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• Live: Follow Pope Francis' funeral at St. Peter’s Square in Rome April 25, 2025
  Some 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs gather in Rome on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88 years old. Follow FRANCE 24's special edition for full coverage of the funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square and the procession to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where […]
• Will the next Pope be from Africa? April 25, 2025
  On the eve of the Pope's funeral, the question of who will replace the Pope is already on everyone's lips. Can it be an African? Of the 135 cardinal electors, 18 are from Africa. That's a growing significance as the continent accounts for around 20% of the world's Catholic population. Some names have been mentioned, such […]
• Rwanda and DR Congo set May 2 deadline for peace deal April 25, 2025
  Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to work toward a draft peace agreement by May 2 following months of escalating violence in eastern DRC. In a diplomatic breakthrough, the two nations signed a declaration Friday in Washington pledging mutual respect for sovereignty and halting military support for armed groups.
• Pope Francis: A life & legacy, “Vladimir, STOP!”, Risk of war between India & Pakistan April 25, 2025
  The world said goodbye to Pope Francis this week.  Tens of thousands of mourners queued to pay their respects as he lay in state in St Peter’s Basilica over three days of mourning. We discussed his life and legacy, the geopolitics of his papal funeral, and look towards the conclave that will follow. 
• Russian satellite linked to space weapon programme appears to malfunction in orbit April 25, 2025
  A mysterious Russian satellite, believed by US officials to support a nuclear anti-satellite weapon programme, is showing signs of erratic spinning in orbit – a potential setback for Moscow's military space ambitions. Known as Cosmos 2553, the satellite’s unusual behaviour, tracked by commercial space-monitoring firms, adds a new layer of intrigue to the growing tensions over […]
• French PM under pressure after daughter reveals she was abused at school April 25, 2025
  The daughter of French Prime Minister François Bayrou has recently revealed being a victim of abuse at a Catholic boarding school. Her testimony has fuelled fresh accusations against Bayrou of dishonesty over his knowledge of allegations of abuse at Notre-Dame de Bétharram Catholic school from the 1950s until the 2000s.
• Kashmir: our journalists report live from India and Pakistan April 25, 2025
  Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight in disputed Kashmir, after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show "maximum restraint" following the killing of 26 men at a tourist site - the worst attack on civilians in nearly two decades. FRANCE 24 correspondents in India and Pakistan joins us live for an […]
• Trade tariffs can't become the 'new normal': French minister-delegate Haddad April 25, 2025
  We sit down with France's minister-delegate for Europe, Benjamin Haddad, to take stock of diplomacy around Ukraine and the US-EU standoff over trade tariffs. Haddad lived in the US and worked for top think tanks there, including the Atlantic Council and the Hudson Institute. He wrote a book entitled "Paradise Lost: Trump’s America and the […]
• Last day of Pope Francis lying in state, 150,000 people have already paid their respects April 25, 2025
  Tens of thousands of mourners filed into St. Peter's Basilica on Friday on the last day to pay final respects to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral. The Vatican on Friday said 150,000 people have already paid their respects to Pope Francis. Detials by FRANCE 24 Reporter in Rome, Clovis Casali, and analysis by Massimo […]
• Russia blames Ukraine for car bombing that killed top general near Moscow April 25, 2025
  A senior Russian general was killed in a car bombing near Moscow on Friday, in what local authorities say is the latest targeted assassination linked to the war in Ukraine. Russia accused Ukraine of orchestrating the attack, which came as US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in the Russian capital for talks with President Vladimir Putin.