Western Wall crew prepares for Rosh Hashanah a little different this year.
A symbol of ‘extermination’: Indigenous Colombians tear down conquistador statue
A statue of a Spanish conquistador overlooking the Colombian city of Popayán has been torn down by members of indigenous groups in the latest case of a monument to a historical figure with links to racism or colonialism...
Yemen conflict: Huthi rebels and govt troops clash in Marib
Two senior UN officials on Tuesday voiced concerns about the worsening situation in war-wracked Yemen, particularly in the northern Marib region, and said that violations of the ceasefire reached in December 2018 had...
Novichok-tinged bottle found in Navalny’s room, opponent’s colleagues said
Aides of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny said Thursday that German experts found Novichok nerve agent on a water bottle taken from the hotel room where he stayed before being poisoned. France 24 Nick Holdsworth...
A look back at France’s Covid-19 lockdown, six months on
On March 17, 2020, the day after Emmanuel Macron’s famous address to the nation, lockdown measures to fight the spread of #Covid-19 came into force in France. Six months on, people remember the surprise and anguish they...
The Cuties controversy: Today’s school girls empowered or under pressure?
Why has Cuties struck a nerve? An award-winning film set in Paris’ working class suburbs about an 11-year old torn between the pressure to conform with her family and the pressure to be sexy seemed destined for an...
Who should decide how our girls dress?
The France 24 Debate’s panellists discuss the meaning of young girls’ empowerment in our hypersexualised society. They agree that education has its role to play for girls, as well as for boys, since there is...