Play buttonKashmir Reporters - Exclusive report: lockdown in KashmirFrance 24 - Surabhi TANDONFRANCE 24 journalist Surabhi Tandon and Adil Bhat met with locals in Kashmir who talked of the events in the hours and days immediately after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced he was scrapping
World News EU nations to take Ocean Viking migrantsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe Norwegian-flagged Ocean Viking, run by charities MSF and SOS Mediterranee, has sought a port for almost two weeks after rescuing four boats of migrants off the Libyan coast between August 9 and 12.
Play buttonWorld News Macron hosts Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif for talks on nuclear dealFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Zarif said Thursday that Iran was prepared to work on French proposals to salvage the nuclear deal but added that Iran would not tolerate US interference in the Gulf. An Iranian oil tanker detained for
Papuans turn monkey slur into a revolutionary symbolFrance 24 - France 24 ENA wave of violent protests are currently shaking the Indonesian region of Papua, where an independentist movement has been growing for the past few decades. But this time the protesters have a new mascot
World News Week in Review: G7 meets in Biarritz and France relaunches reform efforts as the Amazon burnsFrance 24 - FRANCE 24The Amazon is the “lungs of the world” – and it’s going up in smoke. There has been an 83% increase in forest fires since early 2019, according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research. Many the
Play button Down to Earth - Garbage Wars: where does the world's trash go?France 24 - Mairead DUNDASThe recycling journey, until recently, ended in China, where it was cleaned, crushed and transformed into raw material. But in 2018, Beijing decided it would no longer welcome the world's trash. With loss
Sergio Mattarella Italian president sets Tuesday deadline to find new coalitionFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Mattarella, 78, concluded two days of crisis talks with key political players on Thursday to see if a viable coalition could be formed following the disintegration of the partnership between the anti-establishment
Protest Hong Kong braces for multiple planned protests including airport disruption and human chainFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESMultiple protests are planned for Friday, including a march by accountants to government headquarters and a "Baltic Chain" event where protesters will join hands across different districts in the Chinese
Play buttonJair Bolsonaro Bolsonaro accuses Macron, other leaders of using Amazon fires as smear campaignFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe threat to what some call "the lungs of the planet" has ignited a bitter dispute about who is to blame during the tenure of a leader who has described Brazil's rainforest protections as an obstacle
Play buttonKorean Peninsula S. Korea scraps crucial military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, citing history spatFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESSeoul's decision not to extend the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) shows how the political and trade dispute between the Asian neighbours and U.S. allies has hit some of the
European News Italy’s Five Star head says ready to negotiate for parliamentary majorityFrance 24 - NEWS WIRES"In the last few hours we have started necessary discussions to find a solid majority," said Luigi Di Maio, after holding talks with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, without specifying with which The
Play buttonEmmanuel Macron Live: Macron hosts India's Modi for talks ahead of G7 summitFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to France for the weekend’s G7 summit, with Kashmir, climate change and bilateral trade set to top the agenda. Watch
World News Bolsonaro says Brazil lacks means to fight Amazon fires, backtracks on NGO accusationsFrance 24 - FRANCE 24In a speech broadcast live on Facebook, Bolsonaro said the government is investigating the fires. He also said he never claimed non-governmental organisations (NGO) were starting fires in the forest, he
Kashmir Valley Macron meets with Modi under shadow of India’s Kashmir clampdownFrance 24 - FRANCE 24More than a year after their last summit, Macron and Modi are meeting again Thursday ahead of the weekend’s G7 summit in Biarritz, to which Modi has been invited although India is not a formal member the
Play buttonGreece The Interview - Interview: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks to FRANCE 24France 24 - Raphaël KAHANEIn this interview, Premier Mitsotakis affirms that the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, which is at the centre of a diplomatic row between Iran and Washington, "is not headed for Greece", despite Refinitiv
Play buttonEmmanuel Macron Live: Macron and Johnson hold Brexit talks in ParisFrance 24 - FRANCE 24A day after German Chancellor Angela Merkel hinted that a negotiated departure from the European Union may still be possible, Johnson visits Paris on Thursday for one of his toughest diplomatic meetings
Idlib Syrian army opens corridor for people to leave rebel-held IdlibFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESDamascus "announces the opening of a humanitarian corridor in the (town) of Soran," it said citing a foreign ministry source. It said the corridor would allow civilians to leave the southern part of Idlib
Yellow Vests Movement French Yellow Vests join global activists at G7 counter-summitFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESAt a "counter-G7" summit in the twin cities of Hendaye, France and Irun, Spain, on the French-Spanish border 30 km (18 miles) south of G7 venue Biarritz, 50 NGOs are meeting to protest at economic and
Play buttonAmazon Rainforest The Amazon is burning – and Brazilians are blaming BolsonaroFrance 24 - Romain HOUEIXThis dramatic surge in wildfires is partly due to the country’s dry season, but is also a consequence of rising deforestation under President Jair Bolsonaro's far-right administration. Between January
Boris Johnson Johnson and Macron to hold Brexit talks in ParisFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESOn the second leg of his first foreign visit since taking office, Johnson will meet his French counterpart at the Elysee palace to press home his message that elements of the UK's impending divorce from
Kosovo Kosovo parliament to vote on whether to dissolve and hold new electionsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe vote comes after outgoing premier Ramush Haradinaj, a former commander of ethnic Albanian rebels who battled Serbia in the late 1990s, stepped down in July after he was summoned to a special court
Asia Pacific North Korea refuses to revive nuclear talks and accuses US of angling to 'trigger a cold war'France 24 - NEWS WIRESTalks between Pyongyang and Washington have stalled since a second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi in February collapsed without an agreement. The
Play buttonDenmark A miffed Trump cancels state visit to Denmark trip after 'nasty' PM says Greenland not for saleFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESDanes voiced disbelief at Trump's decision to forgo the trip, although Frederiksen said she believed relations with the United States, a NATO ally, would not be affected. Trump, who built his career as
Human Rights Syrian regime forces take full control of key townFrance 24 - NEWS WIRES"Regime forces took full control of the town of Khan Sheikhun and are currently clearing it of mines," said Syrian Observatory for Human Rights chief Rami Abdel Rahman. Pro-government fighters have now
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson rejects 'backstop' Brexit deal at meeting with MerkelFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Merkel voiced hope that the European Union may be able to find an agreement with the UK within 30 days and resolve the Irish border backstop “hurdle”. However, Johnson remained adamant on his visit to
Alaska Why did hundreds of salmon suddenly die in Alaska?France 24 - France 24 ENA tourist visiting Alaska posted a haunting video on August 6 showing scores of dead salmon floating in the waters of Tutka Bay Lagoon. The FRANCE 24 Observers team decided to find out what was the cause
World News Trump to allow indefinite detention of migrant childrenFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe rules, which are certain to draw a legal challenge, would replace a 1997 legal agreement that limits the amount of time U.S. immigration authorities can detain migrant children. That agreement is interpreted
Play buttonDeforestation Amazon in flames: Record 73,000 fires in 2019France 24 - Sam BALLThe figure is the highest since the INPE began collecting forest fire data in 2013 and represents an 83 percent increase on last year. The fires have seen thick black smoke blanket several Brazilian cities,
Play buttonEuropean News French government reconvenes with unpopular reforms on agendaFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Among the least popular of the proposed reforms is the raising of the retirement age to 64 from the current age of 62. Other topics on the agenda include a controversial law on bioethics, the CETA free-trade
