US top diplomat warns Panama to reduce Chinese business interests in Canal

02/02/2025 21:18 France 24

US top diplomat Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's leader to take immediate steps to reduce Chinese business interests on the Canal, which President Donald Trump sees as a threat to US national security.

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Canada and Mexico vow retaliation against US tariffs

Canada and Mexico slammed the 25 percent tariffs that US President Donald Trump signed off on Saturday and vowed to retaliate with levies of its own on US goods. Trump has also threatened to impose extra tariffs on EU imports, analysts now fear that a full-blown trade war would soon ensue. FRANCE 2...

02/02/2025 15:40 France 24

Russia fires dozens of drones and missiles at Ukraine

Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine killing 12 people, Kyiv said Saturday, as Moscow claimed its forces were pressing in on the key city of Toretsk. Eight of those, including a child, were killed in a missile hit on a residential building...

02/02/2025 09:32 France 24

Russian air strikes leave several dead, damage energy infrastructure in Ukraine

At least 11 people were killed on Saturday after Russia fired a torrent of drones and missiles on Ukraine, gutting dozens of residential buildings and damaging energy infrastructure across the country, according to Ukrainian officials....

02/02/2025 09:32 France 24

Trump orders 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent from China, firing the first shot of a trade war with the countries' long-time trade partners. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country would put matching...

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French Prime Minister François Bayrou has warned that he will use special executive powers to force his government’s contentious 2025 budget through parliament without a vote – a move that is certain to trigger a no-confidence motion....

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The leaders of Canada and Mexico have vowed tit-for-tat tariffs, with Canada saying it will file a claim with the World Trade Organization, after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from America's three largest trading partners. ...

02/02/2025 06:03 France 24

A little girl sparkles in Oscar-nominated film – and shines a light on child labour

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Gunmen in Syria kill at least 10 in Alawite village, war monitor says

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Israel to release 183 Palestinian prisoners in hostage swap

The Palestinian Authority’s commission of prisoners’ affairs says that a total of 183 Palestinian prisoners are slated for release Saturday in exchange for the three Israeli hostages held in Gaza. The release departs from the previous formula of 30 Palestinian prisoners for each Israeli hostage...

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Trump set to unleash tariffs as critics warn of disruptions to supply chains

President Donald Trump is expected to impose hefty new tariffs Saturday on three key US trading partners -- Canada, Mexico and China -- in a move critics say could cause major disruptions to supply chains....

01/02/2025 05:19 France 24

Russia claims village in Ukraine's Donetsk region

Russia on Friday claimed it had captured another village in its relentless offensive in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region and as it closes in on the critical Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk after almost three years of war. Russian forces have been trying for months to capture the key Donetsk s...

31/01/2025 15:37 France 24

Israel urged to ‘work with UN’ as UNRWA warns of threat to Gaza ceasefire

France, Britain and Germany on Friday reiterated their "grave concern" over Israel implementing a law forbidding any contact between its officials and UNRWA as the UN Palestinian relief agency warned that any forced halt of its work would put a fragile ceasefire deal in Gaza at risk....

31/01/2025 13:15 France 24

AWOL: Why are Ukrainian soldiers leaving their units and how to get them back?

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Italy's Meloni under investigation for releasing Libyan warlord

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31/01/2025 11:54 France 24

Israel severs ties with UN Palestinian aid agency

Israel, backed by Washington, will cease contact with the UN's Palestinian humanitarian relief agency UNRWA and any body acting on its behalf, its UN envoy said Tuesday, drawing condemnation from aid groups. UNRWA's offices and staff in Israel play a major role in the provision of healthcare and ed...

31/01/2025 10:27 France 24

US funding freeze disrupts Cambodian efforts to clear landmines, Vietnam War bombs

US President Donald Trump's decision to abruptly pause all foreign aid has forced Cambodia to scale back its lifesaving campaign to clear the unexploded military ordnance left behind by decades of civil strife and American bombing during the Vietnam War....

31/01/2025 08:21 France 24

Israeli ban on UN's Palestinian aid agency UNRWA comes into effect

Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory, despite heavy diplomatic backlash. Humanitarian officials warn the move could have a disastrous impact on aid delivery and jeopardise regional stability in the long term....

30/01/2025 21:59 France 24

M23 rebels aim to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher says, as UN warns of regional war

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30/01/2025 20:30 France 24

Hamas confirms death of October 7 mastermind Mohammed Deif

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30/01/2025 20:10 France 24

Israel-Hamas ceasefire: How to keep it on track?

Each time, there's suspense. There was some stage-managing and some confusion, but in the end, a third round of exchanges of Gaza hostages for Palestinian prisoners this Thursday has kept the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal on the rails. We ask about the optics and a long process that's only in its fir...

30/01/2025 19:08 France 24

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Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who masked militants shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands, drew an angry protest from Israel. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on t...

30/01/2025 18:41 France 24

‘This centre saved my life’: US aid cut hits charities for Ukraine war veterans

After President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day freeze on non-military foreign aid, US projects worldwide are in jeopardy. One of the worst-hit countries is Ukraine, where stop-work orders were issued to initiatives all over the country, including those assisting war veterans – despite growing need...

30/01/2025 15:00 France 24

Millions of Afghans face expulsion from Iran and Pakistan 'back to nothing', NGO warns

The head of humanitarian NGO the Norwegian Refugee Council is accusing the international community of turning its back on the Afghan people since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Jan Egeland is just back from a long visit to the country, where he focused particularly on the thousands of Afgha...

30/01/2025 14:17 France 24

Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Next phase requires 'building trust and accepting war should come to an end'

30/01/2025 13:12 France 24

War in the DRC's east: Will there be a 'push for diplomatic means to end this conflict'?

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi insisted his troops were mounting a "vigorous" response to Rwanda-backed fighters advancing in the country's perennially troubled east and slammed the international community's "silence and inaction". All the while, President Paul Kagame warns Rwanda is ready for...

30/01/2025 12:19 France 24

A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine

U.S.-funded aid programs around the world were firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop operations, as the Trump administration's unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance brought their work to a sudden halt. FRANCE 24's Charli James reports...

29/01/2025 20:17 France 24

Petro Poroshenko: 'We should not only win the war, we should win the peace'

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'Middle East is craving stability, the negotiators feel the burden'

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War-battered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ravaged by new conflict

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