Here in France, wholesale prices for grocery products are typically negotiated at the start of the year between the agricultural and supermarket sectors. This year, those negotiations wrapped up just as the war in Iran...
‘Our democracy has passed all the tests now,’ says Botswana’s president • FRANCE 24 English
FRANCE 24 spoke to Botswana’s President Duma Gideon Boko, on the sidelines of the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Boko, a Harvard-educated human rights lawyer, was elected in October 2024, ending the...
More countries boycott Eurovision over Israel
Several European broadcasters announced they will air alternative entertainment shows after withdrawing from the Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s inclusion despite the country’s genocidal war on Palestine’s Gaza...
Behind the scenes of the Cannes Film Festival with Le Majestic hotel manager • FRANCE 24 English
The Cannes Film Festival is getting underway. Actors, directors and producers from around the world are heading to the French Riviera for the world’s biggest film festival. Every year, Cannes welcomes between...
Denver’s Department of Aviation releases surveillance footage of trespasser hit by aircraft
Denver’s Department of Aviation released surveillance video from Denver International Airport showing the individual who was struck by an aircraft on May 8. Authorities said the individual climbed a perimeter fence...
LIVE: UK PM Keir Starmer says he won’t quit as more ministers resign | BBC News
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he will "get on with governing" and that a leadership contest would not be triggered. It follows a number of ministers resigning, the latest being Safeguarding Minister...
Trump-Xi meeting: Is Taiwan at risk of getting a raw deal? | DW News
When Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing this week, Taiwan will be in the spotlight. The autonomous democracy has long relied on the US for its security even as it is claimed by Beijing as a breakaway province...