🇺🇸🇪🇺 I asked Virginia Governor @abigailspanberger.com if Europeans should worry more about Russian or U.S. meddling in upcoming elections. "As a proud American, the fact that the question is a relevant one is one that I find distressing." Full interview ➡️ f24.my/C4Vw

🇺🇸 "It's about campaigning to everyone and then governing for everyone." A rising star among Democratic Party centrists, @abigailspanberger.com qualifies the term 'moderate': "I campaigned everywhere and talked about the issues that mattered to people across Virginia" Full interview ➡️ f24.my/C4Vw

"We still can't understand why President Zelenskiy dismissed reform-orientated defense minister Mikhaelo Federov." Amid calls for Friday rally in Kyiv, @antac-ua.bsky.social @dkaleniuk.bsky.social only "half-satisfied" by removal of army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. Full interview ➡️ f24.my/C4Ol

"London actually does have far too much sway." But for devolution in the #UK to succeed, #Labour's Mary Honeyball tells @francoisf24.bsky.social new PM #AndyBurnham must restore revenue raising powers stripped of local authorities under #Thatcher➡️ https://go.france24.com/Bsmj

“It says a lot about the gentrification process happening in towns like Saint-Ouen.” @moreauchevrolet.bsky.social and @lfi.bsky.social’s @deputeeobono.bsky.social assess the roots of the political and cultural battle surrounding #SaintOuen #MasterPoulet on #F24Debate➡️ https://go.france24.com/VtrX

“If you understand how food is produced, you’d probably make different choices if you could.” @sciencespo.bsky.social’s Henri Landes stresses the importance of guaranteeing people have the economic means to make healthy, sustainable food choices. More on #F24Debate ➡️ https://go.france24.com/MvE8

“It’s a win-win situation.” Hélène Quéau argues the @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social -sponsored online petition for 100 staple products to be sold at cost is a feasible way to ensure dignified access to healthy food for everyone. More on #F24Debate ➡️ ➡️ https://go.france24.com/UXCj

🇮🇹 "It's an overreaction by the EU." #Venice mayor Simone Venturini reacts to the European Commission's move to halt #Biennale funding following #Russian artists' inclusion in this year's exhibition. More on #F24Spotlight

🇪🇸🇦🇷 "I think Spain will win, but it'll be a very difficult game." Ruben Slagter places his bets for Sunday's #FIFAWorldCup final. More on #F24Debate ➡️https://go.france24.com/zrhB Share your match predictions in the comments! ⤵️

⚽🏆"It's not how football is made," @france24.com's Kethevane Gorjestani tells #F24Debate, arguing the game’s flow leaves little room for frequent hydration breaks or mid-play celebrity cutaways present at #FIFAWorldCup2026 ➡️https://go.france24.com/f40G

⚽🏆"With very few exceptions, it's been a fairly sad #WorldCup." Drawing on his experience at the #France–#Senegal match, @fanseurope.org's Ronan Evain explains how US immigration restrictions impacted fanzone atmospheres during the tournament. More on #F24Debate ➡️ https://go.france24.com/oF3q

🏆⚽"I don't think there's been a tournament quite like this." @drdavewebber.bsky.social tells #F24Debate this "celebrity-driven" #FIFAWorldCup has "repackaged football as a luxury product", driving up ticket demand and prices ➡️https://go.france24.com/Ocdc

🇺🇦 "It will not be satisfactory for the Ukrainian people." @antac-ua.bsky.social's Daria Kaleniuk reacts to #Zelensky's appointment of #YevhenKhmara as acting defense minister after removal of #Fedorov in a surprise government reshuffle. More on #F24Spotlight

Will football ever be the same? The legacy of a star-spangled World Cup

Will football ever be the same? The legacy of a star-spangled World Cup

It’s a game of two halves and in the end, Lionel Messi shines. After a stunning performance in Argentina’s come-from-behind win against England, the 39-year old securing the defending World Cup champions their second final in a row, much to the delight of organizers – who last year understood Messi’s star power when they bent the rules to include his Inter Miami side in the Club World Cup.

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"You cannot have a good law for assisted dying when you don't have good palliative care." Association pour le Droit de Mourir dans la Dignité's Anne Raynaud explains the importance of improving the two "complementary" end-of-life processes in one piece of legislation on #F24Spotlight

Fast food nation? French chicken chain row gets political

Fast food nation? French chicken chain row gets political

On this particular television channel we do love covering the French and their love affair with fine food. But truth be told, eating habits here vary wildly be it by necessity, choice or habit. Don't say it too loudly but France boasts Europe’s highest number of McDonalds per person. So here we go with the feud between neighboring Paris suburbs over chicken drumsticks.

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🇫🇷🍗 Fast food nation? Wednesday #F24Debate sees why feud between neighboring Paris working class suburbs over #MasterPoulet chain could weigh on next year's elections f24.my/BtDt

Fast-food ‘chicken war’ sparks political cockfight in Paris suburb

A French mayor’s attempt to bar a popular fast-food outlet from selling “junk food” has kicked off a bitter feud in the Paris suburb of Saint-Ouen, giving France’s fractious left yet another subject…

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🇮🇷🇺🇸 Why keep reigniting the conflict? @gmfus.bsky.social's @carriealee.bsky.social argues the #IranWar persists because both sides seemingly believe continuous conflict gains them greater leverage in negotiations. More on #F24Debate ➡️https://go.france24.com/Bsmb

🇮🇷🇺🇸 “Ordinary people will suffer from this.” @borzou.bsky.social tells #F24Debate vulnerable economies dependent on Persian Gulf oil and gas could be “crushed” by continuous conflict in #Iran, especially as peace agreements fail to deliver lasting stability ➡️https://go.france24.com/iC5I

“We are witnessing a genuine escalation trap.” Karim Émile Bitar draws parallels between #IranWar and the lead-up to #WWI where "misperceptions, political pressure, and fear of encirclement” pushed leaders into a conflict beyond their control. More on #F24Debate➡️ [SHORTLINK]

War, talks, repeat: How to break the cycle between US and Iran?

War, talks, repeat: How to break the cycle between US and Iran?

Who needs nuclear weapons when you’ve got the Strait of Hormuz? Sure, ordinary Iranians are far worse off than on February 28th when the US and Israel launched a war that killed the Supreme Leader on Day One but the Islamic Republic's since discovered it’s got leverage beyond its wildest dream and betting that Donald Trump’s threats of invasion are empty.

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Why the cycle of war, truce, repeat? Tuesday #F24Debate asks about pattern with no end in sight #IranWar

Middle East live: Explosions heard near Hormuz port city Bandar Abbas

Iranian state television on Tuesday reported that five explosions were heard near the city of Bandar Abbas close to the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The port city has been at the centre of renewed fig...

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Marius Strubenhoff reacts to #Macron's vow that #Europe will defend itself 'at the cost of blood, if necessary', assessing how willing Europeans are to actually pay such a price➡️ https://go.france24.com/GAHu

🇺🇦 "There could be very different representation at the coalition of the willing next year." Kira Rudik assesses how political support for #Ukraine may shift with the results of key upcoming #European elections. More on #F24Debate➡️ https://go.france24.com/HEQd

"By taking this step, he's doing two things at once." Robert Parsons tells #F24Debate #Starmer's plan to sign #Britain up to €60 billion #EU defence loan scheme for #Ukraine shows support for Kyiv while also drawing the #UK closer to the #EU➡️ https://go.france24.com/h61X

Willing to pay: how much? Ukraine allies in Paris without the United States

Willing to pay: how much? Ukraine allies in Paris without the United States

Forget last week's NATO summit where Donald Trump put the alliance through an emotional rollercoaster. It's Bastille Day in Paris, with the so-called coalition of the willing - aka Nato minus the United States - serving up some more serene summitry on the eve of the traditional military parade down the Champs-Elysées where Germany, Ukraine, the UK, Sweden and Greece will have aircraft participating in the flyover. Beyond the pageantry and the photo ops, there’s the cold, hard reality of doing more without Washington’s military and financial power. 

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🇺🇦Pay to play? As Germany pledges €90m to fund 50,000 attack drones for #Ukraine, Monday #F24Debate follows 'Coalition of the Willing' summit in Paris

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Ukraine allies gather in Paris to step up defence aid, heighten pressure on Russia

🇮🇷 "The fault line is different compared to a year or two ago." Speaking on US-#Iran negotiations, @rparsi.bsky.social tells #F24Spotlight the divide between pragmatists and hardliners in #Tehran has morphed into a divide between "the very hard right and everyone else."

Despite some of the challenges to climate-resilient building, Stéphane Kirkland emphasizes we already have the solutions to build housing that can better withstand extreme temperatures. More on #F24Debate➡️https://go.france24.com/N2cm