The hardline Islamists have imposed sweeping restrictions on freedoms, mostly targeting Afghan girls and women, and on Sunday also ordered local television channels to stop broadcasting BBC news bulletins. Over the weekend, they also decreed that m...

Speaking to FRANCE 24 in his Moscow home, Aleksandr explained his support for President Vladimir Putin amid rising inflation and food prices alongside dubious state television reporting on the war in Ukraine.

President Emmanuel Macron's main challengers staged weekend rallies to drum up support in the last stretch of the election campaign, with just two weeks to go before the April 10 vote. We look at the state of the race with Andrew Smith, senior lect...

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second month, Roland Freudenstein, Vice President and Head of GLOBSEC Brussels, joins France 24 to offer his analysis on the risk of escalation. Putin "dangles" the threat of nuclear war "in front of our ey...

The 76-year-old's civilian government was ousted in a coup last year that triggered mass protests, and she faces a raft of charges that could see her jailed for more than 150 years. Currently on trial for alleged corruption, breaching Myanmar's off...

The actor-director moved with his family to England when he was nine to escape the violence over British rule in the province -- a wrenching chapter chronicled movingly in the black-and-white drama "Belfast". The 61-year-old won the award for best...

That moment seems certain to launch endless memes, but here are five other talking points from the ceremony: Hosts return The first Oscars with hosts since 2018 had a trio of women helming the show -- Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer and Regina Hall -- who ...

The 30-year-old playmaker was involved in a bone-crunching collision in a Super Rugby clash against the Otago Highlanders on Saturday and left the pitch with blood pouring from his nose. Barrett suffered a concussion in a Test match against Ireland...

Taking its title from the acronym for child of deaf adult, "CODA" follows high school teen Ruby as she juggles her musical ambitions with her family's dependence on her to communicate with the hearing world. The film bested tough competition to sec...

Bennett, who met Blinken in Jerusalem on Sunday on the sidelines of a "historic summit" of Israeli and Arab diplomats, "is feeling well and will continue his schedule as planned from his home," a statement from his office said. Also on Sunday Benne...

The 94th annual gala honoring the best in films opened from the tennis courts of Compton, where Beyonce delivered a rousing rendition of her nominated power ballad "Be Alive," from the film "King Richard," a sports drama about how the father of lege...

The charismatic 53-year-old rapper-turned-actor received the movie world's highest honor for his portrayal of the father of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams in Warner Bros' sports biopic drama. He bested two former winners -- Javier Bardem (...

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will resume face-to-face peace talks as soon as Monday, probing whether a near-stalemate in fighting has forced Moscow to temper its demands. Follow all the developments in Ukraine on our live blog. All times indica...

Chastain, 45, converted Academy voters with a performance that saw her don complex prosthetics, wigs and layers of Tammy Faye Bakker's trademark heavy makeup every day on set in order to embody the late singer-turned-minister and LGBTQ activist. "I...

The latest restriction on women follows Wednesday's shutdown of all girls' secondary schools just hours after they were allowed to reopen for the first time since the hardline Islamists seized power in August. Two officials from Afghanistan's Arian...