16+ hour, 23+ min ago   (607+ words) Montreal (Canada) (AFP) – Prime Minister Mark Carney calls Canada "the most European of non-European countries," and while formal EU membership may be tricky, he is pursuing unprecedented closeness with the bloc to reduce dependence on a hostile United States. Issued…...

16+ hour, 17+ min ago   (614+ words) Vologda (Russia) (AFP) – An ex-kickboxer preaching Orthodox traditions who has effectively banned abortion and declared war on alcohol: ultra-conservative governor Georgy Filimonov is the face of Vladimir Putin's rule in Russia's Vologda region. Issued on: 14/09/2026 - 03:33 Some 450 kilometres (280 miles) north-west of…...

19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (392+ words) Stockholm (AFP) – Quiet enough to hear a pin drop. Then, thunderous applause and shrieks of joy erupted at the Swedish Social Democrats election party on Sunday as supporters celebrated the far-right's predicted drop in support from early counting. Issued on:…...

21+ hour, 1+ min ago   (560+ words) Stockholm (AFP) – Sweden's leftwing opposition bloc held a razor-thin lead in Sunday's general election with half of votes counted, with the far right seen losing ground. Issued on: 13/09/2026 - 22:49 With more than 50 percent of votes counted, four opposition parties led by…...

22+ hour, 46+ min ago   (51+ words) france24.com Issued on: 13/09/2026 - 21:04 Immediate France 24 analysis as polls close, and exit polls indicate how the country has voted in the 2026 election. France 24 Gavin Lee has been speaking to Scandinavia Correspondent Trine Villeman...

23+ hour ago   (674+ words) Issued on: 13/09/2026 - 19:59Modified: 13/09/2026 - 20:50 Poland and Ukraine on Sunday denounced Russian strikes close to the Polish border, including on a Warsaw-bound train and near a frontier checkpoint -- as an "escalation" in the war. Ukraine's rail operator said former British prime minister Boris…...

23+ hour, 25+ min ago   (387+ words) Sweden's centre-left wing bloc, led by the Social Democrats, held an early lead at 51.3% in a parliamentary election on Sunday, an exit ​poll by broadcaster SVT ‌showed. Early results from the Swedish Election Authority were expected within hours. Issued on:…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (178+ words) France 24 To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (175+ words) As Sweden heads into a closely fought election, the far right is gaining ground by tapping into concerns over crime and security, issues that some voters increasingly associate with migration. On FRANCE 24, Stockholm University sociologist Zeth Isaksson said the movement…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (404+ words) Staff at public broadcaster Radio France began a two-day strike on Sunday over the appointment of Charles Sapin, deputy editor-in-chief at far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles. Unions accuse Sapin of promoting far-right ideas ahead of next spring's presidential election, while management…...