Gaza rulers Hamas and their rivals in the occupied West Bank, Fatah, have agreed to hold the first Palestinian elections in nearly 15 years. FRANCE 24’s Nadia Massih explains.

She personified the spirit and style of post-war Paris with a career spanning more than seven decades. Tributes are being paid to the actress and singing icon Juliette Gréco, who’s died aged 93. Music critic...

The European Union on Thursday criticised the arrest of prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong, saying it was “troubling” and undermined trust in #China. The 23-year-old’s detention for for...

#Italy on Thursday allowed a rescue ship with 125 #migrants aboard to dock in Sardinia to escape rough seas and said the migrants could eventually disembark in Italy before being sent to other European countries.

Civic leaders in #Marseille reacted angrily on Thursday to the closure of the city’s bars and restaurants, saying they had not been consulted by the French government which ordered the measures to contain an...

In northeast Paris, residents are frustrated at the presence of crack cocaine addicts. These men and women were once hidden from sight, concentrated on a no-man’s land on the capital’s outskirts, until a...