AI-pocalypse? Tech leaders, politicians clash over development slowdown Insider warnings, hacking scares during tests and a US-China race have split the industry and Washington. France 24 · Sep 21
Who are the 100 world-leading environmentalists, according to The Independent? PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 21: The Independent's climate 100 list for 2026 is out, featuring names like Pope Leo and Sir David Attenborough. Climate change is having an undeniable effect on animals across the world, some of which are seeking human help. And finally: are people's dating patterns shifting? France 24 · Sep 21
Pakistan arrests sisters of imprisoned former PM Imran Khan The three sisters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan were arrested in the province of Punjab, his Tehreek-e-Insaf party said on Monday. Khan, who was prime minister from 2018 to 2022, has been imprisoned since 2023 and was sentenced last year to 17 years on corruption charges. France 24 · Sep 21
Five takeaways from Germany's regional elections after far-right gains Sunday's elections in two German states resulted in the defeat of the country's ruling CDU, a result described as a “disaster” by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the northeast of the country, the far-right AfD became the strongest party while the hard-left Die Linke led the polls in… France 24 · Sep 21
Macron says talks with Trump on Ukraine, Red Sea were 'constructive' French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he had a “very good” and “constructive” discussion with US President Donald Trump on Ukraine and Red Sea security during talks in New York. France 24 · Sep 21
Third-country removals: Trump’s deportation policy by the numbers Since January 2025, the Trump administration has deported more than 25,000 people to so-called “third countries” – places that are not their countries of origin. Working with a team of 26 international media outlets, Forbidden Stories and FRANCE 24 have used information gathered by NGOs and open-source information to count… France 24 · Sep 21
ICE, Trump and Africa: Secret deals, broken lives For this edition of Reporters+, Karina Chabour investigated the dark side of US President Donald Trump’s immigration policy: How ICE deports immigrants to so-called third countries in Africa, far from the United States and often far from their countries of origin. France 24 · Sep 21
Investigation: In Cameroon, the victims of Trump’s deportations face uncertain fates Under often-secret deals struck with third countries across Africa and Latin America, US President Donald Trump has deported thousands of people who were hoping to build new lives in the US to countries they’ve never set foot in before. Working with Forbidden Stories, FRANCE 24 investigated the stories of several… France 24 · Sep 21
Deported to Africa: An international investigation into Trump’s migrant policy As part of a consortium of 26 media outlets coordinated by Forbidden Stories, FRANCE 24 and RFI spent seven months investigating the secret deals struck between the administration of US President Donald Trump and several African countries. These “third countries” have agreed to host undocumented migrants detained by ICE and… France 24 · Sep 21
Ukraine slams EU's 'unacceptable' move to lift sanctions on two Russian oligarchs Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga on Monday called the removal of two Russian oligarchs from the European Union's sanctions list "unacceptable". Earlier, the bloc's envoys agreed to lift sanctions on businessmen Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, as long as no EU government objected. Read our live blog to see how… France 24 · Sep 21
US, China discuss opening an AI communication channel ahead of Trump-Xi summit US and Chinese officials discussed creating a communication channel over potentially serious AI incidents during talks in New York on Sunday as the two sides sought progress on technology and trade ahead of this week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. France 24 · Sep 21
Thousands protest in France against bill expanding protections for police use of force Thousands marched across France on Sunday against a bill that would presume police officers acted lawfully when using their weapons, a measure critics have denounced as a "licence to kill". France 24 · Sep 20
Torres strikes again as PSG beat bitter rivals Marseille Paris Saint-Germain claimed the bragging rights in 'Le Classique' on Sunday, edging Marseille 2-1 as Spaniard Ferran Torres scored his seventh goal in six appearances for his new club. France 24 · Sep 20
Russia's ruling party on track to win election after Ukraine's drone attacks on Moscow Russia's ruling United Russia party on Sunday was projected to win the country's tightly controlled parliamentary elections, according to exit polls. Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Moscow, killing three people, said city officials, on the third and final day of Russia's wartime vote. France 24 · Sep 20
France 24 · Sep 20 Macron, Carney hail new chapter in France-Canada ties at symbolic archipelago meeting French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called for stronger bilateral ties in the face of new global threats at a meeting on Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French territory off Canada's Newfoundland. The first-ever visit by a Canadian leader to the North Atlantic archipelago…
France 24 · Sep 20 Germany: Merz vows to "push on despite setbacks" German voters have delivered a fresh setback to Chancellor Friedrich Merz in two key regional elections.
France 24 · Sep 20 Germany’s Merz admits ‘disaster’ in state elections, vows to press ahead with reforms German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday described his CDU party's heavy losses in two regional elections as a "disaster", but vowed to push ahead with a reform drive. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party took first place in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, exit polls showed, and also…
France 24 · Sep 20 Israeli settler and Palestinian driver killed in West Bank shootings A suspected Palestinian gunman on Sunday shot dead an Israeli man near a West Bank settlement, according to Israeli officials. The gunman was located at a Ramallah hospital and arrested, police said. Elsewhere in the West Bank, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist who the military said was attempting to…
France 24 · Sep 20 Putin's party wins record number of parliamentary seats in first vote since 2022 invasion of Ukraine The main Kremlin party enlarged its majority with a record 355 seats in parliament, Russian election officials said Monday, after a carefully orchestrated ballot that excluded most opposition candidates helped the government maintain its tight grip on power. The election was the first since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in…
France 24 · Sep 20 Iran closes French language centre in Tehran for ‘illegal acts’ Iranian authorities on Sunday shut down the French Language Centre (CLF) in Tehran, alleging the French embassy-linked institute conducted "illegal acts that violated diplomatic conventions" and "abused its status as a language training facility". France has vowed to take "appropriate measures" in response.
France 24 · Sep 20 The week in pictures: Syria protests, Céline Dion on stage and Quito wildfires From protests against rising fuel prices in Syria to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s EU charm offensive to Quito’s wildfires and Céline Dion’s return to the stage, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures.
France 24 · Sep 20 North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into the sea in latest weapons display North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. This came days after Pyongyang reaffirmed its status as a nuclear-armed state and rejected a UN resolution calling for an end to its nuclear activities.
France 24 · Sep 20 Nine women found dead near Johannesburg sends shockwaves through South Africa Vigils, group runs and moments of silence: thousands of protesters gathered across South Africa this weekend to pay tribute to the nine women found murdered in eastern Johannesburg. In a country that records more than 60 homicides a day, the nine murders sent shockwaves through the population. Anger is mounting,…
France 24 · Sep 20 Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain head to Marseille for a tense Classique Paris Saint-Germain will travel to Marseille this Sunday to face OM at the Vélodrome in the final game of Matchday 5 in Ligue 1. It is a must-not-lose clash between two struggling sides, both looking to use this huge fixture to kick-start their seasons.
France 24 · Sep 20 Russia vows to ‘intensify’ strikes on Kyiv after Ukraine’s election-day drone attacks Russia on Sunday vowed to "intensify" its strikes on Kyiv in response to a massive wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow on the third and final day of voting in Russia’s first wartime parliamentary elections. The drone strikes, described as the “largest ever” attack on the Russian capital, killed…