US suspends immigrant visa processing for 75 countries

14/01/2026 21:17 France 24

The US on Wednesday said it was issuing a blanket suspension of immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries including Russia, Iran, Brazil, Egypt, Thailand, Nigeria and Somalia. The freeze will begin on January 21 with no set time for it to end.

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Hungary sets parliamentary election date

Hungary’s president announced on Tuesday that the next parliamentary election will be held on April 12th. Although the official campaign begins in a month, the race is already shaping up to be the most competitive in a generation, with polls showing a tight contest between current Prime Minister...

14/01/2026 13:55 France 24

Iran calls for fast trials of protesters despite Trump’s warning

Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with executions. It came as the verified death toll of people killed in a crackdown on protesters passed th...

14/01/2026 11:47 France 24

Russia launches intense missile and drone assault on Ukraine

The mayor of Ukraine’s capital says Kyiv was targeted by overnight drone attacks that sparked a fire in an apartment building, coming just a day after Moscow launched nearly 300 drones along with 18 ballistic and seven cruise missiles across the country. Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of “we...

14/01/2026 11:42 France 24

Donald Trump warns of "very strong action" if Iran hangs protesters

US President Donald Trump has warned that “very strong action” could follow if Iranian authorities carry out threatened executions of protesters, as international outrage continues to grow over a crackdown that rights groups say has killed thousands. While France 24 has been unable to independe...

14/01/2026 10:00 France 24

2025, third hottest year on record

According to an EU climate monitor, 2025 ranked as the third hottest year on record, with no significant cooling expected this year. In its annual report, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said the past 11 years have been the warmest ever recorded, with 2024 the hottest and 2023 close behind. D...

14/01/2026 09:45 France 24

Reza Deghati urges Macron to confront Iran's Islamic regime with 'targeted non-military action'

Amid Iran's unprecedented sociopolitical/economic turmoil, Eve Irvine welcomes renowned Iranian-French photojournalist Reza Deghati. For decades, he has covered the horrors of war/human suffering across the globe. Now he turns his lens inward towards his fellow countrymen/countrywomen confronting...

14/01/2026 07:58 France 24

2025 was third hottest year on record, climate experts see no relief in 2026

The world recorded its third-hottest year on record in 2025, extending an unprecedented streak of global heat with no relief expected in 2026, US and EU climate scientists said on Wednesday. The past 11 years were the warmest on record, with temperatures exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-indu...

14/01/2026 03:48 France 24

Live: Iran calls for fast trials of protesters despite Trump’s warning

14/01/2026 03:14 France 24

Iran says 'ready for war' as Trump weighs strikes

US ⁠President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep protesting and said help was on the way, without giving details. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said Tuesday that at least 2,000 people have died in the ongoing protests in Iran and brutal government crackdown. ...

13/01/2026 16:50 France 24

Tracking the ships delivering sanctioned Russian LNG to China

Since late August 2025, China has taken delivery of at least 24 liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments from two sanctioned Russian facilities, Arctic LNG 2 and Portovaya. This underscores increased cooperation between China and Russia as the Kremlin seeks to boost LNG exports in order to fund its wa...

13/01/2026 16:43 France 24

Deaths overtake births in France for first time since World War II

More people died than were born in France last year for the first time since the end of World War II, official figures released on Tuesday indicated. France has long maintained comparatively high birthrates in the face of a widespread drop in the number of children being born across Europe and beyo...

13/01/2026 15:05 France 24

Russian strikes on Ukrainian city of Kharkiv kill at least four

A Russian overnight attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed four people and wounded several others, regional and city officials said on Tuesday, as Moscow continues near-daily strikes across the country....

13/01/2026 03:40 France 24

Justice Department of the United States now 'a political arm of the Trump administration'

Axios is reporting that US ‍Treasury Secretary ⁠Scott Bessent warned President Donald Trump on ‍Sunday that the federal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has "made a ‍mess" of things and could harm financial ‌markets. For insight and analysis, François Picard...

12/01/2026 21:25 France 24

Police of the sky: How the French airforce helps NATO monitor the Black Sea

✈️ Above the #BlackSea, a silent and high-stakes contest is rewriting the rules of the European sky. The war in #Ukraine hasn't just redrawn maps on the ground - it has shattered the geography of the air. Since the start of #Russia’s full-scale invasion, NATO allies have been forced to patr...

12/01/2026 16:37 France 24

Russia says hypersonic Oreshnik missile hit Ukrainian aircraft repair plant

Russia has said that the hypersonic Oreshnik missile it launched last week hit and disabled an aircraft repair plant in Ukraine's city of Lviv near the Polish border. Ukrainian officials said the nuclear-capable ballistic missile was equipped with inert dummy warheads....

12/01/2026 15:53 France 24

Andorra: Skier films being caught in Avalanche

Ares Masip, who knows the area well, shared her experience on social media to warn her followers about the dangers of off-piste skiing....

12/01/2026 15:36 France 24

Cuba's Diaz-Canel says there are no current talks with US after Trump threats

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that there were no ongoing discussions between Havana and Washington after US President Donald Trump claimed to be "talking to Cuba". Trump had earlier warned the Cuban government to "make a deal' before it was "too late", having pledged to cut off all Venezue...

12/01/2026 14:38 France 24

Israel prepares for potential Iranian attack as tension grows with US

As tensions grow between the US and Iran over the brutal crackdown of Iranian protesters, Israel prepares for a potential attack from its neighbour. Iranian authorities have warned that in case of a US intervention, US bases in Israel could be targeted - but there is also concern they could attack...

12/01/2026 12:58 France 24

There is a 'range of options' for US intervention in Iran as tension grows

Iran's foreign minister said on Monday the Islamic republic is ready for both war and talks after repeated threats from US President Donald Trump to intervene militarily over a crackdown on protests that activists fear has killed hundreds. Trump has also said he would ask Elon Musk to send more Sta...

12/01/2026 11:37 France 24

Iran warns 'fully prepared for war' if US intervenes as protests enter third week

U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic as an ongoing crackdown on demonstrators has led to hundreds of deaths. But while Iran says it is ready for negotiations based on 'mutual respect', it has warned it is 'fully prepared for...

12/01/2026 10:50 France 24

'Targeted for destruction': Top UN court hears Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar

Judges at the International Court of Justice began three weeks of hearings on Monday into allegations that Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya Muslims during a 2017 crackdown. Lawyers say the ruling could shape how the court handles South Africa’s case against Israel over the war in...

12/01/2026 05:09 France 24

Denmark warns of ‘decisive moment’ as Trump renews threat of force over Greenland

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Sunday her country faced a “decisive moment” in its diplomatic dispute with the United States over Greenland, after Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the Arctic territory. Speaking ahead of meetings in Washington on raw...

11/01/2026 23:32 France 24

Sudan PM announces govt's return to Khartoum from wartime capital Port Sudan

The Sudanese government which had been driven out by war has returned to Khartoum and promises “better services” for the capital's residents, Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced on Sunday. The army-aligned government had been operating out of its wartime capital of Port Sudan for nearly thre...

11/01/2026 16:36 France 24

Live: Iran death toll rises as protesters defy crackdown

Iranians took to the streets in new rallies against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as a Norway-based rights groups on Sunday said the death toll after two weeks of protests had risen to at least 192. Iran's parliamentary speaker warned that the US military and Isra...

11/01/2026 11:11 France 24

Myanmar holds second phase of voting in first election since coup

Myanmar began a second round of voting Sunday in the country's first general election since a takeover that installed a military government five years ago. Voting expanded to additional townships including some areas affected by the civil war between the military government and its armed opponents....

11/01/2026 11:04 France 24

Kyiv residents endure freezing cold after Russian strikes knock out power

Kyiv residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartments on Saturday as engineers struggled to restore ⁠power, water and heat knocked out in the latest salvo of Russian strikes. Some have been forced to choose between eating a hot meal or keeping warm....

11/01/2026 10:44 France 24

Fresh protests hit Iran amid intensifying crackdown

Iranians took to the streets in new protests against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as rights groups warned on Sunday that authorities were committing a "massacre" to quell the demonstrations. The protests, initially sparked by anger over the rising cost of living,...

11/01/2026 10:30 France 24

Iran warns US troops, Israel will be ‘legitimate targets’ if America strikes over protests

Iran's parliament met on Sunday to discuss ongoing mass protests, with the speaker warning that the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America strikes the country, as threatened by President Donald Trump. The death toll linked to the protests rose to 116, a US-based human r...

11/01/2026 08:25 France 24

Ukrainian drones targeting energy infrastructure spark fire in Russian oil depot

A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire in southern Russia, local authorities said on Saturday, as Kyiv continues to target Russian energy sites in a bid to deprive Moscow of oil revenue. The Ukrainian attack came one day after Russia fired a powerful hypersonic missile at Western Ukraine....

10/01/2026 13:58 France 24

Cuba on edge after US captures Venezuela's Maduro

As US seizures of Venezuela-linked oil tankers surge, concerns grow in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive. Experts warn that a sudden halt in Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba could lead to widespread social unrest and mass migration following the stunning US milit...

10/01/2026 13:40 France 24

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