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Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party's history Sunday, securing 14 seats out of 348. Half the upper house is elected through indirect voting every three years, with senators serving for six years.
England's Matt Fitzpatrick secures his fourth title of the season with a three-shot win at the French Open in Paris.
After two days in Paris, where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes. There, he is due to meet privately with survivors of clergy sexual abuse. His four-day trip is the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades. For more reaction, we can speak to Marc Artzrouni, the French representative for the global coalition “Ending Clergy Abuse”.
It has been a deadly night in South Africa, with 27 people killed in two separate shooting incidents. Police say 17 people were shot dead at a tavern outside Johannesburg by suspects armed with assault rifles, while another 10 were killed near Cape Town when gunmen opened fire at a venue selling grilled meat. No arrests have been made as police search for the attackers. Initial investigations suggest one shooting may have been linked to a turf war between illegal miners, while the other could have stemmed from a business rivalry. France 24 correspondent Eurice Masson reports the latest from So
Bénédicte Paviot, correspondent France 24 in London, is live.
French bishops took "courageous" steps when faced with "the painful scourge of abuse of minors," Pope Leo XIV told the high-ranking clerics before his scheduled meeting with survivors at the Catholic shrine of Lourdes.
Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.
Earlier on Sunday, British police evacuated nearby homes following a major incident at a British military base. Several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences, while police said they believed the situation was contained. France 24 correspondent Benedicte Paviot tells us the latest from London.
Pope Leo XIV continued his visit to France in Lourdes, at the major Catholic pilgrimage site in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where he celebrated mass before around 150,000 people. Hendro Munstermann, a Vatican correspondent for the Dutch newspaper Nederland Dagblad, joins us from Lourdes to share his impressions and tell us more about the Pope’s visit.
A look back at the highlights of last week's news and his most striking images: Pope Leo XIV's arrival in Paris for a historic visit to France, the first game of the Blues since Zidane's arrival at their head, the speech of the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
From Pope Leo XIV's historic first visit to France to US President Donald Trump meeting China's President Xi Jinping to flooded streets in Bangkok, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures.
Third day of visit to France for Pope Leo XIV. Arriving in Lourdes last night, the pontiff presided over Sunday Mass on the Sanctuary Prairie before meeting, at the end of the day, victims of sexual violence in the Church. Follow our direct.
The Senate elections in France, in which 178 seats out of 348 senators are renewed, are held on Sunday. A high stake vote, particularly for the National Rally, which hopes to obtain a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in its history.
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday described assisted dying as “not normal”, warning believers in the Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes to “reject the temptation to cause death under the guise of false compassion”. France's parliament passed legislation in June establishing a right to assisted dying for some adults suffering from an incurable condition. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
After leaving Paris, Pope Leo XIV ended his second day in France in Lourdes, where he prayed at the Grotto of Massabielle, one of the Catholic Church’s major pilgrimage sites. He is the third pope to visit Lourdes, following Benedict XVI and John Paul II. On Sunday, the pontiff is due to celebrate another open-air mass before meeting privately with seven survivors of clerical sexual abuse. A French inquiry found that members of the Church had abused around 330,000 people as minors over seven decades. Catherine Viette reports.
After two days in Paris where he attracted more than a million people, Léon XIV continued his visit to Lourdes on Sunday in France, with a new mass and a much awaited appointment with victims of sexual violence in the Church.
After two days in Paris where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV will continue his visit to France on Sunday in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes with a private meeting with victims of clergy sexual abuse. The pope's four-day trip is the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades.
Since the night of September 26, 2014, family members, organizations and human rights defenders continue to demand truth and justice for the disappearance of Ayotzinapa students. Despite new lines of research, arrests and promises of progress, the whereabouts of the students remain unknown. Angela Buitrago, a former member of the GIEI in Ayotzinapa, a former prosecutor delegated to the Supreme Court and former Minister of Justice and Law, addresses the issue in France 24.
Thousands of people went to the streets of Madrid to protest the evictions and demand urgent action in the face of the housing crisis in Spain. The mobilization was called after the eviction of Maricarsen Abascal, a 87-year-old woman who had lived for more than 70 years in the same house and whose case has generated a strong social reaction. Miriam Bue, spokesman for the Madrid tenants' union and the European coalition of housing movements, addresses the issue in France 24.
The Blues fell on a bone: beaten against Poland holding the title (29-31, 19-25, 25-20, 16-25), the French volleyball team had to settle for the silver medal on Saturday in the Euro final. A result as frustrating as it is promising for a new generation.
