Play buttonPatricia Arquette Encore! - Patricia Arquette talks awards, activism and ageingFrance 24 - Genie GODULAPatricia Arquette has won an Oscar, an Emmy and two Golden Globes. But it's her work on two of this year's most buzzed-about TV shows that's got people saying the 51-year-old could still have her best
Play buttonWorld News Lobster and champagne: French minister resigns over spending scandalFrance 24 - Yena Lee"The attacks and media lynching targeting my family force me to take the necessary step back... I presented my resignation to the prime minister this morning," said Rugy in a statement. De Rugy also said
Julian Alaphilippe Julian Alaphilippe, France’s humble heir to the cycling throneFrance 24 - France 24 EN“This will be one of the most beautiful moments of my career,” said French cyclist Julian Alaphilippe, after winning the coveted yellow jersey at the Tour de France for the first time last Monday. “Even
Play buttonEbola DR Congo urges calm after first case of Ebola reported in GomaFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESGoma, a border city with a population of one million, lies next to the Rwandan town of Gisenyi and has transport links to other parts of the DRC and beyond. The UN's World Health Organization (WHO) described
Lunar Eclipse Lunar eclipse to mark launch of Apollo 11 mission, 50 years onFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESBritain's Royal Astronomical Society said in a statement the event would be visible from parts of northern Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Western Australia. Lunar eclipses happen when the Earth
World News Trump reiterates racist comments against four congresswomenFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESSpeaking at the White House, Trump said people he described as critical of the United States should leave the country. Those remarks followed his Twitter messages on Sunday that said the four left-wing
European News European Commission hopeful von der Leyen faces sceptical parliamentFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe 60-year-old conservative will replace Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission if she secures a majority in the Strasbourg assembly. If she fails – and Tuesday's secret ballot could
Play buttonIran Iran nuclear deal ‘not in good health, but still alive,’ says EU top diplomatFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Speaking to reporters in Brussels at the end of a meeting of EU foreign ministers, the bloc's current diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said the steps taken by Iran so far -- including enriching uranium
World News Trump moves to end asylum protection at US-Mexico borderFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESAccording to a new rule published in the Federal Register, asylum seekers who pass through another country first will be ineligible for asylum at the U.S. southern border. The rule, expected to go into
Hunger More than 2 billion people lack access to healthy food, UN report saysFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESMore than a quarter of the world's population now struggles to eat "safe, nutritious and sufficient food", according to the U.N.'s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019 report. That includes
Play buttonEuropean News Luxury land grab? Monaco’s offshore urban expansionFrance 24 - Sam BALLThe €2 billion scheme, will see five new apartment buildings and 14 villas added to the tiny principality’s stock of luxury housing by 2025. The first phase of the project in which 18 caissons – vast watertight
Jacob Zuma Zuma slams ‘character assassination’ plots at graft hearingFrance 24 - FRANCE 24In an often rambling monologue, Zuma struck a defiant note, accusing unnamed foreign intelligence agencies and spies of working against him and added: "I have survived attempts to kill me." His appearance
Play buttonTurkey Focus - Turkey still reeling from consequences of failed coup, three years onFrance 24 - Shona BHATTACHARYYAThree years ago, Turkey witnessed a coup attempt whose ramifications can be felt to this day. The authorities have carried out the biggest purge in the country's history. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
World News Did a palm tree in Dubai really catch fire because of extreme heat?France 24 - France 24 ENVideos of a palm tree and of bushes in flames have been circulating on Facebook, with social media users claiming that blistering temperatures in Dubai had caused the fire. But it's just a hoax that resurfaces
Alan Turing World War II codebreaker Turing to be face of UK’s new £50 noteFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESGovernor Mark Carney said Turing, who did ground-breaking work on computers and artificial intelligence, was "a giant on whose shoulders so many now stand." During World War II Turing worked at the secret
Play buttonJane Goodall The Interview - Jane Goodall on climate change: 'Something's got to give'France 24 - France 24 EN"It’s crazy to think that we can have unlimited economic development on a planet with finite natural resources and a still-growing human population. Something’s got to give," Dr. Jane Goodall told FRANCE
Iranian Franco-Iranian academic arrested in IranFrance 24 - FRANCE 24"France calls on the Iranian authorities to shed full light on Mrs (Fariba) Adelkhah's situation and repeats its demands, particularly with regard to an immediate authorisation for consular access," it
Asia Pacific India delays moon launch an hour before liftoffFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe Chandrayaan-2 – or Moon Chariot 2 – mission is part of India's ambitious space programme, and its success would have propelled the South Asian nation into rarefied company: Russia, the United States
Algeria Celebrations marred by violence after Algeria's African Cup of Nations semi-final winFrance 24 - FRANCE 24Scenes of joy descended into clashes between young people and police in the French cities of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Car horns and cries of joy rang out as fans celebrated on Paris' Champs-Élysées.
Africa DR Congo confirms first Ebola case in GomaFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe patient is a pastor who had been preaching in church and would have touched the hands of worshippers "including the sick", the ministry said in a statement. His symptoms first appeared last Tuesday
Play buttonWorld News United States launches small-scale immigration raids as families hideFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe multi-day operation was expected to target around 2,000 recently-arrived families in about 10 cities who have been ordered deported by an immigration judge. The removal operations are meant to deter
Play buttonAlgeria Late Mahrez winner sends Algeria into Africa Cup of Nations finalFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESAlgeria led through a first-half own goal by William Troost-Ekong before Nigeria equalised with an Odion Ighalo penalty awarded after a VAR review. However, as extra time looked necessary, Mahrez blasted
Senegal Senegal beat Tunisia 1-0 in extra time to reach Africa Cup of Nations finalFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESWith 11 minutes gone in extra time, goalkeeper Mouez Hassen pushed a free-kick against the head of Bronn and the ball went backwards into the net. Tunisia thought they would have a chance to equalise Idrissa
World News Djokovic edges Federer in longest ever Wimbledon finalFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe 32-year-old Serbian saved two match points as he took his Grand Slam tally to 16, four off Federer's overall record. Djokovic's victory extends to 11 successive Grand Slams won by the big three, himself,
Donald Trump Trump tells left-wing Democrat congresswomen to leave USFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESIt is the latest controversial comment by Trump, who last year reportedly referred to countries in Africa as "shithole" nations, and who has spoken of "an invasion" of undocumented migrants. In a tweet,
World News South Africa's Impey wins Tour de France Stage 9France 24 - NEWS WIRESThe Mitchelton Scott rider, who wore the race's yellow jersey for a couple of days in 2013, beat Belgian Tiesj Benoot in a two-man sprint after the duo went clear from the day's breakaway. Slovenia's Tratnik
Nepal Dozens killed, thousands displaced in Nepal floodsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESTen thousand people have been displaced from their homes as incessant monsoon rains pounded many areas in mostly mountainous Nepal since Thursday, submerging large swathes of land, inundating homes, and
Moscow Thousands rally in Moscow over opposition exclusion in city parliament voteFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESOpposition leaders cried foul after Moscow's election commission said most of their sponsored candidates failed to secure the required number of signatures to participate in the election as candidates.
Protest Hong Kong protesters escalate fight in suburbsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESMillions have taken to the streets over the past month in some of the largest and most violent protests in decades over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial
