North Korea launches missiles, Seoul says, after Trump floats Kim meet
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, the South said, and Pyongyang mocked US «servant» Seoul, after President Donald Trump suggested he would meet Kim Jong Un this year. The latest launches from the nuclear-armed North…
Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit by one
The mayor of Como has banned riding bicycles in certain areas of the historic Italian city after he was hit by an electric one. Alessandro Rapinese said the ban was necessary to improve public safety. It means from September, cyclists will have to…
British Army sailors rescue bedraggled barn owl 70 nautical miles out to sea
A British Army sailing crew competing in one of yachting‘s most demanding races found themselves coming to the rescue of a bedraggled barn owl 70 nautical miles from shore when the exhausted creature made a determined bid to join their team. The…
Togo charges two French journalists over incorrect documents, rights group says
The two French journalists detained in Togo since last month have been charged with «false declarations» despite having the correct documents to work there, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said. Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani had been…
Gold mine collapse in Central African Republic leaves at least 100 dead
**This video contains sensitive content** The death toll from August 18’s gold mine collapse in Zamboye, Central African Republic has surpassed 100. Several survivors were also critically injured. An investigation has been opened to determine the…
German neo-Nazi suspected of deadly 1970 arson at Jewish retirement home
German investigators believe they have now identified an arsonist who set fire to a Jewish community centre in Munich in 1970, killing seven people. For decades the man’s identity remained a mystery. But Munich prosecutors now believe he was a…
Ceuta: FRANCE 24 brings you up-to-speed
🇪🇸 🌍 🔎 In Ceuta, the fate of migrants who crossed into the Spanish enclave at the end of July remains murky, but the trauma of the precarious journey remains. Most of the migrants who remain are forced to sleep in dangerous conditions, many among them…
Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
Lebanon has handed Syria a former general who served under the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad, in the first extradition of its kind since his government fell. Maj Gen Adel Issa, 67, is accused of a raft of crimes allegedly committed during the Syrian…
Zimbabwe ferry disaster under scrutiny as death toll rises to 94
The death toll from a ferry disaster in Zimbabwe last week rose to 94 on Tuesday, police said, with the recovery of two more bodies. Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe said Tuesday that the sinking was the «result of negligence and human error by the…
Belgian car salesman becomes prince after royal parentage confirmed
Belgium’s Prince Laurent has legally recognised 26-year-old former car salesman Clément Vandenkerckhove as his son and heir. Vandenkerckhove, the result of a relationship between the royal and Belgian singer Wendy Van Wanten, was quietly brought…