AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar3 hours agoSenegal's Sall holds 'courteous' meeting with president-elect FayeFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESSenegal's anti-establishment leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye, whose weekend election victory could be officially confirmed within days, was welcomed at the presidential palace Thursday by outgoing leader Macky Sall. The meeting, which came after weeks of crisis surrounding the vote, suggested a swift …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Africa NewsAvatarAvatar3 hours agoSouth Africa : Electoral officials bar ex-president Zuma from May voteFrance 24 - Georja Calvin-SmithIn tonight's edition, former South African president Jacob Zuma is barred from upcoming elections because of his past convictions. Also, the murder of dozens of Algerians by French police in 1961 is finally condemned by lawmakers in Paris as a bloody and murderous repression: about 12000 protesters …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar6 hours agoRussia links Moscow attack to 'Ukrainian nationalists'; US rubbishes claimFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESRussia said Thursday it had evidence the perpetrators of last week's massacre at a concert hall outside Moscow were linked to "Ukrainian nationalists", a claim that the United States called nonsense. President Vladimir Putin and his security services continue to allege Kyiv and the West were …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Business AvatarAvatar7 hours agoThe TikTok threat: US lawmakers raise concerns over Chinese-owned appFrance 24 - Charles PELLEGRINTikTok is once again in the crosshairs of the US administration, after the House of Representatives voted in favour of a bill that would force its Chinese owner ByteDance to divest itself of the social media platform or see it banned in the US. Charles Pellegrin asks journalist Océane Herrero, …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Europe NewsAvatarAvatar7 hours agoFrance seeks help from allies to bolster security during Paris OlympicsFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESFrance has asked its foreign allies to send several thousand members of their security forces to help guard the Paris Olympics, officials said Thursday, underlining the strains caused by the sporting extravaganza which begins in July. "Several foreign nations are going to reinforce us in certain …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Americas NewsAvatarAvatar8 hours agoQuirk in US maritime law may be key to liability in Baltimore bridge disasterFrance 24 - FRANCE 24 , FRANCE 24The investigation continues to determine why a container ship, the Dali, smashed into a pillar of the 2.6 km span of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge in early morning darkness on Tuesday, causing it to collapse and leaving six construction workers presumed dead. However, establishing the precise …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar8 hours agoFallen cryptocurrency mogul Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in jailFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESDisgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history. US prosecutors were seeking a prison term of 40-50 years after a New York jury found Bankman-Fried, known by his …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Asia Pacific NewsAvatarAvatar9 hours agoKejriwal arrest: How will India's opposition respond?France 24 - Stéphanie CHEVAL , Delano D'SOUZAArvind Kejriwal, an Indian opposition leader and the chief minister of Delhi, remains in custody following his arrest last week. We take a look at what this means ahead of India's general elections that begin in April. Next, we head to South Korea, where campaigning has begun for parliamentary …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar10 hours agoFrance takes down fake website inviting volunteers to 'enlist in Ukraine'France 24 - NEWS WIRESFrench authorities have uncovered a website containing a fake recruitment drive for French volunteers to join the war in Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Thursday. The site has now been taken down by French services, a government source, who asked not to be named, told AFP without giving …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Europe NewsAvatarAvatar10 hours agoOff the deep end: France's love of swimming poolsFrance 24 - Solange MOUGINWith more than 3 million private swimming pools, France has more "piscines" than any other nation in Europe. We find out why the sector has been booming for years and how the government is using AI to crack down on illegal pools. We also look into the challenges, benefits and heritage of France's …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into CultureAvatarAvatar11 hours agoIrish artist Róisín Murphy 'Sings It Back' in ParisFrance 24 - Jennifer BEN BRAHIM , Marion CHAVAL , Magali FAURE , Eve JACKSON , Loïc CHALAVONShe emerged in the mid-90s as one half of Moloko, the duo she formed with then-boyfriend Mark Brydon, creating iconic dance hits like "Sing It Back" and "The Time Is Now". After 30 years of pop, Irish artist Róisín Murphy is touring with her sixth solo album "Hit Parade" – said to be her best yet. …
AvatarFrance 24flipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar11 hours agoFrance's parliament condemns 1961 police massacre of Algerians in ParisFrance 24 - NEWS WIRESThe French parliament's lower house on Thursday approved a resolution condemning as "bloody and murderous repression" the killing by Paris police of dozens of Algerians in a crackdown on a 1961 protest to support Algerian independence. In recent years France has made a series of efforts to come to …