Just outside the French capital sprawls the world's largest antiques destination: the Paris Saint-Ouen Flea Market. It's a timeless escape, and one of the most visited sites in France. We take you on a tour in this edition of France in Focus.

The fan zones are open, the stadiums are ready and the biggest World Cup in history is officially underway in the US, Mexico and Canada. Seven matchs are planned in Houston, Texas. The host city expects to attract around half a million visitors and an economic windfall of $1.5 billion. Yet some hotels remain half empty and many fans complain that soaring ticket prices have made the tournament unaffordable. FRANCE 24's Pierrick Leurent and Wassim Cornet report. 

The fan zones are open, the stadiums are ready and the biggest World Cup in history is officially underway in the US, Mexico and Canada. Seven matchs are planned in Houston, Texas. The host city expects to attract around half a million visitors and an economic windfall of $1.5 billion. Yet some hotels remain half empty and many fans complain that soaring ticket prices have made the tournament unaffordable. FRANCE 24's Pierrick Leurent and Wassim Cornet report. 

La plus grande Coupe du monde de l’histoire débute cette année aux États-Unis, au Canada et au Mexique. Avec 48 équipes et 104 matchs, le tournoi promet d’attirer des millions de supporters à travers l’Amérique du Nord. À Houston, où sept rencontres sont programmées, les organisateurs affichent leur optimisme. Mais certains hôtels peinent à remplir leurs chambres et de nombreux supporters dénoncent des billets devenus inaccessibles. Reportage de Pierrick Leurent. 

Pour la première fois de son histoire, l’archipel du Cap-Vert participera à la Coupe du monde de football. Avec à peine un demi-million d’habitants, le pays des “requins bleus” sera l’une des plus petites nations à participer aux Mondial 2026. Un moment historique pour l’archipel, mobilisé comme jamais pour se préparer à cette compétition. Mais aussi un vent d’espoir dans les quartiers populaires de Praia, la capitale, où le ballon rond est devenu une échappatoire pour une jeunesse délaissée. Reportage de Simon Martin et Sarah Sakho.

For the first time ever, Cape Verde is heading to the World Cup. The West African island nation – home to fewer than half a million people – will be one of the smallest countries in tournament history. In the capital Praia, preparations are in full swing, with qualification sparking huge excitement and renewed hope among young people. In working-class neighbourhoods, football has long been an escape – and now, a global stage awaits. Sarah Sakho and Simon Martin report. 

Peeling paint, rundown roundabouts and shuttered post offices: in recent years, local public services across the United Kingdom have been in steady decline. But in some communities, volunteers have decided to step in – filling the gaps where the state has fallen short. Our France 2 colleagues report from Yorkshire, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain.

Peeling paint, rundown roundabouts and shuttered post offices: in recent years, local public services across the United Kingdom have been in steady decline. But in some communities, volunteers have decided to step in – filling the gaps where the state has fallen short. Our France 2 colleagues report from Yorkshire, with FRANCE 24's Lauren Bain.

Dix ans sont passés et il fait encore les gros titres au Royaume-Uni. Le Brexit, officialisé lors du référendum du 23 juin 2016, est toujours au cœur des conversations, notamment dans les zones rurales, où le budget des mairies et collectivités a drastiquement baissé. Parfois, les habitants prennent le relais. Nettoyage des rues, entretien des parcs ou travaux de peinture : chacun s'y met pour assurer les services du quotidien. Reportage dans le Yorkshire de nos consœurs de France 2.

Fin avril, 98 des 100 villes les plus chaudes du monde se trouvaient en Inde. De mi-avril à mai 2026, les températures maximales quotidiennes ont dépassé les 46 °C dans certaines régions de l’Inde. Lors des épisodes extrêmes, l’absence d’accès à la climatisation peut devenir une question de vie ou de mort dans le pays le plus peuplé du monde. Si les chiffres officiels font état de 37 décès liés à la canicule, certaines associations affirment qu’ils sont très loin de refléter la réalité. À cette pression thermique s’ajoutent des pénuries d’eau aiguës dans plusieurs régions du pays. Reportage de Navodita Kumari et Fantine Dantzer.

It is the moving story of a Russian father and daughter who opposed Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. It all began in March 2022, when 12-year-old Maria drew an anti-war picture at school in response to the invasion launched a month earlier. She was immediately reported by those around her, and the FSB soon visited both her school and her home. Her father was eventually arrested for supporting his daughter and speaking out against the war. He was convicted of discrediting the Russian army. Following his release from a penal colony, he and Maria left Russia and are now refugees in Strasbourg. A report by Elena Volochine, English adaptation by Lauren Bain.

Throughout World War II, discriminatory policies saw thousands of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish and travellers displaced across France, imprisoned in vast internment camps and sent to extermination camps in Eastern Europe. Eighty years ago, the last travellers were freed from French internment camps. Our reporters Antonia Kerrigan and Valentine Erba went to meet with a French survivor of internment.

Just after taking office, Chile's new far-right President José Antonio Kast pledged to expel more than 300,000 undocumented migrants. Two months into his presidency, the mass departures that many predicted have not happened. The construction of a border wall with Peru, modelled on US President Donald Trump's wall, does not seem to be stopping migrants from attempting to cross into Chile. But in Tacna, the last Peruvian city before the Chilean border, life is becoming increasingly difficult for migrants. FRANCE 24's Martin Chabal and Agathe Fourcade report, with Wassim Cornet.