France

6d ago

France in turmoil: 'No one is willing to say the country needs to make sacrifices'

As Paris wrestles with political deadlock, questions are mounting over France’s ability to project strength abroad. RFI spoke to author and political strategist Gerald Olivier about the ongoing politi...

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At least three killed in Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine

Russian drone and missile attacks in and around the Ukraine's capital killed at least three people early Saturday, officials said. The Kyiv City Military Administration said two people were killed in...

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Pope Leo follows papal tradition with Blue Mosque visit

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s iconic Blue Mosque on Saturday, echoing similar trips by past pontiffs. Previous papal visits to the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, as it is officially known, signalled respect f...

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Gunmen storm party headquarters as military cements power in Guinea-Bissau

Two of Guinea-Bissau's main political parties saw their headquarters attacked by armed men on Saturday as the military continues to establish its grip on power following a coup earlier this week. Part...

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Security guarantees a 'sticking point' in Ukraine peace deal

Ukraine is facing extremely hard challenges ahead as it is under pressure from Washington to agree to the terms of a peace deal with Russia, FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert said in an analysis. "The stick...

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Trump says Venezuela airspace should be considered closed 'in its entirety'

President Donald Trump on Saturday warned that the airspace above and around Venezuela should be considered closed, escalating tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as Washington steps up...

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Change on the horizon for the Netherlands’ strained asylum system

As coalition talks progress this week in the Netherlands, following the general election on 29 October – in which the centrist Democrats 66 narrowly defeated Geert Wilders’ far-right Party for Freedom...

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Germany’s far-right AfD sets up youth wing, drawing thousands of demonstrators

Thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday in the central German city of Giessen for the launch of far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party’s new youth organisation. The meeting was delayed as...

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French minister says most Airbus A320 planes fixed after emergency recall

Most of the 6,000 Airbus aeroplanes affected by an emergency recall had undergone a software fix by Saturday morning, according to France's Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot. Flights are resuming af...

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Airlines worldwide work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft

Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contr...

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Airlines rush to fix Airbus A320 software glitch, disruptions reported

Airlines worldwide on Saturday rushed to fix software on hundreds of Airbus A320s after a JetBlue jet’s sudden altitude drop exposed a solar radiation-linked glitch. There were short-term disruptions...

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Trump casts long shadow over Honduran politics ahead of vote

US President Donald Trump on Friday made a major intervention into Honduran politics days before the Central American nation votes, pardoning a convicted ex-leader and threatening to cut US support if...

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US Defense Secretary Hegseth issued kill order after strike on Caribbean boat, reports say

The US military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack, US media reported Friday. Prior to the op...

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Hong Kong mourns victims of deadly building fire

An outpouring of grief swept Hong Kong on Saturday as thousands paid their respects and laid flowers for the 128 people killed in one of the city's deadliest fires, marking the start of an official, t...

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Bedbug scare at Cinémathèque Française forces Paris film hub to close

The Cinémathèque Française, home to one of France's biggest film archives, has halted screenings for a month after cinemagoers reported being bitten by bedbugs.

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Haitian prisoners dying as crowded jails buckle under impact of gang violence

Haitian prisoners are dying in increasing numbers as violence, state collapse and chronic overcrowding turn the country's jails into dangerous places, where people wait years for a hearing. More than...

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Trump announces pardon of Honduran ex-president ahead of election

President Donald Trump on Friday said he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was extradited to the US and serving a drug trafficking sentence. The announcement came as Tr...

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Runaway nuns allowed back in Austrian convent 'until further notice'

Three nuns in their 80s who made headlines after fleeing their care home to take back their convent in Austria are being allowed to stay there "until further notice", church officials said Friday. The...

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Zelensky removes top aide and negotiator after anti-graft raids

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky removed his powerful chief of staff and top negotiator on Friday, after detectives raided Andriy Yermak's house as part of a sweeping corruption probe. Yermak's...

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Airbus rush to update A320 software after plane's sudden altitude drop

Airlines around the world canceled and delayed flights heading into the weekend to fix software on a widely used commercial aircraft after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a...

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Ultra-Orthodox military conscription row reignites in Israel

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Ligue 1: Leaders PSG face Monaco test this Saturday

Just three days after their spectacular Champions League win over Tottenham, Paris Saint-Germain return to Ligue 1 action on Saturday with a tricky trip to Monaco. Unbeaten in the league for over two...

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German president visits Spanish town of Guernica, hit by Nazi bombs in 1937

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday became the first German head of state to visit the Spanish town of Guernica, where Nazi bombers killed hundreds of civilians in 1937.

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A Louvre Museum burgling history

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the OTHER famous theft from the Louvre Museum. There are your answers to the bonus question on “The Listeners Corner”, and...

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How the last words of a little girl in Gaza became an award-winning film

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's The Voice of Hind Rajab is based on a recording of a six-year-old girl trapped under fire in Gaza, calling the Palestinian Red Crescent for help. RFI spoke to t...

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Exclusive: The first proof of the use of chemical weapons in Sudan’s civil war

An investigation by the FRANCE 24 Observers team reveals how chlorine gas was used as a weapon in the ongoing civil war in Sudan. All evidence suggests the Sudanese army used chlorine to recapture a s...

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How did chlorine imported to Sudan for water purification end up being used as a poison gas?

Barrels containing chlorine gas were used as a chemical weapon near an oil refinery in Sudan in September 2024, as shown by the first part of an investigation by the FRANCE 24 Observers. In this secon...

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Paris arthouse cinemas reinvent themselves amid audience decline

With audiences dwindling and streaming on the rise, Paris’s iconic arthouse cinemas are racing to reinvent themselves or risk closing for good. One cinema in the Champs-Elysées area has adopted a "mod...

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Thailand, Indonesia launch clean-up after floods kill hundreds

The death toll from catastrophic floods and landslides across Southeast Asia soared past 350 on Saturday, as rescue teams raced to reach stranded communities in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia and be...

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Live: Russian drone strike on Kyiv kills at least one, injures 11

Russian drones and missiles attacked districts of Kyiv early on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 11, officials said. The head of Kyiv's military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, said there ha...

November 29, 2025

Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque early on Saturday on the third day of his trip to Turkey.

November 28, 2025

Hong Kong begins mourning period after high-rise fire kills at least 128

Hong Kong entered an official, three-day mourning period on Saturday after a blaze killed at least 128 people in one of the city's deadliest fires. Crowds gathered in somber silence near the blackened...