'An important day to see a head of state have an arrest warrant against him,' says ICC prosecutor

17/03/2023 19:41 France 24

In an interview with FRANCE 24 after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, the court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan said it was an important day for international justice. The warrant marked “the first time ever that a head of state from a P5 has been charged” by the international court, said Khan referring to the UN Security Council’s permanent five members.

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Depleted-uranium shells, the armour-busting munitions heading to Ukraine

Russia said on Sunday that it plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, a seemingly tit-for-tat response to the UK’s announcement last week that it would supply Ukraine with armour-piercing shells made from depleted uranium. Although the rounds contain trace amounts of radioactivity,...

27/03/2023 18:52 France 24

Cuba awaits legislative poll results, opposition warns of ‘electoral mathematics’

Cuba's government managed to mobilize voters on Sunday for National Assembly elections, the results of which were a foregone conclusion, as it pushed back against a recent abstentionist trend in the communist-ruled nation. ...

27/03/2023 09:47 France 24

🔴 Live: Germany delivers promised Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, media reports say

Germany has transferred the 18 Leopard 2 battle tanks it pledged to Ukraine, Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on protecting the nuclear power plant at Zapor...

27/03/2023 07:23 France 24

US to open democracy summit as Russia, China launch diplomatic offensive

The United States on Tuesday opens its second Summit for Democracy with its eyes firmly on the rest of the world, seeking a united front against authoritarianism as Russia attacks Ukraine and as China launches a diplomatic offensive....

27/03/2023 02:27 France 24

Russia to station nuclear arms in Belarus, says Putin

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday urged Belarus not to host Russian nuclear weapons, saying it could face further sanctions if it did....

25/03/2023 18:26 France 24

Russia accuses Azerbaijan of violating ceasefire agreement with Armenia

Russia on Saturday accused Azerbaijan of violating the Moscow-brokered ceasefire that ended the 2020 war with Armenia, by letting its troops cross over the demarcation line. ...

25/03/2023 17:32 France 24

Russia pardons over 5,000 convicts after fighting in Ukraine with Wagner Group

More than 5,000 former criminals have been pardoned after finishing their contracts to fight in Russia's Wagner mercenary group against Ukraine, the founder of Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said on Saturday....

25/03/2023 15:14 France 24

Mohamed ElBaradei: 'The Iraq war was about regime change, not WMDs'

Mohamed ElBaradei was director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1997 until 2009. In an interview with FRANCE 24, he reflected on the US-led invasion of Iraq 20 years ago this week, which he opposed. "If I now look in hindsight, it was not really about weapons of mass d...

24/03/2023 16:23 France 24

Himalayas: The climate time bomb threatening India

In the world's highest mountain range, global warming threatens thousands of glaciers, resulting in increasingly frequent natural disasters: landslides, avalanches and glacier collapses. Our reporters Alban Alvarez and Navodita Kumari travelled to the small northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, whe...

24/03/2023 10:16 France 24

UN accuses Russia and Ukraine of ‘summary executions’ of prisoners

The United Nations said Friday it was “deeply concerned” by what it described as summary executions of prisoners of war carried out by Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. Earlier in the day, Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev said Russian forces may have to advance as far...

24/03/2023 06:50 France 24

China says again drove away US warship in South China Sea; US says asserting navigational rights

China’s defence ministry said on Friday that it yet again had to monitor and drive away the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Milius that entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands....

24/03/2023 06:05 France 24

Several pro-Iran fighters killed in US retaliatory strikes in Syria

US airstrikes killed eight pro-Iran fighters in eastern Syria following a drone attack that killed one American contractor and wounded five US service personnel, a war monitor said Friday....

24/03/2023 04:34 France 24

Lebanon in 'very dangerous situation' with reforms stalled, IMF warns

The International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday that Lebanon was in a very dangerous situation a year after it committed to reforms it has failed to implement and said the government must stop borrowing from the central bank....

23/03/2023 15:55 France 24

French trade unionists threaten red carpet rollout for Charles III's state visit

French public sector trade unionists have warned they will not provide red carpets during the visit of Britain's King Charles III to Paris next week, but non-striking workers are expected to roll them out. ...

23/03/2023 13:25 France 24

China says it warned US warship to leave S. China Sea, US denies claims

The Chinese military said it warned a US warship to "leave" waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday, claims swiftly denied as "false" by American forces....

23/03/2023 06:49 France 24

EU's von der Leyen plans conference on children taken by Russia

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced Thursday she would help organise a conference on securing the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the ongoing conflict. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1)....

23/03/2023 06:44 France 24

The AMX-10-RC: the French tank on its way to Ukraine

In January this year, French president Emmanuel Macron announced the country would send a number of light tanks to Ukraine to help Kyiv in its fight against invading Russian forces. The tank in question is the AMX-10-RC, an armoured vehicle mounted on wheels rather than tracks but renowned for its...

22/03/2023 16:15 France 24

‘Every tenth of a degree matters’: UN climate report is a call for action, not despair

The latest report by the UN’s climate advisory panel has once again highlighted the need for urgent action against human-induced climate change, noting that the tools to prevent climate catastrophe already exist. While hopes of limiting global warming at 1.5C are rapidly fading, climate experts s...

22/03/2023 15:57 France 24

Why these images do not prove that Vladimir Putin sent a 'body double' to Mariupol

Did Vladimir Putin really use a body double during his recent visit to Mariupol, Ukraine? That's the question posed by several posts that began circulating on social media on March 20, 2023. However, while these posts claim to show evidence of physical differences in the president's face, the image...

22/03/2023 13:54 France 24

At least 10 soldiers killed in Yemen as renewed fighting hinders peace efforts

At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told AFP, despite diplomatic efforts to halt the long-running war in the Arab world's poorest country....

22/03/2023 07:26 France 24

Zelensky says Ukraine will 'respond to every blow' after Russian attacks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said his country would "respond to every blow" after Russian strikes killed at least seven people in the Kyiv region, and claimed another victim in southern Zaporizhzhia. Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris t...

22/03/2023 06:17 France 24

UN warns 'vampiric' water use leading to 'imminent' global crisis

Humanity's "lifeblood" -- water -- is increasingly at risk around the world due to "vampiric overconsumption and overdevelopment," the UN warned in a report, published hours ahead of a major summit on the issue was set to begin Wednesday....

22/03/2023 02:49 France 24

Did Russian ties to Koran-burning outside Turkish embassy derail Sweden’s NATO bid?

The timing couldn’t have been worse. Turkey had already threatened to derail Sweden’s NATO aspirations when a far-right extremist set fire to a Koran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm. On Friday, Ankara issued its verdict on Sweden and Finland’s joint NATO bid: For now, Turkey would on...

21/03/2023 15:36 France 24

Putin praises Chinese peace proposal, but says Ukraine ‘not ready’ to accept

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin emerged from two days of talks on Tuesday with warm words of friendship between China and Russia and joint criticism of the West but no sign of a diplomatic breakthrough over Ukraine....

21/03/2023 11:42 France 24

Talks with Japan’s prime minister ‘productive’, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had held "productive talks" with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday. The visit came as China's President Xi Jinping met Russian leader Vladimir Putin for a second day of talks in Moscow. Follow our blog...

21/03/2023 06:48 France 24

UN climate report a 'message of hope' despite impacts hitting faster than expected

Devastating climate impacts are hitting faster than expected as the world teeters on reaching the 1.5 degree Celsius warming limit in a little over a decade, the UN said Monday....

20/03/2023 14:28 France 24

UN to release capstone report on climate change amid rising carbon emissions

A major new United Nations report being released Monday is expected to provide a sobering reminder that time is running out if humanity wants to avoid passing a dangerous global warming threshold....

20/03/2023 11:00 France 24

Ukraine says Russian cruise missiles destroyed by explosion in Crimea

Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday that an explosion in Dzhankoi in the north of the Crimean peninsula destroyed Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Russia's Black Sea fleet. This came as the US announced $350 million in new military aid to Ukraine. All ti...

20/03/2023 07:38 France 24

Australian soldier arrested for alleged war crime in Afghanistan

The 41-year-old man, who was deployed in Afghanistan, is accused of having killed a civilian. A four-year investigation revealed that Australian special forces killed 39 unarmed civilians and prisoners in the country....

20/03/2023 04:44 France 24

North Korea's Kim calls for nuclear attack preparedness against US, South Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the country to stand ready to conduct nuclear attacks at any time to deter war, accusing the US and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear assets, state media KCNA said on Monday....

19/03/2023 23:50 France 24

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