French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday condemned the threats made against the judge who convicted ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy last week to five years in prison in the Libya campaign financing case. "Attacks and death threats, old or recent, against several magistrates are unacceptable," said Macron.

Moldova borders southwestern Ukraine, making it a perfect base for Russia to launch attacks into Ukraine, and also as a base for possibly launching drone incursions into the EU, explains FRANCE 24’s Philip Turle. Its strategic location makes Sunday’s election results one to watch in eastern and western European capitals.

Denmark on Sunday ordered a ban on civilian drone flights in the coming week as a security measure ahead of an EU summit in Copenhagen. The ban came after mysterious drones were observed over Danish military sites overnight for a second straight day, raising concerns in northern Europe amid suspected Russian involvement.

Moldovans on Sunday cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election plagued by claims of Russian interference, a vote seen as a choice between integration with the European Union or a drift back into Moscow’s fold. The election was clouded by security incidents, including in polling stations abroad. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent Maria Gerth-Niculescu and analysis by the Romania editor of Radio France International (RFI), Ovidiu Nahol.

🏥 As Israeli troops bear down, the health care system in Gaza City is coming under fire and being pushed toward collapse.



⛑️Vaughan is a nurse from Seattle. She volunteered through the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association in July, and has just come back from the enclave.



📲 She kept a video diary of her time at al-Quds, occasionally posting on social media. She shared dozens of videos with The Associated Press, which verified them.

Hundreds of mostly young protesters faced off against security forces in Madagascar's capital Saturday days after an anti-government demonstration erupted into clashes and looting. Story by Rachel Griffiths.

Reporting from the Moldovan capital Chisinau, FRANCE 24’s Maria Gerth-Niculescu says there have been several security incidents on election day. False bomb threats briefly halted overseas voting in several EU cities on Sunday, according to Moldova’s foreign ministry, and cyberattacks targeted some official sites as the country voted in a tense parliamentary election.

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar won his second consecutive world road cycling title after an epic race in Rwanda on Sunday. The 267km race marked a historic staging of the championships in Kigali, Rwanda’s hilly capital, with a punishing, cobbled circuit up a relentless climb.

Hamas lost contact with two of the Israeli hostages the group was holding during intensified Israeli strikes in Gaza City over the past two days, its armed wing said on Sunday. The al-Qassam Brigades called on Israel to halt air strikes for 24 hours starting at 6pm local time as it tries to locate the missing hostages.

Russia pounded Ukraine for hours with hundreds of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people, including a 12-year-old girl, Kyiv said Sunday. Story by Axelle Simon and Olivia Bizot.

Ahead of Sunday’s vote, there was an “unprecedented” effort to destabilise the situation in Moldova, Mihai Lupascu, director of Moldova’s cybersecurity agency, tells France 24. But Moldova’s law enforcement “did a very good job in countering and limiting this supply of resources” and the illegal money flows, he notes.

Melika Mohammadi Gazvar Olya fled Tehran after participating in the “Woman, Life, Freedom” protests following the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in custody. After a dangerous journey across Central America, she was detained upon arrival in the US. The young Iranian asylum-seeker has been incarcerated for nearly three years in an ICE detention center near the Mexican border.

Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, in one of the most sustained attacks on the capital since the full-scale war began. Story by FRANCE 24's Kyiv correspondent Aidan Stretch.

With its steep slopes and sharp bends, the land of a thousand hills has forged itself a new identity: that of a cycling nation. But far from the spotlight of the World Championships, which took place in Kigali from September 21 to 28, bicycles are part of daily survival for thousands of Rwandans. Beyond sport or leisure, the bike is often a tool to make ends meet — sometimes at the risk of life and often for a meager reward. FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kigali, Juliette Montilly, takes you into Rw…

The World French Fry Championships was held for the third year in a row in the northern French city of Arras. Siem Bruggen of the Netherlands won the first prize for Authentic Fries - or fries without any toppings. Story by Florent Marchais and France Télévisions.

Moldovans began voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday that could have a major impact on the government's quest to join the European Union, as a popular pro-Russian group seeks to steer the small nation away from closer ties with the bloc. Story by Emily Boyle.

French authorities say three women died Saturday morning while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K. on board a makeshift boat carrying other migrants. What risks are migrants prepared to take to get to the United Kingdom? Story by Nicholas Rushworth and France 2.

The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for four straight days, Ukraine and Russia said Saturday, blaming each other for attacks on power lines. Though blackouts at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant are frequent, due to its proximity to the front line, this one is the longest so far, which experts warn raises the risk of incidents. Story by Liza Kaminov.