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Pope Leo XIV begins on Friday a four-day visit to France, placed under high security and rhythmic by several great religious celebrations. After a first stage in Paris, where he will be welcomed by Emmanuel Macron, the pontiff will go to Lourdes and then Metz. A shift marked by several sensitive issues, including sexual violence within the Church, issues related to artificial intelligence and the issue of peace in Europe.
Merely seven months before a fateful presidential election which has the far right leading polls, the French TV and film industry is in shambles. Despite recent efforts led by French President Emmanuel Macron to showcase and export France’s unique cultural model overseas — notably during the Lumiere Summit co-organized by the South Korean president — […]
On Wednesday, 20 and 27 years of imprisonment were imposed on the two accused of the murder of Federico Aramburu, who was shot dead on 19 March 2022 in Paris. Loïk Le Priol and Romain Bouvier, the ultra-droit activists, assure that he did not "shoot to kill" the former rugbyman who had been disarmed. The verdict will be delivered on Friday.
The Iranian President comes Wednesday, 23 September to bring his country's voice to New York on the territory of the power that is waging its war. An unprecedented situation that occurs only in the context of the UN Annual General Assembly. The explanations of Matthieu Mabin, correspondent France 24 in Washington.
Massoud Pezshkian will not tolerate the use of the Strait of Ormuz for "aggression" against his country and "to impose insecurity" in the region, warned the President of the Islamic Republic before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, 23 September. The explanations of Bruno Daroux, an international columnist in France 24.
Canadian-Haitian writer Thélyson Orélien has just been awarded the Prix du Roman Fnac for his first novel.
The US once again tightens the immigration screw. Since July, more than 470 Haitian nationals have been expelled from the United States, finding themselves in a country where their lives and security are now threatened. The details of Léa Hurel, France 24 correspondent in Bogota.
The European Central Bank has launched a consultation with Europeans to choose the new designs of the currency. Future French tickets will perhaps be decorated with birds and rivers, as a reminder of the themes of freedom and borders, which birds constantly cross. The explanations of Christophe Bys, Head of the Economy and Enterprise section of The conversation France.
As France prepares for Pope Leo XIV's visit, a surprising trend has emerged in recent years: the number of baptisms among teenagers and young adults has skyrocketed. More than 21,000 catechumens, those undergoing the period of preparation for baptism into the Christian Church, have been recorded so far in 2026. How can this renewed interest in the Catholic faith be explained? Florence Gaillard reports for France in Focus.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is speaking before the UN General Assembly Wednesday in his first speech at the world body since the US and Israel launched the conflict with his country. His address comes a day after US President Donald Trump told the UNGA he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" and "drive them into hell". France 24 correspondent from New York, Jessica Le Masurier, tells us more.
US pressure is being exerted on the Islamic Republic of Iran on Wednesday, 23 September, particularly for airports hosting flights to and from Iran. The explanations of Sarah Andersen, France 24 correspondent in New York and Hasni ABIDI, political scientist and director of the Centre for Arab and Mediterranean World Studies and Research (CERMAM).
Pope Leo XIV begins on Friday a three-day visit to France. A grandson of immigrants, the first pontiff of American nationality had Norman origins. Although he has no special attachment to Hexagonus, which he has visited little, he shows a keen interest in several figures of French spirituality.
Pope Leo’s four-day visit to France, which kicks off on Friday, is something of a homecoming for the Chicago-born pontiff, a grandson of European immigrants with family roots in Normandy. His spiritual roots in French Catholicism run deeper still.
UK to refuel Saudi fighter jets and France to secure energy infrastructure amid fighting with Yemen's Houthi group.
In an interview with France 24 on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, Togo's Foreign Minister, Robert Dussey, assures us that relations "have never been difficult" between France and Togo, a country where France 24 and RFI are suspended. He also called not to isolate the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States.
Among the consequences of climate change in France are droughts, which affect even the usually more watered regions. In Brittany, municipalities call on their inhabitants to save water. The explanations of Noémie Roche, journalist in France 24.
The primary of the social democratic space really starts Wednesday 23 September in the evening with the first television debate bringing together the five candidates, but without Philippe Brun, the justice having rejected in the morning his request for reinstatement. The details of Flore Simon, political columnist in France 24.
In this edition we welcome CNN's correspondent in France, Melissa Bell. Melissa is the author of "Sous l'influence americaine", an investigation into American interference in France and Europe. She tells us about the ways in which American interference is being felt in Europe and France and what we should expect during the 2027 French presidential election campaign.
Eve Jackson and film critic Emma Jones run through this week's new cinema releases in France. Brad Pitt heads into the Alaskan wilderness with his four-legged co-star in "Heart of the Beast". Also, Robert Pattinson takes on a controversial TV host in "Primetime", a new generation discovers "Sense and Sensibility", and Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's "The Scarecrows' Wedding" arrives on the big screen.
Iran started talks with the United States through a Qatari mediator in New York on Wednesday, 23 September, and set out certain conditions. In particular, Tehran called for an end to the war on all fronts and for a halt to what it calls "acts of aggression" on the part of Washington, said the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry. The explanations of Bruno Daroux, an international columnist in France 24.
