France experienced its hottest night on June 22 as Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 40 people — many of them young — had drowned since June 18 amid a severe heatwave. The deadly heatwave has battered France since last week, disrupting daily life and forcing school closures and train cancellations, with Lecornu convening ministers for […]
Continue ReadingAs the UK marks a decade since the Brexit vote that took it out of the European Union, our reporter who’s been back to gauge the mood in the UK says no one seems happy with the result. To mark the anniversary, FRANCE 24 filmed a special edition of our Revisited programme, talking to some of […]
Continue ReadingTen years ago, the UK voted to leave the European Union with promises that Brexit would help the country economically. But a recent study suggests the economy actually took a six-percent hit. Support for Brexit has decreased: younger voters, who would have not been able to vote at the time, today mostly support a return […]
Continue ReadingTen years on from the Brexit referendum, how has the UK’s departure from the European Union impacted the country and its economy? A BBC report said the UK economy had taken a six-percent hit from Brexit, according to analysis of internal Bank of England data. Raw GDP numbers published by the OECD suggest that the […]
Continue ReadingFrance experienced its hottest-ever night Monday into Tuesday as Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 40 people had drowned across the country since June 18 as they sought to escape the record heat. In a country without widespread air-conditioning, the scorching temperatures have led to school closures, cancelled events and disrupted rail services.
Continue ReadingAlbanians have been gathering in the streets of Tijana ever day for over three weeks. The so-called ‘flamingo revolution’ started in reaction to the construction of luxury resorts linked to the Trump family in the south of the country on an island where the protected birds nest. France 24 journalist David Gilberg followed a Franco-Albanian […]
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer won his job after leading his party to a massive victory in 2024. Less than two years later, he resigned as his party rebelled in the wake of widespread losses in local elections. It coincides with the tenth anniversary of the Brexit vote, which led to the resignation of Conservative […]
Continue ReadingThe EU is expected to hold talks on returning failed Afghan asylum-seekers with a Taliban delegation in Brussels Tuesday after Belgium issued one-day visas for the team, overriding criticisms from human rights groups. The 27-member bloc does not recognise the Taliban administration, but the European Commission invited a team from Kabul for discussions amid a push […]
Continue ReadingUkraine has intensified its drone attacks on the Russian-controlled territory of Crimea, prompting a fuel shortage on the peninsula. The campaign has prompted officials there to halt gasoline sales to the public and has caused a larger threat to Russia’s fleet in the Black Sea. FRANCE 24’s Monte Francis has the story.
Continue ReadingBritain’s Keir Starmer has announced he’s stepping down. The prime minister forced to resign after last month’s loses in local elections. Starmer is expected to stay in the role until a new Labour party leader is picked. He is now set to become the country’s shortest-serving Labour PM in history.
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