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In an extraordinary show of dissent, journalist Marina Ovsyannikova held up an anti-war poster on Russian state television on Monday before being arrested, fined and later released by authorities. In an interview with FRANCE 24, she spoke out against Russian state "propaganda" and called for an end to the "fratricidal"…

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has warned of a major shock to the global economy from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In its latest report, the OECD estimates that it could wipe a percentage point off global economic growth this year, and drive up inflation by 2.5 percentage…

Three weeks ago at dawn, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the start of a "special military operation" in Ukraine. Since then, Ukrainian forces have fought back against the full-scale invasion. Some 3 million people have already fled the country, and the UN estimates that 2 million more are internally displaced.…

On the same day Russia’s President Vladimir Putin announced his country had launched an offensive against Ukraine, Sergei* boarded a western-bound plane and flew out of his native Saint Petersburg. Three weeks into the war, Sergei, along with tens of thousands of his countrymen, is getting used to the idea…

Mali's ruling miltary junta on Wednesday night ordered the suspension of FRANCE 24 television and RFI radio in the country, accusing the French public news service of reporting "false allegations" of abuse by the Malian army. In its response, France Médias Monde, the parent company of the two news organisations,…

In mid-January, French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour said that English should no longer be used in EU institutions post-Brexit. However, English remains an official language of both Ireland and Malta. FRANCE 24's Georgina Robertson takes a closer look at what languages are spoken in Brussels.

On March 18, 1962, the Évian Accords paved the way for Algeria's independence from France after more than seven years of a gruesome war. Sixty years on, the wounds of that bloody conflict are still deep, on both sides of the divide. FRANCE 24 spoke to Algerians and French nationals…

After a clip from a press conference was published online, questions were raised on social media about the European Medicines Agency's opinion on Covid-19 booster vaccines. Elements of the presser were taken out of context and the EMA's full message got lost in some of the posts. FRANCE 24's Georgina…

Irpin is the strategic city providing northwestern access to Ukraine's capital Kyiv. After days of intense fighting, FRANCE 24 visited the last accessible checkpoint to meet those fleeing the raging battle, just a few hours before the 36-hour curfew began.

In one of the deadliest attacks in western Ukraine since the Russian invasion began, a TV tower in Rivne, a city between Kyiv and Lviv, was shelled earlier this week, killing 20 people. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports from a Rivne regional TV station, where journalists have resumed work despite…

Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), spoke to FRANCE 24 about the serious concerns regarding the safety of Ukraine’s 15 nuclear plants following Russia’s invasion. Grossi said he has had constructive talks with the warring sides, who both agree that “something needs to be done”…