A landslide in the French valley of Maurienne has brought traffic and train services to and from the Franco-Italian border to a standstill. Authorities say the shutdown could last until Thursday at the earliest.
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Wagner military chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was officially confirmed dead by Russian authorities on Sunday. The fate of his mercenary group – and its operations in Africa and the Middle East – now hangs in the balance. FRANCE 24 spoke to Anastasiya Shapochkina, a political analyst and researcher with a focus on Russian domestic policy, about possible scenarios for the private army’s future.
Five people, including four children, died and dozens were rescued Monday in two separate incidents involving migrant boats heading to Greek islands from nearby Turkey.
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools France’s Education Minister Gabriel Attal has announced pupils will be banned from wearing abayas,…
P&O Britannia cruise ship crashes during Mallorca storms A UK cruise ship broke free from moorings and collided with a freight vessel during a storm…
Crowds of demonstrators across Libya have protested after the country’s foreign minister held discussions with her Israeli counterpart
Since its creation in 1958, the George Enescu Festival has become an essential part of Eastern Europe’s classical music scene.
French authorities are to ban the wearing in school of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women, the education minister said Sunday, arguing the garment violated France’s strict secular laws in education.
The latest SpaceX crew-7 mission successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday. Aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft, were four astronauts representing four different countries.
France’s powerful Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday issued a stark warning over the danger of far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen winning the presidency in the next election, while burnishing his own ambition to succeed Emmanuel Macron in 2027.
After 9 days of intense competition with 49 different events, the World Athletics championship comes to an end in Budapest, with Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat crowned men’s world marathon champion.
Russian investigators said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last week.
The best pictures from across Europe this week.
With a stellar line-up of films, this year’s 80th edition looks like it’s going to be one for the books…
The Water Convoy, which arrived in Paris on Saturday, brought together a thousand people on the Champ de Mars and then in a procession through Paris to denounce government plans to build mega water reservoirs used for agricultural irrigation.
The number of artefacts that have disappeared from the British Museum is estimated at 2,000, chairman of trustees George Osborne said on Saturday, admitting the collection did not have a complete catalogue.
The Russian defence ministry said Saturday that one drone was destroyed close to the border in the Belgorod region, while another was intercepted, and a separate drone headed for Moscow in the early hours of the morning was also thwarted. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
The government has been urged to declare a state of emergency over the blue crab explosion, fuelled by climate-warmed waters.
An eyesore for some, a site of worship for others, Milan’s legendary San Siro stadium has been saved from destruction after local Lombardy authorities recognised its ‘cultural interest’. Inter fan Alessio Dell’Anna says the move reflects the stadium’s significance in his life.
The Panama Canal depends on rainwater to move vessels through a series of locks connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
This deadly warming phenomenon impacts three-quarters of Europeans.
The French government announced Friday that 200 million euros ($216 million) would be set aside to fund the destruction of surplus wine production in a bid to support struggling producers and shore up prices.
Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales refused to resign on Friday after a week of widespread criticism for his unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso following Spain’s Women’s World Cup triumph.
Rewetting drained land could help in the fight against climate change but the EU’s agricultural subsidies scheme currently favours the use of drained land.
One of their lawyers says there have been “extremely positive” signals from the court so far, ahead of the hearing next month.