The metropolis of 25 million people was closed in sections from late March after becoming the epicentre of China's worst Covid outbreak in two years. After gradually relaxing some rules over the past few weeks, authorities on Wednesday began allowi...

"In a landmark expansion of its tournaments, EPCR is delighted to confirm that the five leading clubs from South Africa will compete in the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup from the 2022/23 season and beyond," read a statement by European Profess...

The head of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall, will speak with President Vladimir Putin in the southwestern Russian city of Sochi on Friday, Dakar said.

Queen Elizabeth II will make two appearances on the Buckingham Palace balcony on Thursday, kicking off four days of public celebrations by millions in Britain and around the world to mark her historic Platinum Jubilee. Watch FRANCE 24's live coverag...

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The violence erupted in the Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem, a ministry statement said, identifying the dead man as Ayman Muhaisen, 29. He was the third Palestinian killed in 24 hours after a woman approaching soldiers with a knife was shot e...

"We have children, we have all our things inside the house. We stay up until dawn, afraid that the hill will fall on us," Claudia do Rosario told AFP on Wednesday, standing at the door of her modest home with its sheet-metal roof and pink walls stai...

The vote by 89-1 ended a heated two-year negotiation that pitted rugby bosses against the players' association and provincial rugby unions, amid concern about selling off part of the country's culture to foreign owners. Rugby is more than just a ga...

For years, the heavily tattooed Australian, 28, has laboured for recognition. But all that could change on Sunday in Melbourne if he wins his showdown against American Devin Haney, with the WBA, IBF, WBO and WBC belts all on the line. After a ste...

The fighting rocked the Dheisheh camp nar Bethlehem, a ministry statement said, identifying the dead man as Ayman Muhaisen, 29. Contacted by AFP, the Israeli army had no immediate comment. The Palestinian death was the third within 24 hours after a...

The so-called Land of Motors, covering around 1,000 square kilometres of prime agricultural land roughly between Bologna and Modena, is home to Lamborghini and Ferrari, Maserati and Ducati, in addition to less well-known brands. Every year -- with ...

France’s last parliamentary elections in 2017 gave flesh to President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge of political renewal, staffing the country’s National Assembly with newcomers plucked from the public. As their mandate comes up for renewal on June...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday congratulated Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on her platinum jubilee, calling her "the golden thread that binds our two countries" going back to World War II.

"I'm not afraid anymore. I don't exist without you. If it's my country, then it's mine," goes the song. The lyrics are personal for the Ukrainian rock singer, who wrote the ballad while manning the frontlines for weeks during the battle for Kyiv i...

Russian forces are reportedly close to seizing control of the key eastern Ukraine city of Severodonetsk, after a lengthy siege involving intense artillery and aerial bombardment. As FRANCE 24's Charles Pellegrin explains, "Up to twelve thousand civi...