As the summer travel season gets underway, we speak to Alessandro Petazzi, CEO of lastminute.com. The company is one of Europe’s leading online travel firms, helping travelers book flights, hotels and holiday packages. We discuss where the French are heading, how they are spending, and the biggest trends shaping travel in 2026. Source link
With #Venezuela continuing its search for #victims of the twin #earthquakes that hit the country on June 24, people have started burying the #dead. Mass #graves are being dug up to take in those identified bodies who remain unclaimed. France 24’s Maxime Pluvinet went to one of them in #LaGuaira, one of the most affected … Read more
In Bosnia, parts of the scientific community are opposing the construction of a massive hydroelectric dam, warning of potentially serious environmental consequences. The project comes as dam construction has surged across the country, fueled by the fact that it has become a highly lucrative business – one critics say is largely controlled by those with … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday insisted he still wanted Greenland, calling European resistance to his stance a “big problem”. He added that he considered Spain a “terrible partner in NATO”. The comments come on the final day of a two-day summit in Ankara. Source link
Pakistani rescue workers on Wednesday searched the waters around the site of a suspected crash of a cargo plane, hours after air traffic control lost contact en route to Karachi. The aircraft was operated by K2 Airways, a private cargo airline of Pakistan that operates scheduled and charter flights domestically and internationally. What is happening … Read more
US President Donald Trump lashed out at NATO allies Wednesday at a summit in Ankara, as the fallout from his war with Iran threatened to overshadow the key gathering. Trump declared the Iran ceasefire was “over”, then took aim at NATO allies who failed to back his campaign against Tehran. And he insisted he still … Read more
Daniel Gwynn spent 30 years on death row for a murder he did not commit. In an interview with FRANCE 24, the Pennsylvania man, exonerated in 2024 after his conviction was found to be deeply distressed, said he now feels “forgiveness” towards those who wronged him – but that the state has offered him “not … Read more
Lionel Messi led a stunning late fightback as Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, the reigning champions recovering from a two-goal deficit to escape a monumental upset. It leaves Morocco as they only African team still left in the competition. African football analyst Saddick Adams speaks to France 24. … Read more
A bright, almost cloudless sky. Waves crash against jackdaws. Its sails fly in the wind. Towards the horizon, single-masted ships sail across the ocean. Far to starboard stretches an empty sandy beach fringed with palm trees. Standing at the wheel of my own pirate ship, I listen to my crew as they sail to their … Read more
Ghana on Tuesday said a visit between President John Mahama and counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa had been postponed amid anti-immigrant violence in South Africa. Accra and Pretoria have been at diplomatic loggerheads over a wave of protests, some of them violent, against foreigners in South Africa, where Ramaphosa is president. France 24’s Justice Baidoo reports. Source … Read more