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Performing under the moniker Canine, French singer-songwriter Magali Cotta mixes mystical orchestral pop with touches of hypnotic electro, a musical landscape driven by her androgynous voice. Three years after the release of her critically acclaimed debut album "Dune", Canine is back with a new LP, "Source". She tells FRANCE 24's…

On November 17, 2018, French men and women gathered for the first time on the capital’s iconic Champs-Élysées and on hundreds of roundabouts throughout France to protest against the high cost of living. They were easily recognisable by their yellow high-visibility vests. The months-long demonstrations against the government of President…

Located on Lake Victoria in East Africa, Migingo is the most densely populated island in the world. Covering an area smaller than a football pitch, the tiny island is home to several hundred people from Uganda and Kenya. Both countries have territorial claims on this piece of land located near…

TV veteran David Hasselhoff is in Monaco to present his new German show "Ze Network". The actor, best known for his roles in "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch", sat down with FRANCE 24's Genie Godula at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival. He told us why he wanted to play himself in this…

Ukrainian forces are facing "massive" and relentless artillery attacks in the strategic eastern city of Lysychansk, Kyiv warned on Wednesday, as Russian troops gained ground throughout the Donbas region. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times Paris time (GMT+2).

France is wading into uncharted waters after President Emmanuel Macron lost his absolute majority, with a large but shaky opposition bloc on the left and scores more far-right lawmakers surging into the National Assembly. Uncertainties abound, with each next step on the political agenda a potential flashpoint. FRANCE 24 takes…

EU ministers on Tuesday backed granting war-torn Ukraine candidate status to join the bloc ahead of a summit expected to formally greenlight the move later this week, France's Europe minister said. In fighting on the ground, Ukraine said it was encountering difficulty in the east as Russian forces captured more…

Half of all refugees from the Syrian war remain just over the border in Turkey, totaling some 3.5 million people. In the southern city of Gaziantep, one out of every four inhabitants is Syrian – but with Turkey now struggling with an economic crisis, Ankara is looking to send refugees…

French four-piece MNNQNS are back with "The Second Principle", a sophomore album which led them to experiment a lot in the studio and embrace new progressive space rock sounds whilst keeping their hypnotic post-punk vibes and pop song structures. Singer and guitarist Adrian d'Epinay popped by the FRANCE 24 studios…

Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Earlier Monday, the EU’s top diplomat called Russia’s blockade of millions of tonnes of Ukrainian…

Emmanuel Macron lost his absolute majority in France's lower-house National Assembly as French legislative elections concluded on Sunday, the country's fourth Election Day in two months after last week's first round and April's presidential election. FRANCE 24 had the night's key results as they rolled in, reporting from our correspondents…