Biden blasts Trump 'destruction' in first post-presidency speech

16/04/2025 05:41 France 24

In his first major speech since leaving office, former US president Joe Biden slammed his successor Donald Trump's frenetic government overhaul, warning that Trump’s cuts to Social Security risk devastating the lives of millions of retirees who depend on the programme for survival.

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'Mysterious' and 'violent' prison attacks captivate French papers

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, April 16: Attacks on nine prisons in France receive wide coverage in the French papers. Next, four Russian journalists have been arrested on charges of extremism over their work with Alexei Navalny. Also, Canada braces for elections, although hockey takes precedence over...

16/04/2025 09:38 France 24

Former US President Biden addresses first post-presidency speech on social security

16/04/2025 08:56 France 24

Biden condemns Trump over social security in first post-presidency speech

16/04/2025 08:27 France 24

Sudan’s paramilitary forces declare rival government two years after civil war erupts

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Tuesday announced its own government separate from that of its rival, the Sudanese army, the same day the conflict that has created the world's largest humanitarian crisis enters its third year. ...

16/04/2025 04:16 France 24

Chinese economy grows 5.4%, surpassing quarterly forecasts amid looming trade war

China on Wednesday said that in a rush to export its goods amid incoming US tariffs, its economy had beaten its anticipated first-quarter growth rate, expanding 5.4 percent, and assured that a looming trade war would not hinder its most ambitious economic targets....

16/04/2025 03:41 France 24

Nations pledge new aid to Sudan as war reaches two year mark

Representatives for various nations, the European Union, and the African Union convened in London on Tuesday, pledging to send hundreds of millions in aid to Sudan, where the ongoing civil war has wrought the world's largest humanitarian crisis. The war, which pits the Sudanese army against the par...

16/04/2025 02:37 France 24

Netanyahu challenges Macron's plan to recognise Palestine as sovereign state

A week after French President Emmanuel Macron said France could recognize a Palestinian state in the coming months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Macron over a phone call on Tuesday that doing so would be a victory for Hamas and Iran. Israel's renewed offensives in Gaza continue to...

16/04/2025 01:47 France 24

Nations urge 'immediate' end to Sudan war, pledge €800 million in new aid

Britain and EU countries led international calls on Tuesday for "an immediate and permanent ceasefire" to end the devastating war in Sudan, as nations pledged more than €800 million in fresh humanitarian aid. More than 13 million people have been uprooted and tens of thousands killed in what the...

15/04/2025 20:57 France 24

Viral TikToks from Chinese manufacturers falsely claim luxury handbags are made in China

In response to US President Donald Trump's trade war, Chinese factories are flooding TikTok with viral videos claiming to "expose" the truth behind the manufacturing process of luxury handbags, including Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Prada. Allegedly, they're all "made in China". We debunk thes...

15/04/2025 20:36 France 24

China's Xi continues charm offensive in Southeast Asia

After Vietnam, China's President Xi Jinping has arrived in Malaysia. Unlike Vietnam, which trades more with the United States than with China, Malaysia has kept China as its top trading partner for 16 years. During the visit, Xi is also expected to discuss a free trade agreement between China and...

15/04/2025 20:33 France 24

Special edition: Two years of war in Sudan

We bring you a special edition of Eye on Africa, two years after the outbreak of war in Sudan. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than 13 million uprooted, with reports of rape being used as a weapon of war across the country. The UN says the situation in Sudan is the world's wo...

15/04/2025 20:25 France 24

Europe leads calls for ‘immediate’ end to fighting in Sudan as war enters third year

Europe on Tuesday led calls for an “immediate” end to the brutal civil war in Sudan as the conflict entered its third year. More than €800 million was also pledged in humanitarian aid. The United Nations has described the conflict as the world’s worst hunger and displacement crises....

15/04/2025 19:35 France 24

Sudan's UNHCR Goodwill Amb: 'Don't help us without us, none of us are free until all of us are free'

Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world's worst humanitarian crisis -- with no sign of peace. Fighting erupted on April 15, 2023 between the regular army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Sup...

15/04/2025 17:11 France 24

Bogged down in east Ukraine, Putin’s Russia eyes ‘opportunistic’ gains in northern Sumy

Russia’s grisly Palm Sunday attack on the city of Sumy has focused attention on the northern Ukrainian region where Kyiv says an expected Russian spring offensive is already under way. Experts say the push into Sumy is aimed at stretching Ukraine’s defensive lines and projecting an image of Rus...

15/04/2025 17:02 France 24

French PM Bayrou warns Trump’s ‘hurricane’ has made France vulnerable

French Prime Minister François Bayrou took an unusually stern tone against the United States and its leader on Tuesday, accusing Donald Trump of having unleashed a “hurricane” on the world by turning on traditional allies and by triggering a trade war. The US president’s actions has made Fra...

15/04/2025 14:54 France 24

Israeli military, academics and civilians unite in challenging Netanyahu's war strategy

More than 6,500 Israeli academics and teachers, along with students' parents, signed a petition on Monday evening demanding that the Israeli government ensure the return of hostages in Gaza, even at the cost of ending the fighting. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani welcomes Associate Professor Yair...

15/04/2025 14:18 France 24

Israeli reservists condemn Netanyahu’s leadership for return to Gaza war

Thousands of Israeli reservists are condemning Benjamin Netanyahu's war in Gaza. The movement, which began last week with a group of Air Force pilots, has since gained support from paratroopers, tank corps reservists, physicians, academics, and former Mossad members. Camille Knight reports....

15/04/2025 14:10 France 24

Sudan's civilian infrastructure — hospitals and health centres, 'have almost stopped functioning'

15/04/2025 13:42 France 24

Sudan faces deepening crisis as civil war hits two-year mark

Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million, and triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis — with no sign of peace. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani welcomes Alyona Synenko, Regional Spo...

15/04/2025 13:27 France 24

Sudan: 13 million displaced in world’s largest humanitarian crisis

Sudan on Tuesday marked two years of a war that has killed tens of thousands, displaced 13 million and triggered the world's worst humanitarian crisis -- with no sign of peace. UNHCR East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes Region Regional Director, Mamadou Dian Balde, joins us for more....

15/04/2025 12:22 France 24

'Sow fear and divide society': Papers react to Hungary's anti-LGBTQ amendment

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 15: The press are marking the two-year anniversary of the deadly civil war in Sudan. Also, papers in Hungary react to an amendment limiting the rights of LGBTQ people and dual nationals. Next, two teenagers are arrested in Kenya for attempting to smuggle 5,000 ants o...

15/04/2025 10:34 France 24

Canada boosts armed forces training amid rising geopolitical tensions

Canada’s armed forces are currently engaged in a large-scale training exercise in the country’s Arctic north. Over 40% of Canadian territory lies above the Arctic Circle—an area gaining strategic geopolitical significance as climate change transforms the once-frozen landscape. As tensions ris...

15/04/2025 09:25 France 24

Ukranian city of Sumy in shock after double-tap missile attack kill 35

The area around the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy was hit by Russian missiles on Monday evening, following a previous airstrike that killed 35 people. In the latest attacks, at least fifty buildings were damaged. Ukrainians there claim that efforts to pursue a ceasefire are failing under the...

15/04/2025 09:17 France 24

Missile strikes hit Ukraine’s Sumy again day after 35 killed

Ukraine said a new Russian missile and guided bombs targeted the city of Sumy in the northeastern Ukraine on Monday evening, a day after a missile strike killed 35 people in the city. France24 correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver Cragg, has the latest....

15/04/2025 08:29 France 24

Elderly woman killed in ‘massive’ Ukraine drone attack on Kursk, Russia says

An elderly woman has been killed and nine people injured after Ukraine launched a "massive" drone attack on the border region of Kursk, Russian authorities said Tuesday. While some Ukrainian forces still remain in the region following a cross-border offensive last year, Moscow has reclaimed much of...

15/04/2025 08:22 France 24

Sudan in ‘world’s largest humanitarian crisis’ after two years of civil war

The war in Sudan began almost three years ago and has since killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 13 million. The conflict between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces enters its third year today. Parts of the country have also been pushed into famine, as it remains locked...

15/04/2025 07:49 France 24

Diplomats and aid officials meet in London as Sudan war enters third year

A one-day international conference hosted by the UK will take place in London on Tuesday as diplomats and officials work to raise funds to ease the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Neither the Sudanese government nor its paramilitary rival have been invited....

15/04/2025 07:11 France 24

Algeria's expulsion of French officials 'will have consequences', French FM says

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Tuesday warned that Paris would respond "with the greatest firmness" to Algeria's decision to expel 12 French diplomats, threatening to take similar measures if the expulsions were carried out....

15/04/2025 06:42 France 24

'The security of Europe depends on Ukraine's security'

Residents of the Ukrainian city of Sumy are grieving the victims of one of the deadliest attacks of the war as Russia denied targeting civilians and US President Donald Trump resumed his onslaught against Ukraine's leader. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's François Picard...

15/04/2025 05:27 France 24

Sudan war reaches two-year mark

Since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces first attacked the Sudanese army on April 15, the Sudanese civil war has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions, while producing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Two years into the civil war, several foreign nations have be...

15/04/2025 04:30 France 24

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