French President Emmanuel Macron ​will visit ‌Syria to discuss ways to ​strengthen bilateral ​relations and issues of ⁠mutual interest, ​the Syrian presidency has announced, in what would be the first visit by a Western European head of state since Ah…

Three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin and those of four other family members on Sunday, but Mojtaba, the son who has succeeded him as Iran’s supreme leader, ​did not make ‌an appearance.

In a remote province of northeastern Afghanistan, women farmers are playing a vital role in their community’s survival among the snow-capped mountains.

India’s Cockroach Janata Party began life as a series of internet memes and has grown into a real-life movement, bringing together young people angry about unemployment and alleged exam fraud. What began five weeks ago as a satirical response to comme…

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk tells RFI that repression in Iran and drone warfare and sexual violence in Sudan show that civilians are paying the highest price for conflicts around the globe. 

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the eastern German city of Erfurt on Saturday, blocking major roads and disrupting public transport, but failed to stop the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) from opening its annual party congress.

With the World Cup in full swing, several NGOs have launched awareness campaigns to prevent domestic abuse – incidents of which studies have shown increase on match nights.

Pope Leo has urged his fellow Americans to welcome and protect immigrants as the United States marked the 250th anniversary of its independence on Saturday. During a visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa he also pressed Europe to do more for people…

The American Revolution is often examined through the lives of towering figures such as George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. But as the United States marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, RFI uncovers the stories of an enslaved sp…

America turns 250 on Saturday – a landmark birthday that coincides with a time of deep national division and a president determined to seize the festive centre stage.