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A train has derailed in Switzerland, leaving at least five people injured.

Iceland's award-winning Ásgeir rose to fame over the last decade thanks to his stunning falsetto voice and intricate guitar melodies. He popped by the FRANCE 24 studios to tell Marjorie Hache about his fifth album "Julia", which is the first he has composed fully in English. We also hear from Australia's Chet Faker and take a look at electroclash queen Peaches' new release "No Lube So Rude".

NBC host Savannah Guthrie issued a new appeal on her Instagram to whoever abducted her mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie

The Oscar-winner died "peacefully" at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, on Sunday, his family says.

"It's only possible because of the incredibly talented workforce we have."

The proposed change has been set out in an amendment to the government's Crimes and Policing Bill.

Samsung has released a new advertisement for its upcoming Galaxy S26 launch that all-but confirms rumors of a new display with a built-in privacy mode. Leaked videos show that the feature could be capable of entirely blacking out content from specific apps or parts of the display when viewed at an angle. The new advert […]

More than 70 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico during his whirlwind trip to Europe. Orban and Fico are widely seen as two of the most Eurosceptic and pro-Trump leaders within the European Union. “Donald Trump has been endorsing like-minded, conservative nationalist leaders around the world,” FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani said in an analysis, noting that this departs from precedent, as US presidents usually avoid taking sides in other countries’ domestic politics.

'Let the practice of democracy continue,' said Yunus, who has overseen country's post-uprising transition since 2024.

A new Netflix documentary will finally see Tyra Banks and her fellow judges address some of the most controversial scandals from the reality show.

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has not received adequate medical treatment in prison after suffering partial vision loss in one eye, his spokesman claims.

Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking ring extended all the way to Africa's southern coast - held together by the invisible chains of psychological bondage that kept his victims ensnared for years at a time. 

A 15-day-old baby lost her father in Israel’s latest violation of the Gaza ‘ceasefire’ in attacks that killed 11 people.

Displaced Palestinians forced to live on a landfill battle rats, scabies and unexploded shells.

For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Marc Loustau, Affiliated Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University, says that Monday's meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban 'did not produce the kind of movement that Orban would like to have had before the April elections' because US President Donald Trump 'is not very good at following up on his promises'.

The fatal beating of a 23-year-old man in Lyon has shocked France and ignited a fierce political row. The victim, identified only as Quentin, died in hospital after being attacked on 12 February on the sidelines of clashes near a political event at Sciences Po Lyon attended by a left-wing politician. Prosecutors say he was assaulted during confrontations between rival activists and later succumbed to a traumatic brain injury, prompting a murder inquiry by French police.

Robert Duvall, who played the smooth mafia lawyer in "The Godfather" and stole the show with his depiction of a surfing-crazed colonel in "Apocalypse Now," has died at the age of 95, his wife said Monday. His death Sunday was confirmed by his wife Luciana Duvall. Stephanie Martinez reports from Los Angeles.

Starmer says Europe must be ready to fight, but can it afford to?

League One club Mansfield will host record 14-time winners Arsenal at Field Mill in the FA Cup fifth round, as Manchester City head to Newcastle in a repeat of the League Cup semi-final.

The Trump administration has been accused of "purposefully muddying the waters" after releasing a list of hundreds of names mentioned in the Epstein files.

Millions will vote in parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales, and local elections in England.

The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The land registration process will apply to Area C of the occupied West Bank, which is under complete Israeli control.