FRANCE 24's Washington, DC correspondent Fraser Jackson weighs in on US President Donald Trump's efforts to leverage his fading star power to help the Republican Party hold onto Congress in November's midterm elections.

"At night, it's much cooler, and with this light we see the bunches of grapes better," Maria Jeronima Mendes, 70, told AFP on a rural estate lined with lush vines. Climate change is intensifying and lengthening spells of extreme heat and drought ac...

Three vehicles belonging to people working on the mountain were partially buried Wednesday, as powerful gusts and torrential rain battered the popular hiking destination, a local official told AFP. No injuries were reported in the incident, which o...

The blaze broke out on the M/V June Aster Wednesday evening about 2.2 kilometres (1.3 miles) offshore, the coast guard said, adding that five casualties had been brought ashore. Video shared by the coast guard on Facebook showed the vessel complete...

Backup quarterback Drew Lock threw for 187 yards and a touchdown to Jackson Smith-Njigba, as reigning champs Seattle rallied from 10-0 down for their 11th consecutive win. The latest loss inflicted more pain on New England quarterback Drake Maye, w...

The ruling marks a major setback for Galagodaatte Gnanasara, 51, a Buddhist nationalist monk whose critics accuse him of fuelling anti-Muslim sentiment and religious tensions in Sri Lanka. A three-judge bench ruled that the pardon granted by then p...

Three vehicles belonging to people working on the mountain were partially buried Wednesday, as powerful gusts and torrential rain battered the popular hiking destination, a local official told AFP. No injuries were reported in the incident, which o...

The blaze broke out on the M/V June Aster Wednesday evening about 2.2 kilometres (1.3 miles) offshore, the coast guard said, adding that five casualties had been brought ashore. Video shared by the coast guard on Facebook showed the vessel complete...

Backup quarterback Drew Lock threw for 187 yards and a touchdown to Jackson Smith-Njigba, as reigning champs Seattle rallied from 10-0 down for their 11th consecutive win. The latest loss inflicted more pain on New England quarterback Drake Maye, w...

Over 17,000 athletes and officials are expected to take part in 43 sports at the Nagoya-Aichi Games -- which do not officially start until the opening ceremony on September 19 and will run until October 4. Several events such as basketball, footbal...