The space sector is booming. The global industry expected to reach a value of €2 trillion mark by 2040. But behind this spectacular growth lies major geopolitical challenges, particularly for Europe.
Foreign nationals are being tricked into fighting for the Russian army against Ukraine through fake job offers, an Amnesty International report said Thursday, citing interviews with prisoners of war.
Paris may be ‘Céline City’ at the moment with the frenzy over Céline Dion’s comeback concerts, but what about other international musicians? Do they tour as much in France as elsewhere in Europe? In this edition, we look at why Dion chose Paris and why France may be behind when it comes to mega-venu…
In an interview with FRANCE 24, former football star and current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation Samuel Eto'o spoke about the recent backlash towards FIFA president Gianni Infantino and confirmed he will support him for re-election because of "everything he has brought to African fo…
Despite severe security risks and an ongoing war, retirees, nurses, workers, teachers and students have held sit-ins and protests across Iran since this summer, most often over economic hardship.
The French Football Federation (FFF) announced Thursday it is withdrawing its support for embattled FIFA boss Gianni Infantino and his bid for reelection as head of football’s governing body.
Part of the island of Montserrat, a UK Overseas Territory, was buried by a volcanic eruption in 1995. Today, caution is essential for those venturing on the mysterious island that is full of spectacular Caribbean landscapes.
In this edition, French filmmaker and journalist Mélanie Nunes speaks to FRANCE 24 about her investigative report, "Afghanistan : les soignantes de l'ombre" or ‘the unsung female carers’.
Iran-aligned Houthi militants seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a further threat to global energy supplies. Four Yemeni government military sources said the Houthis had gained further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the southern outlet of…
A quarter century after the era-defining attacks of September 11, the United States is eager to keep alive the memory of a 2001 trauma that is fading as the proportion of Americans who did not experience it firsthand grows.
France will not support the candidacy of Gianni Infantino, who is running for a new term as FIFA president in March 2027, the French Football Federation announced on Thursday. The FFF is aligning itself with the position of other European federations such as Belgium, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and Wale…
It is one of the most spectacular acts of sabotage committed since World War II. On the night of September 26, 2022, three of the four pipes of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines exploded on the seabed of the Baltic Sea.
François Picard is pleased to welcome Victor Mallet, Financial Times Senior Editor at the World News Desk. He interprets the emerging tensions between Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella as more than a clash of personalities.
Algeria is severing diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, state media reported Thursday. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has in the past accused the Gulf state of trying to meddle in Algeria's internal affairs.
Colombia's right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has been ordered to hide social media videos showing him walking past rows of the dead bodies of alleged guerrillas killed by the country's armed forces, according to a court document seen Wednesday.
Protesters marched in Lima against the arrival of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US policy toward Peru and Latin America, defending the autonomy of countries in the region. "What he has come to do is impose a policy without any kind of consultation, as if Peru were effectively his vassal," ex…
President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult American $5,000 if his party retains its control of both chambers…
Rebel Tigrayan authorities accused Ethiopia of another drone strike in the country's northern region on Tuesday. The federal government has launched multiple drone strikes in Tigray in recent weeks and massed troops at the regional border, raising fears of a return to the civil war of 2020-2022 that…
In Seoul, South Korea, 45 African states have been meeting under the Ministerial conference of the Korea Africa Economic Cooperation. This year's topic is Artificial intelligence, and how those new technologies could be implemented on the African continent.
On Tuesday in Geneva, Chad once again denied any involvement in the war in Sudan, while taking part in the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council. N’Djamena has repeatedly been accused of serving as a logistical rear base for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and has consistently rejected those alle…
Several African heads of state and leaders of national space agencies, including Rwandan President Paul Kagame, attended the very first international space summit hosted in France on Thursday. FRANCE 24’s Aurore Bayoud took the opportunity to visit the Rwanda Space Agency, created in 2020.
President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November.
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called on Europe to develop its own crewed spaceflight capability as part of a broader push to strengthen the continent's space sector.
