The Ukrainian-operated Antonov An-12 was carrying mines and around 11 tonnes of weapons to Bangladesh when it crashed on Saturday night, minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said. Videos shared by eyewitnesses on social media showed the plane engulfed by a ...

On issues ranging from energy prices to human rights and Israel's role in the region, Biden could point only to small -- if any -- gains after four whirlwind days of meetings and speeches. Driving the point home, as Air Force One flew back to Wash...

Washington "has once again resorted to the failed policy of Iran-phobia, trying to create tensions and crises in the region," Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement. The comments come after Biden on Saturday vowed that...

England international Ings converted in the second half after his teammate Coutinho was denied by a fantastic double save from Leeds' young French keeper Iilan Meslier. There was plenty of niggle and tough tackling during the pre-season tour match ...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his palace shortly before demonstrators invaded it last weekend and on Thursday resigned from the presidency. His mismanagement is blamed for Sri Lanka's financial turmoil, which has forced its 22 million people to endure s...

The issue has become both a hot topic and a hot potato on an enthralling Tour featuring fans galore, eye-catching panoramas and an epic title struggle after Jonas Vingegaard knocked champion Tadej Pogacar off his perch in an Alpine stage for the age...

On Sunday, France marks the 80th anniversary of the Vél d’Hiv roundup during which some 13,000 Jews were taken from their homes and sent to concentration camps by authorities working on orders from Nazi Germany. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates...

The tourists were reeling at 104 for seven at lunch in response to Sri Lanka's 222, still trailing by 118 runs in Galle. Skipper Babar Azam, who moved from his overnight one to 34 after a few close calls, and Yasir Shah, on 12, were batting at the ...

"Home Operation" is inspired by China's 2015 evacuation of Chinese and other foreign citizens from the war in Yemen, an operation that was seen as a landmark for Beijing. Yemen was deemed too dangerous a venue to shoot and some scenes of the film, ...

Iraq's prized trees are central to a push aimed to preserve a long-threatened ancestral culture, whose fruit historically presented prosperity across the Arab world. "The date palm is the symbol and pride of Iraq," says Mohamed Abul-Maali, commerci...

G20 summit ended with a closing statements from host country Indonesia, which said "many" nations agreed that Russia's war in Ukraine was hampering the recovery of the global economy and exacerbating the global food crisis. Follow FRANCE 24 for ...

But his rise to the top has been anything but easy, having overcome a disjointed start to life to be able to finally thrive on what one special person provided. The normally taciturn, modest athlete almost cracked with emotion when devoting his 100...

Kerley, in lane four, was down on Marvin Bracy for 95 metres of the tight race, but managed to outdip his teammate for victory in 9.86 seconds at Eugene's Hayward Field. Bracy took silver in 9.88sec, Trayvon Bromell claiming bronze in the same time...

A few hours later England recorded a rare away series victory against the Wallabies, just the second in Australia by the Red Rose side in more than a century of rivalry. AFP Sport looks at five talking points from the bruising tours to New Zealand ...

With him at Pithiviers station, 100 kilometres (60 miles) south of Paris, will be some of the handful of the survivors of those deported on the eight convoys sent to the Nazi camp. Macron's speech will express his concern over the enduring threat o...