'Netanyahu very cynically exploiting the situation: Israeli PM staying in power by sowing division'

09/06/2025 14:22 France 24

Israeli left-wing opposition leader Yair Golan called for an immediate end to the Gaza war and said that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government no longer represented most Israelis. This after former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered scathing criticism in Haaretz for Netanyahu and Israel's ever-expanding war in Gaza. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza welcomes Yossi Mekelberg, Associate Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Programme at Chatham House in London.

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UN Ocean Conference in Nice: Stark warnings on ocean conservation

World leaders gather in Nice for UN Ocean Conference. Callum Roberts, chief scientist at Convex Carbon Seascape, is with us....

09/06/2025 15:43 France 24

Ocean warriors: The race to save seahorses, seagrass and flat oysters

As the UN Ocean Conference kicks off in Nice, we're focusing on seagrass meadows: vital climate allies that are among the least protected ecosystems on Earth. They store more CO2 per hectare than land forests and are home to vulnerable species such as seahorses. Yet nearly 30 percent of these unde...

09/06/2025 14:18 France 24

Syria's national unity plan after years of civil war : Aleppo as a case study

Syria’s national unity plan aims to rebuild trust, governance, and social cohesion in the aftermath of years of civil conflict. Aleppo, once the country's economic hub and a focal point of the war, serves as a key case study in this effort....

09/06/2025 14:18 France 24

Ukraine and Russia swap first prisoners in large-scale exchange

Ukraine and Russia on Monday swapped captured soldiers as part of an exchange that will continue "over the coming days", Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. The prisoner swap was the only tangible agreement to come from peace talks between the two countries in early June....

09/06/2025 12:21 France 24

'Most' Israelis believe military operation in Gaza is purely for 'political' purposes

After 20 months of war waged in Gaza, and Hamas considerably weakened, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert joins FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee to follow up on his scathing criticism in Haaretz of Netanyahu and Israel's ever-expanding war in Gaza. "What is the military achievement that justifies the e...

09/06/2025 11:05 France 24

Russia fires record 479 drones at Ukraine overnight, Kyiv says

Russia fired a record 479 drones at Ukraine in an overnight aerial barrage, Kyiv's air force said on Monday, the latest massive attack as Moscow rejects calls for a ceasefire. ...

09/06/2025 10:14 France 24

Have the 'deportation wars' begun? Papers react to LA protests

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 9: Protests in Los Angeles against US President Donald Trump's immigration policies continue to make the front pages. Also, Russian mercenary group Wagner announces it will be leaving Mali after "completing" its mission. Next, the United Nations Ocean Conference opens...

09/06/2025 10:08 France 24

Wagner Group leaves Mali, replaced by Moscow-backed Africa Corps

The Russian-backed Wagner Group, which spent more than three years fighting Islamic extremists in Mali, will be replaced by the Moscow-run Africa Corps. In the last decade, Mali has relied on an estimated 2,000 mercenaries, according to US figures, in its battle against an insurgency by armed group...

09/06/2025 09:55 France 24

'The ocean belongs to everyone: No one has exclusive rights to any of our resources'

As the third U.N. Ocean Conference opens in Nice, leaders are calling for immediate action to protect marine ecosystems. French President Macron called for moving “from words to deeds,” while U.N. chief Guterres warned of mounting threats from illegal fishing, pollution, and warming seas. W...

09/06/2025 08:46 France 24

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg, activists say

Israeli forces intercepted a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying climate activist Greta Thunberg and other activists on Monday and redirected it to its shores. The Madleen aimed to deliver aid and challenge Israel’s long-standing naval blockade of Gaza, tightened since the Israel-Hamas war. ...

09/06/2025 01:42 France 24

Trump warns of 'troops everywhere' in LA if immigration raid protests escalate

Security forces clashed with protesters outside a Los Angeles detention center on Sunday as National Guard troops deployed by President Donald Trump spread across the city after days of unrest over immigration raids. Trump vowed "very strong law and order," hinting at possible wider troop deploymen...

08/06/2025 22:23 France 24

Russia says pushing offensive into Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk

Russia said Sunday it was pushing into Ukraine's eastern industrial Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time in its three-year offensive – a significant territorial escalation amid stalled peace talks. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports....

08/06/2025 10:32 France 24

Russia claims its forces have reached Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time

Russia claimed on Sunday that its forces had reached the border of Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region for the first time and were pushing into the central-eastern industrial and mining hub in what would be a symbolic and strategic setback for Kyiv. There was no immediate response from Ukraine to Russi...

08/06/2025 09:51 France 24

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of delaying POW swap

A large-scale prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine – the only concrete outcome of peace talks – was thrown into doubt Saturday after Moscow and Kyiv accused each other of delaying and thwarting the swap. At talks in Istanbul on Monday, Kyiv and Moscow agreed to release all wounded sold...

08/06/2025 08:48 France 24

As Arctic ice vanishes, maritime traffic boom fuels the climate crisis

The Arctic is warming four times faster than any other place on the planet. As sea ice melts, new shipping routes between continents are opening up, and the yearly window for navigating through these freezing waters is expanding. But there is a heavy toll that comes with increased traffic in the Ar...

08/06/2025 07:15 France 24

As Arctic ice vanishes, maritime traffic booms fuel climate crisis

08/06/2025 07:15 France 24

Trump sends National Guard to Los Angeles over immigration raids protests

National Guard troops on Sunday arrived in Los Angeles on orders from US President Donald Trump to quell "lawlessness" in the area after two days of unrest sparked by a crackdown on undocumented migrants. California Governor Gavin Newsom said the move was "purposefully inflammatory" and warned tha...

08/06/2025 03:35 France 24

Several killed in Russian strike on Ukraine

Russia launched an intense missile and drone barrage at the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the early hours of Friday, killing at least five people, Ukrainian officials said, as powerful explosions reverberated across the country....

07/06/2025 13:12 France 24

Palestinians in Gaza mark Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble

Residents of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip offered prayers amid the ruins of mosques and homes on Friday for the start of the three-day feast of Eid al-Adha, with little left to celebrate and with food supplies growing ever scarcer....

07/06/2025 12:31 France 24

Gaza marks start of Eid amid dwindling food supplies with outdoor prayers

Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early Friday, with little hope the war with Israel will end soon....

07/06/2025 09:21 France 24

Israel admits support for anti-Hamas armed group accused of looting Gaza aid

Israeli officials have acknowledged supporting an armed group opposed to Hamas in Gaza after opposition lawmaker Avigdor Lieberman said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was arming "criminals and felons". International humanitarian officials have accused the group, led by Bedouin trib...

07/06/2025 09:01 France 24

Russian strikes on Ukraine's Kharkiv kill at least 3, injures several

A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine's eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring 21, local officials said. The barrage — the latest in near daily widescale attacks — included aerial glide bombs tha...

07/06/2025 08:35 France 24

Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of seeking to delay prisoner swap

Ukraine and Russia exchanged mutual accusations on Saturday of seeking to delay a prisoner swap expected this weekend, the only solid outcome of recent peace talks between the warring nations....

07/06/2025 05:51 France 24

Russia pummels Ukraine's Kharkiv in 'most powerful attack' since start of war

Russian strikes on Ukraine's second-largest city early on Saturday killed at least five people and injured at least 17 others in what the mayor of Kharkiv described as the biggest drone attack since the start of the war. Two more people were killed when a Russian missile struck a high-rise building...

07/06/2025 05:20 France 24

Warring parties urged to respect humanitarian law in Sudan as the crisis is worsening

Three days after an attack on a humanitarian convoy that killed five people, the African Union, the United States and several other countries urged the warring parties in Sudan to respect humanitarian law. This East African country has been devastated by a bloody war since April 2023. According to...

06/06/2025 20:34 France 24

Ukraine’s ‘Spider's Web’, Gaza, The Trump Musk feud, Elon’s New city

In the week that Ukraine launched Operation Spider Web. 18 months in the planning and personally overseen by President Zelensky, simultaneous drone attacks were launched across Russian airfields destroying its fighter jets and strategic bombers. The Ukrainian intelligence service claimed 40 had bee...

06/06/2025 19:02 France 24

'This desire to eliminate Hamas in Gaza will only build a generation of jihadists against Israel'

Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays, Eid al-Adha, with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes with little hope the war with Israel will end soon. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the harrowing plight of ci...

06/06/2025 17:42 France 24

Veterans mark 81st anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy

Aged veterans gathered in Normandy on Friday to mark the 81st anniversary of when Allied forces embarked on French beaches in the D-Day landings. The historic landings changed the course of the war and led to the WWII defeat of Nazi Germany. ...

06/06/2025 15:30 France 24

AU urges Sudan's warring parties to respect humanitarian law

Three days after a deadly attack on a humanitarian convoy that claimed five lives, the UN and the African Union called on all parties involved in Sudan’s conflict to adhere to international humanitarian law. The nation remains deeply divided, with the regular army controlling much of the central,...

06/06/2025 15:03 France 24

US hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court including over an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as it ramped up pressure to neuter the court of last resort. Catherine Viette has more....

06/06/2025 14:58 France 24

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