Michelle Obama warns of women becoming 'collateral damage' at Harris rally in Michigan

27/10/2024 10:11 France 24

At a rally in Michigan for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on Saturday, former first lady Michelle Obama warned potential Trump voters that women were at risk of becoming "collateral damage to your rage" as Republicans curtail access to lifesaving healthcare under the guise of restricting abortion.

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Israel defence minister says 'painful concessions' needed to free Gaza hostages

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday said "painful concessions" were needed to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, saying military operations alone could not achieve the country's war goals....

27/10/2024 15:14 France 24

Georgia thrown into political turmoil after disputed parliamentary elections

Georgia's pro-Russia ruling party came out ahead in parliamentary elections, the electoral commission announced, as leading opposition figures called the result "fraudulent" amid accusations of ballot-stuffing and voter intimidation. The victory gives Georgian Dream enough seats to govern but fall...

27/10/2024 11:07 France 24

'I stopped wars just by the use of tariffs' says Trump in famous podcast

Just ten days away from the US presidential election, the campaign is in full swing. As Michelle Obama stood by Kamala Harris in a rally in Michigan, Donald Trump made an appearance in the famous 'Joe Rogan Experience' podcast....

27/10/2024 10:40 France 24

Iran warns will defend itself after Israeli strikes

Iran warned on Saturday it would defend itself after Israeli air strikes killed at least four soldiers and further stoked fears of a full-scale war in the Middle East. Story by Siobhán Silke....

27/10/2024 09:15 France 24

Georgia's pro-Russia party claims majority as opposition decries 'stolen' parliamentary vote

Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream, won the country's parliamentary elections, the central election commission said Sunday. Pro-Western opposition parties have rejected the result saying it was "falsified" and the election "stolen"....

27/10/2024 07:46 France 24

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Donald Trump’s presidency was marked by the US withdrawal from a host of international accords – including the Paris Agreement and the Iran nuclear deal – and even threats to leave NATO. But there were still career civil servants on his staff acting as the “adults in the room” and a war...

27/10/2024 06:41 France 24

Live: Netanyahu says Israel’s strike on Iran ‘achieved all its objectives’

Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that a series of air strikes on Iran the previous day had “achieved all its objectives”. Iran’s supreme leader said earlier that the attack “should not be exaggerated nor downplayed” but stopped short of calling for retaliation....

27/10/2024 06:18 France 24

Several killed in overnight Russian missile strikes across Ukraine

At least five people were killed in Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Friday evening, while two others were killed in attacks on Kyiv and the surrounding region, officials said on Saturday. The strikes came less than 48 hours after Russia finished hosting the three-day BRI...

26/10/2024 14:53 France 24

Georgia goes to polls: Choice between Russia and democratic EU

Georgians are making a choice between a return to “the Russian orbit” and a “democratic, European and free” future as they vote in the 2024 parliamentary elections, said Marika Mikiashvili, member of Coalition for Change from party Droa. "This is the last election where we can defeat them [...

26/10/2024 12:41 France 24

Israeli strikes on Iran: ‘Important junction’ in MidEast conflict

The US and Britain called for "de-escalation" after Israel on Saturday hit military targets across Iran in deadly retaliatory strikes as Muslim countries blamed Israel for exacerbating the conflict. "We are at an important junction in this war", MENA Programme at Chatham House associate fellow Yoss...

26/10/2024 11:20 France 24

Israel launches air strikes on Iran in retaliatory attack

Israel launched air strikes on Iran in a retaliatory attack Saturday that could push the Middle East closer to a regional war. Israeli planes hit military bases, missile sites, and other systems in several Iranian regions in retaliation for a missile barrage earlier this month. Iran said two soldie...

26/10/2024 10:14 France 24

Zelensky calls for stop to North Korea’s troop deployments to Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on world leaders to step up pressure on North Korea which is purportedly sending troops to Russia to fight in its war with Ukraine. Zelensky on Friday said Russia could send North Korean troops into battle as early as Sunday...

26/10/2024 09:54 France 24

Georgians head to polls to vote in key parliamentary election

Georgians headed to the polls Saturday to vote in a parliamentary election many citizens see as a make-or-break vote on the opportunity to join the European Union. But Brussels put Georgia’s bid for entry to the EU on hold indefinitely after the ruling party passed a “Russian law” cracking do...

26/10/2024 09:46 France 24

Georgia votes in high-stakes election that could determine future in EU

Georgians voted on Saturday in elections that will determine the fledgling democracy's European aspirations, amid growing concerns over the ruling party's pro-Russian drift. The parliamentary election pits an unprecedented union of pro-Western opposition forces against the ruling Georgian Dream acc...

26/10/2024 09:13 France 24

Israeli targeting of out-of-service nuclear site in Iran crosses 'red line'

Israel has crossed one of Iran's red lines that the Islamic Republic has warned about by attempting to target a "sensitive nuclear facility" in air strikes early Saturday, FRANCE 24’s Saeed Azimi said, reporting from Tehran. “Iranian air defence system in the city of Khondab which protects the...

26/10/2024 08:49 France 24

Iran says 'no limits' to determination to defend itself after Israeli strikes

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Iran was determined to defend itself after Israeli warplanes struck military bases and missile sites in several Iranian provinces, killing four soldiers. This declaration came as the international community warned Israel and Iran against escalating...

26/10/2024 05:03 France 24

Opposition, ruling party both claim victory in Georgia elections

Polls closed in Georgia on Saturday in an election where voters were given a stark choice between two competing visions for the country: a pro-Western opposition alliance with aspirations for EU membership and the ruling Georgian Dream party that has steered Georgian politics towards a Russian soci...

26/10/2024 03:43 France 24

Israel launches air strikes on targets in Iran

Israel has launched airstrikes on Iran in a retaliatory attack that could push the Middle East closer to a regional war. Explosions were reported around Tehran, in the early hours of Saturday, as Israeli jets struck what were described as “military targets” in the country. In a statement, the I...

26/10/2024 00:23 France 24

Ratings agency downgrades France to 'negative' credit outlook

France's credit outlook has gone from "stable" to "negative" with Moody's ratings agency warning that the country would be unlikely to avoid sinking deeper into debt, as the finance minister pledged that France would carry out "far-reaching reforms"....

25/10/2024 21:25 France 24

Kremlin denies WSJ report that Elon Musk holds regular talks with Putin

Billionaire Elon Musk, the world's richest man and an avid supporter of Donald Trump, was the object of new controversy on Friday after the Wall Street Journal published a report that he is in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin's spokesman rejected the report, saying...

25/10/2024 20:57 France 24

At odds with the EU, will Georgia turn to Russia in key legislative elections?

Elements in Georgia are distancing themselves from the EU, publicly denouncing the “hostility” of the West and playing into Russia's hands ahead of Saturday's parliamentary elections. It is a political shift driven by Georgia’s richest man and former prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, who ma...

25/10/2024 18:54 France 24

US Elex, Putin’s Orbit, Blinken, War & Poetry

It has been a good week in the polls for Donald Trump. For the first time in two months several US election forecasters have suggested that he is ahead in the key swing states, by a wafer thin margin. And this comes despite his character being questioned again. Meanwhile in the battle for headlines...

25/10/2024 18:05 France 24

Putin is the 'biggest promoter' of EU enlargement, Croatian PM Plenkovic says

We speak to one of the most seasoned players on the European stage, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. During his eight years in office, he has experienced the latter stages of the 2015-16 migrant crisis, the Covid pandemic, and the impact of the war in Ukraine, as well as overseeing his cou...

25/10/2024 17:26 France 24

United States warns against 'protracted' campaign in Lebanon

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Jordan’s Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi, on Friday in London, where the Arab leader accused Israel of engaging in ethnic cleansing in Gaza. "International pressure is the quickest way to end the misery" for Lebanon and Israel says Sami Atal...

25/10/2024 13:31 France 24

Are relations between China and India about to thaw?

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held their first bilateral talks in five years on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Russia this week. In this edition of Access Asia, we look at the source of the tensions and find out how the apparent thaw is being viewed in C...

25/10/2024 12:23 France 24

Paul Watson requests French nationality, French people support him in the street

Paul Watson was arrested in Greenland in July, on a warrant issued by the Japanese government in 2012. The activist is currently fighting extradition to Japan where he could face up to 15 years in prison for an incident in which a whaling ship was damaged and one person was injured. The founder of...

25/10/2024 12:22 France 24

Residents ordered to leave after Israeli forces intensify pressure in North Gaza

Residents of the Jabalia refugee camp in Northern Gaza continue to flee the ongoing Israeli military campaign, many having been displaced multiple times. While the UN warns that the siege may be breaking international law, Israel vows to press on. A story by Matthew-Mary Caruchet....

25/10/2024 12:15 France 24

Ukraine says North Korean troops arrived in Russia's Kursk border region

Moscow is facing fresh accusations of escalating the war in Ukraine.Kyiv's mililtary intelligence says that North Korean troops trained in Russia have been deployed to the Kursk region.Pressed about the issue, Vladimir Putin did not deny the allegations. Laurent Berstecher has the story...

25/10/2024 11:08 France 24

EU on tenterhooks ahead of US election: What kind of America will the EU face?

Ask just about any EU leader who they want to win the US election on November 5, and you will hear a politically correct answer along the lines of “We will work with any US president to develop transatlantic ties”. However there is little doubt that many of them will be privately relieved if V...

25/10/2024 11:02 France 24

Istanbul on the fault lines: Turkey prepares for massive earthquake

Turkey sits on one of the world's two most active fault lines, which means numerous devastating earthquakes have claimed thousands of lives and reshaped entire cities. Turkish history is still marked by the Erzincan earthquake in 1939 and the Izmit earthquake of 1999. Today, all eyes are on Istanbu...

25/10/2024 10:26 France 24

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