Veteran French astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere explains the feeling of being strapped into a space capsule ahead of launch. A SpaceX mission is set to blast off for the International Space Station Friday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida. SpaceX'...

Over 100 Palestinians and 20 Israeli police were wounded in overnight clashes in annexed east Jerusalem, medics and police said Friday, as tensions mount over a police ban on gatherings and videos of attacks on youths. The violence broke out outsid...

An international team of four astronauts will take their places inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule for a six-month stay on the International Space Station (ISS): Americans Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japan's Akihiko Hoshide and, representing...

While French astronaut Thomas Pesquet spend six months on the International Space Station conducting scientific research, he will leave a family and loved ones back on Earth. Veteran French astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere explains some of the common e...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has given a pep talk to astronauts in the final hours before they blast off to the International Space Station. FRANCE 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani explains the tech icon has been a driving force behind the mission, with Space...

Japan will hold a joint military drill with US and French troops in the country's southwest next month, the defence minister said Friday, as China's actions in regional waters raise concern. The exercise, running from May 11 to 17, will be the firs...

Veteran French astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere, former ESA Head of Astronauts, spent more than 200 days in orbit. He explains what goes through the mind of an astronaut in the final hours before liftoff.

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet was on Friday gearing up for lift-off to the International Space Station. FRANCE 24 correspondent Kethevane Gorjestani, live in Cape Canaveral, says the suiting-up process is key, with every inch of a suit checked to e...

Tributes poured in Friday for popular Bollywood music composer Shravan Rathod, who died in a Mumbai hospital aged 66 after being diagnosed with Covid-19. Rathod worked with fellow composer Nadeem Saifi to create some of Bollywood's most enduring hi...

Chad will bury veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno on Friday as concerns mount over the loss of a lynchpin in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel and uncertainty over the country's democratic future. President Emmanuel Macron of France, the former co...

Chloe Zhao voiced her excitement about the looming Oscars as her road movie "Nomadland" topped the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Thursday, winning best feature and showing no signs of slowing down its relentless award season charge. The US feat...

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 27 points, 16 rebounds and six assists as the Milwaukee Bucks avoided a third consecutive loss with a 124-117 win over the under-manned Philadelphia 76ers. Khris Middleton added 24 points, Bobby Portis had 23 and Brook Lo...

Albania is facing a parliamentary election on Sunday seen as vital for its ambitions to join the European Union after an acrimonious campaign marred by a deadly gunfight between supporters of rival parties. Prime Minister Edi Rama is seeking a thir...

A SpaceX mission is set to blast off for the International Space Station Friday morning from Cape Canaveral in Florida. SpaceX's international crew includes astronauts from the United States, Japan and France. Frenchman Thomas Pesquet will become ...

Indonesia's desperate search for a missing submarine and its crew of 53 honed in on a radar contact Friday, with just hours to go before the stricken vessel's oxygen reserves ran out. The ramped-up hunt comes as Australia and the United States are ...