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'D-Day needs to remind us of the horror of war,' historian says

Commemorating D-Day is crucial to remind us of the horror of war. That's the view of an historian who has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the fears that we are in a pre-war period with the threat of a third world war, and that this week's commemorations should be a…

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Indian election: Has the vote been free and fair?

Has the general election in India been free and fair? This crucial point is debated and discussed across the country and abroad as the results of the vote come in. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party will still be the largest in parliament, it has done less well than…

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'Damascus Station': Former CIA analyst David McCloskey on his Syria spy novel

David McCloskey worked in CIA field stations across the Middle East throughout the Arab Spring and conducted a rotation in the Counterterrorism Center, briefing Congressional oversight committees, senior White House officials, ambassadors and military officials. He has since written several novels, including "Moscow X" and "Damascus Station", which has just…

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The forgotten heroes of D-Day: New documentary highlights role of Black US soldiers

A new documentary is aiming to lift the lid on the unrecognised Black heroes of D-Day. It follows an all-African American battalion of men whose crucial role in the Normandy landings was never revealed. One member of the company was even nominated for a Medal of Honor, but amid racial…

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'Humanly Possible': Author Sarah Bakewell on what it means to be a humanist

What does it mean to be a human, or more specifically a humanist? Is it about culture, morals, principles, science, freethinking, feelings or optimism? Or is it all of the above? The author of the new book "Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope", says it…

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'I'm very lucky,' says award-winning baker and Olympic torch bearer Tharshan Selvarajah

The Olympic flame arrives in France from Greece this Wednesday. Some 10,000 people will have the honour of carrying the torch for part of its relay around the country, from ordinary citizens to VIPs. One of these torch bearers is a Paris-based, Sri Lankan-born baker who only came to France…

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Haiti crisis: International intervention 'not the solution', expert says

It's estimated that more than 53,000 people have fled extreme violence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, which equates to 80 percent of the city's population. Haiti has been without a president since the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021. The country has been ravaged for decades by poverty and natural…

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European leverage over China 'can work only if Europe is united', expert says

Chinese support for Russia over the war in Ukraine, renewed tensions over Taiwan and a row over Chinese subsidies giving China's companies an unfair advantage over European competitors: these are the main issues up for discussion as Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on his…

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One Rohingya refugee's tale of survival: The story of Noor Azizah

A Rohingya refugee who fled Myanmar as a child with her family has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how heartbreaking it is to see what has happened to her people since. She and her siblings have all made successful careers for themselves outside of Myanmar, but she spoke to us…

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'Water shortages should be reclassified as unwise water use,' expert says

Large swathes of Asia continue to swelter though a dramatic heatwave that has topped temperature records all the way from India to the Philippines. Bangladesh has faced the hottest April on record, with temperatures forcing millions of children to stay home from school and making working in the scorching heat…

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What remains of Portugal's Carnation Revolution, 50 years on?

Thousands of people in Portugal are marking the fiftieth anniversary of the country's Carnation Revolution – a military coup that put an end to Europe's longest dictatorship and to 13 years of colonial wars in Africa. The 1974 revolt, which was led by a group of idealist left-leaning young military…

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Amnesty calls for 'unfettered access' to Gaza for human rights investigators

Amnesty International is accusing Israel of a flagrant disregard for international law during its offensive in Gaza. The organisation's annual report says the situation is being compounded by the failures of Israel's allies to stop the indescribable civilian bloodshed being seen in the Palestinian enclave. It is one of the…

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Sahel seeing 'Cold War' in parallel to counter-terrorism efforts, expert says

Africa's Sahel region now accounts for almost half of all deaths from terrorism worldwide. That was the stark warning heard at a high-level summit in Nigeria that aims to counter terrorism across Africa. It comes as the threat of Islamist extremist attacks is on the rise. International troops, notably French…

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Notre-Dame carpenter Valentin Pontarollo on his joy at completion of cathedral's roof

Exactly five years after the fire that destroyed the roof and badly damaged the rest of Paris's Notre-Dame Cathedral, one of those who worked on the project has spoken of the camaraderie of the team reconstructing the edifice and the skill of their achievement. Valentin Pontarollo is a carpenter who…

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Economist James K. Boyce on the link between inequality and the environment

A world-renowned political and social economist, who is in Paris to receive a new international award for his work, has told FRANCE 24 how economists have forgotten a vitally important fact. James K. Boyce says that what matters is "not simply the total size of the economic pie, but also…

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'Israel has shifted to the right, even to the far right', former French envoy says

As the war in Gaza continues, France's former ambassador to Israel has told FRANCE 24 how Israel has "shifted to the right, even to the far right" since he was in post. Gérard Araud, who also served as envoy to the US and UN, says he is not surprised by…

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EU already making 'contingency plans' in case Trump returns, expert says

President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump romped through more than a dozen states on Super Tuesday, all but cementing a November rematch. According to the head of the Paris office of the European Council of Foreign Relations, Célia Belin, Europe is already beginning to put in place new…

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'A Fragile State': Nigerian poet Lola Shoneyin makes plea for democracy

A respected and passionate author has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her desire to ensure democracy, rights and freedoms and to speak up for women. Lola Shoneyin is a Nigerian author and poet. One of her latest projects is a stunning poem entitled "A Fragile State". It's part of a…

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Journalist and author Pierre Haski on a century of conflict in the Middle East

A respected French journalist, who was Jerusalem correspondent for French daily Libération in the 1990s, has told FRANCE 24 how he hopes a temporary peace deal between Israel and Hamas can be achieved, but that longer term both sides need to try to see the situation from the other's point…

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Why India and the US are close friends but not 'full allies'

In this edition of Perspective, we take a closer look at India as a political force in the world. How does the planet's most populous country operate as a geopolitical player, especially amid the conflict in Ukraine? And how does India interact with superpowers, particularly the US? Dr Ashley Tellis,…

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'Please don't forget about Ukraine,' writer Oleksandr Mykhed asks

A Ukrainian man who was one of the first to experience Russia's full-scale invasion of his country has told FRANCE 24 of his harrowing experience, and asked us never to forget about what is happening in Ukraine. Until two years ago, Oleksandr Mykhed lived just north of the capital Kyiv…

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'The Showman': The inside story of Zelensky's leadership and the war in Ukraine

The journalist who has had more access than perhaps any other to Volodymyr Zelensky since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has told FRANCE 24 that the Ukrainian president has done all he can to ensure the war remains at the forefront of world leaders' minds. Simon Shuster, a senior correspondent…

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'They had to flee their own country': The lives of migrants at the Franco-Italian border

Two renowned anthropologists have spent the past five years documenting the lives of migrants in one specific place. Didier Fassin and Anne-Claire Defossez chose to assist aid workers at a reception centre in the French Alpine town of Briançon, close to the Italian border. They looked at how the migrants…

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'When I Grow Up': New Yorker cartoonist revives lost stories of Jewish teenagers

A chance discovery in a Lithuanian church cellar in 2017 led to the unearthing of a collection of lost stories of Jewish teenagers depicting their lives in the 1930s. Ken Krimstein, a cartoonist for The New Yorker, was so moved by the autobiographical accounts that he travelled to Vilnius to…

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War in Ukraine: 'There is no win-win solution', expert says

The respected author of a new book on Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has told FRANCE 24 that he sees no peaceful solution to the conflict. Nicolas Tenzer is a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis and Chairman of the Center for Studies and Research on…

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