From a K-pop drum duet to a feud with China to an extra-early election, Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi has had quite a roller-coaster ride in her first three months in office.

As Japan heads for snap general elections this weekend, the press looks at "Sana-mania". Incumbent Sanae Takaichi, the country's first female prime minister, looks set to win that vote.

After years of silent suffering, a Kenyan FGM survivor has turned her pain into purpose. Following a successful surgery abroad, she now advocates for clitoral reconstruction to help other women heal ...

As FRANCE 24 marks World Cancer Day, François Picard welcomes Lars Henning Milman Engelholm, Associate Professor and Group ...

In Pakistan, the economic crisis and climate-related natural disasters are placing sustained pressure on the poorest families ...

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Today, the world stops to observe the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. It is a day of heavy numbers and a ticking clock.

Recent protests in Iran erupted over economic collapse and political repression. But beneath the discontent, analysts also point to a deeper ecological crisis.

Japan's 64-year-old PM ⁠Sanae Takaichi, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, has sparked an unlikely youth-led craze that could propel her to a big election win. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon ...

A renowned Irish artist who currently has two exhibitions showing in Paris has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her work. Ailbhe Ní Bhriain is known for her big, bold dramatic works of art as she uses all ...

Artificial intelligence is the next frontier – but is it also the next bubble? That's the question investors have been asking since tech giants began investing billions of dollars in AI and driving ...

One month after the US captured Nicolas Maduro, is Washington trying its Venezuela template on Iran? Not the part where ...