Four days of celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II’s monumental 70 years on the throne got under way in the UK on Thursday as rapturous crowds greeted her presence on the Buckingham Palace balcony. Cartooning for Peace dedicated this week’s drawing...

"She was a little kid who really wanted to learn how to play as quickly as possible, and once she did, what mattered most to her was winning," said Artur Szostaczko, her first coach. "She was a fighter... I knew that if it went to a super tiebreak,...

Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape said discussions in the capital Port Moresby had focused on economic cooperation and a long-mooted trade agreement. China is already a major investor in Papua New Guinea and buys much of the country's ...

There is uncertainty over whether the Queen will attend the 'blue riband' that is named in honour of Piggott, who as a jockey won a record nine Derbies and died last Sunday aged 86, and whose favourite Desert Crown is trained by five-time winner Sto...

Britain's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, celebrates 70 years on the throne on June 2. To mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, FRANCE 24's British Politics expert Philip Turle reviews some of the lesser-known facts about her.

The Filipino veteran lost a unanimous points decision to Japan's unbeaten Inoue when they went toe to toe in Saitama, north of Tokyo, in a fight hailed as one of the best of the year. The pair are ready to do battle again in a world bantamweight un...

At a secret location, FRANCE 24 met a group of foreign fighters who have just joined a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard in the east of the country.

The Warriors slumped to a stunning 120-108 loss in front of their home fans after the Celtics staged a remarkable fourth-quarter onslaught, outscoring their opponents 40-16. It was the first time Golden State were beaten at home this postseason, le...

Uploaded to YouTube on July 15, 2012, the song's wacky music video became a runaway megahit, with its trademark horse-riding dance spawning thousands of imitations, spoofs and spinoffs. It was the first YouTube video to reach one billion views, and...

Ukraine marked 100 days since Moscow's invasion on Friday with Russian forces hammering the Donbas in their push to capture the country's east. On Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces controlled 20 percent of Ukrainian territor...

On the face of it, Wang Yi's trip was a failure. His centrepiece proposal -- a regional pact to turbocharge China's role in Pacific island security -- was leaked to the press and then roundly rejected by regional leaders. Representatives of the 10...

Nazem Kadri assisted on all three of the Avs goals in a span of two minutes and four seconds of the second period, when Artturi Lehkonen and Josh Manson scored 15 seconds apart and Mikko Rantanen added another goal on a Kadri assist. The best-of-se...

Celtics veteran Horford scored 26 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, as Boston inflicted Golden State's first home defeat of the post-season at their Chase Center fortress. Horford's tally included what turned out to be a decisive burst of...

Celtics veteran Horford scored 26 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, as Boston inflicted Golden State's first home defeat of the post-season at their Chase Center fortress. Horford's tally included what turned out to be a decisive burst of...

The 51-year-old now gives her lessons from home, wielding a pen or a stick of chalk strapped to her arm, for youngsters in a remote community where opportunities for education are scarce. "I am a teacher, which means someone who cannot sit still bu...