The week in pictures: Disaster averted on Flydubai flight, French school protests and Bangkok floods
Home Middle East From French highschoolers protesting to demand better learning conditions to a Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia after a flightcrew member’s onboard attack and flooded streets in Bangkok, FRANCE 24 looks back at the…
Rwandan genocide suspect ‘hunter’ Dafroza Gauthier dies at 72
Dafroza Gauthier, who devoted her life to tracking down the perpetrators of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda who had taken refuge in France, died in Reims on Saturday at the age of 72, her husband announced on Sunday. Hunting down genocide…
Brazilians begin voting in tight election between Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro
Brazilians began voting Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election pitting incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, ideological opposites who are each seen as having a shot at an outright victory. If no candidate gets more…
Russian strike hits Kyiv amid Chancellor Merz visit
Moscow has once again bombed one of Kyiv’s bridges, despite the presence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Ukrainian capital. The visit was unplanned, but Merz says it was intended to show Germany’s support for Ukraine. France 24 correspondent…
Father and son smoke shop workers arrested in Mississippi students’ suspected kratom deaths
A father and son who worked at a Mississippi smoke shop have been arrested and charged in connection with the death of at least one university student who died from a suspected overdose of kratom, sometimes called «gas station heroin» in the US. The pair…
Tsar Samuel laid to rest in Sofia
In Bulgaria, the remains of medieval ruler Tsar Samuel have been laid to rest in the capital Sofia, after being flown back from the border with Greece by Bulgarian fighter jets. Their return follows decades of negotiations with Athens, in exchange for…
Kyiv bridge hit in further drone attack as German chancellor makes surprise visit
A major bridge in Kyiv has been targeted by Russian strikes for the second day in a row, coinciding with a surprise visit from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s to the city. The Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge was hit on Sunday morning, a day after…
Germany’s Merz visits Kyiv to pledge more support to Zelensky
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Ukraine‘s capital Kyiv on Sunday on an unannounced visit in a show of support for the country in its war with Russia. Kyiv is under increasing attack from Russian missiles and drones, which are targeting…
What to know about Brazil’s election pitting Lula against Flávio Bolsonaro
Up until a few months ago, Brazilians told pollsters that crime and security were their main concerns. But in the weeks leading up to the election, a scandal involving a jailed banker accused of orchestrating one of Brazil’s largest financial fraud…
Bosnians vote as pro-Russian politician looms large over election and ethnic tensions simmer
Polls opened Sunday morning in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a general election in which most citizens of the multi-ethnic Balkan nation are focused on everyday problems, while some mainstream politicians are whipping up war-era tensions that have kept the…