Edgar Grospiron, the former moguls Olympic champion, has left the presidency of the 2030 Winter Olympics organising committee, French organisers said Thursday. Grospiron's decision to step down is the latest setback for organisers of the French Alps Olympics. A replacement was not immediately named.
Twenty-five years after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans will pause on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. But it is also a moment for the global community to reflect on the legacy of September 11 and the world has changed since, says France 24's Philip Turle.
Growing numbers of U.S. lawmakers are calling for new rules to govern AI systems after dire warnings from two Anthropic researchers that rapidly progressing artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of the human race in the not-too-distant future.
In a special edition, we examine a case that has gripped the United States and sparked debate over postpartum mental health. Former nurse Lindsay Clancy from Massachusetts stood trial for the deaths of her three children. She said she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time and the court proceedings ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. FRANCE 24's Annette Young speaks to Meghan Cliffel, who experienced postpartum psychosis after the birth of her second child, and Dr. Susan Hatters-Friedman, the psychiatrist who treated her.
New York marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Friday, with President Donald Trump absent as he attends a separate ceremony at the Pentagon. Zohran Mamdani, New Yorks first Muslim mayor, will be present, however, a fact that has irked some Republicans.
The US marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Friday, with President Donald Trump attending a ceremony at the Pentagon while Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents join commemorations at Ground Zero, in New York, where victims’ relatives will read the names of those killed. France 24's Fraser Jackson has more.
In Rwanda, the fight against illegal alcohol has become a national priority. For several weeks, authorities have stepped up seizures, shut down factories and recalled dozens of brands, following a series of deaths linked to bottles contaminated with methanol. Our correspondent travelled to Bugesera, where 18 people died on the same day after being poisoned by these drinks.
The traditional Ugandan kingdom of Tooro was plunged into a bitter succession battle on Thursday after the family of the late king, Oyo Nyimba, rejected clan members' choice of a television news anchor to succeed him.
This week on Paris des Arts, Belgian comedian Alex Vizorek takes us to the Théâtre des Mathurins to talk about his latest one-man show, "Deux et demi." After putting on a series of shows about art, the comedian turns to more personal themes: the passage of time, his grandmothers and philosophy. He says: "After 15 years together with the audience, they know me and I know them, and I know what can amuse them about me."
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the #US, many young Americans commemorating the date were born after 2001. 🔴 FRANCE 24's #Washington, DC correspondent Matthieu Mabin asked students at #Georgetown University how they feel about the event. Some say 9/11 is nothing more than a date to them. For others, the attacks still loom large.
It has been 25 years since terrorists hijacked planes and flew them into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the attacks that changed the course of US and world history. This week FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at how journalists covered 9/11 and how the attacks changed the news industry.
Canada offered support Thursday to boost Ukraine's air defenses and help replenish its drone stocks, as the countries pledged to deepen their alliance during a visit by President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Canada will always be with you," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told Zelensky.
As New York gets set to commemorate 25 years since the 9/11 attacks that changed the United States and the world forever, a “massive” security operation is underway, say city officials, with former US presidents and dignitaries set to gather at Ground Zero.
Mass civilian deaths were routinely built into Israeli military targeting decisions in Gaza, according to a Venice Film Festival documentary unveiled on Thursday that challenges official accounts of the war. "NAZA", directed by Israeli journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, received a 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere, by far the longest of the festival so far this year.
Two weeks after the devastating flash floods, the number of dead and missing continues to rise. At Kathmandu’s public hospital, as well as outside the military base in Bidur, hundreds of photographs of missing people have been put up. Hundreds of families come forward, hoping for news – good or bad – of one or more loved ones. A race against time is underway: helping survivors, finding those still alive and identifying the victims. Rescue teams have been carrying out repeated helicopter flights, as air access is now the only way to reach remote areas cut off from the rest of the world. Civil society has also mobilised, particularly Nepal’s Generation Z. From Kathmandu to Betrawati, FRANCE 24's reporters Alban Alvarez and Fantine Dantzer accompanied a humanitarian convoy along one of the country’s most treacherous roads.
Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, with the force of the explosions enough to trigger a 4.1 magnitude tremor. It comes a few days after Israeli authorities claimed to have taken control of the Ali al-Taher ridge, saying that the pro-Iranian Hezbollah had dug numerous tunnels there, allowing it to attack Israel from this mountainous area.
An estimated 100 million Americans, almost a third of the population, were either not yet born or were too young to remember the September 11 attacks. Now, as the US marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11, how are young people in America being taught about what happened that day and its consequences? France 24's Douglas Herbert takes a look.
PRESS REVIEW: Friday, September 11– 25 years on from 9/11, the international press reflects on the war on terror, its legacy and its failings. In France, the far-right National Rally party tries desperately to distance itself from the overtly racist comments of one of its security officials, made while on duty for his day job as a police officer. Finally, a fossilised feather may give us new insights into why birds survived the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
On 11 September 2001, millions remember how they saw the World Trade Centre towers being struck by airplanes. But, 25 years after the attacks, how is the memory being passed on to the younger generation who were not around to witness them?
Anthropic said on Thursday it had disrupted several state-sponsored surveillance operations using its artificial intelligence models, warning of growing AI use to target dissidents and minorities. The campaigns, detected between January and July, originated in China, Iran and West Africa and targeted diaspora communities, including Hong Kong pro-democracy activists.