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Pope Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St Augustine, on the second day of his visit to Algeria, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins of eastern Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought. France 24s Claire Paccalin has the latest.
US President Donald Trump received a DoorDash delivery from McDonald's to the Oval Office during a press conference where he spoke about Iran and the pope.
Officers from the French police's financial unit on Tuesday searched several locations as part of a corruption investigation but were denied access to the presidential Élysée Palace. Investigators were looking into why one events company had been chosen to host important state ceremonies for more than two decades.
French investigators raided the Elysee palace on Tuesday in relation to an events company contracts probe. Investigators from the financial and anti-corruption departments of the Paris police were looking into why Shortcut Events had been chosen to host important state events for more than two decades.
French investigators raided the Elysee palace on Tuesday in relation to an events company contracts probe.
French investigators raided the Elysee palace on Tuesday in relation to an events company contracts probe.
The head of the French energy group Total has warned that a shortage of jet fuel may occur at airports in Europe in the coming weeks or months if the situation at the strait of Hormuz does not improve. Solange Mougin and Alexandra Quairini have more.
Lebanese and Israeli representatives were set to meet Tuesday in Washington for their first direct talks in decades. France 24's Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson takes a look at what the opposing sides are hoping to achieve during the talks which he says are a "a significant and symbolic step" for the long-time adversaries.
At least two ships using Iranian ports passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday despite a US military blockade, data from maritime tracking firm Kpler indicated Tuesday. France 24's Angela Diffley takes a look at why some ships may still be getting through and what this might mean for the US blockade.
An intimacy coordinator has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how their role is to ensure that everyone's humanity is respected on a film or television set. Paloma Garcia Martens has made a career working on some of Europe's top film and television shows, giving advice primarily to actors and actresses about how to achieve the perfect love scene with someone you probably don't want to be with, while being...
At least 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military jets struck a village market while pursuing Islamist militants in the northeast of the country on Saturday night, a councillor for the area and residents said on Sunday.
Pope Leo XIV embarked Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria, aiming to promote Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global conflict and honor the locally born inspiration of his religious spirituality, St. Augustine.
As Israel and Lebanon sit down for US-Mediated talks in Washington on Tuesday, expectations are running low. The Israeli side has already dismissed the idea of a potential truce, saying the priority is to get Iran-backed Hezbollah disarmed. France 24's Delano D'Souza takes a look at what each side is hoping to get from the negotiations.
A new exhibition opens this Tuesday at Paris's City of Sciences and Industry. It's called Frontier and it focuses on borders. Concrete walls, military checkpoints, surveillance algorithms: borders have a thousand faces, and none of them are truly alike. In this edition of Entre Nous we speak to the curator of the show, Delphine Heyndrickx. She tells us how her team came up with the idea and what t...
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government has suspended Italy's defence cooperation agreement with Israel amid rising tensions between the two countries after Rome accused Israeli forces of firing warning shots at a convoy of Italian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.
Lebanon and Israel are set to hold the first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant. But while the talks may be historic, the Israeli government has been mostly “ambivalent” towards their outcome, says France 24’s correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky, although there are some signs that has started to shift ...
There is a sense of "very cautious optimism" in Lebanon, reports France 24's Cyril Payen in Beirut, as the country gets ready to hold its first direct diplomatic talks with Israel in decades on Tuesday in Washington, following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group that has rocked the tiny Mediterranean country.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife, Begona Gomez, has been formally charged after a years-long corruption investigation, according to a court ruling published Monday. Gomez was charged with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds, the ruling added.
Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.
The Strait of Hormuz carries a significant share of the world’s energy and agricultural inputs. Disruptions since the outbreak of hostilities between the US and Iran are constraining flows of oil, gas and fertilizer, with ripple effects reaching far beyond the Middle East. As the US begins its naval blockade of Iran’s ports, America's farmers are already feeling the repercussions, a few weeks out ...
Pope Leo XIV arrived Tuesday in the city of Annaba on the second day of his Algeria trip, following in the footsteps of his spiritual father St. Augustine, who wrote some of the most important works in early Christian thought in the ancient Roman city formerly known as Hippo.
Pope Leo XIV arrived Tuesday in the city of Annaba on the second day of his Algeria trip, following in the footsteps of his spiritual father St. Augustine, who wrote some of the most important works in early Christian thought in the ancient Roman city formerly known as Hippo.
After a month and a half spent living under the threat of drones, residents of Iraqi Kurdistan are exhausted. Just 24 hours before the ceasefire, a civilian was killed in a drone attack blamed on Iran by Kurdish authorities. In total, around 700 drone and missile attacks have targeted US positions and certain Kurdish interests. Victims' loved ones are devastated by the war between Iran and the Uni...
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 14: There's outrage after Donald Trump's vitriolic critique of Pope Leo and a now deleted Jesus-like AI image of him. The Washington Post suggests that this latest controversy will alienate Trump's staunchly religious base. Also in the press: Amazon is accused of ignoring the death of a worker for several hours in a distribution centre in Oregon. Plus: an independent ...
Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years after notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar brought in the first ones.
A new trial over the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will begin on Tuesday, with seven members of his medical team charged with negligent homicide nearly a year after a previous case collapsed in a mistrial.
Peruvians waited Monday to see who will face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a presidential runoff, after a chaotic first round of voting that sparked criminal proceedings against top election officials. Sunday's vote saw a series of logistical foul-ups in delivering election materials that caused polling centers to open hours late. Police raided the headquarters of the National Office of Electoral...
US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure on Sunday, drawing widespread criticism even from some religious conservatives who typically support him, before deleting the post on Monday. It came amid his escalating feud with Pope Leo, who has criticized the war that started with US-Israeli strikes on Iran as inhumane. France 24’s correspondent in Italy S...
French former hostages Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris have given their first television interview since returning to France from Iran. They had been detained in Iran on espionage charges for almost four years. The pair spoke in detail about their ordeal, and how they managed to maintain hope while imprisoned.
Nearly 700 civilians have been reported killed in drone strikes so far this year, the United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher said Tuesday, lamenting that "the world has failed to meet the test of Sudan" after three years of a gruesome civil war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced more than 11 million.
