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Michael Carrick's side saw their winless run extend to seven matches in all competitions as a Nico Paz double powered the Italian side to an emphatic 4-1 win on Wednesday night.

In Pavlohrad, a Ukrainian city less than 90km from the front line with Russia, there is no respite from war.

As governments and corporations alike scramble to install a patch to fix fundamental security flaws in a programming language that helps run roughly 70 percent of the world's websites, here's what you need to know about how AI has helped bring these criti…

French police banned protests in parts of Paris on Thursday as authorities braced for further demonstrations following some of the worst street unrest in years.

Russian missiles struck Kyiv overnight, wounding six people and forcing residents into shelters, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday, hours after Moscow signalled readiness to resume US-mediated peace talks.

Irish lawmakers voted Wednesday to scrap a requirement for UN approval before deploying military peacekeepers overseas, approving the controversial legislation by 79 votes to 71.

Real Madrid thrashed RB Leipzig 4-1 on Wednesday to secure their third consecutive Champions League victory.

In tonight’s edition: Sudan’s brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 people.

François Picard welcomes former US Assistant Secretary of Defense Jim Townsend and former US Air Force officer Michael (Mikey) Weinstein, founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

Pope Leo XIV, 71, will require no further treatment for lung cancer after tests confirmed the disease was localised, the Vatican said Wednesday.

Research carried out by the Alliance4Europe NGO suggests that pro-Russian networks manipulated information online in an effort to exacerbate anger in France ahead of last weekend's massive protests and subsequent unrest.

Research carried out by the Alliance4Europe NGO suggests that pro-Russian networks manipulated information online in an effort to exacerbate anger in France ahead of last weekend's massive protests and subsequent unrest.

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion after a jury found the company deceived users in a case linked to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, media reported Wednesday.

French bond yields have topped 5%, their highest level since 2002, after widespread protests and violence over the weekend.

The far-right European Parliament group of French presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen's party said Wednesday EU prosecutors were searching its offices as part of a graft probe into its now-defunct predecessor.

President ⁠Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukraine supported a US proposal for three-way talks ‌with Russia ⁠and the United ‌States at the level ⁠of negotiators to be held as soon as possible, preferably ‌no later than early November.

Donald Trump and his inner circle are using unrest in France to push unsubstantiated claims blaming the riots on immigration, even showing French protest footage at midterm rallies.

The death toll from a drone strike Monday on a market in an area disputed between Sudan and South Sudan has risen to 153 and is likely even higher, a local official told AFP on Wednesday.

Marine Le Pen is set to officially launch her presidential campaign this weekend at the National Rally two-day party congress in Orléans.

US President Donald Trump's pivot away from Ukraine has triggered fresh questions about his attachment to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the man a top American envoy flattered on Wednesday as a "humanitarian.

The Canadian publisher representing Thélyson Orélien on Wednesday said it had dropped the prize-nominated writer over new information indicating that he did use artificial intelligence to write his acclaimed debut.

Government and corporate websites were shut down across the world overnight into Wednesday after cybersecurity firms used artificial intelligence to reveal critical flaws in widely used programming language PHP.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday paid an unannounced visit to Riyadh in a bid to underscore French support for the kingdom amid intensified attacks by Houthi rebels and an attempt to ease tensions at home by securing oil and diesel imports.

Inspired by protests in France and other parts of Europe, thousands of Greek students on Wednesday demonstrated around the country.

The UN is warning that global commitments to cut planet-heating emissions are falling far short of the Paris climate goals of 1.5 degrees Celsius warming – and put the world on course for 2.6C warming this century.

⁠French President Emmanuel Macron landed in Riyadh on Wednseday, ‌adding an ⁠unscheduled stop to his ‌ongoing tour of the Gulf ⁠region.

Moscow is ready to resume trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia talks next month, the Kremlin said Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin met with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron condemned comments by "foreign leaders" on the violent protests in France on October 17.

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu met with union leaders today in France.

In the first round of Brazil’s presidential elections, Flavio Bolsonaro got the most votes in 15 electoral districts in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, compared with 9 for Lula.

In the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe, a water crisis is a daily reality, with some residents going without water for weeks.

Italy approved a raft of security measures on Tuesday including a new offence of violent participation in a demonstration, tougher penalties for rioters, and financial liability for parents whose children take part in vandalism and looting.

EU prosecutors on Wednesday searched offices belonging to the far-right Patriots parliamentary group as part of a graft probe into the bloc’s dissolved predecessor, Identity and Democracy, which brought together several European far-right parties including

Film critic Emma Jones and Dheepthika Laurent discuss the week's film releases.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called for the front line in Russia's war against to Ukraine to be frozen along current lines as a first step toward peace talks.

Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Peter Zalmayev, Founder and Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, LIVE from Kyiv.

Did you know French people eat 1.4 billion pain au chocolats a year.

France is bracing for yet another weekend of protests by high school students and the "Yellow Vest" movement.

Students, teachers and civil servants are demonstrating in Greece today, protesting over staff shortages, poor infrastructure and the cost of living.

Those arrested during the October 17 rallies filed into the dock at Paris’s Judicial Court on Tuesday, accused of a broad range of offences – from assault against police officers to resisting arrest and handling stolen goods.

Tuesday, October 20 saw protests in more than 50 US cities against the rise of artificial intelligence.

One of the suspects in the arson attack on Limoges town hall was arrested, three days after the unrest and rioting that swept France on Saturday.

The midterm elections are just two weeks away in the United States and Donald Trump is stumping for candidates in states that he won by double digits in 2024.

The Kenyan cult leader found guilty on Monday of the deaths of 190 children and one adult will be sentenced on November 6th.

South Africa's former deputy national commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has been denied bail.

The leader of France's hardline CGT union on Wednesday called for strikes after talks with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu over fresh protests collapsed.

After Kenya and Uganda, Nigeria has now announced its first Ebola case – a woman who was admitted to a private hospital in Abuja and travelled from Uganda.

With Halloween around the corner we are pleased to welcome cake decoration expert Galina Duverne from the École de Cake Design in Paris.

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay described the US sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court (ICC) hours after her award as "a shock" and "unacceptable".

Portuguese demonstrators have been protesting against the cost of housing in the country.