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Spaniards divided over future of Franco monument
On September 13, Spanish lawmakers approved a controversial decree to exhume the remains of the late dictator Francisco Franco. He is buried at a giant basilica near Madrid which…
Deadly Yemen air strike on bus was 'unjustified'
An air attack by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen last month that killed dozens of people, including children travelling on a bus, lacked military justification and requires a…
Reporters Plus
Central African Republic: The way of the warlord
In the war-torn Central African Republic, former rebels who mounted a coup in 2013 are now dreaming of independence. FRANCE 24’s reporters James André and Anthony Fouchard went…
S. Sudan forces killed, raped hundreds, says UN report
At least 232 civilians were killed and 120 women and girls raped in attacks by South Sudan government troops and aligned forces in opposition-held villages, the U.N. human…
UAE announces pause in offensive on Yemen's Hodeida
The United Arab Emirates on Sunday announced a pause in the offensive it is backing against Huthi rebels in Yemen's port city of Hodeida, to give a chance to UN peace efforts.
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Video: Displaced Syrians return home from Lebanon
Hundreds of displaced Syrians on Thursday left Lebanon for their war-torn homeland to reunite with relatives they have not seen for months, or even years. FRANCE 24 visited the…
Displaced Syrians return to war-torn homeland from Lebanon
Hundreds of displaced Syrians left Lebanon for their war-torn homeland Thursday in a repatriation that will reunite them with relatives they have not seen for months, or even…
Never mind the war: Syria courts tourists in PR push
Idyllic beaches, pristine waters and plush hotels dominate the Syrian regime’s latest wave of promotional videos to reinstate the country’s former role as one of the Middle…
Air strike hits presidential office in Yemen capital
An air strike targeted the office of the presidency in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Monday, residents said, with rebel Al-Masirah television blaming the Saudi-led…
Eye On Africa
Former Liberian warlord sentenced to 30 years in US prison
In tonight’s edition: A Liberian warlord known as "Jungle Jabbah" has been sentenced to 30 years in a US prison for deceiving officials about his role in his country's civil war.…
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