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King Charles III's visit to Northern Ireland has 'symbolic significance'

Britain’s King Charles III arrived in Northern Ireland on Tuesday as part of a UK tour to receive condolences after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. FRANCE 24 speaks to Fabrice Mourlon, a professor of British and Irish civilization at the Sorbonne University, on the importance of the…

France 24 · Sep 13, 2022

Ukraine calls on allies to speed up arms deliveries after Russian retreat

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to speed up weapons deliveries as Ukrainians move to consolidate control over the territories surrounding Kharkiv seized back from Russia. In a retaliatory move Russia struck several recaptured areas with missiles overnight. Read about the day's events as they unfolded on our…

France 24 · Sep 13, 2022

Barbados PM Mia Mottley: 'King Charles III has been a man ahead of his time'

Queen Elizabeth II passed away last week after reigning for 70 years over a Commonwealth of Nations that included Barbados until November 2021, when the country became a republic. In an interview with FRANCE 24, Prime Minister Mia Mottley said the queen "did extraordinary well as the head of the…

France 24 · Sep 12, 2022

Queen's funeral cortege arrives in Edinburgh from Balmoral Castle

Three days following her death at her Scottish retreat in Balmoral, Queen Elizabeth II made her final journey on Sunday. The coffin was driven across Scotland to Edinburgh, where it was laid to rest at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. On Tuesday evening, the Queen's remains will be flown to London.…

France 24 · Sep 11, 2022

Central African Republic: Under Russian influence

Since 2018, mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group, an effective secret army of the Kremlin, have been active in Central African Republic. They protect the impoverished country's regime in exchange for valuable mineral resources and deploy a massive propaganda campaign to cover up the massacres, rapes and torture they are accused…

France 24 · Sep 10, 2022

French EU minister says cutting energy usage vital as part of 'fight against Russia'

France's Secretary of State for European Affairs Laurence Boone has outlined to FRANCE 24 the sacrifices necessary to continue putting pressure on Moscow, saying "it is a war against Russia for democracy, for freedom and supporting Ukraine. We are not asking horrible things. To put the temperature at 19 degrees,…

France 24 · Sep 10, 2022

‘She loved France and we loved her back’: Tears, tributes at Paris market named after Queen

While Britain’s longest reigning monarch “held a special place in the hearts of French people”, as President Emmanuel Macron put it, one place in the French capital was especially important to the Queen. FRANCE 24 spoke to shopkeepers and grieving visitors at a flower market in central Paris that was…

France 24 · Sep 9, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, the muse

FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear takes a look at the late British monarch's place in arts and culture, as the second Elizabethan era comes to end. From the paintings hanging in the National Portrait Gallery to dramatic interpretations on the screen, Queen Elizabeth II's image had surpassed her status to become…

France 24 · Sep 9, 2022

IEA director says energy crisis a 'test' for European solidarity

Will Europe have enough energy to make it through the winter, as Russia tightens the taps? Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, thinks so. He tells FRANCE 24: "I believe this winter will be a major energy test for Europe, but at the same time it is…

France 24 · Sep 8, 2022

In Guinea, tensions rise between chimpanzees and locals

In Guinea, cohabitation between chimpanzees and humans is becoming increasingly tense in some regions of the country. As fields and roads encroach on their territory, the animals are getting more aggressive. In the village of Longory, a four-year-old girl was attacked by a chimpanzee. Locals are now wary of the…

France 24 · Sep 8, 2022