WikiLeaks founder Assange can be extradited to the US, London court rules

The US government on Friday won an appeal against a London court ruling that had blocked the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from Britain.

France to open classified Algerian War archives 15 years ahead of schedule

France will open classified police files from the Algerian war 15 years ahead of schedule in order to "look the truth in the eyes", the government announced on Friday.   

Burkina Faso PM resigns following protests over jihadist violence

Burkina Faso’s premier and government resigned Wednesday as protests mounted against officials’ inability to combat a wave of jihadist attacks that have killed thousands.

Macron announces Saudi-French initiative to solve diplomatic crisis with Lebanon

France and Saudi Arabia agreed on Saturday to do more to help the Lebanese population, work to solving a diplomatic row between Beirut and the Gulf states and jointly push to get the government there…

US and EU condemn Taliban over 'summary killings' and demand investigation

The United States on Saturday led a group of Western nations and allies in condemnation of the Taliban over the "summary killings" of former members of the Afghan security forces reported by rights g…

Maori tribe condemns use of haka by anti-vax protesters in New Zealand

The Maori tribe that owns rights to the "Ka Mate" haka told anti-vaccine protesters Monday that it was inappropriate to use the famous ritual at demonstrations in New Zealand.

US journalist Fenster arrives in Qatar after release from Myanmar jail

American journalist Danny Fenster said he was healthy and happy to be heading home after being freed from prison in Myanmar and flying to Qatar on Monday, following negotiations between former U.S. d…

The Interview - Social media is ‘undermining our democracies’, US billionaire Frank McCourt warns

In an interview with FRANCE 24 at the Paris Peace Forum, US billionaire Frank McCourt strongly criticised tech giants, saying social media is "undermining our democracies". The owner of French footba…

EU readies sanctions for migrant trafficking over Belarus border crisis

The EU and Belarusian foreign policy chiefs spoke directly about the migrant crisis for the first time on Sunday, even as Brussels prepares to impose sweeping new sanctions for human trafficking that…

Air pollution in Europe still killing more than 300,000 a year, report finds

Premature deaths caused by fine particle air pollution have fallen 10 percent annually across Europe, but the invisible killer still accounts for 307,000 premature deaths a year, the European Environ…

Moscow closes all non-essential services for 11 days as Covid-19 deaths surge

Russia reported record numbers of daily coronavirus cases and deaths on Thursday as Moscow shut down non-essential services for 11 days to combat the surge in infections.

Oklahoma inmate dies vomiting and convulsing in first state execution since 2015

Condemned Oklahoma prisoner John Grant convulsed and vomited before dying from a cocktail of drugs on Thursday as the state conducted its first execution in years despite questions about its lethal i…

US Congress grills oil executives over climate disinformation in day-long hearing

Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants denied spreading disinformation about climate change as they sparred Thursday with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry conceal…

Nigeria jihadist infighting kills scores in Lake Chad - France 24

Nigeria jihadist infighting kills scores in Lake Chad

India fears Taliban fallout in Kashmir - France 24

India fears Taliban fallout in Kashmir

France honours ‘quiet hero’ teacher killed for showing Prophet Mohammed cartoons

A year after the brutal murder of a French teacher, beheaded for showing his students cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, schools are struggling with how to teach core French values without inflaming t…

Scores killed in attacks on village, army base in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen attacked a village in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kaduna, killing 34 people and injuring seven others, local authorities said Monday.

Thunberg spearheads German climate protests to pressure candidates before polls

Tens of thousands of environmental activists staged a rally outside Germany’s parliament Friday, two days before the country holds a national election, to demand that politicians take stronger action…

France celebrates 40 years of high-speed TGV trains

France on Friday celebrated four decades of flying across the countryside on ultrafast TGV trains, while getting a glimpse of the next-generation locomotives set to hit the rails in 2024.

World on 'catastrophic' path to 2.7C warming, warns UN chief

A failure to slash global emissions is setting the world on a "catastrophic" path to 2.7 degrees Celsius heating, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Friday just weeks before crunch climate talks.