Officials from Armenia and Azerbaijan were meeting in Moscow on Friday to thrash out a possible ceasefire, and exchanging prisoners and casualties, after nearly two weeks of fierce fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh...
Louise Glück’s humour and universalism win over the Nobel Committee
American poet and essayist Louise Glück is this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. We take a look at the author’s signature themes of family, mythology and loss through her poem “The...
The new normal: FRANCE 24 reports from Armenia to Algeria
In our show “The New Normal”, which examines the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond, FRANCE 24 brings you four reports from our correspondents around the globe.
Brexit deadline ‘will not be met’, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney tells FRANCE 24
As formal Brexit negotiations wrap up, Ireland’s foreign minister is predicting that a deal will not be struck before the deadline laid out by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Simon Coveney tells FRANCE 24 he...
Freed hostage Sophie Pétronin lands in France to hero’s welcome
Sophie Petronin was welcomed by her son, and French President Emmanuel Macron, as she arrived on French soil for the first time since her abduction in Mali four years ago. The 75-year-old aid worker has expressed a...
Kyrgyzstan president ready to resign once new cabinet appointed
Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov is ready to resign in a bid to end post-vote chaos enveloping the Central Asian country, he said in an address published Friday on his website. A disputed parliamentary vote has...
Ready-to-wear, summer 2021: Catwalk shows return to Paris Fashion Week
As the world of fashion mourns the death of Kenzo Takada, Paris once again plays host to real-life fashion shows. Under the leadership of creative director Felipe Oliveira Baptista, Kenzo sounds the alarm over the...