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Brazilian oil giant Petrobras announced Wednesday the drilling of new wells at an oil and gas field in the Amazon rainforest for the first time in a decade, at an event attended by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. In November, Lula hosted the COP30 UN climate conference where he urged world leaders to present "roadmaps" for the transition away from fossil fuels.
The war in Gaza has especially affected the most vulnerable groups in the enclave; among them are children with Down syndrome. During the war, health and education services dedicated to them have largely collapsed, according to specialists and families. Many children with Down syndrome in the coastal enclave suffer chronic health conditions, including poor blood circulation, cataracts, and respira...
Iranian state television on Thursday released images it said showed missiles being launched at an American air base from where earlier in the day a strike had been launched on Iran’s port city of Bandar Abbas. It is the most serious trade of fire since an April ceasefire began and comes amid ongoing talks to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
After almost three months of being cut off from the world, internet access was partially restored in Iran starting on Tuesday. While some rejoice at finally being reconnected and able to check in on their loved ones, many complain about the persistent slowness in connectivity and doubt a complete restoration will happen any time soon.
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The US Justice Department has launched an investigation for perjury into E. Jean Carroll, the columnist who a 2023 civil trial found had been sexually assaulted by US President Donald Trump in a New York department store 30 years ago, a source close to the matter told AP Thursday.
In this edition of Entre Nous we dive into the "Affaire Patrick Bruel", as it is being called here in France. We discuss the accusations of sexual assault by some 30 women against the French singer and actor. We also examine some of the difficult questions this scandal and others like it raise: should we separate the art from the artist? What of the presumption of innocence? Finally, we look at ho...
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner was eliminated from the French Open Thursday after visibly struggling with the sweltering heat in his match against Argentine opponent Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
With the US bogged down in its war against Iran, Ukraine has been urging Europe to step up and play an active role in negotiations on bringing the Russian invasion to an end. But EU officials say the bloc first needs to be aligned on what it wants to say to Moscow – and who would be best placed to serve as a mediator.
Israel’s air force carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb of the capital, Beirut, Thursday afternoon, the Israeli military said, further straining a fragile ceasefire a day ahead of crucial negotiations in Washington. The strike hit an apartment building but it was not immediately clear who might have been targeted. FRANCE 24's Renée Davis reports from Beirut, Lebanon.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has written to US President Donald Trump and Congress asking for more American-made air defence ammunition to counter intensifying Russian ballistic missile attacks, Kyiv said Wednesday. The move came after a recent escalation in aerial attacks by both sides in the more than four-year war that followed Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. FRANCE 24's In...
Iran condemned on Thursday what it called violations by the United States after its strikes on the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, while vowing to defend its sovereignty. The ministry's spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said Iran would "take all necessary measures to defend its national sovereignty" and condemned what he called "the threatening rhetoric of American officials against Iran and several re...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged US President Donald Trump and the Congress to supply Patriot PAC-3 missiles and additional air defence systems to protect against Russian ballistic missiles in a letter obtained by The Associated Press, warning that deliveries are falling dangerously short as Russia escalates its missile campaign.
Just days before the Islamic festival of Tabaski, livestock markets in Abidjan are slowing down. Burkina Faso and Mali have suspended exports, while insecurity and the closure of Sahel trade corridors are disrupting traditional supply routes. The result: sheep are becoming scarce and prices are soaring across Abidjan’s markets. Our team on the ground reports.
NASA is ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday, awarding hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts to four US companies. And the Americans are not alone. On Sunday, the Chinese space agency launched Shenzhou-23 which wil...
Critic Dheepthika Laurent unpacks this month's TV releases, including the gripping Soviet space race drama told from the Russian side, "Star City", the return of the outrageously scandalous 1980s hit "Rivals" and Nicolas Cage stepping into his very first TV role in "Spider Noir".
In this edition of French Connections, Genie Godula and Florence Villeminot continue their tour of Paris with a stop in the most underrated district of the capital: the 14th arrondissement. Calm and residential, most tourists won't make the journey to this southern edge of the Left Bank, but it's definitely worth a trip if you want a delightful taste of behind-the-scenes Paris. Here you'll find a ...
A world-renowned Irish journalist and author whose reporting from conflict zones and migration routes has earned international recognition has told FRANCE 24 that in her reporting she sees love every day, and that journalists don't always convey that. Sally Hayden is a winner of the Orwell Prize, and in her new book "This is Also a Love Story" she turns away from the headlines and statistics to fo...
The woman whose song was at the heart of the Arab Spring has told FRANCE 24 that even 15 years later she looks back on her role, and the role of the protesters with admiration. Tunisian-American artist Emel Mathlouthi's song Kelmti Horra, or "My Word is Free", became something of an anthem at the time as uprisings against the authorities sprang up in one county after another. This weekend she's in...
A massive fireball was seen rising into the air Thursday as heavy Israeli strikes pounded Lebanon's southern coastal city of Tyre. The strikes, which come as Muslims celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha, followed a warning by Israel that it had declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon a combat zone and told residents to evacuate.
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, May 28, 2026: Papers discuss whether Russia could potentially invade Europe. But first, Spanish front pages cover the latest developments in the political corruption scandal that has hit the Socialist Party. Elsewhere, US President Donald Trump's renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool continues to make headlines. Finally, some dogs are fashionable, but one pup ...
Norway’s northern Lofoten Islands are attracting an increasing number of tourists, raising concerns about the environmental impact. To help document these effects, Norwegian researchers have launched a new project that utilises satellite images.
In less than one week, Ethiopians will head to the polls for the country's general elections. Prime minister Abiy Ahmed and the ruling Prosperity Party are a shoo-in to be re-elected. But opposition figures say that the necessary pre-conditions for a democratic vote are not in place. FRANCE 24's correspondent Tom Canetti attended the party’s last political campaign before next week's vote.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard targeted a US airbase on Thursday after the US military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes on an Iranian drone operation near the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump rejected a report he was close to a compromise deal with Tehran. The escalation in hostilities highlighted threats to the tenuous ceasefire between the US and Iran th...
President Rodrigo Paz warned Wednesday that Bolivia was at a "breaking point" after nearly a month of protests that have caused shortages of food, fuel and life-saving medicine. The US-backed Paz, who took office six months ago amid the worst economic crisis here in four decades, is battling a groundswell of fury over his center-right policies. The political capital La Paz has been besieged by low...
The UN climate chief said Wednesday that a record-breaking early heatwave scorching a swathe of western Europe was "a brutal reminder of the spiraling impacts of the climate crisis". Britain and France have reported their hottest ever May days this week as a "heat dome" brought sizzling temperatures more typical of midsummer to western Europe. With temperatures remaining stubbornly above 30C acros...
It's a 63 kilometre railway running between two villages in the Catalan region of the French Pyrenees, offering spectacular views along the way. France's famous "Yellow train" is now back in service after being shut down for months because of a landslide. The more than century old rail line attracts thousands of tourists each year, carrying passengers on a nostalgic journey through the mountains.
Ahead of the general elections in Ethiopia that will take place on Monday, an opposition party has called for a nationwide protest, challenging what it calls an undemocratic vote. But the national election board has not approved the protest to take place. Tensions are high in the lead up to the vote, and opposition parties say they are afraid for their safety. FRANCE 24’s Tom Canetti reports from ...
