The French overseas territory of Guadeloupe is among the locations placed on maximum alert over a spike in new coronavirus infections. Bars and restaurants must shut down from Saturday. The new restrictive measures deal...
‘Elegance and finesse’: Eiffel Tower wine cellar bears fruit as merlot debuts
In 2017, winemakers Domaine de la Bouche du roi decided to plant a vineyard in the Paris suburb of Versailles. The wine project is now starting to bear fruit, helped along by a partnership with the most iconic Parisian...
Mali crisis: Designated interim president meets regional mediator
Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel who has been designated #Mali‘s interim president following last month’s coup, made his first public appearance on Thursday, meeting a regional mediator
‘Strike for climate’: Youth protests make a return
Like many of her #generation, Mya-Rose Craig feels strongly that adults have failed to take the urgent action needed to tackle global warming and so she has headed to the #Arctic Ocean to #protest. Armed with a placard...
London officer shot dead while detaining suspect at station
A British police officer was shot dead inside a London police station early Friday while detaining a suspect, who also sustained a gunshot wound. FRANCE 24’s Benedicte Paviot tells us more.
France sees record in new coronavirus infections, with more than 16,000 cases in 24 hours
France reported a new record for daily coronavirus infections on Thursday a day after the government announced new restrictions on bars and restaurants in major cities which have provoked an outcry from local...
Vatican cardinal embroiled in real estate scandal resigns unexpectedly
A powerful Vatican cardinal caught up in a real estate scandal resigned suddenly on Thursday and gave up his right to take part in an eventual conclave to elect a pope, in one of the most mysterious episodes to hit the...