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Every morning, FRANCE 24 speaks to a key business, social or cultural player, or a leading voice in the field of humanitarian action, sport or science. From Monday to Thursday at 9:35am Paris time.
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'If one reporter is killed, 50 others will rise': Forbidden Stories founder Laurent Richard
"Killing the journalist won't kill the story." That's the message from the organisation Forbidden Stories. The group's mission is to take over investi...
War in Gaza was like a 'science fiction movie': MSF's Dr Mohammed Abu Mughaiseeb
A doctor who spent over 700 days working in hospitals in Gaza during Israel's war there has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the horrors he witnessed, and hi...
'We must break the cycle of impunity for Russian troops': Ukrainian Nobel laureate O. Matviichuk
One of the world's leading peace campaigners has told FRANCE 24 that the cycle of impunity for Russian troops must be broken to bring justice in Ukrai...
'Lessons in joyful mathematics' with French mathematician Cédric Villani
Cédric Villani is one of France's top mathematicians, working across several fields of the discipline. He's won a number of titles and awards for his...
Syria's transition from dictatorship 'will take decades': Journalist Arthur Sarradin
A leading French journalist who covered the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria a year ago has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the immense challe...
'I'm interested in how people exist in our minds': Writer Claire-Louise Bennett
A renowned author has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she's fascinated by the way people exist in our minds, and the ideas we have about those people. C...
'For Maduro, the calculation is whether he can survive,' Venezuela expert says
One of the world's most renowned experts on Venezuela has told FRANCE 24 that the calculation for Nicolas Maduro is whether he can survive the current...
Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko on artistic community's support for Ukraine
A Ukrainian philosopher has spoken to FRANCE 24 about daily life in Ukraine, and how outside support helps to lift the mood of people living under Rus...
UNAIDS slams 'unprecedented' disruption to programmes due to US funding cuts
An uncounted number of extra people have died, and 2.5 million have lost access to medicine to block the spread of HIV and AIDS. That's because of hug...
Puddings and pies: American chef David Lebovitz on challenging French cuisine
A world-renowned American chef and blogger who now lives in Paris has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his love for the genre, and the difference between des...
'The Black Pool': Irish author Tim MacGabhann on overcoming addiction
An Irish author who struggled for years with alcohol and drug use has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his book that tells his story of addiction and recover...
Georgia's fifth president Salomé Zourabichvili on her optimism for her country's future
The fifth president of Georgia has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her decision to leave the presidential palace almost a year ago, and her attempts ever si...
Exiled Cambodian environmentalist activist Ratha Sun on why she fled her country
A Cambodian environmentalist activist who's been sentenced to eight years in jail in absentia back home has told FRANCE 24 that she hopes to return to...
'Scientifically COP30 has been nothing less than a failure,' researcher says
A leading climate researcher has told FRANCE 24 that the conclusion of the COP30 summit at the weekend was scientifically nothing less than a failure....
Trumpet player Takuya Kuroda on the New York jazz scene and his genre-blending style
Currently touring Europe, jazz musician and trumpet player Takuya Kuroda sits down with FRANCE 24 to speak about his beginnings in the industry and hi...
Proposed bill to make incest a specific crime in France welcomed by children's groups
A new bill submitted to the French Senate is hoping to make incest a standalone criminal offence – a move that has been long awaited by children's rig...
Irish photographer Daragh Soden on being drawn to the world of drag queens
An Irish photographer has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his new exhibition here in Paris that raises questions about gender roles, identity and the relati...
Czech author Ondracka: Velvet Revolution an ‘uprising of people who said enough’
It has been 36 years since the Velvet Revolution in former Czechoslovakia – the peaceful uprising that ushered in a nonviolent transition of power and...
Photographer Ammar Abd Rabbo remembers capturing aftermath of Paris attacks
A Franco-Syrian photographer who came to Paris directly after the attacks of November 13, 2015 has spoken to FRANCE 24 about his reasons for abandonin...
Somalia: Rape and violence against women and children widespread, NGO warns
The international charity Save the Children is warning of widespread violence against women and children in Somalia. Just this week, a father killed h...
Exploring life after war with journalist and director Anne Poiret
An internationally renowned French journalist has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her mission to ensure journalists keep covering the reality of people's li...
COP30 climate summit: 'We expect action and implementation,' head of WWF France says
The head of the World Wide Fund for Nature France has told FRANCE 24 that the world needs action and implementation as world leaders meet in Brazil to...
Ta-Nehisi Coates: 'As a Black American, we get used to living under the weight of inequality'
One of the world's leading authors, known for his work on African Americans and White supremacy, has spoken to FRANCE 24 as his latest book "The Messa...
'Centering Black women': Artist Roxane Mbanga on imagining her dream family home
A Parisian artist, who has roots in both Africa and the Caribbean, has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how as a child she could not even dream of her work b...
Behind the story: French cement firm Lafarge in the dock, accused of funding terrorism
Some of the leading figures behind the trial of a huge multinational getting underway in Paris have spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the French cement co...
Reporters Without Borders head on group's list of 'press freedom predators'
The director general of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the "series of crises" affecting journalism. Thibaut Bruttin hit...
Award-winning Swedish author Linnea Axelsson on the plight of the Sami people
An award-winning author has spoken of her verse novel which centres around the lives and traditions of her own Sami people. The Sami are indigenous to...
What happened to Mehdi Ben Barka? New book shines light on 60-year mystery
The authors of a new book on a murder mystery that has gripped political life in France and Morocco for 60 years have spoken to FRANCE 24 about their...
'Every day the situation for Afghan women gets worse and worse,' campaigner says
A leading campaigner for women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan says the recent cutting off of the internet in the country led many women there to "...
'One of the great French photographers': New Luc Delahaye exhibition opens in Paris
A new exhibition here in Paris is exploring the talents of a man deemed one of the greats of French photography. Luc Delahaye worked in the 1990s cove...
In conversation with Naomi Beckwith, one of the world's top curators
The Deputy Director and Chief Curator of one of the world’s leading art museums — the Guggenheim in New York — has spoken to France 24 about how her n...
Is TikTok luring children to death?
New research shows that children who go onto the social media app TikTok and make enquiries about mental health will quickly find depressive content,...
'Music finds its own way': Mádé Kuti on perpetuating his family's Afrobeat tradition
The grandson of the pioneer of Afrobeat Fela Kuti, and the son of African musical royalty Femi Kuti, has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how he is carrying...
NGO sounds alarm on 'drastically deteriorating' humanitarian situation in occupied West Bank
As a fragile ceasefire holds in Gaza, the occupied West Bank remains a flashpoint. Since October 7, settler violence and Israeli demolitions have reac...
French PM’s ‘dramatic’ move to freeze pension reform sets agenda for 2027 presidential race
France’s new Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has proposed freezing President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform in a bid to avert a no-...
'We won't allow it': French-Israeli peace activist warns against renewed fighting in Gaza
Hours after returning from a Gaza peace summit in Egypt alongside President Emmanuel Macron, French-Israeli activist Ofer Bronchtein told FRANCE 24 th...
Norwegian Refugee Council hails Gaza peace deal as chance to 'scale up operations'
A leading NGO official has spoken to FRANCE 24 abut her intense relief after the announcement of a peace deal for Gaza. Shaina Low works for the Norwe...
French political crisis not solved, but there are 'potential routes forward', expert says
A leading commentator on French politics has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how France's political crisis has not yet been solved, but there do seem to be...
Best-selling author Katriona O'Sullivan on her memoir 'Poor' and growing up in poverty
The author of a highly acclaimed book about poverty and how it affects children has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the worst part of her own difficult...
Aid worker back from Gaza City: 'There was not a single minute of peace'
An aid worker who has just returned from Gaza City has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the latest situation there. Hunter McGovern from Doctors Without Bord...