China’s President Xi Jinping is arriving in Paris on Sunday for a state visit as he looks to defend Beijing’s interests. Xi has three main goals including the defence of China’s economic policy...
Sweden’s Eurovision contest to open in shadow of Gaza war • FRANCE 24 English
The 2024 Eurovision Song Contest opens in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on Tuesday overshadowed by the war in Gaza. Looming over the festivities is Israel’s participation in the almost 70-year-old contest...
Macron unlikely to sway Xi to influence Russia over Ukraine war, expert says • FRANCE 24 English
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to urge China’s President Xi Jinping, who arrives in Paris on Sunday for a rare visit, to use his influence with Russia over the war in Ukraine. Some experts, however...
Decades-long conflict: Rwanda denies involvement in DRC camp attack • FRANCE 24 English
Rwanda on Saturday dismissed a US assertion that its forces were involved in a deadly attack that left several dead in in a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic...
Israeli forces reportedly use AI to identify targets in Gaza • FRANCE 24 English
In Gaza, Israeli forces have reportedly been using AI to identify tens of thousands of potential targets with a software called Lavender. It analyses data collected on most of Gaza’s more than 2 million residents and...
War in Ukraine overshadow Orthodox Easter celebrations • FRANCE 24 English
Christian Ukrainians celebrated Orthodox Easter Sunday amid the ongoing war with Russia with soldiers receiving blessings from military chaplains a day prior. For those fighting on the front, the war, which has entered...
Hamas official says group will not accept truce that does not end Gaza war • FRANCE 24 English
A senior Hamas official on Saturday said the group would not accept a truce that did not completely end the Gaza war, accusing Israeli leader Binyamin Netanyahu of "personally hindering" a deal. Protesters...