For more on the UN, G7 and NATO "working full throttle on the situation in Ukraine," FRANCE 24 is joined by Daniel Speckhard, President and CEO of Corus International and former US Ambassador to Greece and Belarus.

The 65-year-old, who was arrested on July 8, before the wave of protests triggered by the death in morality police custody last month of Mahsa Amini, has begun serving his sentence after choosing not to appeal, lawyer Houshang Pourbabai said on Twit...

Qatar has received an avalanche of bad publicity ahead of hosting the World Cup in November and December. The football extravaganza has prompted Western media and NGOs to decry the desert nation’s human rights record, notably concerning the treatm...

The country was left reeling after an ex-police officer forced his way into a small nursery in northeastern Na Klang last week, murdering 24 children and their teacher before killing his wife, their child and himself. The attack was carried out wit...

On Wednesday, media got a sneak peek at the highly anticipated new theme park from Studio Ghibli, creator of beloved titles like "My Neighbour Totoro" and the Oscar-winning "Spirited Away". It will open its doors to visitors on November 1, though i...

Castillo, who has survived two impeachment attempts since taking office in July last year, is already the subject of six criminal investigations. The president has rejected the accusations and claims they are part of a political plot to unseat him....

The messaging dashes widespread hopes from the Chinese public and overseas observers that the strategy might be relaxed after the congress, a twice-a-decade political reshuffle which begins Sunday and will set the blueprint for the country's develop...

Workers at Esso-ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies refineries and fuel depots in France’s northern Normandy region on Wednesday voted to continue a strike over wage disputes even as the government launched a requisition ordering essential staff to resu...

Australia's Resources Minister Madeleine King -- who oversees the more than US$200 billion-a-year industry -- said the mining sector was "stretched" and badly needs to reform and shake its sooty image. "There is a major problem in attracting and re...

The case, Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts v. Goldsmith, could have far-reaching implications for US copyright law and the art world. It stems from a black-and-white picture taken in 1981 by celebrity photographer Lynn Goldsmith of Prince...

Like him, many in his Appalachian region are reluctant to question an industry that has long provided the only high-paying jobs. And with the US midterm elections approaching, few candidates dare talk about climate change. Yet the state has been d...

Suu Kyi, 77, has been detained since the generals toppled her government in a coup on February 1 of last year, ending the Southeast Asian country's brief period of democracy. She has since been convicted on a clutch of charges, including violating ...

Analysts say Russian President Vladimir Putin is hoping for a cold winter or a prolonged period of freezing temperatures after cutting Russia gas exports to Europe in retaliation for EU support for Ukraine. Another cold season like 2010/2011 or a p...

This year's championship was overshadowed by an unvaccinated Djokovic being deported from Australia on the eve of the Grand Slam after a high-stakes legal battle over his visa status. The nine-time champion from Serbia is currently serving a three-...

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges Wednesday, with two three-year sentences to be served concurrently, adding to previous convictions that now leave her with a ...