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At least 20 civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steelworks, where the last Ukrainian troops are holed up in the Black Sea port of Mariupol. Earlier, a Russian missile strike had hit Odesa airport, rendering its runway unusable. Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog for all the latest. All times are…

The Lyon Fashion Film Festival is open to admissions from both art schools and brands. This year’s second edition of the event showcased a parade of fresh young talents who aren’t afraid to ruffle a few feathers. The winner of the designers' prize, Rémy Perrier, credits fashion with helping him…

Kyiv officials said Ukraine's capital was hit by Russian missile strikes on Thursday as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Earlier, US President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve an additional $33 billion in military and economic assistance to "help Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression".…

Mali’s media regulator on Wednesday ordered the definitive suspension of FRANCE 24 television and RFI radio in the country, a month after the country’s ruling military junta accused the news organisations of reporting “false allegations” of abuse by the Malian army. The broadcasters’ parent company France Médias Monde said it…

The France Medias Monde organisation said on Wednesday that it challenged Mali's decision to suspend definitively the broadcasts in Mali of France 24 and RFI.

In the jungle of southern Colombia, drug traffickers go to extraordinary lengths to protect their cocaine shipments. Illegal drug labs are hidden in the forest, along with makeshift naval bases, where the cartels build their own submarines to export their cocaine to the US market. As a result, authorities are…

The southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv has been without water supply since Russia seized control of most of the Kherson region to the southeast. Mykolaiv got most of its water from Kherson, but the war has left local infrastructure in ruins and residents are struggling to cope. FRANCE 24's Luke…

Russia's Gazprom says it has halted gas deliveries to EU members Poland and Bulgaria, ostensibly because they refused to pay in Russian roubles. Ever since Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine began to hobble the Russian economy, fears had mounted that Moscow would use its energy supplies as a…

The EU on Wednesday accused Russia of attempting to blackmail the 27-member bloc by cutting off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. But European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the EU was “prepared” for Moscow’s actions and is planning a “coordinated response”. The gas suspension came as Russia…