Senegal: Saint-Louis’ centuries-old pirogue racing tradition
In Saint-Louis, Senegal, traditional pirogue races are keeping alive a centuries-old tradition dating back nearly 200 years. Held in the fishing district of Guet Ndar, the 3.5-kilometre race brings together dozens of rowers and huge crowds, turning the…
What it was like in the courtroom as Mangione pleaded guilty
After more than a year-and-a-half of intense spectacle and legal wrangling, Luigi Mangione appeared in a federal courtroom in New York on Friday as rumours swirled that he may plead guilty. The 28-year-old, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare…
South Lebanon: How will Israeli strikes affect negotiations?
Israel killed 11 people in strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, in what has been described as the biggest threat to the peace talks since the June agreement. Ziad Majed, Professor of Middle East Studies at the American University of Paris, spoke to…
BBC visits smouldering Kyiv market after Russian strikes
Six people have been injured at a market in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, as the country was hit by a series of Russian strikes. Five people were reportedly killed across Ukraine, while Russian officials said seven people were killed there, in strikes by…
Death toll from Zimbabwe capsized ferry accident rises to 80
Another eight bodies were retrieved from Zimbabwe‘s Lake Kariba on Sunday to take the death toll from this week’s ferry capsizing to 80, police said. The overloaded passenger ferry run by the government‘s Rural Infrastructure…
Four ‘extraordinary’ Renaissance paintings stolen from Italian museum
Four Renaissance paintings of «extraordinary value» have been stolen from a museum in Sicily, Italy’s culture minister has said. Alessandro Giuli confirmed that three panels of the Polyptych of San Gregorio and a double-sided panel of the Madonna…
Week in pictures: A solar eclipse, quake in Colombia and Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank
Home Europe A solar eclipse seen across parts of Europe, ongoing search-and-rescue efforts in Colombia after a devastating earthquake killed at least 300 people and left hundreds missing, and escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West…
Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in rural Poland
A statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe’s tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village. The 55.6-metre (182ft) concrete figure is roughly two double-decker buses longer than Rio de Janeiro’s smaller – if more…
South Lebanon: Doctor describes escalating humanitarian toll
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed at least 11 people, in what local authorities describe as the largest escalation since the June agreement. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Pierre Catoire, an emergency doctor working in the area, described a…
Why are seniors in Singapore doing parkour?
Singapore is one of the world’s fastest aging countries and its seniors are embracing the challenge of staying healthy creatively. One group has started practicing parkour in a playground. Coach Tan Shie Boon says the sport improves their…