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A documentary being aired by Scandinavian public broadcasters on Wednesday evening claims Russia has a spy programme in the North Sea planning the sabotage of energy infrastructures in Northern Europe. Follow FRANCE 24's to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).

Anointed the best African player in Ligue 1 during 2022, the Ivorian midfielder Seko Fofana features a year on in the 11-man shortlist for the 2023 Prix Marc-Vivien Foé. RFI and France 24 will announce the winner on 30 May.

Waist-deep in sewage, wearing no safety gear, heavily intoxicated to withstand the stench: these are India’s so-called “manual scavengers”, paid scant wages to carry out a job that is illegal and dangerous. Videos shared with the FRANCE 24 Observers team show how manual scavenging is still occurring in India, allowing…

The death toll from Russian missile strikes on eastern Ukraine's city of Sloviansk rose to 11 Saturday as rescue crews tried to reach people trapped in the rubble of an apartment building, Ukrainian authorities said. Earlier in the day, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the US should…

In August 2021, when the US hurriedly pulled out of Afghanistan, it organised an airlift to evacuate those who had worked with NATO forces and found themselves threatened by the Taliban. These evacuations became chaotic and not everyone made it out. Meanwhile, Washington insisted on security checks for the Afghans…

The European Space Agency's JUICE mission to explore Jupiter's icy, ocean-bearing moons will blasted off on Friday, a day after the first launch attempt was called off due to the threat of lightning.

The World Bank and International Monetary Fund's Spring Meetings kicked off this week with concerns over high inflation, rising geopolitical tensions, climate change and financial instability. World Bank Senior Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg told FRANCE 24 that "we need to stay engaged with developing countries. More than ever, problems…

In this edition of French Connections, we focus on a debate that comes up repeatedly in France: does the French president have too much power and if so, should France change its current political system, known as the Fifth Republic? Recently, this question has been back in the spotlight after…

She has been called Africa's premiere diva, one of the most inspiring women in the world and the most powerful celebrity in Africa. With more than 16 million albums sold, multi Grammy Award-winning Beninese singer-songwriter, global activist and educator Angélique Kidjo is now a laureate of the 2023 Polar Music…