Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using long-range US missiles inside Russia

US for the first time authorises Ukraine's use of long-range missiles inside Russia

US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission for the first time to strike Russian territory with US-supplied long-range missiles, a US official told AFP on Sunday. Biden's decision comes as he prepares to hand over power to President-elect Donald Trump, who has pledged to limit US aid to Uk...

US authorises Ukraine's use of long-range missiles inside Russia

US President Joe Biden has authorised Ukraine to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on condition of anonymity, confirming media reports. Gulliver Cragg tells us more from Kyiv, Ukraine....

Live: Kremlin says US 'fuels' tensions by allowing Ukrainian missile strikes inside Russia

The Kremlin on Monday responded to media reports that the United States has given Ukraine the green light to use US-made long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia, saying that outgoing President Joe Biden’s decision "fuels" tensions and risks escalating the conflict. Follow our liveblog...

US for the first time authorise Ukraine's use of long-range missiles inside Russia

In Brazil, activists call on leaders to combat global hunger, as G20 summit to open in Rio

Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse. Meanwhile activists take to the beaches of Brazil to call on world leaders to commit to combating global hunger. The protest, organised by...

Russia pounds Ukraine with 'massive' attack in 'hellish' night

Russia on Sunday pummelled Ukraine with a "massive" aerial barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people across the country in the largest attack in months that Kyiv called "hellish." Details by Eliza Herbert....

As COP29 crosses its halfway point, climate groups link oil industry to Gaza war

Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money. With wars in the Middle East and Europe and Donald Trump's re-election, is COP29 being overlooked? FRANCE 24's William Hilderbrandt asked Daved Leh...

In Georgian breakaway Abkhazia, protesters refuse to leave parliament

Protesters in Georgia's Russia-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia declined on Saturday to leave the parliament building which they stormed the previous day, a departure proposed by the region's president as a condition for resigning. Details by Nick Rushworth....

World looks to G20 in Rio for breakthrough in climate talks

Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at U.N. talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world's 20 major economies can break. Report by Jan Onoszkoa and Louise Raulais....

Ukraine announces power restrictions after 'massive' Russian missile, drone attack

Russia on Sunday launched relentless aerial bombardment on Ukraine's energy production and distribution facilities, firing 120 missiles and nearly 100 drones across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Following the attack, Ukraine announced it would be introducing nationwide...

Japan's minister visits Ukraine to stress mutual concern over North Korean troops

Japan's foreign minister arrived in Kyiv on Saturday to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with Russia, including the deployment of thousands of troops to support Moscow's war in Ukraine. Story by Yinka Oyetade....

Power cuts as Russian missiles pound Ukraine's energy grid

Russia on Sunday pummelled Ukraine with one of the largest barrages of the grinding near-three-year war, Ukrainian officials said, forcing power cuts with fears of a precarious winter to come. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv....

Live: Israel strikes southern Beirut suburbs shortly after issuing evacuation orders

Israel on Sunday launched air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs shortly after issuing evacuation orders for three neighbourhoods in the Hezbollah stronghold areas. The intensification of Israeli attacks came as the Lebanese government studies a US ceasefire plan for Israel’s war in Lebanon....

Zelensky says he wants to end war in Ukraine by 'diplomatic means' in 2025

Russian air defenses downed a series of Ukrainian drones in the Kursk region on Friday along with other regions along the border. This comes as Russia increases the intensity of its drone attacks on Ukraine, which experts say could be part of Moscow's strategy to attack energy infrastructure during...

Lebanon said studying US truce plan for Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanese officials were reviewing on Friday a US truce proposal in the Israel-Hezbollah war as Hamas said it was ready for a ceasefire on Israel's other front, in Gaza. Story by Eliza Herbert....

'Ukraine does not wait for authorisation from its Western partners to act on Russian territory'

In the past few months, Russia but also Ukraine have increased their use of drones in the war. According to FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv Emmanuelle Chaze, this is a sign that Ukraine does not wait for authorisation from its Western partners to act on Russian territory....

Biden, Xi set for tense final meeting in Peru as Trump era looms

Joe Biden meets Chinese president Xi Jinping for the last time as U.S. president on Saturday, but the leaders' goal of lowering tensions before Donald Trump's inauguration is challenged by fresh conflicts over cyber crime, trade, Taiwan and Russia. For more information, FRANCE 24's William Hilderbr...

How Russia mixes deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine

Russian air defence units intercepted a series of Ukrainian drones in several Russian regions, officials said, many of them in Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops launched a major incursion in August. Details by Andrew Hilliar....

Zelensky says he wants Russia-Ukraine war to end by ‘diplomatic means’ in 2025

As Ukraine and Russia prepare for Donald Trump's return to the White House next year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Russia's war against his country must end by diplomatic means. ...

Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgian region Abkhazia over deal with Russia

Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president over an unpopular investment agreement with Moscow. Details by Nick Rushworth....

Philippines warns of 'potentially catastrophic' Super Typhoon Man-yi

A super typhoon sweeping towards the Philippines on Saturday was intensifying and could have a "potentially catastrophic" impact, the state weather forecaster warned, with millions of people at risk from storm surges....

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping expected to meet for the last time on APEC sidelines

US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will meet for the last time, a day after both leaders warned of turbulent times ahead for the world as Donald Trump returns to the White House....

Zelensky says Ukraine war will end 'sooner' with Trump in office

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia's war against his country will "end sooner" than it otherwise would have done once Donald Trump becomes US president next year. Details with FRANCE 24's correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver Cragg....

Ukraine slams Scholz after first call with Putin in two years

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Germany's Olaf Scholz on Friday of playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin after the chancellor spoke by phone to the Kremlin chief for the first time in almost two years. Story by Jennie Shin....

Live: Israel pummels Hezbollah sites in Beirut and southern Lebanon

Israel on Saturday launched multiple air strikes on Hezbollah bastions in Beirut and southern Lebanon. Lebanese sources said Friday that the government was studying a US truce proposal for the Israel-Hezbollah war. Follow our live coverage of the conflicts in the Middle East....

Philippines braces for Super Typhoon Man-yi, a sixth storm in just one month

Disaster-hit Philippines has evacuated hundreds of thousands of people as the archipelago nation on Saturday braced for Super Typhoon Man-yi, the sixth major storm to hit the country in the past month. Authorities warned of a "potentially catastrophic" impact as the latest storm is set to make land...

Biden warns of era of 'significant political change' in last meeting with key Asian allies

US President Joe Biden said the world had reached "a moment of significant change" during his final meeting with the leaders of South Korea and Japan at an Asia-Pacific summit in Lima Friday. The US president sought to shore up the trilateral alliance he had fostered with the two Asian countries as...

Scholz-Putin phone call opens 'Pandora's box', Zelensky says

Ukraine on Friday condemned Germany's Olaf Scholz call to Russia's Vladimir Putin as an "attempt at appeasement" that Moscow would see as a sign of weakness. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, while confirming that Scholz had told him he would be calling Putin, warned that the talks...

Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Putin in first call in years

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks with Ukraine, in the first call between the leaders in almost two years...

We'll defend our interests 'with an iron will': French FM Barrot on Trump's re-election

In an exclusive interview, FRANCE 24 and Radio France International sit down with France's minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, who was appointed to the job in September. We discuss France's diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East, in Europe and in relation to Ukraine. Bar...