Regular blackouts and acute shortages of food and fuel have sparked increasing public discontent in the island nation, which is dealing with its worst economic downturn since independence in 1948. Huge protests have demanded the government's resign...

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said Wednesday his government signed a controversial security pact with China "with our eyes open" but refused to say when it may be published.

Three years following the devastating fire that engulfed France's 12th century Gothic cathedral, Franco-American architect Cooper Copetas joins FRANCE 24 to discuss his avant garde proposal for the renovation and modernization of Notre-Dame that was...

Kohli's extended lean patch in the Indian Premier League continued when the Royal Challengers Bangalore star was out first ball against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday to take his aggregate to 119 runs from seven matches. Bangalore rode skipper Faf...

Tam Tak-chi, 49, is among a growing number of activists charged with sedition, a previously little-used law that prosecutors have dusted off in the wake of massive and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests in 2019. The DJ's sentencing was aggrav...

Each nation will have a squad of 30 competing in Sydney on August 19-21, reprising a blockbuster event last held in 2007. Australia and the United States dominated the pool at the Tokyo Games last year, taking 50 Olympic swimming medals between th...

The reform to the penal code, passed on April 6, approves prison sentences of up to 15 years for reproducing and transmitting information from gangs "that could generate anxiety and panic among the general population". It is part of El Salvador Pre...

Sri Lanka opened talks with the IMF in Washington this week after announcing its first ever default on external borrowings. The South Asia country is in the grip of its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948 and has been rocked by a wave ...

Cows are venerated as sacred creatures by the country's Hindu majority. They also have pride of place in India's rural communities, where they are still regularly used as draught animals. Rural households have long burned sun-dried cattle dropping...

Ukraine has reached a preliminary agreement with Russia on establishing a humanitarian corridor to evacuate women, children and the elderly from the besieged city of Mariupol on Wednesday, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. Foll...

The deal, announced by Beijing a day earlier, has faced sharp criticism from the United States and Australia, which fear the pact could lead to China gaining a military foothold in the South Pacific. Sogavare told parliament it was an "honour and p...

The government promised investigations into allegations that police used excessive force to disperse people protesting high fuel prices and demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation over the worsening economic crisis. Sri Lanka is in the...

The West has responded to a renewed Russian push into the Donbas region with fresh weapons for Kyiv and a push to increase "Moscow's international isolation". The Pentagon said that Ukraine had recently received fighter planes and parts to bolster ...

Despite its heritage as the land of the Kama Sutra, open discussions around sexuality and intimacy are often regarded as obscene in the largely conservative country. MyMuse, founded by Anushka and Sahil Gupta, are tackling this with tongue-in-cheek...

Macron holds a solid poll lead, but his political allies have warned against any complacency in the prime-time duel -- their only direct clash -- which will be watched by millions. Some polls are predicting a lead of around 10 points for Macron ove...