Monday, 28 September 2026
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France 24 · 01:18
Pope to speak on EU integration from French border town of Metz ↗After three days marked by popular enthusiasm and crowds of worshippers in Paris and Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV will end his four-day visit to France on Monday in the northeastern city of Metz with a speech about the future of Europe and its integration.
France 24 · 02:07
Taylor Swift becomes most-awarded artist in MTV VMA history with 31 wins ↗Taylor Swift became the most-awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history on Sunday, receiving the inaugural Artist Director Honors and moving past Beyoncé with 31 awards. Swift, who said she had written and directed 18 music videos, also premiered her self-directed video for “Patient Zero,” starring Colin Farre…
France 24 · 06:50
SpaceX to attempt putting Starship rocket into Earth orbit for first time ↗Space X on Monday will attempt to launch its Starship rocket from Texas into Earth's orbit in a 10-hour flight which would deploy 26 Starlink satellites and would represent a milestone in the development of the massive launch vehicle. But the success of the launch is uncertain, as many previous tests have failed.
France 24 · 07:17
Leo building on Francis' legacy while reincorporating 'more traditional elements of papal activity' ↗Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Miles Pattenden, historian of the Catholic Church at the University of Oxford. For Pattenden, Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France is part of a broader recalibration of the papacy. While Pope Francis placed particular emphasis on the Catholic Church’s peripheries and the needs of the Gl…
France 24 · 08:03
Live: Pope Leo XIV arrives in Metz for final stop of France visit ↗Pope Leo XIV on Monday arrived in the northeastern city of Metz, where he is expected to discuss hopes for peace in Europe on the fourth and final day of his visit to France. He will also lead a Mass in the afternoon which is set to be attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. Follow our liveblog for all the lat…
France 24 · 08:14
Nations League: With Mbappé away, Dembélé steps into new role ↗France face Belgium on Matchday 2 of the Nations League. With Kylian Mbappé out due to injury, Ousmane Dembélé will serve as captain if he starts.
France 24 · 08:53
Pope to speak on European unity on last day of France visit ↗Pope Leo on Monday arrived in Metz to speak on the future of Europe on the final day of his visit to France. Metz, a northeastern city that repeatedly changed hands between France and Germany in past conflicts, is closely associated with Robert Schuman, considered one of the founding fathers of the European Union, w…
France 24 · 08:55
'The last thing you expect': Locals near UK airbase react to 'terrorist act' arrests ↗British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after they were detained near an air base that has been used by the US to strike Iran. Residents of a village that's situated under a mile away from the base were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as the investigation co…
France 24 · 08:56
Powerful storm batters US northeast ↗Residents of coastal communities in the US northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful storm pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York's Long Island, d…
France 24 · 09:17
Married people who practice their religion have more sex, study shows ↗PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 28: Papers discuss the Orange Order parade standoff in Northern Ireland. Also, who are the suspects in the RAF base terror plot? Finally, we look at some of the latest data on relationships.
France 24 · 09:30
Tensions run high in Northern Ireland after march blocked from historic flashpoint ↗Tensions ran high in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was blocked from making its way through the town of Portadown by thousands of protesters. It is the first time in nearly 30 years that the Orange Order parade has been allowed to go down the Garvaghy Road, which had been a notorious flashpoin…
France 24 · 09:35
Saudi schools adopt remote learning amid mounting Gulf tensions ↗Parents across Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh received messages from schools on Sunday announcing a last-minute plan to shift to remote learning for a week. There was no official reason given but the move comes amid heightened tensions in the Gulf and near-daily attacks aimed at Saudi Arabia by Iran-backed Houthi fighters in…
France 24 · 10:38
Trump granting asylum to Afrikaners is 'race-based policy', South African FM claims ↗In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola said Washington's plan to take in up to 17,500 more White South Africans was "a race-based policy", dismissing the "so-called genocide" of Afrikaners as "fake news".
France 24 · 10:42
REPLAY: France's Macron speaks on European Union as pope visits Metz ↗French President Emmanuel Macron said that Europe must rediscover the “courage of its founders” and not give in to the “resurgence of nationalism" as he delivered an address alongside Pope Leo XIV in Metz on the last day of the pontiff's visit to France.
France 24 · 10:47
Serbia's populist President Vucic resigns to run for PM ↗Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic resigned Sunday to pursue a bid to become prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan country, which was rattled by nearly two years of protests.
France 24 · 10:49
REPLAY: Pope urges peace and unity in Europe on final day of France visit ↗Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to remember its Christian history and appealed for peace and unity in a speech delivered in France's northeastern city of Metz on Monday, the fourth and final day of his visit. "Relations between individuals and states are becoming increasingly uncivilised. The value of keeping one's word i…
France 24 · 11:20
Thailand floods: At least 8 die, thousands move to shelters ↗Rain eased in Thailand ’s capital on Sunday, but flooding persisted in several low-lying areas, with thousands forced to move into temporary shelters. At least eight people were reported killed in the past 10 days nationwide.
France 24 · 11:20
Pope wraps up 'hugely successful' France visit with Metz speech ↗Pope Leo on Monday warned that relations between nations were becoming "increasingly uncivilised" with people boasting of "lies and deceit", and urged Europe to help "break this cycle"as he wrapped up what France 24's Angela Diffley says has been a "hugely successful" visit to France with a speech in Metz.
France 24 · 11:22
Le Pen hails 'victory' as French far right secures record 14 seats in Senate ↗France's far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies emerged from polls with a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate on Sunday, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election.
France 24 · 11:37
Great Black Hope: Pursuit of belonging 'becomes a kind of cancer that eats them from the inside out' ↗Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome award-winning author Rob Franklin, joining us to discuss Great Black Hope, his acclaimed debut novel exploring race, class, respectability and belonging. Franklin wanted to write about the worlds he had spent years observing since childhood: including how class and race shape even ou…
France 24 · 12:02
French prosecutors seek two-year sentence for Rachida Dati in Renault graft case ↗French prosecutors have sought a two-year prison sentence for former culture minister Rachida Dati, to be served at home with an electronic tag, in a corruption case involving charges of lobbying for Renault-Nissan when she was a European lawmaker. The high-profile case centres on a contract signed in 2009 between D…
France 24 · 12:28
Poll shows French far-right leader Marine Le Pen widening lead ahead of 2027 presidential vote ↗Marine Le Pen, France's far-right National Rally party candidate, widened her lead in the second round of the 2027 presidential elections against both centre-right Édouard Philippe and hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to a new poll released Monday.
France 24 · 13:32
Scottish indie darlings The Snuts return to their roots on 'Joy in Short Moments' ↗In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with Jack Cochrane and Callum Wilson from Scottish indie four-piece The Snuts. They burst onto the music scene as the first Scottish band in over a decade to top the UK album charts. After years on the road and living in Glasgow, the band decided to…
France 24 · 13:41
Author Katie Kitamura on why her book 'Audition' is also 'made by the reader' ↗The author Katie Kitamura, whose latest book has been nominated for both a Pulitzer and Booker Prize, has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her aim for the book to have been written by herself, but also with the reader alongside her. "Audition" tells the story of an acclaimed actress whose life is turned upside down when a…
France 24 · 13:56
Pope touches on war, migration in speech at Metz ↗Pope Leo urged Europe to remember its Christian history in a speech delivered in Metz, the hometown of Robert Schuman, a founding father of the European Union, during his four-day visit to France. Speaking in French, he urged Europeans to recall the founding values of the EU, including the rule of law and the equali…
France 24 · 13:57
Pope wraps up France trip with most overtly political message of trip ↗Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to blunt the “desire for domination” driving today's wars, as he wrapped up a visit to France by recalling the forces that contributed to the continent's peaceful integration and made his post overtly political message of…
France 24 · 13:59
Trump heads to GOP strongholds Alabama and Oklahoma to campaign for midterms ↗President Donald Trump vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November's midterm elections. Instead, he will begin October by stumping in Alabama and Oklahoma, two of the most Republican states in the nation. France 24's Fraser Jackson takes a closer look.
France 24 · 14:03
Heavy rain and flooding kills dozens northern India ↗The death toll from floods triggered by heavy rain in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh rose to 81, the government's disaster agency said. Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state with more than 240 million people, is frequently lashed by rain and thunderstorms during the monsoon rainy season from June to…
France 24 · 14:14
French Senate elections: What next after far right surge? ↗The far-right party of Marine Le Pen will for the first time in its history be able to form a parliamentary group in the French upper house, election results showed Monday, a political breakthrough just over half a year before presidential polls. France 24's Marc Perelman takes a look at how much of a boost the resu…
France 24 · 14:19
A Green pope? Vatican describes environmental destruction as an 'ecological sin' ↗In recent years, the Catholic Church has taken a growing stance in favour of climate action, culminating with the Vatican's signing of the landmark Paris climate agreement in 2022. As Pope Leo wraps up his four-day visit to France, FRANCE 24's Valerie Dekimpe looks at where religion and the environment meet.
France 24 · 14:35
'Fascinating success': Pope Leo’s appeal in France transcends faith and politics ↗Annette Young is pleased to welcome Victor GAETAN, Senior International Correspondent for the National Catholic Register. He sees Pope Leo XIV's visit to France as more than a successful pastoral journey. He says it offers a window into the intellectual and political character of Leo's nascent papacy. What has been…
France 24 · 14:45
French far right's Jordan Bardella denies alleged 2013 anti-Semitic comments ↗Jordan Bardella, the head of Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) party, has denied allegations made by French investigative website Mediapart that he wrote anti-Semitic comments on private chats in 2013, when he was aged 17 or 18. Bardella, seen as a likely prime minister if Le Pen wins next year's presidential elec…
France 24 · 15:05
🔴 Five men arrested over suspected bomb plot at UK air base to be released on bail ↗France 24 · 15:39
Hybrid warfare: The threat of Russia looms over the Mediterranean ↗The CIA has reportedly warned several countries that Russia is preparing to launch hybrid operations across the Mediterranean Sea. But is the risk real, or is it a form of cyber warfare?
France 24 · 15:46
For a 'measured diplomatic figure', Pope Leo's visit to France has been 'deeply political' ↗Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Colleen Dulle, Vatican correspondent for America magazine and author of "Struck Down, Not Destroyed". She came to Pope Leo’s visit to France expecting measured diplomacy but was struck by how deeply political the trip became. She observed a pope trying to articulate a vision of Eu…
France 24 · 16:00
Pope Leo wraps up France visit, urging Europe to help combat 'lies and deceit' ↗Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to counter the "uncivilised" relations and "desire for domination" driving today's wars, as he wrapped up a four-day state visit to France that leaned heavily into politics and drew huge crowds at every turn.
France 24 · 16:47
Five suspects arrested in explosives case near UK airbase were British nationals ↗Five suspects arrested by British police on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses after white vans drove towards an airbase used by US forces were all British nationals from London in their early 20s, police said on Monday. France 24 Benedicte Paviot has more.
France 24 · 16:48
French hotels, souvenir shops benefit from pope business boost ↗Monday is the final day of Pope Leo'svisit to France and the trip has been marked not only by an outpouring of emotion from France's Catholics but also flurry of economic activity. The first figures are beginning to come in from the pope's trip, and unsurprisingly, they're showing a big boost in tourism activity rel…
France 24 · 16:50
As midterms approach, does GOP have a Trump problem? ↗The US midterm elections are just five weeks away - and while the US President is not on the ballot, his influence is top of mind for Republicans. Donald Trump's approval ratings have been hitting record lows in recent weeks, and in a sign of the party's concern it has started pouring campaign funding into many seat…
France 24 · 16:51
Tigray TV station hit by drone as rebels advance in north Ethiopia ↗Authorities in Ethiopia are accusing outside forces of backing armed groups fighting the country's troops in the north. Since last week, heavy clashes have been reported between government forces and the Tigray people's liberation front.It's raised fears of a wider regional conflict erupting. Delano D'Souza explains
France 24 · 16:55
Israel's opposition bloc, Netanyahu’s coalition in dead heat, election poll finds ↗With a month to go until Israel goes to the polls on October 27th, a new opinion poll shows the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party in a dead heat with Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's coalition. It comes as the leaders of the four main opposition parties pledged to work together.
France 24 · 17:00
France puts out massive fire that torched 42,000 hectares and smouldered for 69 days ↗France's largest wildfire since 1949 has been declared extinguished more than two months after it broke out in southwestern Gironde, forcing the evacuation of around 224,000 people and covering the city of Bordeaux with a thick plume of smoke. The blaze was put under control on August 1, but continued to smoulder un…
France 24 · 18:01
US deportations are triggering a 'cascade' of rights abuses, UN experts warn ↗The Trump administration's policy of deportating thousands of people to countries with which they have no links is "increasing risks of torture and ill-treatment and enforced disappearance", a panel of independent UN experts warned on Monday. An investigation by an international consortium of journalists including F…
France 24 · 18:18
Saudis 'furious': Trump ‘flips & flops’ between deals with Iran and ‘attacks in devastating fashion’ ↗François Picard is pleased to welcome Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center. She describes the US-Iran conflict as a dangerous combination of military escalation, diplomatic ambiguity and political calculation. Slavin sees an absence of true diplomacy: The recent indirect contacts between Washin…
France 24 · 18:49
Leo the moderate? Pope in France defends EU values ↗There's a new Pope in town and he's got very different ideas on what France's far-right calls the defense of Christian civilization. Leo the 14th concluding his trip to France in the eastern city of Metz, hometown of a founding father of present-day European federalism Maurice Schumann. There, the head of the world'…
France 24 · 19:28
Ukrainian arms producers warn competitive edge eroding due to stringent export licence rules ↗Russian drones struck Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences in the historic heart of Kyiv on Monday, in the latest deadly daytime attack on the capital. Volodymyr Zelensky has long been pleading with Ukraine’s allies for more military aid to fend off Russia. But Ukrainian weapons producers say the country could be…
France 24 · 19:56
French far-right's Bardella denies alleged 2013 antisemitic comments as Le Pen sees boost in polls ↗A French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013, but the close ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake. The allegations emerged as Le Pen's prospects for the 2027 elections appear st…
France 24 · 20:32
Ethiopian forces claim Tigray town ↗In tonight's edition, Ethiopia's army says it's seized a key city in the northern region of Tigray amidst escalating conflict with local rebels. Also, two mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 28 dead. And Ugandan activist Praise Aloikin Opoloje is facing court after she turned up following days of uncertain…
France 24 · 20:42
France braces for a day of strikes and protests over civil servants' pay ↗Trade unions in France have called on public sector workers - from train drivers to teachers to health workers and police officers - to stop working and protest at the government's plan to freeze the public sector's pay index, just days before the government is set to unveil its draft budget for 2027. Plus, as Pari…
France 24 · 20:55
RAF Fairford: AI-enhanced photos of suspects fuel false claims about their religion ↗Five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford have been released on bail as investigations continue. Meanwhile, AI-enhanced images purporting to show their faces have gone viral, with some users claiming it ‘proves’ the men are Muslim. SynthID confirms the sharpened images were created using OpenAI to…
France 24 · 21:23
Expert says UK airbase plot 'fits into a very intense pattern we've been seeing in past two months' ↗British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Yan Saint-Pierre, CEO of Modern Security Consulting Group, explains that many…
France 24 · 21:25
Expert says UK airbase plot 'fits into a very intense pattern we've been seeing in past two months' ↗British police said Monday five men arrested near an airbase used by the United States were released on bail, as officers probed whether a "foreign state" could be involved in a suspected bomb plot. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Yan Saint-Pierre, CEO of Modern Security Consulting Group, explains that many…
France 24 · 21:38
Nations League: Italy rebound in Turkey as France snatch late win in Belgium ↗Italy bounced back in style on Monday, thumping Turkey 4-1 in the rain to revive their Nations League campaign, while France edged Belgium 1-0 in Brussels with a late winner from Michael Olise. Elsewhere, Sweden beat Poland 3-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina overcame Romania 4-2, and Northern Ireland held Hungary to a goal…
France 24 · 22:34
Evicted 87-year-old Spanish pensioner to return home after deal ↗An 87-year-old Madrid pensioner whose eviction became a rallying point for Spain’s housing protests will be able to return home after reaching a deal with the property’s owners, her lawyer said Monday. The agreement comes as demonstrations across the country pile pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government…
France 24 · 23:54
French student protests fuel political clash ahead of 2027 Presidential vote ↗French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon traded barbs on Monday over high school students blockading classes to demand more resources. The students cite teacher shortages, deteriorating schools and heavy schedules. The dispute comes ahead of next spring’s presidential election,…