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From doxxing to death threats: Are music critics misunderstood?

Culture • 2:50 PM

This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at the music critic. There are a number of challenges facing the job, including slashed entertainment reporting budgets and even hardcore pop fans threatening critics. Our guests are pop critic Minjae Jun and

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Prince William's Brazil climate visit way to "shift the discussion away from the royal scandal"

Brazil is hosting leaders from around the world ahead of COP30 starting November 10. Joining them is UK's Prince William, who hosted his "Earthshot" prize on November 6. The decade-long competition, launched in 2020, rewards five businesses for their sus

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Tanzania charges more than 100 people with treason after protests over disputed election

Africa • 2:17 PM

Prosecutors in Tanzania on Friday charged more than 100 people with treason over their alleged roles in deadly violence surrounding the country’s disputed election, which saw President Samia Suluhu Hassan win a second term with more than 97 percent of th

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Hungarian leader visits White House to seek waiver on Russian oil sanctions

Europe • 2:13 PM

Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban is due to meet Donald Trump in Washington on November 7 for the first time since his ally was re-elected US president. He is looking to seek a waiver on American sanctions on Russian oil, which it still h

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Tesla gives Musk chance to become world's first trillionaire despite plunging sales

Elon Musk may be expanding his lead over other billionaires with a new pay package from Telsa. Shareholders voted to give the CEO stock worth one trillion dollars if he hits very ambitious performance targets. This comes as Tesla sales have dropped due t

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Ten years after Paris attacks, Belgian district of Molenbeek struggles to change its image

A decade after the Paris terror attacks that left 131 people dead and more than 400 wounded, the Belgian district of Molenbeek is trying to reinvent itself. The Brussels neighbourhood where several of the terrorists grew up is seeking to turn the page, w

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ADIPEC 2025: Betting on sustained demand for oil

This week, we're heading to the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC 2025) for a conversation with Gaurav Sharma, an independent energy analyst also know on social media as the "Oilholic". As temperatures are rising, so is energy demand.

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Jetten confirmed winner in Dutch vote as coalition talks begin

Europe • 1:07 PM

Centrist leader Rob Jetten was officially confirmed on Friday as the winner of the Dutch election, scoring a narrow victory over far-right firebrand Geert Wilders, and paving the way for him to become the country's youngest prime minister. Jetten now fac

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Israeli orchestra performance disrupted in Paris

The #Israel #Philharmonic Orchestra’s #Paris concert, led by Lahav Shani, was interrupted several times after activists lit smoke flares in the audience. Four people were arrested, and the violence was condemned by the #French minister of Culture.

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The climate warriors: Women taking the lead

As the COP30 climate talks kick off in Belém, Brazil, we showcase the women at the forefront of the fight against the climate crisis; a struggle that continues to affect women and children disproportionately. According to the UN, climate change could pus

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Discovering Greek gastronomy on a cultural stroll through Athens

Culture • 11:13 AM

Paris des Arts has travelled to Athens, Greece, on a mission to awaken your taste buds! Greek gastronomy's ambassador Dina Nikolaou takes us to the beating heart of the Greek capital, the central market, to show us her country's finest fresh ingredients.

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Sudan's bloody war shows no sign of ending despite US, Arab push for truce

Africa • 11:11 AM

The war sparked by a power struggle between Sudan's army and a paramilitary group is showing no sign of slowing down despite one of the warring parties endorsing a proposed humanitarian truce backed by the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emi

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NYC's Mamdani and London's Khan have much in common, also key differences

Zohran Mamdani, New York's newly elected mayor, and Sadiq Khan, London's mayor, are both left-leaning and Muslim, but they are navigating different political worlds an ocean apart. The political opponents of both have leaned into anti-Muslim prejudice to

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Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after unleashing deadly destruction in the Philippines

Pacific Asia • 10:35 AM

Typhoon Kalmaegi tore across Vietnam early Friday, killing at least five people after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines, where authorities said the death toll had climbed to at least 188 following record rains and flooding.

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Kazakhstan joins Abraham Accords after White House summit

The Abraham Accords was a hallmark achievement for US President Donald Trump's first term. The diplomatic agreements established normalisation between Israel and several countries including the UAE and Bahrain --the first Arab States to do so since Jorda

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Trump's denial of crisis part of accusations on failure to tackle climate change

With the COP30 opening on November 30, leaders are gathering in Brazil with one notable absence: US President Donald Trump. In their opening remarks, several leaders did denounce the president's spread of the idea that climate change is a hoax. Others de

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As Russia closes in on Pokrovsk, it could be preparing for new North Korean recruits

Europe • 10:06 AM

The past few days have seen intense fighting happening in the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, with Russia threatening to capture it. In the meantime, reports are coming in that North Korea could be preparing more deployments to Russia. FRANCE 24's Douglas He

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French police detain four over protest at Israeli Philharmonic concert in Paris

Europe • 9:59 AM

French authorities said Friday that four people had been detained after protesters disrupted a concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris. The disruption came amid growing anger over Israel's actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank during i

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Sudan's paramilitary group agrees on truce amid accusations of war crimes

Africa • 9:59 AM

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army for more than two years, say they have agreed to a proposal for a humanitarian truce put forward by Emirat, Saudi, Egyptian and US mediators. Two days earlier the Sudanese army had r

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US travellers face shutdown-driven flight cancellations

The longest government shutdown in US history is crippling the country's transportation sector. As airports experience severe staff shortages and air traffic controllers work unpaid, the transport Secretary Sean Duffy has ordered a 10% flight reduction a

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Macron and Lula warn of the dangers of climate disinformation ahead of COP30

The host of the COP30 climate summit Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron both warned against climate disinformation as world leaders gathered ahead of the annual UN Conference of Parties climate negotiations that open next week

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Nigeria facing 'multiplicity of security challenges': Communal clashes, separatists, insurgencies

The Nigerian government said it does not tolerate religious persecution, responding to US President Donald Trump's threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians by jihadists in the country. Trump said on social media that he had asked t

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Sudan ceasefire: Political solution without accountability 'will be unstable' and doomed to fail

Africa • 9:07 AM

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, at war with the regular army for more than two years, announced that they had agreed to a proposal for a humanitarian truce put forward by mediators. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, François Pica

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COP in Brazil: oil drilling project subverts climate pledges

🇧🇷 As #Brazil hosts #COP30 Amazonia, the country has just authorized oil exploration by the petrol giant #Petrobras at the mouth of the #AmazonRiver.The drilling, which could release more than 13.5 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, is causing conc

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China debuts newest aircraft carrier as naval competition with US intensifies

China deployed its newest aircraft carrier and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, this week, state media said on Friday. The Fujian joins China's fleet as Beijing moves to assert dominance in the Pacific and challenge a US-led alliance in the re

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Europa League: Aston Villa back in top eight

Stuttering Aston Villa edged past Maccabi Tel Aviv (2-0) on a challenging evening on and off the pitch to strengthen their position in the Europa League.

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Caught between saving forests and drilling for oil, COP30 puts Lula’s contradictions on display

Despite Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s much-vaunted ambitions to lead the fight against climate change and the deforestation that has ravaged the Amazon, Lula continues to look to the country’s oil industry to build Brazil’s wealth. He a

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Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after unleashing deadly destruction in the Philippines

Typhoon Kalmaegi tore across Vietnam early Friday, killing at least five people after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines, where authorities said the death toll had climbed to at least 188 following record rains and flooding.

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Elon Musk wins approval for record $1 trillion Tesla pay package

Tesla shareholders voted on Thursday to approve CEO Elon Musk’s record-breaking pay deal – the largest in corporate history – endorsing his ambitious plan to transform the electric carmaker into a powerhouse of artificial intelligence and robotics. The p

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Supreme Court allows Trump's passport sex marker restrictions

The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy preventing transgender and nonbinary people from selecting passport sex markers that reflect their gender identity, a decision that marks the latest in a

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EU set to further tighten controls for Russians amid ongoing Ukraine aggression

Europe • 12:47 AM

The EU adopted stricter rules on Friday for issuing visas to Russian nationals to enter the EU, ending the issuance of multi-entry Schengen permits in most cases. Under the new rules, Russian nationals "will have to apply for a new visa each time they pl

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Dwellers of storied Mumbai slum await the bulldozers

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, November 7: We look at the Sudanese press as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agree to a temporary truce. Will the world stop a genocide in Sudan? Also: Libération reports on the PFAS pollutant crisis gripping parts of France

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Peru declares Mexican president unwelcome amid escalating asylum dispute

Peru’s Congress on Thursday declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata, deepening a diplomatic crisis triggered by Mexico’s decision to grant asylum to former Peruvian prime minister Betssy Chavez. Mexico's government said it rejected

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Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords, Trump says after call with Tokayev

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Kazakhstan will join the Abraham Accords, expanding the normalisation framework between Israel and Muslim-majority nations. The move, confirmed after Trump’s call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

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Era of MAGA: Americans 'questioning' if concentration of power in one man 'is really warranted'

US airlines began canceling hundreds of flights due to the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce traffic at the country’s busiest airports due to the government shutdown. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the historic shutdown

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Making it rain: Inside the United Arab Emirates' cloud-seeding programme

With the COP30 climate summit under way in Brazil, we take you to the United Arab Emirates, one of the most arid countries in the world. There, the government has implemented a cloud-seeding programme to increase rainfall. While the UAE mainly uses seawa

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Artists in exile learn French through art in Paris

In the heart of Paris, one of the world's cultural hubs, artists in exile — whether due to gender violence, political oppression or war — are learning French through their passion: art.

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Yesterday

Senate Republicans block bid to limit Trump’s war powers on Venezuela

U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a resolution that would have barred President Donald Trump from launching military action against Venezuela without congressional approval, underscoring deep divisions over the administration’s escalating campa

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Europa League: Lyon suffers its first European defeat against Betis Sevilla

Les Gones are no longer undefeated. Olympique Lyonnais, with a largely revamped lineup, lost 2-0 to Sevilla on Thursday, suffering their first defeat of the season in the Europa League. However, their goal of finishing in the top eight remains within rea

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China 'focusing on solutions' to combat emissions and climate change, analyst says

China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases but it is also spearheading a clean energy revolution, with more solar and wind capacity than the rest of the world combined. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Chris Aylett, Research Fellow in the Environment

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China 'focusing on solutions' to combat emissions and climate change, analyst says

Pacific Asia • 10:01 PM

China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases but it is also spearheading a clean energy revolution, with more solar and wind capacity than the rest of the world combined. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Chris Aylett, Research Fellow in the Environment

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Satellite image of livestock in Sudan misinterpreted as mass graves

Africa • 9:45 PM

Following reported mass killings at the end of October by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the besieged city of El-Fasher, internet users shared a screenshot from Google Earth purporting to show the site of a massacre. But according to satell

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Sudan's RSF agree to truce proposal as new satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in El-Fasher

Africa • 9:28 PM

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who have been at war with the regular army for more than two years, have announced that they have agreed to a proposal for a humanitarian truce put forward by mediators. Meanwhile, Yale researchers released a re

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IAEA's Director General Grossi speaks on FRANCE 24

The UN's nuclear chief Rafael Grossi told FRANCE 24 that, despite recent attacks on its nuclear facilities, Iran still has enough highly enriched uranium and the knowledge - to develop a few nuclear weapons, if it chooses to do so. He also said that a de

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Brazil's contradictions: Can COP30 summit host truly go green?

When it came to the Amazon, his predecessor was all for "chop, baby, chop". An easy act to follow if you're hosting the world for a climate summit. Since the return of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, deforestation has continued but drastica

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Paris launches lottery for burial plots near Piaf, Morrison or Chopin

The French capital has launched a lottery offering residents a chance to be buried in abandoned heritage graves at the iconic Père-Lachaise, Montmartre and Montparnasse cemeteries – provided they agree to pay for their renovation first.

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Airlines likely to adjust load to accomodate passengers as US orders flight reductions, expert says

The Trump administration has ordered flight reductions at major airports due to a shortage of air traffic controllers during the longest U.S. government shutdown in history. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Michael McCormick, Associate Professor and Program Coordi

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