The Winter Olympics are officially underway in Italy after a spectacular opening ceremony kicked off. However it wasn’t all cheers and fanfare, as two nations were booed as they entered the main stadium. Read...
Russian strike knocks out power in Kyiv • FRANCE 24 English
Ukraine’s power grid operator says a massive Russian attack has knocked out electricity across the country, with President Volodymyr Zelensky stating that more than 400 drones and 40 missiles were involved. Officials...
Milan Cortina opening ceremony’s best moments • FRANCE 24 English
The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opened Friday with a glittering ceremony at the San Siro stadium featuring US pop diva Mariah Carey, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and Chinese pianist Lang Lang among other...
French magistrate held for crypto ransom • FRANCE 24 English
France has seen a recent spate of cryptocurrency-related kidnappings, and this appears to be the latest case: a 35-year-old magistrate from Grenoble and her 66-year-old mother were found tied up in a garage on Friday...
Thailand prepares for general election • FRANCE 24 English
Thai voters will vote in a snap elections on Sunday to choose their third prime minister in just two years. The vote was called in December after the current prime minister dissolved parliament to sidestep a no...
The weight of survival: a son’s 15-day journey carrying his parents from Myanmar to Bangladesh
He carried his parents in two baskets for 15 days. Through forests. Through gunfire. Through fear. When everyone else fled, Mohammed Ayub stayed behind — because leaving his parents was never an option. This short...
Winter Olympics: Can tech boost performance? | BBC News
As the Winter Olympics get under way, Tech Now visits the Olympic training centre in Oslo to find out how advances in technology are helping Norway compete at the highest level. The small nation has won more medals at...