‘Pawns in Putin’s war game’: African women lured into drone factories

11/10/2025 14:37 France 24

Russia has been accused of making false promises to recruit young women from across Africa to work in drone-assembling factories. The women were coerced into assembling Shahed-136 kamikaze drones in a dangerous area that has been repeatedly bombed by Ukraine.

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FRANCE 24 wins Bayeux War Correspondents’ Award for report on Assad’s brutal Syrian prisons

A report by FRANCE 24's Julie Dungelhoeff, James André and Sofia Amara won the 2025 Bayeux War Correspondents’ Award in the short format television category. Broadcast on France 24 in December, the film focusses on those who survived of the hell of Syria's prisons under Assad, and depicts the...

11/10/2025 17:04 France 24

FRANCE 24 wins Bayeux War Correspondents’ Award for report on Assad’s brutal Syrian prisons

A report by FRANCE 24's Julie Dungelhoeff, James André and Sofia Amara has won the 2025 Bayeux War Correspondents’ Award. Broadcast on FRANCE 24 in December, the film focusses on those who survived of the hell of Syria's prisons under Assad, and depicts the extent of abuse and brutality commit...

11/10/2025 17:04 France 24

RSF drone strike kills at least 60 in Sudan displacement camp

A drone and military attack killed at least 60 people at the Dar al-Arqam displacement camp in Sudan's El-Fasher on Saturday as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifies its assault on the besieged western city. The RSF has been at war with the regular army since April 2023....

11/10/2025 13:07 France 24

Russian attack on Ukraine's energy facilities plunges thousands into darkness

Large parts of Kyiv were plunged into darkness in the early hours of Friday after Russian drones and missiles struck Ukrainian energy facilities, cuttingpower and water to homes and halting a key metro link across the Dnipro river....

11/10/2025 10:41 France 24

Reappointed French PM Lecornu says new cabinet 'must not be hostage to partisan interests'

France's reappointed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Saturday that his next cabinet must not be "held hostage" by political parties as he vowed to tackle a deepening political crisis. Lecornu, who was reinstated just days after resigning, now faces a race against the clock to deliver a...

11/10/2025 10:09 France 24

Thousands of Gazans return home as ceasefire takes effect

Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that raised hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war. All the remaining hostages were set to be released within days. ...

11/10/2025 09:24 France 24

Trump announces additional 100 percent tariff on Chinese imports

US President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 percent tariff on China Friday and threatened to cancel a summit with Xi Jinping, reigniting his trade war with Beijing in a row over export curbs on rare earth minerals. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports....

11/10/2025 08:52 France 24

Venezuela is not Eastern Europe: Maduro regime a 'thoroughly corrupted and hollowed out government'

Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado might serve as a watershed moment for Venezuela’s long slide toward authoritarianism and force a reckoning within elite circles. Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America at Chatham House, joins us for a sobering analysi...

11/10/2025 07:17 France 24

End to the war in Gaza? Revolving door of French PMs, Nobel Peace Prize

In the week that marked the second anniversary of the Gaza war and saw a breakthrough in peace talks. A ceasefire was agreed on Thursday, which should mean the imminent releasing of the 48 hostages who are still held by Hamas, in exchange for almost 2000 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli troops are...

10/10/2025 20:28 France 24

'All of us carry heavy hearts,' Gaza journalist Shrouq Al-Aila says

Israel declared a ceasefire and started pulling back troops in Gaza on Friday, as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to make their way back to their wrecked homes. "Today is a historic day," Shrouq Al-Aila, an independent journalist in Deir al-Balah, told FRANCE 24. "But all of us are carryi...

10/10/2025 16:57 France 24

Deadly Russian strikes in Zaporizhzhia as power outages hit Ukraine

A deadly Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia killed a 7-year-old boy and injured others after striking a recently occupied family home. Overnight, Russian missile and drone strikes targeted residential areas and energy infrastructure, causing widespread power outages across Kyiv and nine Ukrainian regio...

10/10/2025 15:29 France 24

Populists win Czech election: Is the EU fractured as Russia asserts itself?

Elections in Europe are a rollercoaster these days. EU elites were relieved when the pro-EU camp won the parliamentary vote in Moldova, but the Czech legislative election turned out quite differently. Andrej Babiš, a populist and self-proclaimed Trumpist, won the ballot, staging a comeback similar...

10/10/2025 15:13 France 24

'Destruction is everywhere': Wary Gazans start their journey home as ceasefire begins

After two years of brutal war in Gaza, a ceasefire came into effect on Friday. Israel started pulling back its troops as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to trek back to their wrecked homes. While many felt a sense of relief, others erred on the side of caution as the future of the truce p...

10/10/2025 14:00 France 24

How Assad used rape as a weapon of war against Syrian women

In Syria, a group of brave women speak to FRANCE 24 about sexual violence during 13 years of war in a powerful new documentary. Also, in the US, the gender pay gap widens again for the second year in a row. Annette Young asks financial journalist, Josie Cox, why is there a U-turn after decades of...

10/10/2025 13:15 France 24

Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for the hostages families

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, following Cabinet approval of a deal to pause fighting and exchange the remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners. The first hostage releases are expected soon. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained vague...

10/10/2025 12:57 France 24

The architecture of ambiguity: Is the Gaza plan a peace deal or a roadmap to nowhere?

Alison Sargent welcomes Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics and Middle East Studies at Lancaster University. Professor Simon Mabon expresses both relief and caution in assessing the recent ceasefire deal for Gaza. In the short term, he sees a vital humanitarian breakthrough: hostages r...

10/10/2025 12:54 France 24

Despite ceasefire, Gaza faces severe hunger and aid coordination issues

Despite celebrations over a ceasefire, Gaza remains devastated, with most residents displaced and tens of thousands, including 55,000 malnourished children, facing severe hunger. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says aid groups are ready to deliver food, water, and medical supplies, but un...

10/10/2025 12:14 France 24

Rape: Assad's weapon against Syrian women

In 2011, the Syrian people rose up against Bashar al-Assad's regime. It was the start of a deadly civil war. Across the country, thousands of men, women and children were arbitrarily arrested. Throughout the 13 years of conflict, rape and sexual violence were systematically used as weapons of war...

10/10/2025 10:05 France 24

'Relief, sadness and worry': The people of Gaza 'lost everything they had'

"We are looking for real peace, not just a ceasefire," explains Mustafa Barghouti, the Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative. Following a devastating two-year war that claimed the lives of over 70,000+ people and destroyed most of Gaza, Mr. Barghouti asserts the right of the Pale...

10/10/2025 07:22 France 24

Gaza ceasefire: 'Clear sense of relief, jubilation, that we're moving towards an actual deal'

François Picard welcomes Jeremy Issacharoff, former Ambassador of Israel to Germany. At this defining moment, Ambassador Issacharoff says "it's absolutely critical that we don't only get all the hostages home, that we end this war, but we also, as the Trump plan says, try and define a credible an...

10/10/2025 06:26 France 24

Rape and torture in Assad's prisons: Syrian women break their silence

During the brutal 13-year Syrian civil war, Bashar al-Assad's regime imprisoned women for their real or presumed links to the “terrorist” opposition. Many endured rape, sexual violence, and torture during their incarceration. Here are the testimonies of some former Syrian women prisoners....

10/10/2025 04:00 France 24

‘Massive’ Russian missile and drone attack sparks power cuts in Kyiv

Ukraine reported a large-scale Russian assault on Kyiv early Friday, involving ballistic missiles and drone strikes that caused widespread power outages and injured at least nine people. The attack, which targeted critical infrastructure, is part of what officials say is an intensified Russian camp...

10/10/2025 02:16 France 24

Israel's government ratifies Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

Israel's government approved a ceasefire agreement with Hamas on Friday, setting the stage to end two years of devastating war in Gaza. The deal, brokered with US backing as part of President Donald Trump's peace initiative, promises to suspend hostilities within 24 hours and secure the release of...

09/10/2025 23:57 France 24

Storm 1516: The Russian operation responsible for at least 77 disinformation campaigns

Earlier this year, French authorities identified almost 80 disinformation campaigns led by a Russian operation dubbed Storm 1516. These mainly targeted Ukraine and its allies. So who is behind this disinformation and how does it spread? And, importantly, how can we spot it?...

09/10/2025 20:49 France 24

Does Israel and Hamas signing the Gaza ceasefire deal mean the war is over?

Israel and Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of US President Donald Trump's initiative to end the devastating two-year war in Gaza. The breakthrough has been met with joy and relief, but also cautio...

09/10/2025 20:46 France 24

Leaders react to agreement on Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

'This agreement must mark the end of the war and the beginning of a political solution based on the two-state solutionFrance stands ready to contribute to this goal. We will discuss it this afternoon in Paris with our international partners' declared Macron....

09/10/2025 15:31 France 24

Celebrations in Israel and Gaza after agreement on Gaza ceasefire

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war and the release of the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners — a breakthrough greeted with joy and relief Thursday but also caution....

09/10/2025 15:03 France 24

In Khan Younis, celebrations of the ceasefire were colored by grief

09/10/2025 13:32 France 24

Statement of Shosh Bedrosian, Israeli government spokeswoman

Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, in a major breakthrough in the two-year-old war....

09/10/2025 13:23 France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky says Russia aims to sow 'chaos' with energy strikes

President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of wanting to sow "chaos" in Ukraine by launching strikes on his country's energy grid and railway infrastructure, in comments published Thursday....

09/10/2025 13:18 France 24

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