Fast-food ‘chicken war’ sparks political cockfight in Paris suburb

28/04/2026 18:51 France 24

A French mayor’s attempt to bar a popular fast-food outlet from selling “junk food” has kicked off a bitter feud in the Paris suburb of Saint-Ouen, giving France’s fractious left yet another subject to wrangle over.

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UAE pulls out of OPEC oil cartels citing 'national interests'

The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from the OPEC and OPEC+ oil cartels to focus on "national interests", it announced on Tuesday, causing fresh shockwaves as energy prices soar over the Middle East war. The UAE, one of the world's top oil producers, which has previously chafed at OPEC productio...

28/04/2026 20:18 France 24

Charles on a mission: Can king's state visit salvage US-UK ties?

Call it the royal trump card: King Charles dispatched to Washington on a state visit at the lowest point in the Special Relationship in at least seven decades. We'll ask if catering to Donald Trump's enthusiasm for the British crown can dispel the bad blood over tariffs, the war in Iran and repe...

28/04/2026 18:12 France 24

Mali capital 'not under threat, but long term prospects do not look good', analyst says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Dr Nathaniel Powell, West Africa Analyst at Oxford Analytica and Research Associate at Lancaster University's Centre for War and Diplomacy, explains that the jihadist group operating in Mali, JNIM, "does not appear to have the capability to seize and hold a...

28/04/2026 16:29 France 24

Hungary's Magyar seeks reset with Kyiv, proposes June summit with Zelensky

Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, has extended an olive branch to Ukraine, proposing a June meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky aimed at mending strained ties between the neighbouring countries and addressing longstanding disputes over the rights of Ukraine's ethnic Hungarian...

28/04/2026 16:25 France 24

King Charles to promote British-American unity in speech to Congress

Britain's King Charles will press the importance of unity with the United States and the need to defend democratic values in an address to Congress on Tuesday at a time of deep divisions between the two countries over the war in Iran. Charles and Queen Camilla ‌are on a four-day state visit to...

28/04/2026 15:30 France 24

Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire under strain as both sides trade fire

Israel's military on Tuesday warned residents of more than a dozen villages and towns in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate and head northwards, saying Hezbollah's "violation of the ceasefire" was compelling it to act. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem....

28/04/2026 15:26 France 24

Colombia climate conference highlights lack of financing for shift from fossil fuels

Lack of financing is one of the biggest barriers to moving away from fossil fuels, officials and experts said at a global conference Monday in Colombia aimed at speeding up the shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy. The gathering in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta comes as governments face mo...

28/04/2026 15:25 France 24

French parliamentary inquiry becomes far-right attack against public media

A routine French parliamentary inquiry into public broadcasters has turned into a high-profile political spectacle, amplifying far-right attacks on public media. Led by 32-year-old Charles Alloncle, the probe has drawn widespread attention through vociferous hearings and viral social media clips. C...

28/04/2026 13:07 France 24

Dozens of Gaza children arrive in Jordan for medical care

A new group of wounded or ill Palestinian children from Gaza have arrived in Jordan to receive medical care, the kingdom's army said on Tuesday. They are the 26th group of children transported to Jordan since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023. The 81 children, accompanied by 108 family m...

28/04/2026 12:49 France 24

King Charles in US for state visit amid differences over Iran war

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed royal fan Donald Trump even as the US president has differed with the British government over the Iran war. The state visit, by far the most high-profile and consequen...

28/04/2026 12:38 France 24

'Iranians believe they have upper hand because they can endure double blockade better than US'

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Ali Vaez, Director of Iran Project & Senior Advisor at the International Crisis Group. He examines the evolving strategic landscape between Iran and the US in the aftermath of the military and economic war. From Tehran’s perspective, the balance of leverage ha...

28/04/2026 12:27 France 24

Life in Tehran since the ceasefire: How Iranian society is evolving

As the stalemate continues in the Strait of Hormuz and peace talks between Washington and Tehran appear to be stalled, life in Iran seems to have returned to normal since the ceasefire. Society is even undergoing a major transformation, a process that began several months ago and has intensified ag...

28/04/2026 12:06 France 24

US startups explore genome editing in human embryos, raising ethical concerns

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 28: Photos of starving soldiers in Ukraine make headlines. Over in the US, Donald Trump wants Jimmy Kimmel fired – again. French papers talk about the controversial Alloncle report on the neutrality and funding of public broadcasting. Also: is genome editing ethi...

28/04/2026 10:45 France 24

Who is Iyad Ag Ghali, Mali’s most wanted man?

An alliance of al-Qaeda-linked jihadists and Tuareg separatists has carried out the largest coordinated attack in over a decade in Mali. The al-Qaeda-linked JNIM group — Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin — has expanded in recent years. Its leader, Iyad Ag Ghali, is the most wanted man in M...

28/04/2026 10:08 France 24

Budget airlines first to cut flights as jet fuel prices soar

Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights. Transavia, the lowcost airline of the Air France-KLM group, will cancel some of its flights in May and June....

28/04/2026 10:01 France 24

Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends

Iran offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the US lifts its blockade on the country and ends the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, two regional officials said Monday. US President Donald Trump seems unlikely to accept the...

28/04/2026 09:34 France 24

Britain's King Charles meets Trump in bid to salvage ties

Britain's King Charles III met Donald Trump at the White House Monday, kicking off a high-stakes state visit shadowed by transatlantic tensions and a new alleged attempt to assassinate the US president. Behind the warm welcome for Charles and Queen Camilla in front of the cameras lay a deepening ri...

28/04/2026 09:29 France 24

Middle East war live: World airlines body chief warns of possible jet fuel shortage this summer

International Air Transport Association head Willie Walsh on Tuesday warned that there was a real risk of a jet fuel shortage this summer due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. Walsh said that some flights could be cancelled if fuel rationing were to be put into effect. Follow our liveblog for the late...

28/04/2026 05:02 France 24

Mali's tale of two insurgencies: 'Jihadists seek caliphate while Tuareg rebels pursue autonomy'

FRANCE 24's François Picard is pleased to welcome Ulf Laessing, Director of the Regional Sahel Programme at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. According to Laessing, we are witnessing in Mali the complete unraveling of a broader geopolitical experiment. Russia stepped into a vacuum left by France, pr...

27/04/2026 20:30 France 24

Insurgent alliance strikes at heart of Mali’s junta, exposing limits of Russian protection

Mali’s ruling junta was reeling on Monday after coordinated attacks by separatists and al Qaeda-linked jihadists sparked two days of fierce fighting across the country. It was the most serious challenge to Mali's central government since a 2012 rebel offensive was pushed back by the intervention...

27/04/2026 18:26 France 24

Who are the Russian mercenaries operating in Mali?

Africa Corps, a paramilitary group controlled by Russia's Defence Ministry, confirmed on Monday that its forces had withdrawn from the northern town of Kidal in Mali after ‌fierce fighting there. Africa Corps has been supporting the Malian junta since deploying to Mali in 2025. But Russia's prese...

27/04/2026 15:32 France 24

Iran blames US for failure of talks as FM meets with Putin

Iran's top Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blamed Washington on Monday for the failure of Middle East peace talks as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Putin, meanwhile, promised Araghchi Moscow's support in bringing the war to a close....

27/04/2026 15:10 France 24

Global military spending rises 2.9% to $2.89 trillion

Global ⁠military spending rose 2.9% in 2025 despite a 7.5% decline in the United States as President Donald Trump halted new financial military aid to Ukraine, a report by a conflict think-tank showed on Monday....

27/04/2026 14:57 France 24

Palestinians in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah elect local leaders in first election in two decades

Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gazan community of Deir al-Balah this weekend headed to the ballots to elect their local leaders. For the Gazans who participated, it was their first local vote in more than two decades. Palestinian authorities hailed the vote a success...

27/04/2026 14:56 France 24

UK, EU 'push back strongly' on US foreign policy: Will Charles' visit 'soften' transatlantic divide?

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Laurel Rapp, Director of the US and North America Programme at Chatham House. According to Ms. Rapp, the visit of King Charles to the US, planned prior to the outbreak of the US war on Iran, now unfolds with far higher stakes in the wake of an all-out diplomatic...

27/04/2026 14:45 France 24

Street battles and withdrawal of Russian mercenaries: Inside the 48-hour fall of Mali’s Kidal

The Azawad Liberation Front and the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) launched an offensive against several Malian towns on April 25. In the north, the city of Kidal was recaptured following a three-year presence of Russian and Malian forces. Verified footage offers a window into th...

27/04/2026 14:09 France 24

Who are the groups behind unprecedented Mali attacks?

Two days of national mourning have been declared in Mali after the country's defence minister was killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda linked group JNIM, who have allied with Tuareg rebels. Despite their disagreements, the two sides joined forces to fight against the Malian army, which is supported by R...

27/04/2026 13:06 France 24

Amsterdam becomes world's first capital to ban fossil fuel ads

Cities around the globe are clearing their billboards of adverts for flights, cruise ships and petrol cars in a bid to reduce global warming. Amsterdam is the latest city to join the movement, becoming the first capital in the world to approve a legal ban on fossil fuel advertisements. Following th...

27/04/2026 10:57 France 24

Israel, Hezbollah trade accusations over Lebanon truce violations

Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country's south on Sunday killed 14 people, the deadliest day since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war came into force over a week ago. It came as Israel and the Iran-backed group traded fresh accusations of breaching the fragile truce, wit...

27/04/2026 10:34 France 24

Israeli strikes kill 14 in Lebanon despite ceasefire

Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave seven towns beyond the "buffer zone" it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities. France 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Noga...

27/04/2026 10:02 France 24

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