Putin orders army to drive remaining Ukrainian forces from Russia's Kursk region

US-Canada tourism takes a hit as Trump trade war heats up

The 48th International Tourism Salon gets underway in Paris, with the world's #3 destination the United States seeing a big drop in Canadian visitors. The United Nations prepares for budget cuts amid an efficiency drive after 7 years of liquidity crisis. ...

Duterte takes responsibility for deadly Philippines drug war, expects long ICC battle

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who was taken into custody by the International Criminal Court Wednesday, told supporters in a Facebook video that he takes full responsibility for his administration's deadly "war on drugs". The ICC arrest warrant alleges Duterte armed death squads that...

Live: Moscow says it has retaken Sudzha in Kursk from Ukraine as US negotiators fly to Russia

Russia said Thursday it had taken full control of Sudzha, a town in the Kursk region that fell to Ukrainian troops shortly after their shock offensive last August. The Kremlin confirmed that US negotiators were on the way to Russia as Washington seeks to present its plan for a 30-day ceasefire. Fol...

G7 foreign ministers meet in Canada amid rising tensions with Trump

Foreign ministers from the G7 countries and the EU convene in La Malbaie, Quebec, on Thursday amid escalating tensions with US President Donald Trump over his contentious foreign policies, including his stance on Ukraine and tariff impositions. The two-day meeting follows seven weeks of strained re...

Syrian Kurds celebrate Damascus deal as coastal residents remain wary after violence

This week saw a major breakthrough for Syria's interim leaders, in their efforts to unify the war-torn country, as the Kurdish-led militia that controls the north-east agreed to merge with the new government. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Kawa Hassan, from the Middle East and North Africa Pr...

Trump vows further action as US trading partners hit back at steel and aluminium tariffs

A new, 25 percent import tax on all steel and aluminium coming into the United States has taken effect, drawing swift retaliatory measures from Canada and the European Union. Donald Trump warned of a further response. Sweeping metal tariffs imposed during Trump's first term did have some positive...

Ukraine truce dominates G7 talks clouded by Trump's Canada threats

G7 foreign ministers will meet in Canada Wednesday to discuss moves to halt the Russia-Ukraine war, but US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shrugged off questions about a prospective takeover of his country's northern neighbor. FRANCE 24's Christopher Guly reports from Ottawa....

Imposition of tariffs makes US an inefficient 'high-cost producer', economist says

FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Marcus Noland, Executive VP of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about the trade war triggered by the Trump tariffs. He says that there's no evidence that Trump's strategy will pay off and that the imposition of tariffs is turning the United States...

What is going through Putin's mind?

FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert breaks down what could be Putin's strategy and ultimate goal, following the proposal accepted by Ukraine of an immediate 30-day ceasefire....

All is forgiven? US resumes aid as Ukraine agrees to truce

Talk about mood swings: is that epic White House bust-up that we are still processing already water under the bridge? Donald Trump’s envoys making that recent dumpster fire of a sitdown with Volodymyr Zelensky sound like a fading memory. The US now unpausing military assistance to Kyiv and talkin...

'This threat is unwise': Iran's Khamenei cautions Trump against potential military action

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called US threats "unwise"  after President Donald Trump sent him a letter urging talks and warning of potential military action if Tehran declined....

France hosts European defense ministers to discuss Ukraine's security guarantees

Today in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron is hosting European defense ministers to discuss strengthening defense capabilities and security guarantees for Ukraine. This meeting follows recent talks about a ceasefire proposed by the United States and Ukraine in Jeddah. The participants, including rep...

European defence: Could 'inherent political tensions within EU' be obstacle to forming united front?

Military chiefs from 30 countries are in the French capital at the Paris Forum on Defence and Strategy with a focus on creating an international military force to deter Russian aggression once a ceasefire in Ukraine has been implemented. For an in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Russia's...

Captain of cargo ship that crashed into US tanker is Russian national, owner says

The captain of a cargo ship that crashed into a tanker carrying jet fuel for the US military is a Russian national, the vessel's owner said Wednesday. The 59-year-old man was arrested by British police on suspicion of manslaughter and remains in custody....

'Superheroes': French papers triumphant as PSG dump Liverpool out of Champions League

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, March 12: The papers analyse the news that Ukraine is ready to accept a 30-day ceasefire. Also, the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, is arrested after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity. Elsewhe...

Live: Ukraine ceasefire is 'up to Russia now', says Trump

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “it is up to Russia now” whether the 30-day, Washington-proposed ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will materialise or not, but said he had received some positive signals. Trump spoke after French MPs debated a resolution calling on France and it...

White House rejects bid to release Palestinian student activist amid protests

The US government on Tuesday indicated it would fight efforts to release Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested without a charge or warrant by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Saturday, leading to a series of New York protests spearheaded by students of Khalil's...

Duterte lands in Netherlands to face ICC charges over drug war killings

Rodrigo Duterte, former leader of the Philippines, landed in the Netherlands on Wednesday braced for International Criminal Court charges over his brutal war on drugs. Duterte is accused of being an "indirect co-perpetrator" during an anti-drug campaign that rights groups claim killed tens of thous...

Ukraine accepts US ceasefire proposal, backs immediate negotiations with Russia

Ukraine backed a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire on Tuesday after nine hours of talks between the two countries in Saudi Arabia, prompting the US to end its pause on military aid and opening the door to immediate negotiations with Russia....

Hundreds protest detainment of Palestinian Columbia student

France 24 correspondent Jessica Le Masurier reports from Columbia University in New York, where hundreds of people on Tuesday rallied to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student who helped coordinate the pro-Palestinian protests held at Columbia last year. Protesters called f...

Trump halts doubling tariffs after Ontario premier backs down on US electricity surcharge

In the latest twist in an escalating trade war between the US and Canada, Donald Trump announced doubling tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium to 50 percent only to halt them hours later, after Ontario's premier Doug Ford suspended a planned 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the Uni...

Tina Khidasheli: 'Without transatlantic dialogue, there is no security for Europe or for the world'

Ukraine has endorsed an American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and agreed to immediate negotiations with Russia in crunch talks in Jeddah after three years of grinding war. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes Tina Khidasheli, Jurist, Chairperson a...

The ceasefire proposal is 'excellent for Ukraine', analyst says

FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks to Kristine Berzina, Managing Director of Geostrategy North at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. She says that the ceasefire proposal agreed by the Ukrainian and US delegations in Riyadh is 'excellent for Ukraine' by regaining intelligence sharing and weapo...

Rubio says 'ball now in court' of Russia to accept Ukraine truce

The Ukrainian presidency's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on Tuesday that Russia must show "very clearly" it wants peace in Ukraine following talks with the US in Saudi Arabia. "Ukraine welcomes this proposal, we consider it positive, we are ready to take such a step. The United States of Americ...

Zelensky says US must now 'convince' Russia to accept ceasefire proposal

The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow’s agreement, American and Ukrainian officials said Tuesday following talks in Saudi Arabia. Guardian...

🔴 US to lift pause on Ukraine aid, intel sharing as Kyiv backs proposal for 30-day ceasefire

Bolloré media empire’s pro-Russia stance sparks tensions with Élysée Palace

The French presidency has denied reports in Sunday paper Le Journal du Dimanche that President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to "scare" the French by playing up the threat from Moscow, amid mounting concern about the pro-Russia agenda pushed by billionaire Vincent Bolloré's sprawling and increasingly...

Author Charlie English on the best-kept secret of the cold war

It's a book that tells the astonishing story of the books that were smuggled across the Iron curtain during and after the Second World War. Described by the Observer as a “gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War moment”, "The CIA book Club – the best kept secret of the col...

In Jeddah, US 'cajoling' Ukraine into accepting concessions, no mention of Russia offering anything

Ukraine said talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia began "very constructively", with a partial ceasefire with Russia on the table hours after Kyiv conducted its largest drone attack on Moscow in three years of war. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Russia's war on Ukraine and...

Philippine: Arrested ex-President Duterte to face legacy of thousands killed in drug crackdown

Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, who left a savage legacy from his deadly anti-drugs crackdown, was arrested on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity for the thousands killed in a war he waged against drugs in a political career spanning decades. H...