Armenian and Azerbaijani officials were headed to Russia on Friday for talks aimed at ending the worst violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh region since 1994. FRANCE 24 correspondent Nick Holdsworth says there is growing...
Relief as French aid worker released after four years
The release of Sophie Pétronin after four years in captivity was greeted with relief by her family, who had feared not enough had been done to ensure her health and wellbeing. The doctor and humanitarian was abducted in...
Argentina becomes first country to approve GM wheat
Argentina has approved a variety of wheat that’s been genetically engineered to resist drought. The country had already authorised other GM crops such as soybeans and potatoes, but the introduction of a transgenic...
Presidential debate in disarray after Trump refuses virtual event
Donald Trump’s rejection of a proposed presidential debate next week has caused uncertainty over the schedule of future debates. The president ruled out participating in the next debate when it was revealed the format...
Analysis: Petronin release a victory for Macron, and jihadists
Sophie Pétronin, an elderly aid worker who was the last French hostage in the world, was released on Thursday after being held captive by jihadists in Mali for nearly four years. As FRANCE 24’s international affairs...
Russia invites leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan for urgent peace talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan to visit Moscow for peace talks Friday and said fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh should be halted for humanitarian reasons.
‘I was certain that I would return’: ex-hostage Sophie Pétronin reunited with her son in Mali
Sophie Pétronin, a French aid worker who was the last French hostage in the world, landed in the capital Bamako to an emotional reunion with her son after being released alongside a top Malian politician and two Italian...