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'Cautious relief' in Kiev as Russia pulls back troops

'Cautious relief' in Kiev as Russia pulls back troops

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

Russia has begun pulling back troops in Crimea, after taking part in military exercises.

Concerns over regional stability as Chad's longtime leader Deby is laid to rest

Concerns over regional stability as Chad's longtime leader Deby is laid to rest

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

Chad will bury veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno on Friday as concerns mount over the loss of a lynchpin in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel and uncertainty over the country's democratic future.

More than 100 asylum seekers feared dead off Libyan coast

More than 100 asylum seekers feared dead off Libyan coast

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

More than 100 Europe-bound migrants are feared dead in a shipwreck

Astronauts including France's Thomas Pesquet blast off for ISS aboard SpaceX capsule

Astronauts including France's Thomas Pesquet blast off for ISS aboard SpaceX capsule

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

A SpaceX mission blasted off for the International Space Station Friday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida, with an international crew including astronauts from the United States, Japan and France.

Coercive control: What is it and why should it be criminalised?

Coercive control: What is it and why should it be criminalised?

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

As France along with many other countries deal with a surge in domestic abuse due to the pandemic, Annette Young talks to Sarah McGrath from the NGO Women for Women France on why coercive control, where perpetrators humiliate and control...

Rising sea levels in Panama, a waste scandal in Tunisia and Covid-safe hugs in Italy

Rising sea levels in Panama, a waste scandal in Tunisia and Covid-safe hugs in Italy

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

In our show "Correspondence", we explore how the world is coping with the twists and turns of 2021, amid the consequences of Covid-19 and beyond.

What now for astronauts aboard the SpaceX mission?

What now for astronauts aboard the SpaceX mission?

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

The trip will last nearly 24 hours, after which the Dragon capsule will dock at the International Space Station.

'And liftoff': NASA-SpaceX mission blasts into space, and history

'And liftoff': NASA-SpaceX mission blasts into space, and history

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

The SpaceX mission is hurtling at speeds up to 28,000 km/h in direction of the International Space Station, following its successful launch from from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Friday morning.

Coercive control: What is it and why should it be criminalised?

Coercive control: What is it and why should it be criminalised?

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

As France along with many other countries deal with a surge in domestic abuse due to the pandemic, Annette Young talks to Sarah McGrath from the NGO Women for Women France on why coercive control, where perpetrators humiliate and control...

SpaceX mission counts down to liftoff

SpaceX mission counts down to liftoff

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

A SpaceX mission is set to blast off for the International Space Station Friday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Indian health system ‘crumbling’ under world-record new Covid-19 cases

Indian health system ‘crumbling’ under world-record new Covid-19 cases

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

India recorded the world’s highest daily tally of 314,835 COVID-19 infections on Thursday as a second wave of the pandemic raised new fears about the ability of crumbling health services to cope.

Chad president dies on front lines | Across Africa

Chad president dies on front lines | Across Africa

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

Chad's president of three decades dies of wounds on the front lines of a battle with rebels.

Violence in Nigeria: At least 50 killed in raids on villages in Zamfara

Violence in Nigeria: At least 50 killed in raids on villages in Zamfara

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

Dozens have been killed in a series of raids on communities in Zamfara State in Nigeria's northwest.

Starlink: Fears over antennas as French village takes on Elon Musk

Starlink: Fears over antennas as French village takes on Elon Musk

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YouTubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 https://f24.my/YTliveEN ...

Biden calls climate action a 'moral imperative', pledges to halve CO2 emissions by 2030

Biden calls climate action a 'moral imperative', pledges to halve CO2 emissions by 2030

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

The Biden administration on Thursday pledged at a US climate summit attended by world leaders to slash US greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, a target it hopes will spur other big countries to raise their ambition to combat global ...

Scramble for space: What's fueling frenzy of new missions

Scramble for space: What's fueling frenzy of new missions

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

Never since the 1960s has humanity been so fixated on the heavens. The countdown to Friday's launch of SpaceX's Dragon Crew from Cape Canaveral in Florida just one small step on the road to returning to the Moon, manned trips to Mars and...

Covid-19: French PM says third wave 'seems over' as ICU numbers near record high

Covid-19: French PM says third wave 'seems over' as ICU numbers near record high

FRANCE24, 23 Apr 2021

The peak of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in France “appears to be behind us”, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday, and travel restrictions will be relaxed from early next month.

Daunte Wright funeral: After milestone police verdict, Minneapolis lays to rest another Black man

Daunte Wright funeral: After milestone police verdict, Minneapolis lays to rest another Black man

FRANCE24, 22 Apr 2021

Two days after a #Minneapolis jury found a white police officer guilty of murdering #GeorgeFloyd, the city will lay to rest #DaunteWright, another Black man whose violent death has raised fresh concerns over the way police treat people o...

Coronavirus pandemic: Pakistan's third wave shows no signs of abating

Coronavirus pandemic: Pakistan's third wave shows no signs of abating

FRANCE24, 22 Apr 2021

Pakistani authorities on Wednesday reported 148 deaths from #Covid-19, one of the country's highest daily death tolls in recent months.

Blast off with @FRANCE24 in a special LIVE event from Cape Canaveral, Florida!

Blast off with @FRANCE24 in a special LIVE event from Cape Canaveral, Florida!

FRANCE24, 22 Apr 2021

🚀 Blast off with @FRANCE24 in a special LIVE event from Cape