Find all the latest articles and watch TV shows, reports and podcasts related to Features on France 24https://s.france24.com/media/display/99f8a93a-e6c1-11ee-9116-005056bf30b7/w:1280/p:16x9/img-default-F24.jpghttps://www.france24.com/en/tag/features/https://www.france24.com/en/tag/features/Thu, 15 May 2025 03:34:51 GMTAsia / Pacifichttps://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20250514-chinese-weapons-pass-combat-test-in-india-pakistan-clash-%E2%80%93-with-flying-colours The recent military engagement over Kashmir by South Asia’s arch enemies saw India deploy its French and US weapons against Pakistan’s new range of sophisticated Chinese arms. In its first battlefield test against Western arms, Chinese weapons mostly hit the mark, sparking interest in some military circles and alarm in some capitals. 49c52400-30d7-11f0-a68d-005056a97652Wed, 14 May 2025 16:34:41 GMT© Aamir Qureshi, AFPLeela JACINTOCulturehttps://www.france24.com/en/culture/20250514-cannes-2025-mission-impossible-global-franchise-french-connection-tom-cruise Tom Cruise returned to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for the global premiere of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”, which may or may not be the saga’s final episode, going full circle on a French connection that began three decades ago with a memorable first instalment starring Jean Reno and Emmanuelle Béart.  d3819b4c-30d2-11f0-bf15-005056a97652Wed, 14 May 2025 16:14:19 GMT© Benoît Tessier, ReutersDavid RICHEnvironmenthttps://www.france24.com/en/environment/20250514-forced-labour-disease-and-conflict-the-hidden-side-of-industrial-fishing-in-saya-de-malha Near-shore fishing stocks in Thailand and Sri Lanka are increasingly depleted and more and more fishing boats are drawn to the remote, abundant waters of the Saya de Malha Bank. But for distant-water crews on the high seas, living conditions on board are often extremely challenging. Fishermen grapple with long sailing times, malnutrition and conflict on perilous journeys that sometimes end in death. c0eaa290-246a-11f0-8b9b-005056a97652Wed, 14 May 2025 05:31:25 GMT© Studio graphique France Médias MondeOutlaw Ocean ProjectEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250514-red-meat-cars-french-men-carbon-footprint-26-higher-than-women-study-finds A study released on Wednesday investigating the gender gap in carbon emissions found that women in France emit 26 percent less carbon than men with their diet and transport choices. Researchers say household structure plays a “key role” in shaping the carbon footprint gap.   5abe4616-3009-11f0-80d8-005056bf762bWed, 14 May 2025 05:25:38 GMT© Anna Kurth, AFPJoanna YORKCulturehttps://www.france24.com/en/culture/20250513-cannes-urged-set-metoo-example-festival-opens-with-depardieu-guilty-verdict-binoche Once a favourite playground for Hollywood’s serial predator Harvey Weinstein, the glitzy French Riviera gathering is under pressure to fully embrace the belated #MeToo wave that has swept France’s film industry and brought down one of its most iconic faces, Gérard Depardieu.   6226e476-300e-11f0-bb29-005056a97652Tue, 13 May 2025 15:43:22 GMT© Thibault Camus, APBenjamin DODMANEnvironmenthttps://www.france24.com/en/environment/20250513-in-the-saya-de-malha-bank-sharks-are-being-hunted-to-extinction-for-their-fins In November 2022, a scientific expedition to the Saya de Malha Bank made an alarming discovery: the sharks that once inhabited the seagrass meadow are disappearing. Researchers say that Asian fishing boats who come to fish for tuna in these remote, abundant waters are also hunting and catching sharks in huge numbers.  57bb27e4-2466-11f0-8261-005056a97652Tue, 13 May 2025 05:41:27 GMT© Studio graphique France Médias MondeOutlaw Ocean ProjectCulturehttps://www.france24.com/en/culture/20250512-cannes-film-festival-gears-up-mission-impossible-trump-trade-wars-loom-tom-cruise The 78th Cannes Film Festival kicks off on Tuesday with a typically tantalising line-up of indie auteurs, Hollywood stars and the final instalment in Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible” saga. But US President Donald Trump’s threat of steep tariffs on foreign-made movies risks dominating conversations at the French Riviera gathering.  0b948a34-2f58-11f0-b54a-005056a97652Mon, 12 May 2025 18:45:45 GMT© Benoit Tessier, ReutersBenjamin DODMANEnvironmenthttps://www.france24.com/en/environment/20250512-the-saya-de-malha-bank-a-forgotten-ecosystem-in-need-of-protection The Saya de Malha Bank in the heart of the Indian Ocean is home to one of the world's largest underwater seagrass beds. A veritable lung of the ocean, this little-known 40,000 km² territory captures CO2 35 times faster than a tropical forest, and provides a vital habitat for numerous marine species. But today this rare and precious ecosystem, mostly located in international waters, is being decimated by industrial fishing fleets. 90ccbb94-2464-11f0-b5e7-005056a97652Mon, 12 May 2025 05:29:36 GMT© Studio graphique France Médias MondeOutlaw Ocean ProjectAfricahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250509-setif-ve-day-colonial-massacres-that-lost-algeria-france-anniversary Eighty years ago this week, as jubilant crowds in Europe celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany, French forces launched a ferocious colonial crackdown in eastern Algeria where demonstrators had dared to raise the Algerian flag. The Sétif massacres would lead Algerian nationalists to embrace armed struggle, paving the way for the country’s gruesome war of independence. Long forgotten in France, the tragedy still poisons relations between the two countries.  729410aa-2c20-11f0-8723-005056bf762bFri, 09 May 2025 14:05:27 GMT© Rights reservedDavid GORMEZANOEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250509-progressive-outreach-traditional-doctrine-where-pope-leo-xiv-stands-on-key-issues Pope Leo XIV has been described as a potential bridge-builder for a divided Catholic Church, likely to pursue parts of his predecessor’s progressive agenda while reaching out to disgruntled conservatives. From his stance on women’s roles in the Church to his criticism of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies, his past statements offer clues as to which way his papacy might lean.  28df7396-2ccf-11f0-82cf-005056bf762bFri, 09 May 2025 14:00:18 GMT© Tiziana Fabi, AFPPauline ROUQUETTEEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250508-german-burials-of-nazi-remains-stir-controversy-over-national-memory World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago this Thursday, but the remains of German soldiers are still being found. As Germany's far-right AfD party rallies behind a broader effort to reframe national memory, the discoveries – and the German commission in charge of providing “dignified” burials for them – are reigniting questions around remembrance. aba12af8-2762-11f0-9765-005056bf762bThu, 08 May 2025 05:51:29 GMT© Pascal Lachenaud, AFPLara BULLENSEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250506-china-macron-conclave-whisperers-seek-to-sway-pope-election The days when European monarchs could veto papal candidates may be long gone, but campaigns to smear cardinals and allegations of French “interference” in the run-up to the conclave prove that papal elections are still shrouded in politics. 33e2bd64-2a92-11f0-9288-005056bf762bTue, 06 May 2025 17:13:55 GMT© Osservatore Romano handout via AFPPauline ROUQUETTEEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250505-nationalist-george-simion-wins-romania-first-round-help-tiktok-rural-voters-trump-maga Propelled by nationalist rhetoric, rural discontent and a viral TikTok strategy, far-right leader George Simion won almost 41% in the first round of Romania’s re-run presidential vote on Sunday, setting up a decisive run-off with a pro-EU candidate that will determine the country’s democratic and geopolitical course. c3755142-299f-11f0-a48d-005056bf762bMon, 05 May 2025 12:08:05 GMT© Daniel Mihailescu, AFPAnaelle JONAHEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250504-nationalist-george-simion-trump-fan-wins-first-round-romania-presidential-election-nicusor-dan Far-right nationalist George Simion secured an emphatic win in the first round of Romania’s presidential election on Sunday, nearly complete electoral data showed, months after an annulled vote plunged the European Union and NATO member country into turmoil. He is expected to face Bucharest's pro-EU mayor, Nicusor Dan, in a May 18 runoff. 6a60e7a8-293e-11f0-9144-005056a97652Sun, 04 May 2025 23:22:45 GMT© Daniel Mihailescu, AFPFRANCE 24Culturehttps://www.france24.com/en/culture/20250503-night-courier-saudi-thriller-captures-flipside-of-riyadh-s-leap-forward A satirical drama providing rare insight into the everyday life of Riyadh’s working classes, Ali Kalthami’s debut feature “Night Courier” takes viewers on a journey across the Saudi capital’s rapidly changing urban landscape. It opens in French cinemas this week following a successful run in domestic theatres and on Netflix that has highlighted the growing ambitions of Saudi film.  7bcf9c04-273c-11f0-91a3-005056a97652Sat, 03 May 2025 14:23:09 GMT© Telfaz11Bahar MAKOOIMiddle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250501-syria-monitor-says-15-druze-fighters-killed-in-ambush-near-damascus At least 100 people have been killed in two days of sectarian clashes in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday. Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, a spiritual leader of the Druze community, has condemned what he calls a "genocidal campaign" against his people. 604a8ab4-266c-11f0-a832-005056a97652Thu, 01 May 2025 09:15:54 GMT© AFPFRANCE 24Middle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250430-deadly-clashes-damascus-plunge-syria-druze-minority-uncertainty-alawite Deadly clashes in Damascus this week between members of Syria’s Druze community and gunmen linked to the national authorities highlight how members of the minority group are increasingly faced with a precarious choice: loyalty to Syria or forming a new alliance with Israel. eeb0d5c4-25d6-11f0-8529-005056bf762bWed, 30 Apr 2025 16:38:15 GMT© Omar Sanadiki, APSophian Aubinhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20250430-en-grab-trump-marks-100-days-in-office-fraser-jackson In the 100 days since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House, a wave of digital erasures has swept across US government websites. Words related to diversity disappeared from federal pages, environmental databases went dark and long-standing public resources on public health were quietly taken offline – triggering a global movement to save vital data from oblivion. 2c9299a2-2557-11f0-a905-005056bf762bWed, 30 Apr 2025 00:07:58 GMTFRANCE24Americashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250429-first-100-days-race-to-save-digital-records-from-trump-administration-dei In the 100 days since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House, a wave of digital erasures has swept across US government websites. Words related to diversity disappeared from federal pages, environmental databases went dark and long-standing public resources on public health were quietly taken offline – triggering a global movement to save vital data from oblivion. a5217f88-24f7-11f0-8302-005056bf762bTue, 29 Apr 2025 14:05:02 GMT© Saul Loeb, AFPLara BULLENSEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250429-forbidden-stories-viktoriia-project-ukraine-war-russia-occupied-territories-viktoriia-roshchyna Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna never returned from what is thought to have been her fourth trip to Russian-occupied Ukraine. She disappeared in August 2023 and was confirmed to be in Russian custody in April 2024. In October the Russian defence ministry wrote to Roshchyna’s father to say she had died. 0a01c708-2437-11f0-9cfd-005056a97652Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:55:14 GMT© FMM graphics studioGulliver CRAGGEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250429-true-story-nine-women-who-escaped-nazi-death-march-ravensbruck “The Nine”, by Gwen Strauss, tells the extraordinary true story of how nine young women from the Resistance survived the Ravensbrück concentration camp and then escaped from a death march in Nazi Germany. Its American author recounts their remarkable getaway, their friendship and the lives the women led once back home. 6accb528-21b9-11f0-b084-005056a97652Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:46:16 GMT© France Médias MondeClaire PACCALINEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250425-live-coverage-funeral-of-pope-francis-st-peters-square-rome-vatican Pope Francis was laid to rest in a private burial at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Saturday after a funeral Mass attended by a multitude of mourners, including some 50 heads of state, 10 reigning monarchs and a legion of faithful. Read our blog and watch FRANCE 24's special edition to see how the day's events unfolded. 94fc9684-21cc-11f0-b079-005056bf762bFri, 25 Apr 2025 22:01:07 GMT© Gregorio Borgia, APBenjamin DODMANFrancehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250425-french-pm-under-pressure-after-daughter-reveals-abused-school-notre-dame-b%C3%A9tharram The daughter of French Prime Minister François Bayrou has recently revealed being a victim of abuse at a Catholic boarding school. Her testimony has fuelled fresh accusations against Bayrou of dishonesty over his knowledge of allegations of abuse at Notre-Dame de Bétharram Catholic school from the 1950s until the 2000s. 78cb6aac-21f0-11f0-b04b-005056a97652Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:34:24 GMT© Olivier Chassignole, AFPSonya CIESNIKEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20250425-mourners-flock-to-st-peters-basilica-for-final-homage-to-pope-francis-vatican The last of the huge crowds of mourners shuffled through St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, some queuing for hours to catch a last glimpse of the late pontiff ahead of his funeral on Saturday. The Vatican said almost 130,000 people have already bid farewell to the first Latin American pope. a177ec52-21b2-11f0-94a8-005056bf762bFri, 25 Apr 2025 09:39:00 GMT© Alessandra Tarantino, APPauline ROUQUETTEen