French IT services giant Capgemini has been in the spotlight for days over a deal its American subsidiary CGS signed with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which French media and campaign groups say involves providing tools to identify foreigners on US soil and track their locations.

French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal has been elected to the Acadmie franaise, the prestigious French language watchdog, two months after he was released from an Algerian prison on humanitarian grounds.

Rewatch as Kaja Kallas, European Commissionner to Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, addresses journalists following the European Union putting the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps on its "terrorist list". FRANCE 24's James Andr tells us more about what it means for the EU.

The U.S. Navy has sent an additional warship to the Middle East, a U.S. official told Reuters, amid a large military buildup in the region and soaring tensions. For its part, Iran has said it could launch a pre-emptive strike or broadly target the Mideast, including American military bases in the region and Israel. FRANCE 24's James Andr and Reza Sayah ...

A Jewish family is suing France over its embassy in Baghdad. It seeks compensation for what it says is France's use of property and unproper rent pay. The house was seized alongside with other property of Jewish Iraqis in the 1950s. France argues that is this is a problem with Iraqi law and should be dealt with in an Iraqi court. But the family cannot go to ...

At the beginning of 2026, Bulgaria joined the Eurozone. It is a historic shift that comes at a moment of deep polarisation in the country and mass anti-corruption protests. They culminated in the resignation of its government and its president. FRANCE 24's Elitsa Gadeva and Juliette Prudhomme were on the ground during that first week of transition.

In this edition of Entre Nous, we take a look at child-free zones why they are popular and why they also elicit outrage. After the state-owned French railway operator SNCF announced new, kid-free train carriages, we dive into whether France really is a kid-friendly place. We also discuss how children, their rights and French demography have been hot-button ...

Is a temporary second moon really going to orbit the Earth? Thats the claim made in a number of viral social media posts that feature spectacular AI-generated visuals. Spoiler: contrary to these depictions, there is no second moon, but an interesting object, known as a quasi-moon, has been identified by scientists. Heres what we know.

Created in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution - the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is now the most powerful organization in Iran. A parallel military force - the regime's armed wing and a major economic player - it plays a central role in repressing demonstrations, like in the widespread protests which took place recently and were submitted to ...

For Gazans, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is their gateway to the world. But since Israel seized it in May 2024, it has been largely shut. Now, as part of the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan, Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the crossing will reopen soon, raising hopes for thousands of war-wounded Palestinians seeking ...

The European Union has listed Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation over Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc's top diplomat said Thursday.

French rail service SNCF has announced new business-class cars would not allow children in them. Facing backlash over putting in writing that "children would not be accepted", it changed the terms to those under 12 and justified the move by saying that it was already the case and restricted to business routes and weekdays. Still, the outrage has led to a ...

Paris fashion week is currently underway with luxury brands showcasing their "haute couture" summer collection for the upcoming season. But the industry is now facing increasingly growing competition from ultra-fast-fashion, which has transformed consumer behaviour. Giants like Shein now use artificial intelligence to identify growing trends and produce and ...

EU foreign ministers are expected to agree on January 29 to put Iran's Revolutionary Guards on the bloc's "terrorist list". Though mostly symbolic, the EU move will send a strong message of condemnation to Iran after thousands of people were reported killed during the protests that rocked the country. FRANCE 24's James Andr tells us more about what this ...

Portugal was hit hard by a particularly violent storm that has left a trail of destruction and at least 4 dead across Portugal on January 28. Lisbon and the centre of the country were hardest hit. All services remained suspended on several lines, several schools remained closed and almost 450,000 customers were still without power on January 29.

The campaign to replace UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is underway, and in Madrid some 100 female politicians gathered calling for the UN to pick a woman to succeed him. Since its creation in 1946, the UN has never had a woman at its head, and never even been considered. For the participants, as long as women do not take part in decisions taking ...

Nearly 1.5 million kilometres of submarine cables criss-cross the globe. The infrastructure is key for both national security and economic stability. But an uptick in disruptions notably in the Baltic Sea has focused attention on the need to safeguard these networks. While many of the outages appear accidental, some can be attributed to sabotage by ...

A researcher on animal behaviour has told FRANCE 24 how he and his colleagues have been mind blown by the story of the cow that uses a broom to scratch its back. Veronika the cow has been shown to pick up and use a broom. She even chooses the soft end or the handle, depending on whether she wants to scratch her thicker or more sensitive skin areas. The ...

Elena Rybakina battled past Jessica Pegula to reach the Australian Open final on Thursday, with the fifth seed setting up a repeat of her 2023 title match against Aryna Sabalenka, who earlier defeated Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in a politically charged semi-final.

The EUs top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, told journalists Thursday it was likely fresh sanctions would be put in place on the Revolutionary Guard, which has played a key role in suppressing the demonstrations. To do so, all 27 member states have to agree but France did not want to do it until then due to several of its citizens being imprisoned in Iran.

US Youtuber IShowSpeed is the latest member of the diaspora to be granted Ghanaian citizenship. The announcement that the 21-year-old American would become a national was made on January 28 as he wrapped up a wildly popular month-long tour of the continent. This is in line with Ghana's strategy; part of a programme launched in 2019 where it is aggressively ...

In this edition of French Connections, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot continue their tour of Paris with a stop in the most central arrondissement of the French capital: the 1st. Le premier, as it's known in French, is absolutely packed with bucket-list attractions like the Mona Lisa in the Louvre and Monet's water lilies in the Muse de lOrangerie. But ...

A jungle of weeds fills the Sudanese finance ministry's courtyard in central Khartoum, where the army-backed government says it plans a gradual return after nearly three years of war. Even as war rages in the southern Kordofan region, Prime Minister Kamil Idris has announced that the government will return to Khartoum after operating from the Red Sea city ...

Rwanda has said it is suing the United Kingdom in the Hague Court to seek payments over an aborted, controversial migrant deal under which it was to host deported asylum seekers from the European country. The migrant deal entered into force on April 25, 2024. In July 2024, shortly after taking office, the UKs new Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that ...

Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse residents protesting in Lagos on January 28 over demolition work in one of Africa's largest floating slums, the Makoko slum, that has displaced thousands of people. Lagos state officials, with the help of armed police and excavators, have been demolishing homes arguing that residents illegally built their houses - ...