In this edition of Revisited we head to Canada to discover the diversity of the country’s French accents and cultures as the use of French in the mainly English-speaking country declines. From Port Royal in Nova...
Muslim basketball player ‘not surprised’ by France’s hijab ban at 2024 Olympics
French basketball player Salimata Sylla has voiced her concerns over France’s recent move banning French athletes from wearing the headscarf at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
US President Joe Biden attacked from both sides over new Texas border wall – BBC News
US President Joe Biden is under fire from both Republicans and Democrats after his administration announced a new border wall construction in Texas. The president said he was unable to stop the work because the funding...
Ukraine War: Russian strikes ‘have killed innocent civilians for no military purpose’
A UN field team has been sent to inspect Russia’s attack on the eastern Ukrainian village of Hroza, in Kharkiv, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has said after at least 52 people...
Senegalese farmers turn to watermelon production to make ends meet • FRANCE 24 English
In Senegal, farmers do most of their work during a three-month period – the rainy season. The country’s major agricultural focus is peanut production. But poor yields last year have hit rural communities hard. Our...
US confirms delivery of seized Iranian ammunition to Ukraine
The US has sent more than a million rounds of confiscated Iranian ammunition to Ukraine. The US military intercepted a ship carrying the weapons last December. It says they were destined for Houthi rebels in Yemen, in...
Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded Nobel Prize in Literature • FRANCE 24 English
His name had long been on the list of potential Nobel laureates. This Thursday, the Swedish Academy named Norwegian playwright and author Jon Fosse the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in 1959 on...