In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bus transporting company mineworkers was pelted by stones by artisanal miners in early November. We spoke to several locals who said this was not an isolated incident, blaming the tensions on a lack of space for the artisanal miners.

France is probing possible foreign interference after a passenger ferry was infected with malware that could allow the ship to be remotely controlled, the interior minister said Wednesday.

Sometime in the second week of December, an improbable video began making the rounds on French-language social media. France, it claimed, was subject to a coup dtat, and President Emmanuel Macron had possibly been deposed.The video, an AI-generated fake, racked up millions of views and caused alarm with at least one African leader. At first, not even the ...

France and Italy said Wednesday they remain opposed to a trade agreementbetween the European Union and the South American trade blocMercosur, dashing hopes of the contentious pact being signed this week. Paris demanded "mirror clauses" requiringMercosurproducts to comply with EU rules on the use of pesticide and chlorine and tighter food safety inspections.

Emma Jones takes us through the third installment of James Cameron's epic project, as "Avatar: Fire and Ash" takes us back to the spectacular setting of Pandora. We discuss the message at the heart of the movies and the new additions to its cast. Next, director Kleber Mendona Filho plunges us into 1970s Brazil thanks to a swinging soundtrack and anamorphic ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and for many people in France, the end-of-year holiday season is synonymous with chocolate. In this edition of Entre Nous, we speak to chef Jade Genin, who has made a name for herself in France's highly exclusive chocolate world and has become famous for her incredible artisanal chocolates.

The CEO of a huge organisation that has helped millions of girls across a series of African countries has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the group she now runs helped her when she was a girl. Angeline Murimirwa was able to continue her education thanks to CAMFED, the Campaign for Female Education. It has now been running now for over 30 years, reaching over ...

WarnerBros Discovery's board has urged shareholders to reject a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances. The board argued that the terms of a rival merger deal with Netflix represent "superior, more certain value for our shareholders".

The European Union and the UK on Wednesday agreed to let British students rejoin the Erasmus+ programme in a symbolic step toward improving relations after Brexit.

About once a week on average, Russia stages a massive combined drone and missile attack on Ukraine, usually targeting multiple cities. In the capital Kyiv alone, these attacks have killed more than 330 civilians since 2022. At least 900 others have been injured and thousands more have lost their property or car. All 3.7 million residentshave lost countless ...

Paris' Louvre remained closed on Wednesday morning as staff held talks on extending a strike over pay and working conditions after a high-profile jewel heist and recent infrastructure failures exposed security lapses and the museum's deteriorating state.

Jewish Australians said they felt unsafe, angry and frustrated at the perceived government's failure to confront rising antisemitismaftera deadly shooting at a Hanukkah festival in Sydneys Bondi Beach last week. One of the alleged gunmen, Naveed Akram, was charged on Wednesday with multiple counts, including terrorism and 15 murders.

Ousmane Dembl was named FIFA Player of the Year 2025. Aitana Bonmati won the women's award.

Myanmar's junta on Wednesday said it was pursuing charges against more than 200 people for alleged disruption of upcoming elections under new laws banning criticism of upcoming elections, which rights groups and the UN have dismissed as a sham to entrench military rule.

The Kremlin said Tuesday it opposed European participation in US-led talks to end the war in Ukraine, saying it first needed details of recent discussions. Meanwhile, European leaders met in Berlin to launch an International Claims Commission to compensate Kyiv for hundreds of billions of dollars in damage from Russian attacks and alleged war crimes. Follow ...

Australian police on Wednesday charged Naveed Akram with 59 offences, including terrorism, after he allegedly opened fire at a Jewish event on Sydneys Bondi Beach.

Los Angeles prosecutors say Nick Reiner, the son of famed actor-director Rob Reiner, will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder following the deaths of his parents. The case has shocked Hollywood and Democratic political circles, where the couple were widely admired.

The European Union has proposed changes to a 2023 law that effectively banned the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035. Instead of cutting CO2 emissions by 100% from 2021 levels, carmakers would be required to reduce them by 90%, meaning a small-scale production of petrol or hybrid cars could continue. The auto industry and some member ...

In tonight's edition,Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they've agreed to conditionally withdraw from the strategic Congolese town of Uvira. Also, the Uvira offensive in eastern DRC triggered tens of thousands of people to flee into neighbouring Burundi. Anda new report by the World Meteorological Organization found temperatures in North Africa were their ...

As France battles an outbreak of lumpy skin disease among livestock, some farmers are protesting government measures such as the culling of entire herds. Online, videos claiming to support them have gone viral but some are AI-generated. In this edition of Truth or Fake, we take a closer look at how a Russian-linked influence network, known as Storm-1516, is ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's legal woes looked set to continue as prosecutors on Tuesday said they would seek indictments against him, his wifeCarla Bruni-Sarkozy and nine others for alleged witness tampering in the Libya campaign funding case.

One month after the stunning assassination of the brother of an anti-gangland activist, French president Emmanuel Macron returning to the Mediterranean port for an update on the governments xx-euro plan to win back the streets and offer hope to fed-up citizens of Frances second largest city. The whole reason Ahmed Kessaci became an activist was the earlier ...

The father-and-son duo alleged to have carried out Sunday's Bondi Beach massacre had flags of the Islamic State (IS) group in their car and had recently travelled to a Philippines province with a history of Islamist militancy, according to Australian police. The two lines of inquiry, if linked, echo a broader shift towards "low-cost" terror attacks planned ...

France and Paris Saint-Germain attacker Ousmane Dembl won the men's FIFA Best award at a ceremony in Qatar on Tuesday, while Barcelona midfield maestro Aitana Bonmati collected the women's prize for the third year in a row.