Iran US to strengthen forces in Middle East to counter IranFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESPresident Donald Trump told reporters Friday that the 1,500 troops would have a "mostly protective" role as part of a build-up that began this month in response to what the US said was a threat from Iran.
World News Algeria police cordon off key protest site as thousands demonstrateFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESProtestors have rallied outside the Grand Post Office in Algiers every week since February, forcing veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to step down in early April after two decades in power. They continued
Lyon French police hunt suspect after Lyon bomb 'attack'France 24 - NEWS WIRESPresident Emmanuel Macron called the explosion that happened Friday, apparently from a package packed with shrapnel, an "attack" and sent his interior minister, Christophe Castaner, to Lyon. Police issued
Play buttonCannes Film Festival Encore! - Cannes 2019: The women on topFrance 24 - Eve JACKSONOne of the four women competing for the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival Jessica Hausner and her leading actress Emily Beecham speak to Eve Jackson about women in the film industry and their latest
Play buttonNairobi ‘Many LGBT activists left very disappointed’, France 24’s Carolyn Thompson reports from NairobiFrance 24 - France 24 EN ‘Many LGBT activists left here very disappointed today’, FRANCE 24’s Carolyn Thompson reports from Nairobi after high court decision upholds Kenya's ban on gay sex.
Play buttonPalme d'Or Encore! - Cannes 2019: Pedro Almodovar's 'Pain and Glory', the favorite to take home the Palme d'orFrance 24 - Eve JACKSONPedro Almodovar, who's never won the Palme d'or yet, is one of the favorite of the competition with his latest "Pain and Glory", a semi-autobiographical, nostalgic and personal film, starring Antonio and
Play buttonEurope Talking Europe - The Europe Report: UK PM's resignation brings Brexit warinessFrance 24 - Catherine NicholsonElsewhere in the UK, groups representing EU citizens living in Britain are calling for all those denied the chance to vote on Thursday to lodge official complaints. The Electoral Commission blames the
Asia Pacific French mountaineer rescued from Nanga Parbat summits Everest, LhotseFrance 24 - NEWS WIRES“She summited Everest yesterday and reached the top of Lhotse this morning. Her health is well and she is heading down from Camp 3 now,” Rishi Ram Bhandari of Satori Adventures told AFP. Everest and Lhotse
Kenya Kenya high court unanimously upholds gay sex banFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESSame-sex relationships are a crime in more than 70 countries around the world, almost half of them in Africa. South Africa is the only African nation to have legalised gay marriage. “We hereby decline
Play buttonEuropean News More than a dozen injured in central Lyon explosionFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Police were hunting a man believed to be in his early 30s on a mountain bicycle who witnesses and security cameras saw in the area immediately before the explosion. The number of injured stood at 13 people,
Iran John Bolton’s dangerous 'obsession' with IranFrance 24 - Marc DAOUMore than two weeks after the US announced a strengthening of its military presence in the Middle East in response to Iranian “threats”, relations are still fraught between Washington and Tehran. Since
Play buttonFrance Focus - Fatphobia: France's systemic prejudiceFrance 24 - France 24 ENIn this episode we take a look at discrimination in the workplace and the medical field. We also meet an author who has written a book telling her extraordinary experiences of fatphobia in France. Finally,
Play buttonWorld News Cannes 2019, Day 11: Kechiche doubles down with three-hour twerk festFrance 24 - Benjamin DODMANWe thought the Cannes Film Festival had lost its faculty to provoke, shock and stir outrage. Albert Serra tried his best with two hours of lurid, moon-lit libertinage in 18th century costumes. Diao Yinan
Play buttonBrexit Why Gibraltar's at the heart of Brexit divorce talks between UK and SpainFrance 24 - Sarah MORRISAs the British parliament continues in vain to reach a deal on Brexit, we sometimes forget about the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, where the divorce from Brussels will be deeply felt. Also as
Play buttonEU Elections Focus - EU elections: Young migrants speak outFrance 24 - France 24 ENImmigration is a key issue in the ongoing European elections, but policies vary considerably from one EU country to another. Our team of reporters went to meet three young migrants who left everything
Brexit Party Brexit-wary Ireland votes in European pollsFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Eurosceptics are hoping for strong results across the continent but their momentum took an early hit after a Dutch exit poll on Thursday suggested pro-EU parties are headed for a surprise win there. The
Play buttonIran Female singer summoned to court for performing solo in IranFrance 24 - France 24 ENA singer who shared a video of herself performing alone in the streets of Abyaneh, a small village in central Iran, has been summoned to court. Negar Moazzam posted a video of her rendition of an old pop
Play buttonFrance You are here - Inside Saint-Cyr, France's elite military academyFrance 24 - FRANCE 24At just 21 years old, François-Henry has left his family and friends behind to join the prestigious French military academy of Saint-Cyr. In a few years from now, he will lead an army battalion. In the
Play buttonIraq Reporters - After war and terror, Iraq plagued by drug crisisFrance 24 - France 24 ENLife may be gradually getting back to normal in Iraq, but drug use is spiralling. In a society still recovering from years of conflict and terrorist attacks, the issue has become a public health crisis,
Play buttonHuawei Business daily - Trump says trade deal with China could include HuaweiFrance 24 - France 24 ENUS President Donald Trump says Washington's complaints over Huawei could be resolved as part of an eventual trade deal with China.... while calling the tech firm "very dangerous". The comments come days
Play buttonNarendra Modi Perspective - How Narendra Modi turned his fortunes aroundFrance 24 - Haxie MEYERS-BELKINNarendra Modi has secured a second five-year term as India's prime minister following a landslide victory for his Hindu Nationalist BJP. Meanwhile, his main rival Rahul Gandhi, of the opposition Congress
European News Theresa May announces resignation, sparking leadership raceFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESMay set out a timetable for her departure: She will resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7 with a leadership contest in the following week. “I will resign as leader of the Conservative and Unionist
Asia Pacific Protests set to continue as opposition challenges Indonesian election resultsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESPresident Joko Widodo won 55.5% of votes in the poll to lead the world’s third biggest democracy, beating retired general Prabowo, who got 44.5%, the General Election Commission (KPU) said on Tuesday.
World News Week in Review: Russian influence in EU elections, Cannes exclusives & ageing in EuropeFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Former Trump campaign guru Steve Bannon is making a surprise cameo in France’s European election campaign, ostensibly to help populist ally Marine Le Pen win. But he’s proving an inconvenient interloper
World News Trump says US issues with 'dangerous' Huawei could be addressed in trade dealFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESWashington last week effectively banned U.S. firms from doing business with Huawei, the world’s largest telecoms network gear maker, citing national security concerns. “You look at what they’ve done from
World News Youth step up global protests to fight climate changeFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESCoordinators expect more than a million young people to join protests in at least 110 countries, inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s demand for urgent action to slow global warming.
Brexit Party UK's May delays Brexit bill, faces showdown on resignationFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESConservative lawmakers have given May until Friday to announce a departure date or face a likely leadership challenge. Several British media outlets reported that she would agree to give up the prime post
Asia Pacific Taiwan holds first same-sex marriages in historic day for AsiaFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESShane Lin and Marc Yuan, a couple who fell in love at college, were the first to arrive at a government office in downtown Taipei. Dressed in matching suits, they embraced and kissed in front of a huge
Julian Assange The US files new charges against Wikileaks founder Julian AssangeFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe charges accuse Assange of violating the Espionage Act by publishing thousands of secret and classified documents, including the identities of confidential sources for American armed forces and diplomats.
Play buttonWorld News Dutch pro-EU forces in surprise surge against populists in European electionsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESWith British Prime Minister Theresa May looking set to resign after postponing her forlorn bid to push her divorce deal through parliament, Eurosceptics across the continent had hoped for major gains the
