All Sources © - / AFP © Aaron Favila - AP © Aaron Favila, AP © Adek Berry, AFP © Adem Altan, AFP © Adnan Abidi, Reuters © Adrian Wylde, AP © AFP © AFP (Handout) © AFP/ File picture © Ahn Young-joon, AP © AI-generated image/ Cockroach Janta Party © Aimal Zahir, AFP © Alex Brandon, AP Photo © Alex Mita, IRIB TV via AFP © Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP © Ali Ihsan Ozturk, AFP © Altaf Qadri, AP © Andrew Caballero-Reynolds, AFP © Andy Wong, AP © Ann Wang, Reuters © Anthony Wallace, AFP © AP © AP (File) © Arif Kartono, AFP © Ashwini Bhatia, AP © Atta Kenare, AFP © Australian Broadcasting Corporation via Reuters © Banaras Khan, AFP © Behrouz Mahri, AFP © Belarus' Presidential Press Service, AP © Berk Ozkan, AFP © Brendan Smialowski, AFP © CNS via AFP © CNS/AFP © Cnsphoto via Reuters © Colin Murty, AFP © Dado Ruvic, Reuters © Edwin Espejo, AFP © Ensar Ozdemir, Reuters © Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters file photo © Handout, Israeli Army via AFP © Handout, Myanmar Military Information Team via AFP © Hasnoor Hussain, Reuters © Hiro Komae, AFP © I-Hwa Cheng, AFP © I-Hwa Cheng, AFP/File © Idrees Mohammed, AFP © Image shared with our team by chef Liju Ninan © Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP © Issei Kato, Reuters © Jam Sta Rosa, AFP © Johanna Gero, AP © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AFP © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Reuters © Jung Yeon-je, AFP © KCNA via KNS via AP © KCNA via KNS/AFP © KCNA via Reuters © Kenny Holston, AFP (Pool) © Khalil Hamra, AP © Kiichiro Sato, AP © Kim Hong-Ji, AFP © Korean Central News Agency, AP © Ludovic Marin, AFP © Luis Tato, AFP © Maaz Awan, AP © Mark Baker, AP © Mark Schiefelbein, AP © Matt Slocum, AP © Maxim Shemetov, Reuters © Melanie Burton, Reuters © Mikhail Metzel, Pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik via AFP © Mohsen Karimi, AFP file picture © Moses Sawasawa, AP © Muhammad Sajjad, AP © Niranjan Shrestha, AP © Ohad Zwigenberg, AP © Patrick T. Fallon, AFP © Pedro Pardo, AFP © Prakash Mathema, AFP © Reuters © Rocco Fazzari, AFP © Roslan Rahman, AFP © Saeed Khan, AFP file photo © Sai Aung Main, AFP © Saifullah Zahir, AP © Salahuddin Ahmed, AFP © Sara Tansy, AP © Sean Kilpatrick, AP © Sergei Bobylev, AP © Simon Wohlfahrt, AFP © STR / KCNA VIA KNS/AFP © Stringer, AFP © Stringer, KCNA via KNS, AFP © Stringer, Reuters © Studio graphique FMM © Taiwan's Ministry of Defense via AP © Ted Aljibe, AFP © UGC images via AFP © US Navy via Reuters © Vahid Salemi, AP © via Reuters - KCNA © Vincent Thian, AP © Wahidullah Kakar, AP © Wakil Kohsar, AFP © X © Xie Huanchi, AP via Xinhua News Agency © Yimou Lee, Reuters © Yin Bogu/Xinhua via AP © Yuichi Yamazaki, AFP Ada Derana Sinhala Al Jazeera Asia AP AP - Manoocher Deghati BBC Asia EconomyNext France 24 Asia KCNA via KNS via AP OnLanka
'A very different Afghanistan: Violence now linked to socioeconomic pressures'
France 24 Asia 11 hours ago
'A very different Afghanistan: Violence now linked to socioeconomic pressures'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Silvia Boccardi, freelance journalist based in Rome. Nearly …

In South Korea, AI chip workers become top marriage prospects
France 24 Asia 17 hours ago
In South Korea, AI chip workers become top marriage prospects

In South Korea, the AI frenzy has sent the value of the country's top chipmakers skyrocketing. Kore…

Maternity leave in India offers progress, with mixed results
France 24 Asia 1 day ago
Maternity leave in India offers progress, with mixed results

In 2025, the Supreme Court of India declared maternity leave a fundamental right for working women.…

India goes football crazy: Is politics holding the country back?
France 24 Asia 4 days ago
India goes football crazy: Is politics holding the country back?

In this edition of Access Asia, we explore why the world's most populous country struggles to quali…

Discipline and togetherness: Japan's strategy for football greatness
France 24 Asia 8 days ago
Discipline and togetherness: Japan's strategy for football greatness

On Sunday, Japan sealed a 2-2 draw against the higher-ranked Netherlands in their 2026 World Cup o…

Japan's love-hate relationship with bears
France 24 Asia 11 days ago
Japan's love-hate relationship with bears

This week, a town north of Tokyo shut down nearly 100 schools following a spate of bear sightings. …

Escaping Kabul: The secret operation to exfiltrate the Afghan women's cycling team
France 24 Asia 11 days ago
Escaping Kabul: The secret operation to exfiltrate the Afghan women's cycling team

Nearly five years ago, the Taliban seized control of Kabul and imposed Sharia law in Afghanistan. T…

Xi meeting 'was a success for Kim Jong Un', experts says
France 24 Asia 14 days ago
Xi meeting 'was a success for Kim Jong Un', experts says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Edward Howell, Lecturer in International Relations at the …

Unbreakable Kim? China's Xi visits Russia-backed North Korean leader
France 24 Asia 14 days ago
Unbreakable Kim? China's Xi visits Russia-backed North Korean leader

It takes convincing these days to get China’s leader to go abroad. Xi Jinping’s just wrapped up…

Bear captured in Japan after multi-day search as attacks rise
France 24 Asia 14 days ago
Bear captured in Japan after multi-day search as attacks rise

A bear that roamed the streets of a Japanese city for four days, forcing mass school…

Extreme heatwaves: Indians struggle and suffer from water shortages
France 24 Asia 14 days ago
Extreme heatwaves: Indians struggle and suffer from water shortages

In late April, 98 of the world's 100 hottest cities were located in India. From mid-April to May 20…

EU set to discuss deportation of Afghan refugees with Taliban
France 24 Asia 14 days ago
EU set to discuss deportation of Afghan refugees with Taliban

The EU has invited Taliban representatives to Brussels for technical talks on deportations, which c…