Corruption looms over Ukraine's massive reconstruction effort

Tipping point: How drug trafficking became a ‘national cause’ in France

France is grappling with an alarming surge in drug-related violence, from grisly murders in Marseille to deadly clashes in smaller towns. As criminal networks thrive, the government has declared the fight against trafficking a "national cause" – but experts warn the crisis may be spiralling beyon...

HRW accuses Israel of 'war crime' with 'forcible transfer' in Gaza

Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel's repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the "war crime of forcible transfer", and to "ethnic cleansing" in parts of the Palestinian territory. "Human Rights Watch has amassed evidence that Israeli officials are committing t...

Benefit fraud: Amnesty accuses Denmark of using AI to build 'system of surveillance'

Amnesty International is accusing Denmark of using artificial intelligence in a way that targets people with disabilities, low-income families, migrants and anyone who is marginalised in society. The NGO is voicing deep concern about a new welfare system in the country that uses AI. The algorithm t...

'The world order based on the UN Charter and international law is collapsing before our eyes'

Russia is open to negotiations on an end to the Ukraine war if initiated by US President-elect Donald Trump, but any talks need to be based on the realities of Russian advances, Moscow's ambassador to the UN in Geneva told reporters. Trump has promised to end the conflict swiftly, without explainin...

Two years after Ethiopia's Tigray war, Eritrean forces still occupy border regions

Two years after the Pretoria agreements ended the Tigray war, what’s the situation on the ground? The conflict resulted in nearly 600,000 deaths, with Eritrean soldiers fighting alongside the Ethiopian federal army against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. While the peace deal called for Er...

🔴Live: Israeli warfare methods 'consistent with genocide', UN committee says

Israel is committing ‘ethnic cleansing’ amid mass forced displacements in Gaza, HRW report says

Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, including pursuing a deliberate policy of forcibly displacing people and denying them the right to return home, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday. The report also labelled the likely permanent dispossessio...

Ukrainians see surrender as 'end of their country', geopolitical analyst says

Kyiv was the target of its first missile attack since August on Wednesday morning, with a two-hour Russian ballistic missile operation that targeted the entire country. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Olga Oliker, Program Director for Europe and Central Asia at the International Crisis Group....

How does climate change affect young people and migration?

COP 29 taking place all this week, dozens of world leaders gathered to discuss how to combat the challenge of climate change and global warming. FRANCE 24's speaks to Aakash Ranison, Youth Delegate on Climate Migration at the International Organization for Migration....

How racism and war spur soccer violence: sports and politics don't mix?

A football match in Paris is raising concerns over potential clashes between Jewish and Palestinian sympathisers. Security measures have been heightened following last week's violence in Amsterdam, where Israeli supporters clashed with both local men of Arab origin and Dutch fans. Tensions fueled b...

Toxic towns in Kyrgyzstan battle dangers of Soviet-era radioactive waste

Three decades on from independence, Kyrgyzstan is still dealing with the consequences of the Cold War nuclear arms race. Mining towns like Min-Kush provided the Soviet Union with essential uranium, leaving behind vast quantities of dangerous toxic waste that is still being cleared away, while local...

Sexual violence on 'staggering' scale in Sudan civil war, says UN probe

Rape is widespread in Sudan's civil war, a United Nations investigation said Tuesday, accusing paramilitaries especially of committing sexual violence on a "staggering" scale. Children are not spared the abuse, while women and girls are being abducted for sexual slavery, the UN Independent Internat...

Lebanon says Israel strikes Hezbollah bastion in south Beirut

Lebanese state media reported on Wednesday a third wave of Israeli raids on Hezbollah's south Beirut bastion in 24 hours, after the health ministry said another strike south of the capital killed six people. People hastily drove away from the area following the evacuation calls, with residents firi...

Blinken, in Brussels, pledges to shore up Ukraine support ahead of Trump transition

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured NATO on Wednesday that the Biden administration would bolster its support for Ukraine in the few months before Donald Trump's return as president and would try to strengthen the alliance in that time. Meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels...

Amsterdam warns of new calls for unrest after violence around Israeli match

A senior police officer warned Tuesday of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam, after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire Monday night and the city faces tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli football club. The Amsterdam mayor, chief of...

Russia launches combined drone and missile barrage on Kyiv

Russia stepped up its attacks on the Ukrainian capital early on Wednesday with its first combined drone and missile attack since the summer. Officials said one man was wounded by falling debris from a downed drone in a suburb of Kyiv....

US won't halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation

Eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet US demands for greater humanitarian access to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north may already be experiencing famine. However, the Biden administration said Tuesday it won't limit weapons transfers...

Live: Palestinian Islamic Jihad releases new video of Israeli hostage in Gaza

Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad on Wednesday released new video footage of Israeli hostage Alexander Troufanov in Gaza, the first in several months. Earlier, the southern suburbs of Beirut were once again pummelled by air strikes after the Israeli army told residents living near buildings...

Blinken to meet NATO allies in Brussels as Trump win stokes fears for Ukraine

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to hold emergency talks with European allies in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to support Ukraine in the weeks before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House....

Fears of Trump trade wars loom large as China's Xi heads to APEC meeting in Peru

Chinese President Xi Jinping will join his US counterpart Joe Biden and the leaders of other Asia Pacific nations in Lima this week for an economic summit overshadowed by the prospect of a world embroiled in trade wars under US President-elect Donald Trump....

UN nuclear chief heads to Iran for crucial talks

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is set to visit Tehran on Wednesday for crucial talks on Iran's nuclear programme, warning just ahead of his trip that room for manoeuvre is narrowing....

Gaza humanitarian situation 'apocalyptic' as Israel pounds enclave

UNRWA said on Tuesday the amount of aid coming into Gaza had reached an "apocalyptic" new low in the 13-month Israel-Hamas war, with 2.2 million people needing "absolutely everything" to avoid dying from disease, famine, and violence....

More than 2 million face imminent famine in Rakhine state in Myanmar, UN report says

Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine state is heading toward famine, the United Nations warned on Thursday, as the country's civil war squeezes commerce and agricultural production. FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Kanni Wignaraja, the UN's Assistant-Secretary General and UNDP's Asia Regional Directo...

UNRWA cannot distribute aid if they're 'being bombed and shot at' or if their 'missions are denied'

Israel announced it had delivered hundreds of packets of food to cut-off areas of northern Gaza as fighting raged ahead of a US deadline for Israel to get more aid into the Palestinian enclave. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in war-torn Gaza,...

'Nowhere in Gaza is safe': Children cannot escape violence or access aid

International aid organizations accuse Israel of failing to meet US demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in war-to...

Israel says opens Gaza aid crossing, ahead of US deadline

Israel's army announced the opening Tuesday (November 12) of an additional aid crossing into Gaza, before a US-imposed deadline to improve humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory.The United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, and eight humanitarian o...

In Abidjan, thousands are evicted as homes are bulldozed without warning

Since January, Ivory Coast has embarked on a mass eviction project. Authorities have targeted 176 neighbourhoods in Abidjan and have destroyed homes without any proper relocation plans for residents. This project was initially presented as a safety measure to deal with flooding that has ravished in...

Israel wielding 'level of power' on the humanitarian front not seen 'anywhere else in the world'

The Israeli military announced it had delivered hundreds of packets of food to cut-off areas of northern Gaza as fighting raged ahead of a US deadline for Israel to get more aid into the Palestinian enclave or face cuts in military assistance. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the...

The war we don't talk about: Famine, disease and the looting of treasures in Sudan

PRESS REVIEW - Tuesday, November 12: The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church of England's most senior cleric, faces calls to resign. It comes after a damning review accused the Church of covering up a decades-long cycle of sexual, physical and psychological abuse by a former lawyer and member of t...

Russia jails doctor for criticising Ukraine campaign

A Moscow court on Tuesday (November 12) sentenced a paediatrician to five-and-a-half years in prison for criticising the Ukraine campaign during a private appointment, after she was denounced. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth tells us more....