- http://www.france24.com/en/sport...meback-win-over-marseilleSecond-half substitutes Geny Catamo and Alisson Santos scored to lift Sporting to a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Marseille in the Champions League on Wednesday, ending the French sides five-match winning streak.Posted 2 days 10 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/europ...-s-indigenous-communitiesThe Vatican is expected to announce it will return dozens of items "gifted" to the church by Canada's indigenous communities during the colonial period. The artifacts, most of which have been kept in theVatican Museums ethnographic collection for almost 100 years, include an Inuit kayak.Posted 2 days 12 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/tv-sh...ce-s-heist-of-the-centuryThe Louvre reopening for the first time since Sundays heist of the century. Well follow leads in a daylight robbery now estimated at 88 million euros and check security at the worlds most visited museum.Posted 2 days 13 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/franc...-resign-after-jewel-heistThe director of the Louvre on Wednesday told the French Senate there was "insufficient" security camera coverage at the instutution and that she had offered her resignation which was refused by France's culture minister after an audacious heist on Sunday saw thieves break intothe museum and steal 88 million worth of jewels.Posted 2 days 15 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/ameri...ountry-s-white-gold-dreamBolivias president-elect Rodrigo Paz inherits a country mired in economic crisis after his victory in Sundays vote. Paz wants to make lithium a strategic resource in the renewable energy transition an engine for economic recovery. But between renewing ties with Washington, resistance to privatisation, and burgeoning social and environmental protests, the ...Posted 2 days 16 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/tv-sh...up-comedy-festival-styriaIf we can laugh together, we can live together. The phrase serves as the leitmotif of the Styria Comedy Club stand-up collective.With the fall of the Assad regime last December, Styria comedians are enjoying newfound freedoms, touring the country to perform their shows. They are also staging Syria's first-ever stand-up festival this October, with the goal ...Posted 2 days 17 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/afric...-it-s-alassane-or-nothingIn President Alassane Ouattaras stronghold of Abobo, a working-class commune in Abidjans north, the incumbents supporters are convinced that he will win Saturdays presidential election in a first-round knockout blow. FRANCE 24 spoke to some of the presidents most ardent fans about what three terms of Ouattara have done for the neighbourhood.Posted 2 days 17 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/live-...taff-are-hamas-says-haguePosted 2 days 18 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/tv-sh...-and-lesbian-in-marseilleIn this week's film show, Manon Kerjean and Dheepthika Laurent look at Nadia Melliti's performance as an Arab woman struggling with her sexual identity in "La Petite Dernire", a film for which she won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival. We also look at Franois Ozon's daring, bold adaptation of Albert Camus' masterpiece "L'tranger" and discuss the ...Posted 2 days 18 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/tv-sh...at-bobino-s-paris-theatreJosephine Baker was the first Black female superstar.In the 1920s, she took Paris by storm with her exuberant dance performances; she was alsoa Resistance fighter in World War II and a civil rights activist. Josephine was the first Black woman to enter France's Panthon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures. "Josephine Baker, the musical" tells the ...Posted 2 days 18 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/franc...police-officers-in-prisonFrance's former president Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in prison with him to ensure his safety while he serves a five-year sentence,France's interior minister said on Wednesday. Sarkozywill be held in an isolation unit in a Paris prison, meaning he should not be in contact with other inmates.Posted 2 days 18 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/tv-sh...-luring-children-to-deathNew research shows that children who go onto the social media app TikTok and make enquiries about mental health will quickly find depressive content, and that within a few hours they are bound to see content from users expressing the will to kill themselves. That research from Amnesty Tech is entitled "Dragged Into the Rabbit Hole". The organisation says ...Posted 2 days 20 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/live-...-eu-s-2025-sakharov-prizeImprisoned journalists Andrzej Poczobut from Belarus andMzia Amaglobeli from Georgiawon EUs top human rights award, the Sakharov Prize,European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced on Wednesday.Posted 2 days 21 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/tv-sh...d-paramount-takeover-bidsUS entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery has said it is exploring a potential sale of all or some of its media assets, this after it turned down a second takeover bid by rival Paramount Skydance and its CEO David Ellison. The company, which houses such properties as Warner Bros. Studio, CNN and HBO Max, saw its shares surge on Tuesday. Also in this ...Posted 2 days 22 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/europ...uring-government-shutdownThe German government on Wednesday said it will initiate an unscheduled expenditure to cover the salaries of around 11,000 local employees working at US bases in Germany who have been affected by the US government shutdown.Posted 2 days 22 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/middl...h-capture-french-fightersSyrian forces on Wednesday launched an operation against jihadists in a camp in the northwest region near the Turkish border in a bid to capture French fighters wanted by French authorities, according to a monitor group. Foreign fighters have fallen out of favour with the new authorities in Damascus after ex-president Bashar al-Assad's ouster.Posted 2 days 23 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/franc...tor-faces-senate-grillingThe Louvre is set to reopen Wednesday, three days after thieves stole royal jewels worth 88 million during a shocking heist on the world renowned museum. Louvre DirectorLaurence des Carsfaces questioning by the French Senate's culture committeeon Wednesday.Posted 3 days 1 hour ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/europ...russian-strikes-slam-kyivDuring his visit to Sweden Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Linkoping, home to the Saab defence group, which produces the Gripen jet fighter among other weapons. His visit comes as a Russian drone and missile attack in the Kyiv region killed at least three people, including two children, according to ...Posted 3 days 1 hour ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/tv-sh...mpions-league-first-placeParis Saint-Germain crushed Bayer Leverkusen (7-2). With three wins in three games, they are top of the table.Posted 3 days 3 hours ago - 10/22/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/ameri...s-state-of-emergency-limaPeruvian President Jose Jeri declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and nearby Callao from midnight Tuesday to tackle rising crime, authorising army deployment alongside police. The move follows protests last week that left one dead and over 100 injured. Jeri gave no further details on enforcement measures.Posted 3 days 5 hours ago - 10/21/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/middl...srael-visit-hostages-gazaIsrael's army said Wednesday that the remains of two more hostages returned the day before fromGazahave been identified as those of Aryeh Zalmanovich and Master Sergeant Tamir Adar.US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday called progress inGazas fragile ceasefire better than anticipated but acknowledged during an Israel visit the challenges that remain, from ...Posted 3 days 5 hours ago - 10/21/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/ameri...ombian-ex-president-uribeA Colombian court on Tuesday overturned the witness-tampering conviction of former president lvaro Uribe, scrapping a 12-year house arrest sentence that had drawn US criticism. Uribe, 73, was convicted in August of pressuring paramilitaries to deny links to him, marking the first criminal conviction of a Colombian ex-president.Posted 3 days 7 hours ago - 10/21/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/europ...irport-smugglers-balloonsLithuania suspended air traffic at Vilnius Airport late Tuesday after dozens of suspected smugglers' balloons entered its airspace, the National Crisis Management Centre said. The Baltic nation is the latest in Europe to face air disruptions after recent drone and balloon incursions at airports in Copenhagen, Munich and elsewhere.Posted 3 days 7 hours ago - 10/21/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/sport...-arsenal-champions-leagueReturning Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele urged his teammates to stay focused after a 7-2 Champions League rout of Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday. PSG, the defending champions, won their third straight group match, scoring six goals with 10 men after Illia Zabarnyis red card. Desire Doue struck twice before halftime.Posted 3 days 9 hours ago - 10/21/25
- http://www.france24.com/en/tv-sh...t-area-ahead-of-reopeningIn tonight's edition, Khartoums International airport's vicinity suffers a drone strike just one day before domestic flights were set to resume. Also, the crisis at the phosphate processing plant in the Tunisian city of Gabes deepens as workers walk off the job. And hundreds of Ivorians flee to Ghana, fearing potential unrest just days ahead of a ...Posted 3 days 10 hours ago - 10/21/25
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