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New Year: Countries around the world celebrate after Covid lull

Countries around the world have celebrated New Year, after two years of muted or cancelled events due to the Covid pandemic.

January 01, 2023

By Editors Desk

GETTY IMAGES / Thousands of people gathered in Wuhan and released balloons as 2023 began

King Charles III’s coronation, Turkey's upcoming presidential election, the Women's FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand... FRANCE 24 looks ahead to some of the major events coming up in 2023. © AFP

What major events does 2023 have in store?

January 01, 2023

By Editors Desk

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

December 31, 2022

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December 28, 2022

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ‘very sick’, says Pope Francis

Liberal incumbent pope asks God to comfort and support retired conservative pope until ‘the end’

December 28, 2022

Pope Francis, right, shakes hands with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in the Vatican in August. Photograph: Vatican Media/EPA

December 28, 2022

China Covid: US considers restrictions on Chinese arrivals

The US is considering imposing new Covid restrictions on Chinese arrivals, after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month.

December 28, 2022

China Covid: US considers restrictions on Chinese arrivals

December 27, 2022

Russia’s Medvedev ‘predictions’ showcase Moscow mentality - analysis

Dmitry Medvedev's predictions were ostensibly part of a series of “New Year” predictions and could be seen as a kind of mocking or jest, but they also reveal Moscow's mentality.

December 27, 2022

Photo credit: SPUTNIK/EKATERINA SHTUKINA/POOL VIA REUTERS

December 26, 2022

A look back at the major African news stories of 2022

From the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to coups d'état in Burkina Faso and the French military withdrawal from Mali, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the news highlights from Africa this year.

December 26, 2022

France 24 takes a look at the top news stories from Africa in 2022. © Studio Graphique - France Médias Monde

December 22, 2022

Putin calls Netanyahu as Zelensky visits Washington

Netanyahu told Putin "he hopes a way will be found quickly to end the war [with Ukraine] and the suffering caused by it."

December 22, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia September 12, 2019. (credit: REUTERS/SHAMIL ZHUMATOV)

December 13, 2022

‘Qatargate’: European Parliament VP Eva Kaili stripped of role amid corruption scandal

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to strip Eva Kaili of her role as vice president of the assembly after she and others were charged for allegedly receiving cash and gifts from Qatar in return for influencing decisions.

December 13, 2022

REUTERS I/ Eva Kaili was arrested on Saturday and has reportedly had her assets frozen

December 09, 2022

'Still a hostage': Critics slam Biden over Griner prisoner swap that left Paul Whelan in Russia

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., also argued that Whelan’s release should have been part of prisoner swap.

December 09, 2022

Cherelle Griner, wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks after President Joe Biden announced Brittney Griner's release in a prisoner swap with Russia, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

December 09, 2022

Viktor Bout speaks of time in US prison and his ‘value’ to Russia

The Russian was exchanged for basketball player Brittney Griner, after spending more than a decade behind bars in the US

December 09, 2022

December 08, 2022

Jailed US basketball star freed by Russia

Jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed by Russia in a prison swap deal.

December 08, 2022

Brittney Griner after a court hearing near Moscow in August. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press

December 07, 2022

Experts warns Turkey’s Russia-Ukraine juggling act could backfire

One country is hedging its bets on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but experts warn it could come at a cost.

December 07, 2022

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Vladimir Putin. Experts say the balancing act could go badly for Turkey. Picture: AFP

December 02, 2022

Finland's Sanna Marin says Europe would be in trouble without US

Finnish PM Sanna Marin has said Europe is "not strong enough" to stand up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on its own, and has had to rely on US support.

December 02, 2022

November 25, 2022

China’s Xinjiang Region Has Been Locked Down for Months, Casting Shadow Over Zero-Covid Easing

A mother’s monthslong separation from young children illustrates challenges government faces in easing restrictions

November 25, 2022

Candy Tang sitting with her two sons before their trip to Xinjiang. COURTESY OF CANDY TANG

November 23, 2022

'Murder': Russia kills baby in sickening strike

Ukraine has accused Russia of terrorism after strikes killed a newborn baby at a maternity ward in the Zaporizhzhia region.

November 23, 2022

Russian strikes killed a newborn baby at a Ukrainian maternity ward and two other civilians elsewhere, officials said Wednesday.

November 17, 2022

Why Xi Jinping publicly rebuked Justin Trudeau, and what it means for Canada's relations with China

Chinese president expressed displeasure with prime minister leaking their G20 conversation to media

November 17, 2022

Xi Jinping's threatening rebuke of Justin Trudeau was a rare and surprising move by the Chinese president, and highlighted the disregard he has for the Canadian prime minister, some former diplomats and experts say. (PMO)

November 15, 2022

Panic as Russian missiles hit Poland

Two people are dead and a village has been left terrorised after stray Russian rockets hit Poland.

November 15, 2022

The stray missiles killed two people in a Polish village. Picture: Ihor Tkachov/AFP

November 15, 2022

Pentagon says cannot confirm reports about missiles striking Poland

US military’s statement comes amid reports of a deadly explosion that killed at least two people on Poland’s border with Ukraine

November 15, 2022

FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon spokesman, Brigadier General Patrick Ryder. © Global Look Press / US Joint Staff

November 14, 2022

Will Turkey exploit Istanbul attack to bash US, Kurdish groups? - analysis

The rhetoric from Ankara now seems to suggest that Turkey will lash out at the US and also carry out attacks in Syria, mentioning Kobani, Tel Rifat, Qamishli and other cities that could be hit.

November 14, 2022

An undated handout picture released by Turkish police shows an unidentified blast suspect arrested in Istanbul, Turkey. (photo credit: Turkish Police/Handout via REUTERS)