What does Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?

Germany still opposed to Ukraine's use of long-range missiles inside Russia

Germany is sticking with its decision not to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine, a German government spokesperson said on Monday, after Washington shifted course to allow U.S.-made weapons to be used to strike deep within Russia. analysis by FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian....

What are the long-range weapons that the US has allowed Ukraine to hit Russian soil with?

The Kremlin warned Monday that President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles adds “fuel to the fire” of the war and would escalate international tensions even higher. But what are these long-range weapons? Story by Camille...

Russia vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Sudan ceasefire

Russia on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, where General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s regular army has been fighting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by his one-time deputy. An unnamed diplomat told AFP that Russia seemed to have bec...

'Conflicts not always won by tactical battles': Putin doesn't know how to respond to US policy shift

The US decision to authorise long-range Ukrainian strikes could help Kyiv defend the foothold in Russia's Kursk region that it seized as leverage in any war talks, but may come too late to change the course of the war. As military analysts warn the shift was unlikely to be a gamechanger overall, FR...

Has US authorisation for Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia come too late?

The Biden administration's decision on Sunday to allow Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russian territory could help it defend its foothold in Russia's Kursk region, but may have come too late to be a gamechanger overall in the war, military analysts say. ...

Large Gaza food convoy violently looted, UNRWA says

A convoy of 109 trucks was violently looted on Nov. 16 after entering Gaza, resulting in the loss of 98 trucks in what aid workers say is one of the worst such incidents in the more than 13-month-old war, said an UNRWA aid official....

Musk responds to Zelensky interview, weighs in on US foreign policy

Joe Biden has given Ukraine the go-ahead to use US missiles to strike Russian targets, just 2 months ahead of his departure. President elect Donald Trump has not reacted to this development from Washington. However, Elon Musk commented on an interview Ukraine’s president did with a Polish media o...

Moscow says US is escalating war by allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil

The Kremlin said on Monday that any U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to fire American missiles deep into Russia would mean it was directly involved in the conflict, which it accused President Joe Biden's administration of escalating. Russia has been telling the West for months how it would interpret...

Battle for northern Gaza: FRANCE 24 investigates the Israeli 'generals' plan'

Is the Gaza war’s final battle being fought in the north of the besieged enclave? The Israeli army launched a major operation there on October 6, targeting the towns of Jabalya and Beit Lahya, where Hamas is attempting to regroup and rebuild. For now, nearly 400,000 Palestinian civilians have ref...

What will Ukraine do with the long-range missile that it is now allowed to use in Russian territory?

US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, prompting China on Monday to call for a "cooling down of the situation". Analysis by FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor, Philip Turle....

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...

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

US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission 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 Ukraine. ...

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. ...