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Russian and Ukrainian artists united against war through art in Paris As the war in Ukraine continues, one Parisian NGO is using art as a force for unity. The "Agency of Artists in Exile" is currently inundated with requests from both Ukraine and Russia. The agency is building bridges and...

Macron urges Turkey to respect ‘sovereign choice’ of Finland, Sweden on NATO French President Emmanuel Macron asked his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to "respect the sovereign choice" of Finland and Sweden to join NATO.

War films, protests and Russia boycotts: How Ukraine’s plight shaped Cannes 2022 The devastating physical and psychological toll of war in Ukraine was laid bare on Wednesday in Maksym Nakonechny’s “Butterfly Vision”, the latest work to focus on Ukraine’s plight at the Cannes Film Festival, where...

Going underground: The ins and outs of the Paris metro We focus on one of the most iconic features of life in the French capital: not the Eiffel Tower or Notre-Dame Cathedral, but the Paris underground metro network. How has it evolved since it was first inaugurated 120 years ago? And how is it...

Protesters from far-left South Africa party tell France to 'get out of Africa' Hundreds of protesters from a radical leftist party in South Africa marched Wednesday on the French embassy in Pretoria to demand that France leave Africa.

‘Sexism is everywhere – so are we’: Feminist riposte hits Cannes Film Festival French women took on the patriarchy on the big screen and the red carpet with the Cannes screening of “Feminist Riposte”, by Marie Perennès and Simon Depardon, about the feminist activists whose influential poster...

'Government of shame': French minister accused of rape, sparking calls for protest A French NGO has called for protests Tuesday against what it called a “government of shame” after a newly appointed government minister was accused of rape and sexual assault by two women. Damien Abad, France’s...

France’s Tsonga bids emotional farewell to tennis career after French Open loss Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, a former Australian Open runner-up and world number five, bid an emotional goodbye to tennis at Roland Garros on Tuesday after losing in the first round to Casper Ruud.

Police search consultancy McKinsey’s office in Paris in tax fraud investigation Police searched on Tuesday the Paris office of US management consultancy McKinsey in relation to an investigation into suspected tax fraud, the financial prosecutor's office said.

Cannes 2022: Palme d'Or-winning director Ruben Östlund on his satire of the super-rich FRANCE 24 speaks to a director who previously won the top honour at Cannes, the Palme d’Or, for his film "The Square". Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund’s new dark comedy "Triangle of Sadness" is a satire of the...

‘Keeping the best player’: Mbappé stays with PSG, rebuffing Real Madrid move After a long suspense, France forward Kylian Mbappé has signed a contract extension with PSG that will keep him tied with the Ligue 1 side until 2025 – after rejecting an offer from the august Real Madrid.

Miss.Tic, renowned pioneer of French street art, dies aged 66 Miss.Tic, a pioneer of French street art whose provocative work began to appear in Paris's Montmartre neighbourhood in the mid-1980s, died on Sunday aged 66, her family said.

Macron's new cabinet races to tackle cost of living crisis ahead of legislative elections France's new government will speed up work on a bill to help families with the soaring cost of living, its spokeswoman said on Monday - as the relaunch of Emmanuel Macron's presidency risked being...

Newly appointed French minister Damien Abad denies rape accusations Damien Abad, France's newly appointed minister for Solidarity and the Disabled, on Sunday strongly denied he had raped two women, following accusations published by the Mediapart website in an article based on interviews with...

The virtues of France's most remarkable trees We take you to discover some of France's most remarkable trees. In the village of Lucheux, in the northern Somme region, two triple-centenarian lime trees have intertwined over time to become one. They have even played a part in village history: for...

Veteran diplomat Catherine Colonna takes the helm at France's troubled foreign ministry When French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his new government this week, the list included known heavyweights, newcomers, and personalities from both the left and the right. Among them was career diplomat...

‘The Hill’: Cannes film revisits the Soviet Union’s smouldering remains The violent legacy of the break-up of the Soviet Union is dissected in “The Hill” by Lina Tsrimova and Denis Gheerbrant, an astonishing documentary shot entirely on a gargantuan rubbish heap in Kyrgyzstan and screened this...

Cannes screens the last testament of filmmaker killed in Ukraine’s Mariupol “Mariupolis 2”, a raw portrayal of Ukrainian civilians’ struggle for survival, was completed after the death of Lithuanian director Mantas Kvedaravičius. FRANCE 24 spoke to his partner and co-director, Hanna Bilobrova...

Historian Pap Ndiaye, an expert on minority issues, is Macron’s surprise education pick Pap Ndiaye, a historian specialising in minorities who currently heads the museum of the history of immigration in Paris, is President Emmanuel Macron's surprise choice to head the French education ministry.

Macron revamps cabinet under new Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne The Élysée Palace unveiled a revamped cabinet on Friday under new Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, France's second-ever female premier. A month after his re-election and ahead of crucial parliamentary polls in June, President...