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Paris 2024 Olympics: Meet Margot, the medical student going for gold

One year ahead of France hosting the Olympic Games, we went to meet athlete Margot Chevrier. At 23, she's a pole vaulter for the French national team. The athlete is also in her fifth year of studying medicine in Nice and is getting ready to sit her exams to become…

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'Metal detectors are no use': Challenge of removing landmines slows Ukraine counteroffensive

Ukraine’s counteroffensive is being led by deminers working to remove the massive amounts of landmines planted by Russian forces in Ukrainian soil. It's slow-paced and dangerous work. “Our groups often get fired upon, from grad rockets, mortars, artillery. But what can you do?” Andriy, a deminer in Ukraine’s 128th Territorial…

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‘I can’t wait for 2024’: The candidates keen to volunteer at the Paris Olympics

The volunteer recruitment campaign for the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games has been a resounding success. More than 300,000 people have applied to do their bit, according to the organising committee. FRANCE 24 spoke to five aspiring volunteers looking to make their mark at Paris 2024.

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🔴 Live: Moscow drone attack was ‘special operation’, says Ukraine defence source

A Ukrainian defence source has reportedly confirmed Kyiv's involvement in a drone attack on Moscow early Monday morning, calling the incident a “special operation” by Ukraine's military intelligence. Russia said 17 Ukrainian drones also attacked Crimea on Monday, and that neither attack resulted in casualties. Read our live blog for…

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Who are the riders to watch in the 2023 Women's Tour de France?

As the Women's Tour de France rolls out of the French city of Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday, the Netherlands' Annemiek van Vleuten, who has already won this year's Giro d’Italia and Vuelta cycling races, is back to defend her title. However, a host of contenders are hoping to unseat her before…

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Spanish PM Sanchez pins snap election hopes on ‘fear of far right’

Spain will be voting in a snap general election on Sunday. Despite negative polls, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is hoping to win by remobilising the left to prevent a possible coalition between the conservative People’s Party and the far-right Vox party, according to Maria Elisa Alonso, a political scientist…

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Ukraine’s liberated town of Kupyansk endures Russian shelling, disinformation

As Ukraine’s counteroffensive makes slow progress in the south and southeast, it’s the Russians who’ve gone on the attack in the northeastern Kharkiv region. In recent days Russian forces have advanced by a kilometre or more towards the Ukrainian-held town of Kupyansk. FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports.

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Investigation: Africa under Russian influence

In France, pan-African influencers are gaining more and more followers on social media. Advocating a radical anti-Western ideology, some of them claim responsibility for the recent coups in Mali and Burkina Faso. Their narrative is similar to that of the Kremlin, which is trying to place its pawns on the…

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Coming soon on FRANCE 24: Africa under Russian influence

Ahead of the second Russia-Africa summit, which is taking place in Saint Petersburg from July 27 to 28, FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at Russian influence in Africa. In a special edition of Reporters, we investigated pan-African influencers, who are suspected of relaying Kremlin ideology. Who are they, what…

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Soviet spies in Africa: How the KGB expanded Russian influence during the Cold War

Russian influence in Africa has deep historical roots, from supporting an attempted coup in Ghana to spreading fake political news in Algeria and training African fighters in Crimea. FRANCE 24 looks back on four little-known Soviet operations aimed at furthering Russian interests in Africa during the Cold War

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Deported Ukrainian children return from Russia – to a slow recovery

Thousands of children were kidnapped and deported to Russia shortly after Moscow invaded Ukraine last year. Some are returning home to Ukraine, where they are given counselling and therapy sessions to deal with their harrowing war experiences. FRANCE 24 met a group of repatriated children who have been reunited with…

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Top US general says Ukraine’s counteroffensive is 'far from a failure'

Ukraine’s counteroffensive is "far from a failure" but the fight ahead will be "long" and "bloody", the top US General Mark Milley said on Tuesday. Milley's comments came after Russia attacked the Ukrainian port cities of Odesa and Mykolaiv in a “mass revenge strike” for an attack on the Crimean…

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Russia pulls out of Black Sea grain deal; key Crimea bridge targeted for second time

Russia on Monday halted a breakthrough wartime deal on Monday that allowed grain to flow from Ukrainian ports to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, where hunger is a growing threat. Western leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres quickly denounced the move. Overnight from Sunday to Monday,…

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ICC chief prosecutor: 'We have to make sure that people are held responsible' for crimes in Sudan

Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, told FRANCE 24 that he had decided to open fresh investigations into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the ongoing fighting in Sudan. He said his office had received numerous reports from many sources of crimes such…

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Mind control: Top neurotech firms can hoard and share patients' brain data

The world's top neurotechnology companies can keep indefinite possession of the data generated by the brains of their trial subjects and customers, and even share it with third parties, according to upcoming research. FRANCE 24's Tech Editor Peter O'Brien tells us more.

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Social justice and British voices take centre stage at 77th Avignon theatre festival

We bring you a special edition from the 77th international theatre festival in the southern French city of Avignon, where change is in the air under its new Portuguese director Tiago Rodrigues. As the first non-French leader to take the reins of the festival, Rodrigues has brought in a majority…

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African cadets march with French counterparts on Bastille Day

It's the first time African military students have been invited to take part in France's Bastille Day festivities. Cadets from army academies from six African countries participated in Friday's march side by side with their French counterparts as French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on.…

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Bastille Day: A brief history of France’s July 14 national holiday

France celebrates its fête nationale every year with fireworks, concerts and an extravagant military parade down the Champs-Élysées in the presence of the president, a bevy of politicians and often a foreign head of state as an honoured guest. The July 14 date of the fête commemorates two important events…

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'War with China is not unavoidable,' says Taiwan's foreign minister

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said that Taiwan welcomed the final communiqué of the NATO summit, which criticised China's "stated ambitions and coercive policies". He stressed that NATO had "stated the truth" and that Taiwan appreciated that NATO was "paying attention" to the threat…

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Saving every drop: Drought forces Catalonia to diversify water sources

With Spain currently experiencing a heatwave, the country is trying to adapt. Barcelona, a city on the frontline of climate change, is doing everything it can to replenish its water reservoirs. This includes treating wastewater and even desalinating sea water. Our France 2 colleagues report, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain.

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Israel's judicial reform plans lead to economic uncertainty

As protests against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's revised plans to reform the courts flare up, we take a look at the impact the controversy has had so far on the country's economy. The Israeli tech sector, which represents 15 percent of GDP, is among those most opposed to the plan.…

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Backlash against Nature Restoration Law shows deep divides in European Parliament

The future of the EU’s flagship environment law hangs in the balance after a coalition of centrist and right-wing parties mounted an attack campaign in the European Parliament. The Nature Restoration Law now heads to a decisive vote on Wednesday with the EU’s climate neutrality targets at stake.

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From militia leader to refugee: The backstory of the man who burned a Koran in Sweden

Soon after a Chrisitan Iraqi man named Salwan Momika burned a Koran in front of Sweden’s largest mosque on June 28, 2023, it was reported that he was a member of a Swedish ultra-nationalist party. Then videos from Momika’s past in Iraq started to surface. This footage showed him wearing…

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Antonin: French modern-day dandy releases globetrotting & sunshiny debut album

Hailing from south-western France, singer-songwriter Antonin is a modern-day dandy taking listeners on a soft and sunshiny voyage with his charming, poetic and dreamy folk tracks. After years spent collaborating with other bands, he’s just released his debut solo album "En Silence", a globetrotting record on which he sings in…

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Key dates to remember ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

Paris is gearing up for a summer of sports as it prepares to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The city is already abuzz with preparations for the opening ceremony, test events and the journey of the Olympic torch relay. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the key dates…

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