Watch: Norway’s new king Haakon VIII takes oath as mourners pay respects to Harald V
Norway’s Haakon VIII has sworn an oath before parliament in Oslo in the first major step of his reign as King. During Tuesday’s ceremony, parliament also held a minute’s silence for Haakon’s father, the late King Harald V, who…
From sexual violence to mobile phones, what’s changing for French pupils?
Millions of French students are heading back to school this week and with that comes a host of new rules for what will be the last school year of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. From phone bans to exam schedules, Camille Knight takes a look at…
Sexual assaults in Ceuta happening almost every day, prosecutors say
Spanish prosecutors say 23 sexual assaults, including nine against children, have been recorded in Ceuta since the mass influx of migrants into the Spanish exclave at the end of July. That number meant there was almost one case every day, Ceuta’s…
Expert warns of ‘hotter summers, more wildfires, more drought and more floods’ – Perspective
One of the world’s leading climate scientists has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the extreme heat events of this summer, and in the wake of the catastrophic flooding in Nepal, how other similar events are all but inevitable. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz is…
Ukraine war: What to make of Modi’s plea to Putin to end conflict
This isn’t the first time a foreign leader has publicly urged Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Just five weeks ago the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev suggested Putin freeze the conflict and return to the negotiating table. He…
Tupac murder trial: Ex-gang leader found guilty
Ex-street gang leader Duane «Keffe D» Davis was found guilty of the murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur at a Nevada court on Monday, three decades after the rapper was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Davis will face a maximum sentence of…
Israeli fire kills three in Gaza City during reported raid, medics say
At least two Palestinian children and a woman have been killed by Israeli fire in western Gaza City, Palestinian medics say. Unconfirmed local reports say that an Israel-backed Palestinian militia carried out a raid and that the Israeli military carried…
‘This is systemic’: Parents demand accountability over child abuse in French childcare system
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Anne, the co-founder of SOS Périscolaire in French. She argues that the controversy surrounding France’s after-school childcare system should be understood as a systemic failure of institutional accountability on the…
Teen girl charged with murder over recording of San Diego mosque attack
A security guard at the mosque, Amin Abdullah, exchanged gunfire with the attackers and initiated a lockdown, helping protect around 140 children who were inside the building. Abdullah and two worshippers – Mansour Kaziha and Nader Awad, who drew…
Russia targets Kyiv and its region for sixth consecutive night of attacks
At least nine people have been killed and 14 injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight. Moscow targeted Kyiv and the wider region in the attack, hitting a railway depot in the Kyiv. Russia’s defence ministry said it had also struck…