Freezing cold? This town in Finland is keeping warm with sand

23/01/2026 15:44 France 24

Keeping warm in the winter isn't easy in Finland, one of Europe's coldest countries. But in one Finnish town, residents are kept toasty warm thanks to cheap, efficient and renewable heat stored in a so-called "sand battery". Our France 2 colleagues report.

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Partial return of Internet in Iran reveals wider scale of killing

Internet access was partially restored in Iran after two weeks of blackout during the anti-government protests which authorities violently cracked down on. This partial access allowed thousands of videos to surface, giving a better picture of the amount of protesters killed by the Khamenei regime....

23/01/2026 16:24 France 24

Who is Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy part of Ukraine talks in the UAE?

High-level teams from Russia, Ukraine and the US are in Abu Dhabi for Ukraine peace negotiations. Among them - Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia's wealth fund who's played a crucial role in championing Moscow's interests during recent talks with US envoys. But who is this US-educated business mog...

23/01/2026 16:20 France 24

Laura Jedeed warns: 'Nothing legal, ethical, or moral about what’s unfolding on America's streets'

François Picard is pleased to welcome independent journalist Laura Jedeed sharing a piercing exposé of systemic dysfunction, ethical erosion, and authoritarianism blossoming in the US. In an era marked by institutional opacity and profound public distrust, Ms. Jedeed’s firsthand account on Slat...

23/01/2026 14:19 France 24

"No one expecting any progress" in Ukraine from UAE talks

Ukrainian, US and Russian officials will hold security talks in the United Arab Emirates on January 23, the Kremlin said, following a meeting of top US negotiators with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war. Yet, it's unlikely that the talks will lead anywhe...

23/01/2026 14:16 France 24

Scope of Ukrainian resistance in occupied territories revealed in new report

As we approach the fourth anniversary of Russia launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we wanted to take a closer look at the state of the resistance inside areas of the country that have been occupied by Moscow. A report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies sheds li...

23/01/2026 14:12 France 24

First meeting since start of Ukraine war between US, Ukraine and Russia to take place in UAE

In a first since the start of the Ukraine war in February 2022, US, Ukraine and Russian officials are set to meet for peace talks in the UAE on January 23. There is however no sign of a softening of their positions to end the war, as Ukraine refuses to give up the Donetsk region as Russia asks for,...

23/01/2026 14:10 France 24

‘Secret’ ICE memo allows agents to forcibly enter homes without a judge’s warrant

An internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo states that officers can now forcibly enter people’s homes even without a judge's warrant – despite a 1980 Supreme Court ruling that found entering homes violates the Fourth Amendment against "unreasonable searches and seizures" and wo...

23/01/2026 13:16 France 24

Starmer slams Trump’s 'appalling' claims that NATO troops avoided front lines in Afghanistan

The UK on Thursday said Donald Trump was "wrong to diminish" NATO's role in Afghanistan after the US president suggested allied troops were not on the front lines, sparking outrage in the country and among families of the hundreds of British soldiers killed in the war. Prime Minister Keir Starmer s...

23/01/2026 12:57 France 24

Power cuts and freezing temperatures test Kyiv's resilience after Russian attacks

In recent weeks, Russia has ramped up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing mass power cuts in Kyiv during one of the harshest winters in recent memory. Almost half a million residents have fled the Ukrainian capital, and those who remain have been left without reliable heat, el...

23/01/2026 12:27 France 24

Abu Dhabi: Russia, Ukraine and US to hold first trilateral talks

Ukrainian, US and Russian officials will hold security talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the Kremlin said. This comes after senior US negotiators met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss a Washington-drafted plan to end the war in Ukraine....

23/01/2026 11:37 France 24

"Ukrainian officials see genuine security issues in the Arctic Europeans are ignoring"

Ahead of talks between US, Ukraine and Russia in the UAE, Zelensky gave a very critical speech in Davos, accusing the EU of lacking political will in, a surprising change of tone for the Ukrainian president. But for FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg, this could be a calculated move "to keep Americans on s...

23/01/2026 10:46 France 24

State-wide anti-ICE protest gears up in Minnesota as 5 year-old boy arrested

The US state of Minnesota is bracing for a statewide day of protest. Residents are expected to stay home on January 23, shutting down schools and businesses to "ICE out ICE", protesting the intensified immigration crackdown sweeping the state. Vice President JD Vance visited Minneapolis on January...

23/01/2026 10:15 France 24

Zelensky criticises the EU"s lack of "political will" in countering Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on January 22 blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum. In a marked departure from his usual warm rhetoric towards the EU, he...

23/01/2026 10:11 France 24

Live: Russia reiterates that Kyiv must withdraw from east Ukraine's Donbas as part of peace deal

Russia reiterated on Friday that Kyiv must withdraw from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine as part of any deal to end the nearly four-year-long war. Negotiators representing Ukraine, Russia and the United States are set to meet in Abu Dhabi for a trilateral meeting later in the day. Follow our l...

23/01/2026 06:50 France 24

US, Russia and Ukraine to hold security talks in UAE after Putin meeting

23/01/2026 03:43 France 24

Iran warns 'finger on trigger' as Trump says talks still possible

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned Washington on Thursday that the force had its “finger on the trigger” after mass protests, even as US President Donald Trump said Tehran appeared open to talks. The death toll from nationwide protests has topped 5,000 people killed, accordin...

23/01/2026 02:07 France 24

TikTok sets up joint venture to avert threat of US ban

Popular social media platform TikTok on Thursday set up a mainly American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, in a bid to avert the threat of the app being banned in its biggest market. TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has been under pressure to sell after US officials warned that B...

23/01/2026 01:47 France 24

Europe braces for what's next after Trump eases Greenland tensions

US President Donald Trump's threats over the vast Arctic island plunged relations between Europe and its key ally Washington to a historic low. But Greenland is only part of the picture, as Trump zig-zags on the war in Ukraine and wages a broader attack on the EU's laws, politics and values after...

23/01/2026 01:39 France 24

Half of all Sudanese children not in education due to civil war

In tonight's edition: An unspoken crisis emerges in Sudan, as the country faces one of the world's longest school closures. Also, South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park reels from devastating floods, with damage of over $30 million and 15 camps shut. Plus American YouTuber IShowSpeed celebrates...

22/01/2026 21:20 France 24

Resistance in occupied Ukraine 'under constant surveillance'

A new report sheds light on the scope of the resistance in occupied Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with the author of that report, Dr Jade McGlynn, Head of Ukraine and Russia programme at the CSNS at King's College London. She explains that resistance fighters in occupied Ukraine are 'pretty...

22/01/2026 20:59 France 24

'Europe can, too, weaponise the economy and the single market', expert says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Grégoire Roos, Director of Europe, Russia and Eurasia programme at Chatham House, says that there is a 'convergence in messaging to Donald Trump' among EU leaders, who 'have bought time by, at last, taking the full measure of the power on which they have been s...

22/01/2026 20:56 France 24

In fiery Davos speech, Zelensky blasts EU's lack of "political will"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports....

22/01/2026 19:56 France 24

Trump's Board of Peace: 'Boards & committees do not resolve conflicts, mediators resolve conflicts'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Aaron David Miller, Diplomat, and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In Gaza, where fundamental and irreconcilable differences remain between the warring parties, the former US Mideast negotiator offers a scathing assessment of Tr...

22/01/2026 19:24 France 24

'Vanity project': Does Trump seek to 'cement legacy' with Greenland deal and Board of Peace?

Rochelle FERGUSON BOUYAHI welcomes Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow in US politics and International Security at the University of Portsmouth, joining us from Davos. He dives right into Donald Trump’s arctic exploits: from soliciting leaders to join his “Board of Peace” to his relentless pursu...

22/01/2026 17:41 France 24

Zelensky says US 'security guarantees' for Ukraine ready after meeting with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he and US President Donald Trump had agreed on post-war US security guarantees for Ukraine, without providing further details. The deal, which awaits signatures and parliamentary approval, would be a key step in plans to end the Russian invasion....

22/01/2026 16:33 France 24

Zelensky says that "nothing has changed" since last Davos summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised what he called the EU’s lack of “political will” towards his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Davos....

22/01/2026 15:59 France 24

Ryan Coogler's Jim Crow-era vampire film 'Sinners' makes Hollywood history with 16 Oscar nominations

Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic "Sinners" dominated Oscar nominations on Thursday with a record 16 nods. The Academy also rewarded international films and handed a strong showing to Warner Bros....

22/01/2026 15:57 France 24

Trump takes spotlight at 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos

After a week of twists and turns, US President Donald Trump delivered a highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. Earlier at Davos, French President Emmanuel Macron decried bullying on the global stage and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that "the ol...

22/01/2026 15:47 France 24

'We will let nothing pass': France intercepts Russia-linked oil tanker in Mediterranean

France’s navy on Thursday intercepted an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s sanctioned "shadow fleet" in the Mediterranean Sea. French President Emmanuel Macron said the operation, which took place between Spain and Morocco, was carried out with the help of several allies....

22/01/2026 15:24 France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky laments EU lack of 'political will' in dealing with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday criticised what he called the EU’s lack of “political will” towards his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Davos. Meanwhile, Denmark said NATO chief Mark Rutte could not negotiate over Greenland after the head of the transatlantic alliance...

22/01/2026 14:58 France 24

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