Street art used to mean spontaneous scribbles under the cover of darkness; now those images hang in major museums and sell at auction for millions. A new exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris is celebrating the...
Watch live: Aerial footage of Malibu wildfire prompting evacuations near Pepperdine University
Live aerial footage of the Franklin Fire raging in Malibu, California, near Pepperdine University. The fast-moving brushfire has burned over 2.6 square miles, prompting evacuations of 6,000 residents. Firefighters are...
International Human Rights: raising awareness about rights and violations • FRANCE 24 English
As the world faces a growing number of conflicts, December 12th is Human Rights Day. The UN-sponsored day is meant to raise awareness about basic human rights and violations to those rights. Story by Solange Mougin...
Israel to establish a ‘defence zone’ in southern Syria
Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz has said he had ordered the military to establish a "sterile defence zone" in southern Syria without permanent Israeli presence. This was to prevent any terrorist...
Syria’s Revolutionary Flag
The Baath regime flag is gone, and the pre-regime Syrian flag is now flying high in Syria and elsewhere, marking the dawn of a new era for the war-ravaged country. But what does Syria’s ‘Revolutionary Flag’ symbolise...
‘Baby gangs’ of Italy: Naples police clamp down on youth violence • FRANCE 24 English
Since the end of the pandemic, Naples, in the South of Italy, has seen a worrying increase in youth violence. Groups of adolescents, known as “baby gangs”, are getting involved in illegal activities that are becoming...
Netanyahu assails media as he testifies for first time in his corruption trial • FRANCE 24 English
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time in his long-running corruption trial, saying he was being hounded for his hawkish security policies. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent...