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The rich Roman past of Aude got unveiled in Narbonne, from the Narbo Via Museum until the Bages-Sigean Pond, with its marina and its Bistrot La Nautique

..just in front of the majestic Archbishops Palace. Under the Art Deco arcades of the Narbonne department store.. If you...

A real exploration into the Languedoc wines through our selection of authentic vineyards…

An authentic landscape between guarrigue and altitude, for more wine personality.. The wide vineyards of the AOC Languedoc, stand on...

Explore Montpellier from the treasures of its old center and its Musée Fabre and its MO.CO. exhibitions!

..an immense wooden gate may hide a charming backyard. The charm of the Mediterranean sunshine.. Did you know that one...

Enter the history of Montpellier with the Hotel Richer De Belleval, nearby the Château de Flaugergues and the Presqu’Île de Maguelone

..at the opposite side of this massive floral buffet. A table set in front of a bas-relief (1931), Louis-Jacques Guigues.....

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Le Pen's top ally Bardella faces fresh claims he sought to cover up past anti-Semitic comments

France's far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella deleted data from a former activist Facebook account as soon as allegations surfaced that he wrote anti-Semitic comments in his youth, French investigative weekly Le Canard enchaîné said Friday, piling pressure on the top ally of presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen.

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EU's Covid recovery fund was 'absolutely a success': European Court of Auditors' Pierre Moscovici

2020 was an annus horribilis. Covid stalked the land. Lockdowns, curfews and social distancing were the order of the day. But there was a silver lining: European countries showed themselves to be capable of great solidarity, jointly procuring vaccines and then agreeing on a mammoth post-Covid recovery fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). That […]

Armen GEORGIAN

2026 Nobel Peace Prize: Who is Navanethem “Navi” Pillay?

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on Friday, October 9, 2026. The 85-year-old South Africa-born served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

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2027 spring-summer ready-to-wear collections: Audacity, movement and sensuality

We bring you all the latest from Paris Fashion Week. For Weinsanto, audacity is about finding a lightness, as embodied by the LGBTQ+ community. At Issey Miyake, it's about sensuality rooted in the Japanese concept of Ma, the space that bridges the gap between fabric and skin. It's a similar story at Yohji Yamamoto who, […]

Pascal MOURIER

Israel a rare dissenting voice as praise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay

Advocates of human rights and international justice cheered, even as Israeli officials fumed, after South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The 85-year-old drew wide praise for decades of work, including investigating crimes in Rwanda, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.

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International Criminal Court faces 'test of resilience' as US imposes sweeping sanctions

The Trump administration has imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court as part of its campaign to dismantle what it describes as a "rogue" tribunal, threatening to cripple its operations. Following the move, ⁠the European Union said it was "ready to take any necessary measures to enable the court to carry out its work".

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Falling test scores in schools startle EU countries: Why are standards going down?

It has been dubbed "the PISA shock". Countries that had been used to their school pupils performing well in test scores are seeing a plunge in standards. The PISA test is an international assessment led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which measures how well 15‑year‑olds in over 80 countries apply reading, […]

Armen GEORGIAN

Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space

An astronaut crew that carried out an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station splashed down as planned Thursday off the coast of California. During the mission, Sophie Adenot became the first French female astronaut to venture outside the space station for a spacewalk. In all, she undertook three spacewalks on August 18 and 25, […]

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Callum Turner's new film sparkles at Dinard Film Festival

British and Irish cinema have been in the spotlight at the Breton resort of Dinard for more than three decades, with films like "The Full Monty" and "Billy Elliot" getting their starts at the town's annual film festival. FRANCE 24's Culture editor Eve Jackson brings us the latest from this year’s edition, from its line-up to the […]

Morgane Alliot Foucaud

Lawsuits blame Fox News for deaths of journalists in Ukraine

This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop revisits a fatal assignment for a Fox News team in Ukraine. On March 14, 2022, a Russian strike hit the crew reporting near the capital Kyiv. Reporter Benjamin Hall was seriously injured and two other journalists were killed. The journalists' families are suing Fox, saying the network put […]

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The rich Roman past of Aude got unveiled in Narbonne, from the Narbo Via Museum until the Bages-Sigean Pond, with its marina and its Bistrot La Nautique

A real exploration into the Languedoc wines through our selection of authentic vineyards…

Explore Montpellier from the treasures of its old center and its Musée Fabre and its MO.CO. exhibitions!

Enter the history of Montpellier with the Hotel Richer De Belleval, nearby the Château de Flaugergues and the Presqu’Île de Maguelone

Le Parc Hôtel & Yonaguni Spa reivent themselves as Yona Hotel in Obernai, with many surprises

Spend some Second Empire moments at Au Bœuf Couronné restaurant, in front of La Villette Paris

Révélation des Étoiles: Bridging Paris & Cannes in the Name of Art, Elegance & Emerging Talents

Spend one night or more in the Château du Rivau, a medieval Loire Valley castle-hotel between history, art and gastronomy

A gastronomic tour in Troyes with the Maison Maury, the Prunelle, the Maison Caffet, the BAM and Le Jardin restaurants, while staying at the Hotel De La Poste!

At Saint-Dionisy in Occitania, Barre Clandestine reveals the secrets of premium chocolate, from bean to bar

L’Orchestre Parfum proposes their new Heavy Bubblegum musical fragrance, hand in hand with Sun Brutal Pop

Enter the Paris Design Week Autumn 2026 with the novelties of CFOC, Christofle, Lalique, Patrick Roger, Galerie Negropontes

The new Asia Perfume Show in Paris unveils unexpected asian fragrances, also visible at KAMS Paris

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