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Staff shortages, rats in the corridors, and a university admissions system that feels like a lottery: As protests sweep France, high school students have drawn up a list of demands to deal with these and other issues.

France has suspended police use of stun grenades at high school demonstrations, the interior minister announced, amid growing allegations of police brutality after two weeks of protests marked by frequent violent clashes that have left hundreds injured.Fr…

The woman who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said on Tuesday.

As Israel gears up for its first elections since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents are putting it at the heart of their campaigns.

South Africa has recorded record tourist arrivals over the past two months, with more than one million visitors arriving by air each month.

British adventurer on a 50,000-kilometre, 28-year trek home from South America without using any transport has set foot on UK soil after swimming the Channel, his publicists said Tuesday.

A new law in the Comoros bans foreign nationals from running certain small-scale businesses, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of people, most of them Malagasy.

This week on arts24, film critic Manon Kerjean takes us through some of the latest French cinema releases, starting with a new adaptation of Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables".

A court on Wednesday ordered the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service August Hanning to remain in pretrial detention after his arrest on suspicion of espionage and treason, along with a former deputy who allegedly supplied him with secret…

Students, parents and trade unions were demonstrating across France Tuesday, protesting what they say is under-investment in high schools.

The Malian army says it has entered the strategic northern city of Kidal, which was captured around five months ago by Tuareg separatists who announced their withdrawal earlier Tuesday as the military advanced – a symbolic boost to Mali's junta and its Ru…

In this edition we're pleased to welcome back Lauren Jimerson to discuss the Mary Cassatt exhibit entitled "The Choice of Independence" that's currently showing at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris.

The World Health Organization joined Western leaders on Wednesday in urging Russia to share more information about what killed a plague institute worker in Siberia as reports emerged of a second suspected case.

This year, China released new rules for funeral practices.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Julian Jackson, British historian, author and, Emeritus Professor of Modern French History at Queen Mary University of London.

“The terrorists pulled us out through the window.

Widespread protests swept across France on Tuesday over anger at the state of the country's school system.

Three years after the October 7 attack, when Hamas militants killed at least 1,195 people in Israel – mostly civilians – the sites of the massacre near the Gaza border have become heavily visited memorials.

As Israelis mark the third anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack, and with elections due later this month, one question keeps resurfacing: What did Benjamin Netanyahu know in the run-up to the attack?

Three years ago, the war between Israel and Hamas began.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a series of deadly attacks on Israeli towns and military sites near the Gaza border in a massive, coordinated assault.

With its wine industry hit by a swathe of summer heatwaves, France is set to see this year's harvest hit a historic low.

The parents of a 22-year-old Israeli man who was killed when Hamas attacked the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023 have told FRANCE 24 how they can still feel him surrounding them even though he's no longer here.

After shrinking briefly in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 attacks, Israel's GDP is predicted to grow by 4 percent this year.

Israel is marking the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on Wednesday with memorials across the country.

France has suspended the use of stun grenades by police at student-led demonstrations, the interior minister said Wednesday, as allegations of police brutality mounted after days of sometimes violent demonstrations across the country.

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, October 7: Papers commemorate the three-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks.

The French government is looking to appease protesters after a week of high school student protests that spread across the nation.

Paramount Skydance completed its blockbuster $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday, creating a Hollywood heavyweight that hands CEO David Ellison control of one of the world's largest entertainment and news businesses.

Israel marks the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Wednesday, just weeks before an election in which the deadliest day in the country's history will be front and centre.

Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Wednesday with intense political debate, weeks before elections in which the country's deadliest day will be front and centre.

Yemen's Houthis attacked Aden's international airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones on Wednesday, the country's Transport Ministry said, as fighting between the Iran-aligned group and Saudi-backed government forces intensified.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the United Nations called for transparency from Moscow.

New major research has found that cases of several different types of cancer have risen sharply among young people in England, the United States, and the Netherlands.

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the discovery of non-linear ‌effects and ⁠autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Wednesday.

Assassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya "predicted" Moscow's trajectory under President Vladimir Putin 20 years ago, her former editor said ahead of the anniversary of her death on Wednesday.

The French government has suspended the police use of stun grenades against protesting high school students, the interior minister announced Wednesday, after a teenager had his hand blown off up to the elbow by one fired by police.

At least two people were killed in a fire in Kyiv after what President Volodymyr Zelensky described as"massive strikes" on the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday.

Lionel Messi played his final match for Argentina, a 3-0 victory over Benin.

Three years after the deadly Hamas-led October 7 attacks in southern Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for political survival ahead of legislative elections later this month.

Two missiles launched by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted Aden's international airport early Wednesday, with no casualties reported, as Israel prepared to mark the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks.

Israel will mark the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Wednesday with memorial events across the country, as heightened security surrounds the commemorations and voters prepare for an election in which the deadliest day in Israel’s…

Lionel Messi said farewell to Argentina fans Tuesday in an emotional final international appearance, scoring in a 3-0 win over Benin at Buenos Aires' Monumental Stadium as 85,000 supporters celebrated the end of a career that brought the country its long-…

Haiti has indefinitely postponed elections scheduled for December and February, the electoral council said Tuesday, citing technical and operational requirements as gang violence continues to disrupt preparations.

Convicted murderer Christa Pike regained consciousness and began speaking Tuesday after surviving a botched execution by lethal injection.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the World Health Organization pressed Moscow for greater transparency and…

Former German spy chief August Hanning was detained Tuesday on suspicion of treason and espionage after prosecutors accused him of paying for secret intelligence documents and using them to prepare an analysis for a foreign intelligence service, in a case…

In tonight's edition, Kenya records its first Ebola death after a man travelled from the DRC via Uganda.