en24!https://www.france24.com/en/Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:15:10 GMThttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-lagos-electric-vehicles-offer-an-alternative-as-fuel-prices-soar If you know Nigeria's city of Lagos, you're surely familiar with the hum of its traffic jams. But a new sound is emerging... or rather, one is disappearing. As soaring fuel prices have hit Nigeria in recent years, some motorists are turning to electric vehicles. But in Africa's biggest oil producer, the transition remains fraught with challenges. 43ebd616-9736-11f1-82ab-c784dd484ed0Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:56:57 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-solar-eclipse-2026-africa-witnesses-partial-eclipse Part of the world turned its eyes to the skies this Wednesday. The eclipse was also visible across Africa. In Tabarka, where the phenomenon was most pronounced in Tunisia, 59.06% of the Sun was obscured. The partial eclipse was also visible from Dakar and several regions of Senegal, with a maximum of around 37% of the Sun's disk obscured towards the end of the day. And to make sure they didn't miss the celestial event, our correspondents in Tunisia and Senegal also put on their special eclipse glasses. f76670e0-9734-11f1-9522-6b0c43543e84Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:55:03 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russia-ukraine-war-grain-hub-attacks-raise-fears-over-global-food-prices Kyiv and Moscow have been trading attacks on each other's grain warehouses, as concerns mount that global food prices could rise as a result. Russia struck Ukraine's largest grain shipment port on the Danube overnight, causing damage and setting off a fire. The attack came a day after Ukraine hit Novorossiysk, a major grain hub in Russia's part of the Black Sea. 50eae08e-9734-11f1-b5b0-c784dd484ed0Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:53:05 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-colombia-rescuers-cling-to-hope-as-quake-survival-window-closes Rescuers in Colombia made a last-ditch effort to locate earthquake survivors early Thursday, as the critical 72-hour window for finding people alive drew to a close. Our journalist Rosa Perez gives us the lastest information. 98b5c394-9733-11f1-8157-c784dd484ed0Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:50:05 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260813-european-drought-shrivels-crops-despite-farmers-best-efforts-to-adapt The drought roasting much of Europe this summer is taking a heavy toll on crops across the continent, from potatoes in the Netherlands to corn in Bosnia. Triodos, a Dutch bank with a focus on sustainability, has warned that this could reduce gross domestic product across the EU by 1 percent for 2026 – or around €180 billion. 5a99698c-9731-11f1-a601-db271d2106caThu, 13 Aug 2026 16:47:27 GMT© Virginia Mayo, APFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/eurovision-winners-involved-in-armed-conflict-now-ineligible-to-host-contest The winning country in Eurovision will be ineligible to host the contest the following year if involved in an armed conflict or a "sensitive geopolitical situation" that could impact the safety of the event, organisers said on August 12. The rules for the contest were updated following an annual review by the European Broadcasting Union. b8b30502-972a-11f1-9b36-01314ce7dae8Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:45:23 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-gaza-s-beekeepers-are-rebuilding-their-livelihoods-amid-the-ruins-of-war Amid the rubble and debris of Gaza's bombed-out landscape, beekeepers are rebuilding their livelihoods, handling swarms and collecting what little honey they can from the colonies that survived the war. Ibrahim al-Dabbeh, head of the Cooperative Association of Beekeepers in the Gaza Strip says "the war destroyed more than 95% of the bee sector". Rebuilding these hives means trying to revive an industry pushed to the brink of extinction.  60f1ecce-9708-11f1-b275-7bdae68b20f8Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:18:02 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-west-bank-in-recent-weeks-we-ve-seen-a-striking-escalation-in-violent-acts Israeli forces on Thursday moved against rogue settlers laying siege to Palestinians amid unusually strong US criticism, even as Israel inaugurated an emblematic settlement elsewhere in the West Bank. Our correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more. 13ebdb7c-9723-11f1-89ee-01314ce7dae8Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:11:07 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-japan-protests-putin-s-first-visit-to-disputed-islands President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's far-eastern Kuril islands for the first time on Thursday, prompting protests by Japan which also claims the territory. 41cb8baa-9723-11f1-acce-5f72ef4b20d7Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:06:07 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-russian-strike-on-ukraine-passenger-train-kills-2 A Russian drone attack on a train carrying hundreds of passengers in southern Ukraine killed two people on Thursday. Our correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze tells us more.  9e9a7202-9722-11f1-a7f3-5f72ef4b20d7Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:02:34 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260813-mali-grants-presidential-pardon-to-french-national-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison9fa0479e-9727-11f1-97e2-5f72ef4b20d7Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:59:45 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-west-bank-what-we-see-is-an-escalation-in-methods Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank for several days, including one owned by a Palestinian American, in what the US ambassador called a "horrific act of terror" on Thursday. We discuss the situation with our guest, Allegra Pacheco, chief of party of the West Bank Protection Consortium. 37c6837c-9722-11f1-b82e-0b5cb08f7edcThu, 13 Aug 2026 14:58:33 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260813-poland-detains-russian-for-execution-plot-in-warsaw-tusk-says Poland has arrested a Russian national who was allegedly hired to plan an "execution" targeting a Ukrainian-American dual citizen in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday. Tusk said it was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” had sought to attack an American citizen on NATO territory.  a4c8bf32-9720-11f1-af5b-5f72ef4b20d7Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:54:22 GMT© Wojtek Radwanski, AFPFRANCE 24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260813-mali-grants-presidential-pardon-to-french-national-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison Mali President Assimi Goïta on Thursday pardoned a French ​national who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Last year, Mali's military-led government accused Yann ​Vézilier, an official from the French embassy, of being involved in a plot ​to destabilise the West ‌African country.  c33733b8-9725-11f1-bc18-5f72ef4b20d7Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:50:26 GMT© Pavel Bedyakov, AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-zambia-voters-weigh-hichilema-s-economic-record Zambians went to the polls Thursday in an election focused on economic hardships in the copper-rich nation, where President Hakainde Hichilema is seeking a second term. 5ab73aa4-9720-11f1-b1dc-0b5cb08f7edcThu, 13 Aug 2026 14:47:49 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-israel-sends-troops-to-settler-siege-as-us-ambassador-slams-act-of-terror Israeli forces on Thursday moved against rogue settlers laying siege to Palestinians amid unusually strong US criticism, even as Israel inaugurated an emblematic settlement elsewhere in the West Bank. fcbb5c64-971f-11f1-b1f1-0b5cb08f7edcThu, 13 Aug 2026 14:44:59 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-how-significant-is-andrew-tate-within-the-manosphere A federal judge in Miami will hear arguments Thursday over whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking. Analysis with our guest, Cecile Simmons, author and independent researcher on masculinism. 6c2663e2-9724-11f1-87c6-01314ce7dae8Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:40:49 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-putin-visits-disputed-kuril-islands-1 🇷🇺 🇯🇵 Russian President Putin has made his first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, travelling to Iturup, one of four islands claimed by both Russia and Japan. Tokyo strongly protested the visit, calling it “absolutely unacceptable.” c4c3d606-9724-11f1-9637-01314ce7dae8Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:39:19 GMTFRANCE24Middle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260813-iran-says-trump-lied-about-us-control-over-strait-of-hormuz A spokesman for Iran's military command on Thursday called out US President Donald Trump's "lies and fabrications" after he claimed on social media that Washington had "total control over the Strait of Hormuz". Iran has maintained control of the Strait, a vital energy conduit, since the outbreak of the war on February 28. 37de419e-971b-11f1-b2ce-4fa7b0875a76Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:08:54 GMT© Amirhosein Khorgooi, APFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260813-if-you-can-move-say-rome-s-viral-dancing-seniors An elderly dancing duo has become a viral sensation in Italy after a tour operator shared one of their street performances online last week, striking a chord with many in Italy, whose population is the oldest in the EU. The pair said they hope their sudden popularity will push their peers off the sofa into a more active lifestyle.  9cd28b02-971e-11f1-b0f0-4fa7b0875a76Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:55:15 GMT© Andreas Solaro, AFP FRANCE 24Focushttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260813-rebuilding-aleppo-syria-s-war-torn-economic-capital-enjoys-gradual-rebirth Syria's economic capital Aleppo was left largely in ruins by the fighting that raged there between regime and rebel forces from 2012 to 2016. A 2023 earthquake also caused severe damage to the old city. But reconstruction is now well underway, in particular of Aleppo's treasured historic monuments. 40042dca-8b59-11f1-b672-e3d0a2e848d0Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:02:33 GMTDana ALBOZhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-psg-down-aston-villa-to-retain-uefa-super-cup Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain rubber-stamped their status as Europe's top team as they beat Aston Villa 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. 147b1c74-970a-11f1-925b-7bdae68b20f8Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:01:29 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260813-jury-selection-begins-in-meta-youth-harms-trial-in-california-federal-court Jury selection began Wednesday in Meta's federal trial over claims its platforms have harmed youth mental health and also track children in violation of federal law. Our correspondent Wassim Cornet tells us more. ca117ae8-9709-11f1-a8e1-7bdae68b20f8Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:58:29 GMTFRANCE24