The flying Dutchman can claim the title with four races to spare in Suzuka if he gains eight points on nearest rival Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and six on Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez. The Japanese Grand Prix is returning after a three-year absen...

A Kremlin-installed official in Ukraine's southern region of Kherson urged residents to remain calm Tuesday as reports surfaced that Kyiv's forces were making sweeping gains into Russian-controlled territory.

Developing countries have driven home the message that they require more funding to fight climate change at the pre-COP27 talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which are due to end Tuesday.

The marginalised Rif region has long been a major source of illicit hashish smuggled to Europe while Moroccan authorities, wary of social unrest, have often turned a blind eye. Growers now hope that a change in the law last year will help them prof...

Russian President Vladimir Putin formalised the annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Wednesday despite major battlefield reversals in recent days, shrinking the amount of seized territory Moscow controls. Follow FRANCE 24's live blog for all the ...

The two-time Oscar-winning star of the stage, cinema and television -- whose full name is Kevin Spacey Fowler -- has disappeared from public view since he became one of the first performers to be caught up in the freshly minted #MeToo movement in O...

He greeted relatives of the victims after arriving at the Saiful Anwar hospital in the East Javan city. He will then travel to the Kanjuruhan stadium, the scene of the disaster on Saturday evening, according to an official from the presidential off...

Liverpool eased to a comfortable 2-0 win in the 'Battle of Britain' against Rangers in the Champions League group games on Tuesday while Napoli underlined their credentials with an impressive 6-1 thrashing of Ajax in Amsterdam.

Police, who described the unrest on Saturday night as "riots", said they tried to force supporters to return to the stands and fired tear gas after they invaded the pitch. But survivors -- who had described the police as wielding batons and firing ...

Anna Kikina, the only female cosmonaut in service, is part of the Crew-5 mission, which also includes one Japanese and two American astronauts. Blast-off is set for noon from the Kennedy Space Center, with the weather forecast so far promising. Tw...

Authorities say at least 76 people -- more than 100 according to US television networks citing local officials -- died in one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States. The Category 4 hurricane flattened whole neighborhoods on the Sunsh...

"Final DeSmithation", the fifth episode of the sixth season, aired on Sunday and featured a characteristically chaotic storyline involving an imprisoned alien making fortune cookies. Towards the climax a series of numbers and letters flash up on th...

The runaway leader failed to secure the title at last weekend's rain-affected Singapore Grand Prix, but he will do it in Japan if he wins and nearest rival Charles Leclerc finishes lower than second. Verstappen is 104 points ahead and he needs to e...

Prize experts are split over who will get it. One camp thinks this year's award winner will be a critique of Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The other believes it will highlight the urgent need to combat global heating. W...

Shortly after recording the message to her phone, Najafi was killed while participating in a street protest on September 21 in Karaj, outside Tehran. According to Amnesty International, she was shot by security forces several times at close range, ...