Exclusive: In Syria’s Kurdish-majority city Kobane, postwar integration efforts get under way
On Syria’s legendary M4 highway linking strategic northern towns and cities, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr passed bridges destroyed by the war. The M4 runs almost parallel to Syria’s northern border with Turkey, connecting the country’s commercial capital of…
Karen Carter: Police formally investigate woman after Brit stabbed to death in French village
A woman has been placed under formal investigation over the death last year in France of a British-South African mother-of-four. Karen Carter, 65, was found lying near her car with stab wounds by a friend in Trémolat, the Dordogne village where she had…
French modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead
Daniel Siad, a modelling scout with ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Siad’s body was discovered on Monday evening. An autopsy will be carried…
Mamdani backs off on pledge to arrest Netanyahu citing lack of authority
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who previously pledged to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited the city, now says he does not have the «authority» to do so. In a video posted on social media, Mamdani instead called on US officials to act on the…
Drug gang threats force French police to put southern mayor under protection
The southern town of Alès was thrust at the forefront of France’s drug wars this week when it emerged its mayor had been taken from his home at night and placed in police custody – for his own safety. Christophe Rivenq, a member of the conservative Les…
Russians in Angola handed down jail terms for spying and terrorism
Two Angolans, sports journalist Amor Carlos Tomé and political activist Francisco Oliveira, were also on trial on similar charges for their alleged part in the Russian-linked influence operation, which they both denied. Tomé received a two-year suspended…
‘Unprecedented’: France records 5,764 excess deaths during June-July heatwave period
France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities said on Wednesday, describing the excess mortality among people aged 15 and older as «unprecedented». It was the highest excess mortality rate…
US to announce deal allowing Saudi Arabia a nuclear programme, reports say
The US and Saudi Arabia are expected to announce a deal that will allow the Gulf kingdom to develop a civilian nuclear programme, according to US media reports. An announcement is expected from US President Donald Trump’s administration on…
D. Rykner says the Louvre needs to be ‘refurbished’, Macron’s big project is ‘useless and expensive’
Stuart Norval is pleased to welcome Didier Rykner, Art Historian, Investigative Journalist and Founder / Editor in Chief of La Tribune de l’Art. Offering a forceful critique of the Louvre’s priorities, Rykner argues that the museum’s…
US renews strikes on Iran as Trump threatens to attack Pickaxe Mountain
The US launched strikes on Iran for the 11th consecutive night late on Tuesday, as Tehran warned the US against targeting its nuclear facilities. US Central Command (Centcom) said the wave of strikes were «designed to continue degrading Iran’s…