en24!https://www.france24.com/en/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:58:06 GMTCulturehttps://www.france24.com/en/culture/20260928-taylor-swift-most-awarded-mtv-vmas-31-wins Taylor Swift became the most-awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history on Sunday, receiving the inaugural Artist Director Honors and moving past Beyoncé with 31 awards. Swift, who said she had written and directed 18 music videos, also premiered her self-directed video for “Patient Zero,” starring Colin Farrell and Dakota Johnson. 3c98c87a-badf-11f1-bade-4586463a58bbMon, 28 Sep 2026 02:07:35 GMT© Chris Pizzello, APFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260928-pope-to-speak-on-united-eu-from-french-border-town After three days marked by popular enthusiasm and crowds of worshippers in Paris and Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV will end his four-day visit to France on Monday in the northeastern city of Metz with a Mass and a speech about the future of European integration.  77bb13c2-bada-11f1-bf8b-5b2aa3cbdd5bMon, 28 Sep 2026 01:18:09 GMT© Romeo Boetzle, AFPFRANCE 24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260927-ethiopia-accuses-eritrea-sudan-backing-tigray-rebels Ethiopia’s army chief accused Eritrea and Sudan on Sunday of backing armed groups fighting federal troops, as clashes with Tigrayan rebels intensified. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it was waging a “defensive war” and seized airports. A humanitarian source said rebels captured the Afar town of Erebti on Sunday. 526c01ea-babb-11f1-9b9d-63582efa9ddcSun, 27 Sep 2026 23:27:29 GMT© Yasuyoshi Chiba, AFPFRANCE 24Middle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260927-trump-expects-iran-talks-next-week-after-rejecting-seven-day-truce-proposal US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he expected talks with Iran to resume next week, despite rejecting Tehran’s proposal for a seven-day truce followed by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has raised the possibility of renewed air strikes on Iran, but told Axios he anticipated further negotiations. 0ef20500-babf-11f1-888a-f742704bf1deSun, 27 Sep 2026 22:10:44 GMT© Alex WROBLEWSKI, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260927-russian-strikes-kill-eight-ukraine-war-moscow Russian strikes killed eight people across Ukraine on Sunday, authorities said, a day after Moscow vowed to continue the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched about 3,900 drones, aerial bombs and missiles over the past week. Ukraine accused Moscow of deliberately targeting civilians as winter approaches. 7a4eee34-babb-11f1-9479-63582efa9ddcSun, 27 Sep 2026 21:55:28 GMT© Gleb Garanich, ReutersFRANCE 24Middle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260927-israel-revokes-dutch-diplomats-credentials-settlement-sanctions Israel will revoke the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials based in the occupied West Bank after the Netherlands began enforcing a ban on goods from Israeli settlements, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Sunday. The officials have seven days to surrender their Israeli-issued diplomatic papers, he said. c52868a4-babb-11f1-8220-e929450ceccaSun, 27 Sep 2026 21:47:40 GMT© Borut Zivulovic, ReutersFRANCE 24Francehttps://www.france24.com/en/france/20260927-france-s-far-right-gains-ground-in-indirect-senate-elections Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party's history Sunday, securing 14 seats out of 348. Half the upper house is elected through indirect voting every three years, with senators serving for six years.  18ed0abc-baa8-11f1-8646-b35775986d5aSun, 27 Sep 2026 19:34:30 GMT© Ludovic Marin, AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260927-serbian-president-aleksandar-vucic-resigns-expected-to-run-for-prime-ministerd2312aca-ba9f-11f1-8fb5-e1c60b92d3e8Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:20:22 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260927-serbian-president-aleksandar-vucic-resigns-expected-to-run-for-prime-minister Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down as the country's head of state Sunday, paving the way for him to run as his right-wing populist Serbian Progressive Party's candidate for prime minister in the October parliamentary elections. d93b05ee-ba9e-11f1-a5a0-9f15eafa58f7Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:17:00 GMT© Eduardo Munoz, ReutersFRANCE 24Spotlighthttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260927-non-why-the-swiss-rejected-stricter-neutrality A referendum on whether Swiss neutrality should be more strictly, legally enforced in the Constitution. 71029056-ba8e-11f1-b23f-d713f07f6cdeSun, 27 Sep 2026 17:33:09 GMTGavin LEEhttps://www.france24.com/en/church-confronts-shock-of-abuse-crisis After two days in Paris, where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes. There, he is due to meet privately with survivors of clergy sexual abuse. His four-day trip is the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades. For more reaction, we can speak to Marc Artzrouni, the French representative for the global coalition “Ending Clergy Abuse”. 942c6724-ba83-11f1-8dc6-6900f19f97beSun, 27 Sep 2026 15:01:16 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/uk-police-arrest-5-on-suspicion-of-preparing-a-terrorist-act British police have evacuated homes near an air force base in Gloucestershire, as army bomb disposal experts examined several vehicles in what authorities described as a major incident. Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and offences under the Explosives Act. RAF Fairford, the base involved, is also being used by the US for strikes on Iranian missile sites targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz. US Air Force personnel at the base have been told to remain vigilant, while police say the incident is now contained. France 24 international affairs editor b1af84ea-ba81-11f1-b7c0-8f464a7cedc5Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:55:13 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/thousands-evacuated-amid-bangkok-floods Rain is easing in Thailand’s capital, but flooding continues in several low-lying areas. Thousands of people have been forced into temporary shelters after the government declared Bangkok a disaster zone on Saturday. At least eight people have died over the past 10 days as heavy rains caused widespread disruption. Juliette Brown reports. 2d0c2ee8-ba7a-11f1-a68c-3f06bb9ef66bSun, 27 Sep 2026 13:59:00 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/south-africa-shootings-leave-27-killed It has been a deadly night in South Africa, with 27 people killed in two separate shooting incidents. Police say 17 people were shot dead at a tavern outside Johannesburg by suspects armed with assault rifles, while another 10 were killed near Cape Town when gunmen opened fire at a venue selling grilled meat. No arrests have been made as police search for the attackers. Initial investigations suggest one shooting may have been linked to a turf war between illegal miners, while the other could have stemmed from a business rivalry. France 24 correspondent Eurice Masson reports the latest from South Africa. caabbfde-ba79-11f1-b72c-9f723fcbb522Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:56:20 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/first-protestant-march-in-catholic-area-in-nearly-30-years Tensions are running high in Northern Ireland after the High Court in Belfast approved a controversial parade. Around 2,000 protesters have blocked the route into a Catholic area where the Protestant march was due to pass. It is the first time in nearly 30 years that the Orange Order has been allowed to march along this route, which was a notorious flashpoint before the 1998 Good Friday Agreement largely brought an end to the bloodshed of the Troubles. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appealed for calm on all sides, saying he does not want to see Northern Ireland “go backwards.” e48133ae-ba78-11f1-adc5-e1ad78950d08Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:54:28 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/femicides-on-the-rise-in-south-africa Two more women have been found dead in Johannesburg this weekend, bringing the number of women killed in a single municipality to 11 in just two months. Most of the other victims were in their 20s and 30s, with some found partially undressed and showing signs of sexual assault, raising fears that a serial killer could be responsible. Police have offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspected killer or killers. The deaths have sparked a national outcry over violence against women in South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest rates of gender-based violence. Tegan Snayman, Research, Campaigns and Communications Assistant at Amnesty International South Africa, shares further insights. 6e8f1a62-ba78-11f1-98e6-b3dc65552a83Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:51:12 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/major-incident-at-uk-airbase-used-by-us British police have evacuated homes near an air force base in Gloucestershire, as army bomb disposal experts examined several vehicles in what authorities described as a major incident. Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and offences under the Explosives Act. RAF Fairford, the base involved, is also being used by the US for strikes on Iranian missile sites targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz. US Air Force personnel at the base have been told to remain vigilant, while police say the incident is now contained. Caroline Baum reports. f485c338-ba77-11f1-ab1e-e1ad78950d08Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:49:45 GMTFRANCE24Tech 24https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/tech-24/20260927-behind-the-scenes-of-c%C3%A9line-dion-s-high-tech-comeback   You'll have seen the coverage of Céline Dion's return from illness and her Paris residency. But here's a different angle: the audio technology keeping her stage quiet, and the artificial intelligence isolating her voice from the noise of a 30,000-seat stadium. bb0396f2-ba78-11f1-b320-e9b37c5801e1Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:38:31 GMTPeter O'BRIENAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260927-gunmen-kill-27-people-in-separate-mass-shootings-in-south-africa At least 27 people were killed in separate mass shootings in Cape Town and Johannesburg, police said Sunday. No suspects have been arrested in either shooting, and the motives for the attacks remain unknown. bca46a6c-ba6f-11f1-9025-63706cbd2bcaSun, 27 Sep 2026 12:34:08 GMT© Emmanuel Croset, AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260927-pope-leo-continues-his-visit-to-france-in-lourdes Pope Leo XIV continued his visit to France in Lourdes, at the major Catholic pilgrimage site in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where he celebrated mass before around 150,000 people. Hendro Munstermann, a Vatican correspondent for the Dutch newspaper Nederland Dagblad, joins us from Lourdes to share his impressions and tell us more about the Pope’s visit. 31c84148-ba65-11f1-b8bb-a7913a27fe33Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:19:12 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/housing-crisis-fuels-madrid-protest Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Spanish capital on Saturday to call for greater protection for tenants. The protest was sparked by the eviction of an elderly woman who was forced out of her lifelong home after her rent nearly quadrupled. Her case has resonated with many Spaniards who say rising rents, partly driven by tourism, are making cities increasingly unaffordable. Morgan Ayre reports. 9a399814-ba63-11f1-968a-1378a26ff12aSun, 27 Sep 2026 11:17:45 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/uk-several-arrested-as-bomb-disposal-team-examines-vehicles Earlier on Sunday, British police evacuated nearby homes following a major incident at a British military base. Several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences, while police said they believed the situation was contained. France 24 correspondent Benedicte Paviot tells us the latest from London. bda32ac8-ba62-11f1-ab0a-718beca7e65bSun, 27 Sep 2026 11:07:14 GMTFRANCE24Sportshttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/sports/20260927-spain-return-to-action-with-hard-fought-win-at-wembley-to-extend-streak La Roja came back from 2-1 down at half-time to see off England for their Nations League opener on Saturday evening, extending their unbeaten run to 39 games. Substitutes Álex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal scored in the second half to turn the match around. 521ec168-ba21-11f1-b099-1da5d59026a5Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:41:46 GMTL'Equipe TVAmericashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260927-the-week-in-pictures-trump-hosts-xi-the-pope-visits-france-and-floods-ravage-thailand From Pope Leo XIV's historic first visit to France to US President Donald Trump meeting China's President Xi Jinping to flooded streets in Bangkok, FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking pictures. 01cd4f8a-b8dd-11f1-9e0d-8725b1555addSun, 27 Sep 2026 10:05:49 GMT© Evan Vucci, ReutersFRANCE 24