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French President Emmanuel Macron extended his visit to cyclone-devastated Mayotte on Friday, December 19, after angry residents vented exasperation and despair over the scale of the disaster. Locals jeered and shouted their grievances Thursday during Macron’s visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, five days after Cyclone Chido left a trail… Read Details ⇢

Join FRANCE 24 as we take a look at how we celebrate “Noël”, or Christmas, in France. French people tend to have a big family lunch on Christmas Day, but the big event is in fact on Christmas Eve. Called the “réveillon de Noël”, it involves eating traditional French dishes… Read Details ⇢

The influx of migrants into the U.S. in 2024 drove the population to its highest rate of increase in 23 years, as the nation’s population surpassed 340 million, according to a report Thursday from the U.S. Census Bureau. Between 2023 and 2024, the U.S. population grew by nearly 1%, the… Read Details ⇢

US House of Representatives rejects spending bill as US edges closer to partial government shutdown. The United States House of Representatives has rejected a spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown as millions of Americans prepare to travel during the holiday season.… Read Details ⇢

Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints. Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints… Read Details ⇢

On Monday, December 16, at 9:55 am, the very first direct Paris-Berlin high-speed train departed from the Gare de l’Est station in the French capital for the German metropolis’ main station. It was a historic moment. A German white and red ICE train, the product of a partnership between the… Read Details ⇢

France’s Les Républicains face incredible challenges to “articulate some difference and find themselves a role” in such a volatile political landscape. All the while, Nicolas Sarkozy remains “a very influential player in the background of French politics, moving the chess pieces on the board for the centre-right.” For in-depth analysis… Read Details ⇢

The Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) in California hosted a board meeting Thursday amid a controversy over a transgender cross country runner at Martin Luther King High School and students being reprimanded for protesting the athlete’s participation. The board meeting will address recent allegations in a lawsuit that school administrators… Read Details ⇢

Vijayawada, India – As soon as Meda Ramana was elected the head of Garapadu village council in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, several residents complained to her of being wrongfully excluded from government welfare schemes. About 50 villagers – mostly women of the Dalit, Indigenous and religious-minority communities –… Read Details ⇢