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NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space mission in decades. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with astronaut Jean-François Clervoy, Founder of Air Zero G, about what life is going to be like for astronauts on board the Artemis II. He says the mission capsule is a very confined space and the four astrona...
US President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it weighed his bid to restrict birthright citizenship. During more than two hours of questioning, justices from across the ideological spectrum assessed the policy’s legality, indicating that the court may be poised to block a key aspect of Trump’s immigration agenda.
In a historic first, Donald Trump became the first US sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday as it weighed his bid to restrict birthright citizenship. During more than two hours of questioning, justices from across the ideological spectrum assessed the policy’s legality, indicating that the court may be poised to block a key aspect of Trump’s immigration agend...
Internet users have been sharing a video online that they claim “proves” Israeli Jews are stealing land in Morocco – supposedly reclaiming property from before they emigrated. The footage shows clashes in a crowded scene, but it’s difficult to determine exactly what is happening or where it was filmed. Our fact-checking team at FRANCE 24 Observers investigated these claims and found that the image...
Internet users have been sharing a video online claiming to ‘prove’ that Israeli Jews are "stealing land" in Morocco, taking back land from before they emigrated. The video shows clashes breaking out in a crowd, though it's difficult to decipher what's taking place or where it is. Our fact-checking unit the FRANCE 24 Observers investigated these claims, and the images are being shared out of conte...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the global instability caused by the Iran war means Britain should pivot to focusing on closer economic and defence ties with Europe, following repeated criticism from Trump. Quentin Peel, Associate Fellow on the Europe Programme at Chatham House, explains that the Iran war "is likely to be doing more damage to the UK economy and therefore to...
US president Donald Trump has once again branded the NATO alliance a 'paper tiger' in an interview with Britain's Daily Telegraph, saying he had moved "beyond reconsideration" of U.S. membership. FRANCE 24's Brussels correspondent Dave Keating explains that "Donald Trump has no intention of defending Europe if it is invaded by Russia" adding that "Trump is the only one who determines whether NATO ...
Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has asked the United States for a ceasefire -- adding that Washington would only consider it when the Strait of Hormuz reopens. Tehran, though, has denied this -- the Foreign Ministry calling Trump's remarks "baseless." It comes hours ahead of the president's primetime address to the nation. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports.
Are we witnessing globalisation’s biggest turning point since the end of the Cold War? With Asia feeling the impact of US President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, and steadfast American allies such as the Philippines forced to declare an energy emergency, the immediate consequences are rippling through nations that manufacture much of what we buy in the West – with a boomerang effect for the res...
Are we staring at globalisation's biggest turning point since the end of the Cold War? With Asia feeling the pain of US President Donald Trump's war against Iran and steadfast US allies like the Philippines forced to declare an energy emergency, there's the immediate chain reaction for the nations that manufacture a good part of the stuff we buy here in the West and the boomerang effect for the re...
Are we staring at globalization's biggest turning point since the end of the Cold War? With Asia feeling the pain of Donald Trump's war against Iran, with steadfast US allies like the Philippines forced to declare an energy emergency, there's the immediate chain reaction for the nations that manufacture a good part of the stuff we buy here in the West and the boomerang effect for the rest of the p...
Caption: #Bosnia qualified for its second #WorldCup ever after it won against four-time champion #Italy on April 3 in a penalty shootout. Tens of thousands of people let their joy known by celebrating until early morning.
Renaud Lefort highlights small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) striving to grow with the help of European funds. In rural areas, some projects exist solely because of EU support.
Renaud Lefort analyses the impact of European funding on economic growth, and highlights the challenges of using it effectively in Corsica.
The weight of tradition bears heavily on Marianne, the protagonist of the new film "Mrs", played by Mélanie Thierry as a seemingly perfect wife and mother. Film critic Manon Kerjean explains how director David Roux’s minimalist approach draws on the legacy of bourgeois drama master Claude Chabrol – and why Thierry’s performance carries the film.
Every day in France, two to three people die at work. Why are workplace fatalities still occurring in 2026? Which sectors are most affected? And what can be done to reduce the toll? We met the families of victims and the labour inspectors who, despite limited resources, are working to prevent these deaths.
The music spectacle Eurovision is holding its first Asian edition in Bangkok later this year. The Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 has confirmed artists from at least 10 countries across Asia competing: Thailand, South Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. More are expected to join before the finale in November.
President Donald Trump has said he is strongly considering pulling the US out of NATO, ratcheting up his criticism of European allies and exposing a wider rift in the transatlantic alliance — this time over America's war alongside Israel against Iran.
Israel will reduce its military imports from France "to zero" in retaliation for French policies it deems hostile towards its interests, a defence ministry spokeswoman told AFP on Tuesday. According to the French parliament, Paris does not export weapons to Israel, but components to be used in defence systems or to be re-exported to third countries. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusa...
As Iranian and Hezbollah air strikes on Israel continue, tens of thousands of Bedouins living in the country’s southern Negev desert have no access to shelters. While some NGOs are attempting to install mobile shelters, they are primarily calling on the government to take action, denouncing "discriminatory planning policies".
Happy “April Fish” Day! To mark “Poisson d’Avril” – the French version of April Fools’ Day – we take a look at the origins of the tradition, whether it’s fading in the age of AI and fake news, and whether the French are especially funny – or simply keen to laugh more.
The 48-team field for FIFA ’s biggest ever World Cup is complete after a qualifying process that spanned more than two and a half years. Iraq edged Bolivia 2-1 in an intercontinental playoff at Monterrey in northern Mexico on Tuesday to secure the 48th spot, hours after Bosnia and Herzegovina upset four-time champion Italy on penalties in European playoffs. The result meant Italy was knocked out ...
Coaches and trucks travelling at less than 30 kilometres per hour: French lorry drivers are taking part in a go-slow operation across the country to protest against soaring fuel prices caused by the war in the Middle East and to demand more substantial support from the government.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called NATO "the single most effective military alliance the world has ever seen" Wednesday following renewed criticism of the group by US President Donald Trump. "It has kept us safe for many decades, and we are fully committed to NATO," Starmer told a press conference, after Trump told the UK's Telegraph newspaper that the alliance was a "paper tiger". FRANCE ...
On a visit to #Japan, French President Emmanuel #Macron shared a 'kamehameha' moment with PM Sanae #Takaichi - a nod to one of Japan's most famous #manga and #anime franchises, 'Dragon Ball'. Macron is on a state visit to #Tokyo for talks on security ties and industrial cooperation.
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voiced fears on Tuesday that their jailed relatives could be hanged without due process after Israel adopted a new law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks. The law would also apply to Israeli citizens, but by defining the lethal attacks in question as those "negating Israel's existence" it would be very ...
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Salim OWEIS, Communication Officer, UNICEF MENA. According to Mr. OWEIS, the humanitarian situation in the region is deteriorating at an alarming pace, particularly for children. What we are witnessing is not only an escalation in violence, but the normalisation of suffering: a condition in which displacement, trauma, and the loss of basic services are becoming e...
Speaking to FRANCE 24, Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian condemned Israel’s new death penalty bill as “an extension of the genocidal measures of the State of Israel”. She accused settlers and the Israeli army of being “one and the same”, and insisted that the two-state solution remains the “only solution”.
Moscow is demanding that Russian-French national Anna Novikova be freed after she was detained in France last year on suspicion of espionage. Novikova is suspected of trying to obtain information about French economic interests.
The European Commission on Tuesday urged EU member states to make "timely and coordinated preparations" to secure oil supplies in the face of surging energy prices caused by the Middle East war. US-Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory strikes have roiled markets and triggered a surge in energy prices.
