South Africans eager to vote as local elections put failing services in focus
South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections. Nearly 30 million people were eligible to cast their ballots, with corruption, failing infrastructure and the deterioration of essential services among the key issues shaping the vote. FRANCE 24's correspondent Eunice
Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announces international retirement
Portuguese football legend Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday that he was retiring from international football. This is a breaking news story, more details to come.
Walmart is selling a 6-foot-tall farmhouse storage cabinet with over 10 compartments
It even has a built-in wine rack.
Sudan accuses Ethiopia of allowing RSF drone launches from its territory
Sudan accused Ethiopia of allowing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to launch drones from its territory. What does this allegation reveal about the RSF's military capabilities and foreign backing? FRANCE 24 spoke to Ali Mahmoud Ali, a Sudan researcher
Vance takes a step toward 2028 in MAGA power play
Vice President Vance stepped out of President Trump's shadow Wednesday, seizing on the GOP's midterm catastrophe to begin the explosive task of claiming MAGA as his own."The reason we lost is the war," Vance wrote in an extraordinary 600-word postmortem
Democrats’ big challenge on health care costs
Americans made it very clear on Tuesday that health care is too expensive. The challenge for Democrats is to agree on the quickest way to deliver some relief. Why it matters: Voters can't wait until 2029 for life to
Tech giants turn to cash, concessions for AI rebrand after voters pummeled data centers 43-1
The AI industry is scrambling to repackage a $10 trillion infrastructure buildout to appease a hostile electorate that overwhelmingly voted to restrict data center construction in ballot measures across the country.It's not just changing the name of data centers to