A day after the US government announced new export restrictions hitting China’s chip industry, Beijing retaliated with a ban on the sale of key minerals […]
Year: 2024
On eve of no-confidence vote, French PM says he will not give in to ‘blackmail’ over budget
Speaking on the eve of a no-confidence vote in parliament, Prime Minister Michel Barnier said he would not give in to “blackmail” from the far-right […]
The ruins of Paris through the lenses of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre
Two photographers whose images look like something you might see in a Hollywood high budget film have spoken to FRANCE 24 about their work. They […]
Vietnamese real estate tycoon to raise $9 billion or face death penalty
An Ho Chi Minh City court upheld a death sentence for Vietnamese real estate magnate Truong My Lan after convicting her for embezzlement and bribery […]
Paris prepares to host 50 heads of state at high-security reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Invite-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will launch the reopening of Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral five years after fire reduced it to a shell. About 50 world […]
Macron begins state visit to Saudi Arabia as political crisis looms in France
French President Emmanuel Macron began a three-day state visit to Saudi Arabia Monday that will focus on diplomatic and economic ties. The French leader arrived […]
French PM forces budget bill through parliament, triggering no-confidence vote
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Monday used a controversial constitutional tool known as Article 49.3 to force a 2025 social security budget through parliament, […]
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares resigns amid plummeting vehicle sales
The board of the world’s fourth largest automaker, Stellantis, said that its CEO Carlos Tavares had stepped down from his position on Sunday. The group, […]
Foreign artisans rolled up their sleeves to help rebuild France’s Notre-Dame Cathedral
Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on December 7, five years after a devastating fire left it in tatters. As part of a monumental effort to restore […]
French PM makes last-minute concession to far right ahead of budget vote
France’s Prime Minister Michael Barnier dropped planned cuts to medication reimbursements hours before he was set to present them to parliament in a bid to gain […]