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Swiss authorities say they have launched a criminal investigation into the managers of a bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana where a fire killed at least 40 people on New Year's Eve. Police have identified four young Swiss nationals who died in the blaze.

Brigitte Bardot, who died at the age of 91 on Sunday, lived a life filled with contradiction and controversy, but became a global icon first and foremost through film. RFI spoke to critic and historian Antoine de Baecque about her legacy in cinema and beyond.

Senegal’s health authorities are under pressure after expired raw materials were found at a factory producing baby nappies and sanitary towels. Conflicting statements from the country's regulator along with allegations of attempted corruption and delays in an official inquiry are fuelling concern.

Football fans from across Africa have gathered in Paris to back their teams, whether it's in a restaurant, a friend's flat or even out on the streets – even if they say watching it back home is a livelier affair.

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear our annual listener New Year’s Resolution show, co-hosted by my daughter Mathilde (as always!) There’s plenty of good music, too, to keep you in the holiday mood. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!

In France, divisions within the Iranian diaspora over events unfolding in their country of origin look set to deepen further, sharpened by the way people consume information, particularly Persian-language satellite television channels and social media.

Cyprus has assumed the presidency of the European Council at a volatile time for Europe, as international peace efforts struggle to end the war in Ukraine, the United States shifts its loyalties and economic headwinds weigh on spending priorities. RFI asked Fiona Mullen, director of Nicosia-based think tank Sapientia Economics,…

Across Africa, contested ballots, violent crackdowns, coups d’état and military transitions morphing into long-term rule combined to make 2025 a year in which, as one analyst tells RFI, "the law of the strongest has become commonplace".

France has begun the New Year with a shake-up of political privileges, long criticised as being out of touch. The move comes as the government grapples with increasing voter mistrust, according to an annual poll, and record levels of public debt.