of his broader ideological offensive against Europe. The FRANCE 24 Observers, in collaboration with Belgiums RTBF and France Info, used data-analysis techniques to categorise more than 15,000 of Musk's posts. The second ...

Deadly clashes in Damascus this week between members of Syrias Druze community and gunmen linked to the national authorities highlight how members of the minority group are increasingly faced with a precarious choice: loyalty to Syria or forming a new alliance with Israel.

The attack, which targeted mostly Hindu tourists and left 26 people dead, is one of the deadliest in recent years in India-controlled Kashmir and has raised questions about security in the region. India has blamed Pakistan for supporting the massacre, which Pakistan denies.

Gabon was suspended from the African Union (AU) when General Brice Oligui Nguema took power in a coup in 2023, overthrowing president Ali Bongo. After a two-year transitional period, Nguemawas elected president in April with 94 percent of the vote.The AUs decision will allow Gabon to fully resume its participation in the unions activities.

Michel Leclerc has never shied away from delicate social topics and the French director has now managed to inject humour into the issue of sexual assault in "Not all men, but". Critic Perrine Quennesson tells us why his gamble has paid off and why entertaining performances from La Drucker and Benjamin Lavernhe bring levity to a heavy subject. We also hear ...

Massive wildfires broke out near Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, forcing the evacuation of communities, road closures and prompting Israels government to order the deployment of troops to support firefighters.

PSG secured a 1-0 victory at Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, thanks to Ousmane Dembl's early goal.

Elon Musk has become one of the most fervent critics of Ukraine and its President Volodymyr Zelensky online, especially on X, the platform he owns. He often shares pro-Kremlin content. In order to better understand Elon Musks messaging about the Ukrainian war, the FRANCE 24 Observers team worked with RTBF and France Info to analyse around 15,000 of Musks ...

A cross-border power blackout on Monday paralysed the Iberian Peninsula for most of the day, disrupting millions of lives across Spain and Portugal even interrupting the French electrical system.

A police station in the historic sailors' quarter of the Belgian port of Antwerp is surrounded by sex workers' neon-lit red-light windows.

A Syrian war monitor said at least 14 people were killed in a predominantly Druze town near Damascus on Tuesday in clashes sparked by a purported recording of a Druze man cursing the Prophet Mohammed, which angered gunmen from predominantly Sunni nearby areas.

Chinese astronautsCai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze returned to Earth on Wednesday after six months spent on the country's space station. The Shenzhou-19 crew carried out experiments on the base and set a new record for the longest spacewalk.

Britain said it joined US forces in airstrikes on a Houthi military target in Yemen overnight, hitting a rebel drone production facility about 25 km (15 miles) south of Sanaa. The UK Ministry of Defence confirmed the operation in a statement Wednesday.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday Washington will cease mediating Russia-Ukraine peace talks unless concrete progress is proposed. Frustrated by stalled negotiations and ongoing violence since Russias 2022 invasion, he warned of disengagement without viable solutions.

Pakistans information minister said early Wednesday that Islamabad had "credible intelligence" India was planning an imminent military strike, vowing a "decisive response" amid rising tensions over a Kashmir attack. The statement followed Indian PM Modis meeting with security chiefs, where he granted "complete operational freedom," a government source told ...

The Sudanese army says at least 41 people have been killed in shelling of the town of El Fasher. Tts the last major town in the Darfur region still held by government forces in their war with the RSF paramilitary. Tt has been under siege since last May, with the prospect of a devastating cost in civilian lives if it falls. The humanitarian situation is ...

Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal 1-0 in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday, with Ousmane Dembele scoring early at the Emirates. PSG controlled the game to protect their lead and head into the May 7 return leg in Paris as favourites to reach their first-ever Champions League final.

It was a moment that seemed to shatter the United States aura of invincibility.

Though it's the first federal election that saw Canadian news banned from being shared on Meta platforms, Canadians were blasted with misleading and fake political content ahead of the vote. According to an analysis by the Financial Times, a coordinated network of accounts on X attacked the Liberal's Mark Carney and boosted positive content of the ...

France's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that Russia's military intelligence service has for years beenorchestrating cyberattacks against French entities, including attempts to disrupt the 2017 election won by President Emmanuel Macron and the 2024 Paris Olympics.