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France's leading CAC 40 stock index made small gains at the open this Tuesday after suffering its worst week of trading since March 2022. As FRANCE 24's Bryan Quinn explains, the fallout from President Emmanuel Macron's decision to call snap elections continues to be felt across the country's business landscape,…

Pascal Lamy, a 77-year-old "globalist" Frenchman who has staked his decades-long career on the idea that more Europe is always better than less, has told FRANCE 24 he's hopeful that the solid gains by hard-right and Eurosceptic parties in the EU elections will spur Europe's 500 million citizens to build…

They are among the most coveted young football talents of their generation. Already key players at their respective clubs, they have been selected to play for their national teams in the Euro 2024 tournament that kicks off Friday in Germany. FRANCE 24 looks at 10 players under 22 who France’s…

The co-director of an Israeli charity that sends food into Gaza to help Palestinians has told FRANCE 24 that he and his fellow workers cannot witness people starving and facing famine as if they themselves have nothing to do with it. This as far-right Israeli settlers are trying to block…

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba granted an interview to FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy, where Ukraine and the US are signing a 10-year bilateral security agreement. Kuleba called the deal a "landmark event", noting that it's the first of its kind between the two…

FRANCE 24 spoke to Dennis Ross, a former US Middle East chief negotiator, who is now a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. The ex-US envoy said he believes that "Israel is pretty close to completing the dismantling of Hamas as a military", which is "back to…

A British photographer who has lived in Ukraine since 2020 has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his mission to help the Ukrainian people since Russia's full-scale invasion. Mark Neville has set up a charity called Postcode Ukraine that makes deliveries of humanitarian aid to frontline towns. Once there, he takes…

The World Bank has upgraded its global growth outlook for this year, expecting it to hold steady at 2.6 percent for the first time in three years. The latest Global Economic Prospects report, however, warns that growth still remains well below the average of the pre-pandemic decade, with the world's…

In this edition we meet a true superstar from Nigeria – the sensational singer-songwriter Yemi Alade. A musical trailblazer since 2015, Yemi has captivated audiences worldwide with her incredible talent. Her music is a mixture of Afropop, highlife, dancehall, pop and R'n'B. We had the pleasure of meeting her during…

A woman who spent several years in a British prison and now spends time trying to help other prisoners has told FRANCE 24 that picking up the pen whilst she was behind bars saved her life. Lady Unchained now spends her time running workshops inside prisons to encourage others to…

In Canada, some of the country's largest school boards are taking legal action against Snapchat, Meta and TikTok. Accusing them of promoting cyberbullying, harassment, hate speech and misinformation, the school boards say these social networks are all knowingly "harmful applications" for children. The schools concerned are seeking $4.5 billion in…