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France's constitutional council on September 1, 2026, struck down the centerpiece of a new law banning social media for children under 15, but upheld an extension of an existing phone ban to high schoolers as the school year began, France 24 reports. According to France...

Icelandic voters rejected resuming negotiations to join the European Union in a referendum held on August 31, 2026, according to France 24. The vote reflected tensions between geopolitical security concerns and Icelanders' desire to maintain sovereign control over their fisheries, a cornerstone of the nation's...

France will hold presidential elections on April 18 and May 2, 2026, to replace Emmanuel Macron, who cannot seek a third term under French constitutional limits. According to France 24, opinion polls show Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally leading the race. Several...

Floods in Nepal have killed an unconfirmed number of people and displaced approximately 500 families now sheltering at a monastery-turned-relief camp in Kathmandu, according to France 24 reporting from the scene. Rescue teams continue searching for nearly 1,000 missing people, with operations ongoing through the...

More than 300,000 people evacuated their homes across France and Spain as Europe experienced severe wildfires during summer 2026, according to DW News. DW reports the fires spread despite both countries deploying some of the best-equipped firefighting resources in the world. DW's analysis argues that...

Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has called for a national dialogue to ease tensions in the country while explicitly excluding M23 rebels from participation, as the government plans to suspend 11 public universities in rebel-controlled areas. The clip also reports that Ghana has...

French astronaut Sophie Adenot spoke in an exclusive interview with France 24 from the International Space Station about visible climate change impacts and the changing appearance of Earth from orbit.

France 24 reports on a new analysis of Nigeria's abduction crisis, examining the financial scale of ransom payments fueling kidnappings across the country. The report quantifies how kidnapping has become a lucrative criminal enterprise, with gangs targeting wealthy families, students, and travelers. The broadcast also...

Massive flooding struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday, killing dozens of people as a torrent of mud and debris burst from riverbanks between China and Nepal, burying buildings and displacing communities. Hundreds of people remained out of contact hours after the disaster. France 24's...

Turkey announced Wednesday that the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is a key step toward strengthening Syrian state authority and achieving lasting stability in the country, according to France 24, which is reporting from Ankara. Turkey has long characterized the SDF as...