All categories
Today
Ephos CEO calls on EU to 'deregulate' AI sector after Paris summit
• 1:50 PM
1 min
On the last day of the AI Action Summit in Paris, and after the announcement of hundreds of millions of euros in artificial intelligence investment pledges in the European Union, FRANCE 24 speaks to Andrea Rocchetto, the CEO and founder of Ephos, an EU-b
Read the article
Conversation with Franck Ollu: Paying tribute to French conductor Pierre Boulez
• 1:32 PM
1 min
Our guest today on the programme is a distinguished and versatile conductor – widely recognised for his expertise in contemporary and French music. His career spans numerous acclaimed projects for orchestras, ensembles, and stage productions. This year,
Read the article
Jordan accepting refugees from war-torn Gaza would be viewed as 'betrayal of the Palestinian cause'
• 1:22 PM
1 min
Donald Trump meets Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday for what is likely to be a tense encounter following the U.S. president's Gaza redevelopment idea and threat to cut aid to the U.S.-allied Arab country if it refuses to resettle Palestinians. For in-de
Read the article
JD Vance warns against 'excessive regulation' of AI at Paris summit
Europe • 1:14 PM
1 min
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday warned against the “excessive regulation” of AI, which he says could curb the growth of the industry. The U.S., along with Britain, was also noticeably absent from a joint statement signed by more than 60 nations p
Read the article
Super Bowl: It’s more than just sport
• 11:58 AM
1 min
On this edition of Entre Nous, we dive into the political side of Super Bowl LIX. We discuss how the issues of brain injury, racism, and celebrity are as much a part of the game as the athletic aspects.
Read the article
Trump to meet King Abdullah after pressuring Jordan to accept displaced Gazans
• 11:45 AM
1 min
U.S. President Donald Trump meets Jordan's King Abdullah for talks on Tuesday after Trump floated plans to "clean out" Gaza while threatening to cut aid to Jordan and Egypt if they refused to accept displaced Palestinians.
Read the article
Africa AI Village in Paris: 'We are a population of 1.5 billion, we can not go unrecognized'
• 11:31 AM
1 min
A special Africa AI village is running alongside the Paris AI Action Summit. More about this initiative with ou guest Dr Shikoh Gitau, computer scientist and CEO of Qhala.
Read the article
Too fast to process? The global challenges of artificial intelligence
• 11:31 AM
1 min
As France and India co-host an AI summit in Paris, we ask if technology has advanced too far beyond our control and that any well-intentioned bid by world leaders to forge common rules and guidelines is too little, too late?
Read the article
Playgrounds come alive again with Brazil school phone ban
• 10:42 AM
1 min
In Rio de Janeiro, children are playing again 'like in the old days,' and their focus in class has improved after a school cellphone ban pioneered in the city that has now gone national. Students across the country of more than 200 million people are sta
Read the article
A Hamas delay in Gaza's next hostage release brings fear for ceasefire
• 10:39 AM
1 min
The Hamas announcement that it will delay the next planned release of Israeli hostages from Gaza has threatened a fragile truce that’s seen as having the potential to wind down 16 months of war.
Read the article
Thailand becomes safe haven for same-sex unions in Southeast Asia
Pacific Asia • 10:33 AM
1 min
On January 23, Thailand officially authorised marriage for all – a historic decision that made the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions. Within hours of the law’s enactment, hundreds of couples said “yes” to tie the knot. Today
Read the article
JD Vance rails against 'excessive regulation' of AI at Paris summit
• 10:30 AM
1 min
US Vice President JD Vance warned global leaders and tech CEOs at a Paris summit on artificial intelligence on February 11 that “excessive regulation” would kill the rapidly growing AI industry.
Read the article
Denmark stays in top spot as US, France slide in Transparency corruption index
• 10:16 AM
1 min
Transparency International released its annual corruption index on Tuesday with Denmark remaining in the top spot as the least corrupt nation while France, Germany and the United States all fell in the rankings, with Transparency notably citing "serious
Read the article
UK man who lost Bitcoin worth over 700m$ in the trash considers buying landfill
• 9:31 AM
1 min
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, February 11: Day 2 of the Paris AI summit kicks off today. It is likely to be overshadowed by the absence of Elon Musk and a draft statement to which the UK and US have objected. In other news: the Wall Street Journal publishes an
Read the article
Europe vows 'firm' response to new US tariffs on steel and aluminium
Europe • 9:29 AM
1 min
European leaders vowed a tough response to US tariffs on Tuesday, with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen saying the "unjustified" move will be met by "firm and proportionate countermeasures". US President Donald Trump has announced an increase on steel and a
Read the article
Israel: Gaza truce under strain after Donald Trump's warning
• 9:19 AM
1 min
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile on February 11 after Hamas said US President Donald Trump's latest warning 'further complicates' the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps. Noga Narnopolsky tells us mo
Read the article
UN suspends aid work in Houthi stronghold after staff taken in Yemen
• 8:45 AM
1 min
The U.N. on Monday made the “extraordinary” decision to pause all operations and programs in northern Saada over security concerns after eight more of its staffers were detained. Houthi rebels in recent months have detained dozens of people associated wi
Read the article
Live: Fears for Gaza ceasefire escalate after Hamas delays hostage release
• 8:38 AM
1 min
Fears of a breakdown in the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire grew after Hamas on Monday threatened to delay its next release of hostages in the Gaza Strip. US President Donald Trump said that “all hell” would break loose if “all” hostages are not released
Read the article
Europe should have 'united' response to US tariffs, French minister says
Europe • 8:00 AM
1 min
French industry minister Marc Ferracci on Tuesday said Europe must respond to US President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on aluminium and steel imports in a firm and united manner. France is not a major producer of aluminium or steel, but Ferracci said
Read the article
At AI Summit, 'Macron puts EU in front of contradiction: Falling behind yet fearful of accelerating'
Europe • 6:32 AM
1 min
President Emmanuel Macron announced France would slash through red tape to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, aiming to keep Europe in the running for the technology's hoped-for benefits at a global summit in Paris. Co-hosted with Indian
Read the article
Musk-led group makes unsolicited bid to control OpenAI, Altman says 'No thanks'
• 4:02 AM
1 min
A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found a decade ago. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejected the offer in a pos
Read the article
Suspect in Salman Rushdie knife attack goes on trial in upstate New York
• 3:18 AM
1 min
Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a New York lecture during the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author. The attack left Rushdie blind in one eye.
Read the article
US to levy 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from March
• 2:55 AM
1 min
US President Donald Trump issued a 25% steel and aluminium tariff on all countries "without exception" on Monday, heightening fears of a potential trade war and increased consumer costs.
Read the article
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports
• 2:47 AM
1 min
US President Donald Trump issued a 25% steel and aluminium tariff on all countries on Monday, heightening fears of a potential trade war and increased consumer costs.
Read the article
Hamas' threat to delay the next release of Israeli hostages raises fears for Gaza ceasefire
• 2:10 AM
1 min
Hamas has threatened to delay the next release of three Israeli hostages, due February 11, accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement, including by not allowing a surge of tents and shelters into the devastated territory.
Read the article
Trump warns 'all hell' will break out if Hamas does not free hostages
• 2:04 AM
1 min
US President Donald Trump said on February 10 if every Israeli hostage was not released from Gaza by noon on Saturday that "all hell" would break out and he would call for the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Trump said the final decision w
Read the article
Google changes Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US Maps users after Trump order
• 1:47 AM
1 min
US tech giant Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico in Maps to the "Gulf of America" for users inside the US following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Google displays different renderings of disputed names and borde
Read the article
Netanyahu has been leading the Palestinians towards disaster, but mainly the Israelis'
• 12:07 AM
1 min
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile after Hamas said US President Donald Trump's latest warning "further complicates" the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps. Meanwhile, Israeli police raided a long-est
Read the article
Yesterday
Trump warns 'all hell' will break out if Hamas does not free hostages
• 11:35 PM
1 min
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that "all hell" would break out if every Israeli hostage was not released from Gaza by noon on Saturday and he would call for the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Trump said the final decision would,
Read the article
Tesla sales drop sharply in Europe as Elon Musk faces backlash over involvement in politics
• 10:38 PM
1 min
Tesla sales slumped in January in multiple markets around the world. In Germany, Europe's largest car market, sales declined by 60 percent compared to the same month in 2024. Among the contributing factors was Elon Musk's increasing involvement in politi
Read the article
Sudan coalition split over plan to form wartime government
• 9:42 PM
1 min
As Sudan's army makes gains around the capital, the country's military chief says he has plans to form a wartime government in areas controlled by RSF paramilitaries but the prospect splits the country's largest civilian coalition. And, a lobby group for
Read the article
Was President Trump booed or cheered at Super Bowl Sunday?
• 9:36 PM
1 min
Following Sunday's Super Bowl there are conflicting reports whether President Trump was booed or cheered at by sports fans. We take a look in this edition of Truth or Fake.
Read the article
The global race to build AI computing infrastructure
• 9:07 PM
1 min
France is "back in the AI race", President Emmanuel Macron declared Monday evening at Paris's artificial intelligence summit. His comments came just days after the Élysée and the UAE announced their agreement to develop a vast AI campus and data centre i
Read the article
Zelensky to meet JD Vance at Munich Security Conference on Friday, Kyiv says
• 6:55 PM
1 min
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to discuss the Trump administration's push for an end to the almost three-year war between Russia and Ukraine with US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference this Friday, a source in the pre
Read the article
France is back in the AI race, Macron tells Paris summit
• 5:43 PM
1 min
France's recent announcement of 109 billion euros' worth of private investment in artificial intelligence has put the country 'back in the AI race', French President Emmanuel Macron told political leaders and tech tycoons gathered in Paris's lavish Grand
Read the article
'EU AI Act is the first step in regulation of AI'
• 5:14 PM
1 min
World leaders and technology executives are convening in Paris to discuss how to safely embrace artificial intelligence at a time of mounting resistance to red tape that businesses say stifles innovation. Eagerness to rein in AI has waned since previous
Read the article
Hamas suspends hostage release after accusing Israel of violating ceasefire
• 4:15 PM
1 min
Hamas's armed wing has accused Israel of systematically violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement, including by targeting Palestinians with air strikes, and declared that the upcoming hostage release planned for this Saturday will be delayed until further n
Read the article
Music show: Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains on loss and life
• 4:06 PM
1 min
On today’s show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with the bandleader of Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains. Francois Marry’s band first took root in Bristol back in 2011 and is now back with their sixth album “Âge Fleuve” or “River Age”: an introspective and life
Read the article
Almost every nation on Earth misses UN deadline for new climate targets
• 3:23 PM
1 min
Nearly every nation on the planet missed a UN deadline Monday to submit new targets for reducing their carbon emissions. Global emissions need to almost halve by the end of the decade to limit rising global temperatures to the levels agreed under the Par
Read the article
French PM François Bayrou survives another no-confidence vote over social security budget
• 3:19 PM
1 min
France’s National Assembly on Monday rejected another no-confidence vote tabled by the left-wing France Unbowed party against the minority government of centrist Prime Minister François Bayrou. Bayrou had used Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass asp
Read the article
France is back in the AI race, Macron tells Paris summit
• 2:45 PM
1 min
France's recent announcement of 109 billion euros' worth of private investment in artificial intelligence has put the country "back in the AI race", French President Emmanuel Macron told political leaders and tech tycoons gathered for a two-day summit at
Read the article
‘AI is human through and through’: Expert calls for accountability from tech industry
• 2:37 PM
1 min
As the huge summit on artificial intelligence kicks off here in Paris, one of the world’s top experts has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the pros and cons of the technology, and how it needs to be used responsibly. It comes as France, and co-host India, try t
Read the article
Perspective
• 2:26 PM
1 min
2025-02-10 09:31 Perspective
Read the article
‘AI is human through and through’: Expert calls for accountability from developers
• 2:21 PM
1 min
As the huge summit on artificial intelligence kicks off here in Paris, one of the world’s top experts has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the pros and cons of the technology, and how it needs to be used responsibly. It comes as France, and co-host India, try t
Read the article
Romania's President Iohannis resigns in face of impeachment threat from hard-right opposition
• 1:30 PM
1 min
Outgoing Romanian president Klaus Iohannis resigned Monday ahead of a mounting impeachment threat pushed by a coalition of hard-right parties. Iohannis's mandate was extended in December after the Constitutional Court cancelled last year's presidential r
Read the article
How artificial intelligence can facilitate your everyday life
• 1:08 PM
1 min
France is welcoming world leaders, tech bosses and experts to the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris this week. We speak to Inès Besbes, Founder and CEO of Seedext on the role of France in developing the technology and how AI may change your
Read the article
Paris AI Summit: India fosters AI startups and initiatives
• 10:45 AM
1 min
Co-hosted by India and France, the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit kicks off Monday in Paris with PM Narendra Modi scheduled to attend alongside President Emmanuel Macron. As global powers vie for dominance in the field of AI, India, which ranks 10
Read the article
US President Trump plans new tariffs on global trade partners
• 10:19 AM
1 min
US President Donald Trump says all imported steel and aluminum will be hit with a 25 percent tariff, with new reciprocal tariffs to be rolled out for all global trading partners that tax American imports. China's retaliatory tariffs on American goods com
Read the article
'AI regulatory conversations must be globally inclusive, bring in voices of Global South countries'
• 10:13 AM
1 min
World leaders and technology executives are convening in Paris on Monday to discuss how to safely embrace artificial intelligence at a time of mounting resistance to red tape that businesses say stifles innovation. Eagerness to rein in AI has waned since
Read the article
Ending USAID will 'create enmity': US allies 'who counted on America now left abandoned and bereft'
• 8:29 AM
1 min
The Trump administration's abrupt move to dismantle USAID has upended the lives of thousands of American employees and family members posted overseas. A US judge has entered a "very limited" temporary order blocking the Trump administration's changes to
Read the article
Tariffs on EU will raise prices for Americans, Macron tells CNN
Europe • 7:51 AM
1 min
French President Emmanuel Macron told CNN in an interview aired Sunday that he would not have any qualms about confronting Donald Trump head-on should the US president make good on his threats to impose tariffs on Europe. Macron also warned that American
Read the article
Macron embraces artificial intelligence as Paris gears up to host two-day summit
• 7:48 AM
1 min
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, February 10: Paris gears up to host the AI summit. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump says he has spoken to Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine, as one 72 year-old finds himself locked up in Russia. Also, Keir Starmer
Read the article
Tech titans and government leaders gather in Paris for landmark AI summit
• 5:39 AM
1 min
Political and tech leaders convene at the Grand Palais in Paris on Monday for a summit on artificial intelligence co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The goals of the two-day event are to promote ethics
Read the article
Ecuador's conservative Noboa and leftist rival Gonzalez set for presidential run-off
• 2:49 AM
1 min
Incumbent Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa narrowly led Sunday's election with 44.4 percent of the vote, closely trailed by leftist Luisa Gonzalez at 43.9 percent. With about 90 percent of ballots counted, Gonzalez claimed a "great victory" by forcing w
Read the article
Philadelphia Eagles soar to victory over Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX
• 2:07 AM
1 min
The Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in the Super Bowl, watched by President Donald Trump. Quarterback Jalen Hurts led the Eagles with two touchdown passes and a rushing score, avenging their previous Super Bowl loss to the Chief
Read the article
Kosovo's ruling party leads in parliamentary elections but fails to secure majority
• 1:20 AM
1 min
Prime Minister Albin Kurti's ruling party appeared set to win the most seats in parliament Sunday although exit polls indicated it fell short of the majority, making extended coalition talks likely. Kurti's campaign to stamp out Serbian influence clashed
Read the article
Artificial Intelligence: 'Most obvious use cases are related to information retrieval & synthesis'
• 12:52 AM
1 min
Heads of state, top government officials, CEOs and scientists from 100 countries are meeting for an AI summit in Paris, where challenging diplomatic talks are expected as tech titans fight for dominance in the fast-moving technology industry. For in-dept
Read the article
Sunday, february 9, 2025
