Middle East war live: Trump’s Iran ultimatum enters final 24 hours amid escalation fears

JD Vance backs Viktor Orban ahead of high-stakes Hungary parliamentary elections

US Vice President JD Vance flew to Hungary on Monday to back nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban ahead of a closely contested parliamentary election. Vance said talks would cover bilateral ties, Europe and Ukraine. He is due to meet Orban and deliver a speech highlighting US-Hungary relations,...

Trump operating in a 'carnival framework' that allows rule-breaking in domestic and foreign policy

US President Donald Trump's mixed messaging and conflicting signals have characterised the war in Iran. For more on the US president's increasingly bombastic rhetoric, and what's likely to happen next, FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Lisa Gaufman, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Democr...

Israel attacks Iran's South Pars gas field again

Israeli airstrikes hit two petrochemical plants in Iran's South Pars gas field complex.  It's the second time Israel has targeted the key energy complex since the war started.  The previous attack on March 18 triggered retaliatory strikes by Iran on energy infrastructure across the region. We loo...

Dozens killed in Easter attacks in Nigeria

In tonight's edition, dozens of people have been killed in multiple attacks in Nigeria on Easter weekend. Also, disruption to shipping routes linked to the Iran war has left about eight million kilograms of tea stuck in warehouses in Kenya. And in the DRC, tens of thousands of jubilant fans gave th...

'Vladimir Putin absolutely nervous' about Hungary's election, expert says

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Dr Marc Roscoe Loustau, Affiliated Fellow at the Central European University, says that "next to Viktor Orban, the person who stands to lose the most in case of a Fidesz party loss is Vladimir Putin". According to press reports quoting intelligence officials, th...

Trump says Iran could be 'taken out' on Tuesday

U.S. President ​Donald Trump on Monday told reporters that Iran could be taken out in one night, "and that night might be tomorrow night," warning Tehran it had to make a deal by Tuesday night or face wider bombing raids. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah reports from Tehran....

Russia says 'highly likely' that Ukraine planted explosives near gas pipeline

​The Kremlin said on Monday that while there was not yet conclusive evidence it was highly likely that proof would be found showing Ukraine had planted explosives found near a gas ​pipeline ‌in Serbia which carries Russian gas to ⁠Hungary....

Egypt: Wide-ranging energy effects of the war in the Gulf ‌region

⁠Egypt ⁠raised ​electricity prices for higher-use ​residential consumers and commercial users starting in ​April, ‌the ⁠electricity ministry said ‌in a statement  last Saturday, citing a severe global ​energy crisis linked ‌to the war in the Gulf ‌region....

Iran wartime killings increase as another protester hanged

Iran on Monday executed a 23-year-old man, Ali Fahim, who was convicted in connection with January's nationwide protests, marking the latest in a wave of politically charged hangings. Rights groups say Fahim and others faced torture, unfair trials and lack of access to legal counsel, as the country...

US president Donald Trump warns Tehran to reopen Hormuz or face "hell"

Iran and the United States received a draft proposal late Sunday calling for a 45-day ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz....

Could China's adoption of electric vehicles shield it from the energy crisis?

As crude prices hover around the $110 per barrel mark on Monday morning, consumers worldwide are feeling the impact of the war in Iran and the closure of the Hormuz Strait when they head to the petrol pump. In China, where more than half of new car sales are for electric vehicles, that impact may b...

More than 40 trapped underground after strike on coal mine in Russian-controlled Luhansk region

More than 40 people have been trapped underground after a strike on a coal mine in the Russia-controlled Luhansk region, a Moscow-installed official said on Monday, blaming the attack on Ukraine....

'Hit by both sides': US war on Iran threatens Iraq's 'careful strategy of multi-alignment'

Catherine Viette is pleased to welcome Dr Renad Mansour, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Programme and Director of the Iraq Initiative at Chatham House. For years, Iraq has pursued a strategy of multi-alignment, explains Dr. Mansour, carefully maintaining relations with both Ir...

Middle East war: ‘No indication that legitimate US-Iran talks taking place’

Reporting from Tehran, FRANCE 24’s Reza Sayad said that “everyone” in Iran is aware of US President Donald Trump’s deadline to reopen the strait of Hormuz, but regardless of what the White House might be saying “there’s no indication that legitimate talks are taking place” between the...

Middle East war live: Trump has ‘not signed off’ yet on 45-day ceasefire deal with Iran

US President Donald Trump has “not signed off” yet on a 45-day ceasefire deal with Iran, although it is under consideration, a White House official confirmed on Monday after US media reported that a proposal by mediators for a 45-day ceasefire in the Middle East war had been received by Washing...

Ukraine's Zelensky meets Syria’s new leader in Damascus, pushes military deals

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks in Damascus on Sunday with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, as Kyiv pushes to deepen security ties across the Middle East amid its ongoing war with Russia. Arriving alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Zelensky’s visit signals a bi...

War in the Middle East: Israel says residential building hit by Iranian missile

'Stuck in a warzone': France 24's Noga Tarnopolsky describes the plight of Israelis who are unable to evacuate from the north....

Explosives discovered near gas pipeline to Hungary, says Serbia's president

Powerful explosives were found near the Balkan Stream pipeline in Serbia that carries Russian gas to Hungary, the leaders of the two countries said on Sunday, triggering political scrutiny in Hungary days before a national election. ...

US war on Iran: Trump pressures allies in war effort but offers 'no role in strategy'

Kethevane Gorjestani is pleased to welcome Ian Lesser, Author and Senior Director for Foreign and Security Policy at the German Marshall Fund (GMF). According to Mr. Lesser, the current crisis in the Middle East has sparked a systemic shock to the global order. What we are witnessing is the conve...

The week in pictures: Mideast war, a lunar mission and Holy Week processions

The war in the Middle East showed no sign of ending as President Donald Trump exchanged threats with the Iranian regime and jittery markets sent oil prices surging. The week also saw NASA launch its first crewed lunar mission in half-a-century, Italy miss out on a third successive football World Cu...

Middle East war live: ‘Open the F***in' Strait’, Trump says, or US will target Iran's infrastructure on Tuesday

Easter in Jerusalem overshadowed by war and restrictions at the Holy Sepulchre

Silence reigned on Easter Sunday in the alleyways of Jerusalem's Old City, with the holiday overshadowed by war and restrictions on access to the Holy Sepulchre, where Christians commemorate Christ's crucifixion and resurrection. ...

Pope urges world to 'lay down arms" and names no wars in Easter blessing

Hendro Munsterman, Vatican-correspondent for Nederlands Dagblad, has more....

On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, renounce conquest

Seema Gupta is live from Rome....

Pope Leo condemns ‘violence of war’ in first Easter Mass amid Iran conflict

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a condemnation of “the violence of war that kills and destroys,’’ amid the US-Israeli war on Iran and Russia’s campaign in Ukraine. In his homily, the pontiff singled out those who wage war, abuse the weak and prioritise pro...

Lebanon: In the city of Tyre, Christians mark Easter in a ghost town

Israel's military renewed strikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre after issuing evacuation warnings, following attacks on nearby buildings that damaged a hospital....

Ramstein: Controversy in Germany over military base's role in Middle East war

Although Germany insists it is not a party to the war in Iran, the U.S. airbase in Ramstein plays a key role in coordinating American military operations causing controversy. ...

Sri Lanka struggles to avert economic collapse over Mideast war

Sri Lanka is struggling to prevent a repeat of its spectacular economic collapse four years ago, as the prolonged Middle East war compounds the fallout from a deadly cyclone in November....

Several people killed in Ukraine after a Russian drone strike on a market

On the night from Friday to Saturday, Russia once again targeted Ukraine with 286 long-range drones, 260 of which were intercepted according to Ukrainian forces....

Impact of Iran war in Pakistan: Fuel prices rise by over 50%

Shahzaib Wahlah, correspondent in Islamabad Pakistan, has more....