2022-05-21 08:01 'The scars of war are all around Kyiv'

Bowlers from both teams struggled to make an impact on all five days of the drawn first Test in Chittagong. But the wicket at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium is expected to offer some assistance and no Test has been drawn at the ground since...

Wimbledon, widely regarded as the world's most prestigious tennis tournament, was stripped of ranking points on Friday by the sport's main tours in a move which threatens to reduce the Grand Slam to the status of a high-profile exhibition event.

Twenty-one suspects, including crew members of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Save the Children and German NGO Jugend Rettet rescue ships, are accused of "aiding and abetting unauthorised entry into Italy" in 2016 and 2017. "Our crews rescued over ...

The image is just one by 26 local and international graffiti artists who have created a mural depicting Benin's history and culture stretching more than one kilometre along a wall in Benin's main city of Cotonou. Their objective is to eventually cr...

Australia's election frontrunner Anthony Albanese asked voters flocking to the polls Saturday to give his centre-left party a "crack" at running the country after a decade of conservative rule.

2022-05-21 09:07 'Albanese is leading in the polls'

A tornado swept through the western German city of Paderborn on Friday, injuring dozens of people as it blew away roofs, toppled trees and sent debris flying for miles, authorities said.

The cars around him had just screeched to a halt because of a sudden burst of fire from somewhere in the overhanging forest. But Sergiy Tokarev seemed impervious to the danger after being shelled on his way back to the frontline village of Zolote t...

Australia's election frontrunner Anthony Albanese asked voters flocking to the polls Saturday to give his centre-left party a "crack" at running the country after a decade of conservative rule.

Traditionally a regional power, sports minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu sounded the alarm despite Malaysian athletes on Friday reaching the country's target of 36 golds with two days of competition to go. But Malaysia languished sixth in the medals tabl...

Russia's Gazprom on Saturday halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland, the Finnish gas system operator said, the latest escalation of an energy payments dispute with Western nations. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. All times are Paris time (GM...

Russian energy giant Gazprom said Saturday it had halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland as it had not received payment in rubles. After Russia moved troops into Ukraine on February 24, Moscow asked clients from "unfriendly countries" – in...

As US President Joe Biden makes his first visit to Asia, FRANCE 24 is joined by Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Professor of International Relations at King's College London. With regards to China, Professor Pacheco Pardo notices that "the US continues to be m...

A retired admiral, Kirby's new role will see him "coordinate interagency efforts to explain United States policy and (serve) as a senior administration voice on related matters," a White House statement said. "John understands the complexities of ...