President Emmanuel Macron’s party has vowed to redraft parts of a controversial bill that threatened press freedoms to photograph police on duty. As FRANCE 24’s international affairs editor Armen Georgian explains, with...
In question: Transgender children and gender dysphoria in France
The feeling of being born with the wrong gender. It is estimated that one out of 500 children are affected by this profound feeling of doubt and unease. One that’s often been cornered to the sole fields of...
French parliament drops controversial draft law curtailing right to film police
The French parliament has dropped a controversial bill that would have curbed the right to film police officers in action, the speaker of parliament and leader of President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party announced...
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon reaches 12-year high under Bolsonaro
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon surged again over the past year, hitting a 12-year high, according to official figures released Monday that drew a chorus of condemnation of President Jair Bolsonaro’s...
‘They just want to paint our country in a black light’ – Russia’s permanent representative to OPCW
Russia’s delegation to the OPCW has urged Germany and other members to stop using the body for political purposes, as 56 of its 193 member states condemned the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexey...
BUSTED | Basayev’s and Khattab’s gang members’ detention
FSB officers detained two former gang members of Shamil Basayev and Khattab’s gang. They participated in 4 October 1999 clashes, during which 15 Russian soldiers were killed, 28 were injured
Armenian turmoil | Protesters clash with police in Yerevan
Demonstrators demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan clashed with police officers during a protest in Yerevan. 33 people were detained during the rally, local media reports.