Activists say blanket ban could prevent teenagers from finding peers and role models with similar conditionsDisability activists have said banning under-16s from social media risks cutting off a “lifeline for friendship” for disabled children and could…
US lawmakers fight Trump cuts to $386m ocean monitoring program: ‘supreme stupidity’
Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator, joins Democrats in bid to stop dismantling of Ocean Observatories InitiativeUS politics live – latest updatesA group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent lette…
France’s oldest female detainee, 79, goes on trial for in-law’s grisly murder
A dismembered body found in a chain-bound trunk in the Seine in 1995 was only recently connected to the defendant by DNA evidence.
‘Belief has plummeted’ among Brazil fans after tricky World Cup start
Before the World Cup began, one in three Brazilians thought their team would lift the trophy, according to one poll. But after struggling to a 1-1 draw against Morocco in their opening match, confidence has plummeted, says France 24’s correspondent in…
Wombles set to return after 27 years as IP deal opens door to comeback
Litter-picking creatures emerge from underground for global franchise targeting nostalgic adults and gen AlphaMove over Paddington Bear. After almost 30 years off screen, the Wombles – the furry, litter-picking creatures who live beneath Wimbledon Comm…
Football fashion: Has France won?
On this edition of Entre Nous we take a deep dive into French football fashion. For many, ‘les bleus’ are already the champions of a de facto sartorial competition, particularly on the Clairefontaine ‘catwalk’, or when the players head to their traini…
Republican governor who wrote Ohio’s death penalty law calls to scrap executions
“I no longer believe the death penalty is a deterrent to murder,” the 79-year-old governor declared during a news conference
World Cup: How will Deschamps balance attacking options as France take on Senegal?
France 24’s Selina Sykes looks ahead to France’s opening match of the 2026 World Cup which will see them taking on Senegal in New York on Tuesday.
A Russian artist who was critical of Putin is killed near his home in Poland
Polish prosecutors say a 44-year-old Russian artist who has been critical of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed at close range near his home in eastern Poland
‘Now is the moment’: G7 powers push Russia to end Ukraine war
G7 leaders agreed on Tuesday to intensify pressure on Russia to end more than four years of war against Ukraine, with US President Donald Trump saying Moscow should “make a deal”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined the summit at the French …