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A leading French journalist who covered the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria a year ago has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the immense challenges the country faces.

TikTok has temporarily blocked all LIVE streaming in Nigeria between 11 PM and 5 AM local time, effective from midnight Sunday, December 7, 2025. What happened – Nigerian users received an in-app ...

Rare earth elements, which are crucial for the defence, auto and electronic industries, have become a geopolitical battleground. On Wednesday, the EU unveiled a €3 billion plan to curb its dependence ...

France's tap water is widely polluted with TFA, the most common 'forever chemical' A French state health agency analyzed over 600 samples of drinking water. 92% of them contained traces of ...

The surge in shipments last month added to the country's ballooning annual trade surplus for the first 11 months of the year, which the Customs data showed hit $1.08 trillion in November. "China's ...

The group stage draw for next summer's World Cup took place in Washington on Friday, with France placed in Group I alongside Senegal and Norway. Co-hosts Mexico will kick off the tournament against ...

Hong Kong residents say they are furious over regulatory lapses following the deadly blaze at the Wang Fuk Court complex. However, their options to protest and hold officials to account are severely ...

Aid agencies say they are "nowhere close" to meeting the needs of millions of people displaced by war in Sudan, as the number ...

A French state health agency analyzed over 600 samples of drinking water. 92% of them contained traces of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the smallest PFAS molecule, which is suspected to be toxic. A new ...

The Court of Appeal has affirmed a landmark judgment preventing Vehicle Inspection Officers—or VIO—from stopping and impounding vehicles on Nigerian roads. This ruling comes after a series of legal ...