Putin says NATO’s increased defence spending poses no 'threat' to Russia

China supports Iran, condemns Israel

China urged countries in the Middle East, "especially Israel", to cease fighting on Thursday after fresh exchanges of fire with Iran. As FRANCE 24’s Yena Lee explains from Beijing, China supports Iran in the war, but its priority is 'protecting its own citizen' for now, and does not seem to seek...

Point of no return: Global carbon budget to be exhausted by 2028

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 19: We take a look at reactions from the press as US President Donald Trump continues to dither on whether the US will intervene in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Also, a study warns that the global carbon budget could be exhausted within three years, after w...

Day 7 of Iran-Israel war: Southern Tel Aviv hit overnight

FRANCE 24's senior reporter Catherine Norris Trent reports live from a site in southern Tel Aviv hit by an Iranian missile overnight. According to first responders, around 20 people were injured in the strike. A hospital in southern Israel was also hit overnight....

Trump says he ‘may or may not’ attack Iran

President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that he was weighing US military action in the Israel-Iran conflict but left his intensions ambiguous, saying "I may do it, I may not do it." He added that he would meet with his national security team in two days and that next week would be “very big”...

Israeli government in ‘full bore’ campaign to persuade Trump to join Iran war

As President Donald Trump weighs direct US involvement in the war, FRANCE 24’s Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky notes that “the Israeli government is in a very open, full bore campaign to try and persuade Donald Trump” to join Israel’s military campaign on Iran....

'I may do it, I may not': Trump weighs US involvement in Israel-Iran war

President Donald Trump has left his intentions on whether the US will join the Israel-Iran conflict deliberately ambiguous, telling reporters in the White House, "I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do." Trump is set to receive an intelligence briefing later Thursda...

🔴 Israel-Iran war live: Iran’s FM to attend nuclear talks in Geneva with European states

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said he would head to Geneva to attend talks on his country's nuclear programme with counterparts from key European powers France, Germany and Britain and the EU's top diplomat. Israel on Thursday attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities as Iranian m...

Iran strikes Israel as Trump weighs US involvement

Iran launched a fresh salvo of missiles at Israel on Thursday, with a hospital reported hit, as President Donald Trump warned he was weighing US military action in the conflict....

M23 deported over 1,500 people from eastern DRC to Rwanda, HRW says

A new report by Human Rights Watch says that the M23 rebel group in eastern DR Congo has forcibly deported over 1,500 people to Rwanda. The act, allegedly backed by Rwanda, could constitute a war crime and has raised international alarm bells....

Israel-Iran war: Did Pakistan threaten a nuclear bomb against Israel?

A video of a former Iranian general went viral on X, in which he claimed that if Tel Aviv were to attack Tehran with nuclear weapons, Pakistan would retaliate against Israel with nuclear action. While Pakistani media denounced the English-dubbed clip as false and manipulated with AI, the original f...

The age of war? Israel-Iran conflict further undermines global security

Donald Trump sold us a different kind of Pax Americana. The US-led global rules-based order was always about soft power backed by bulk military might. Trump's rules on Inauguration Day veered instead to the utilitarian: yes to the world’s top superpower staking imperial claims to parts of the pla...

Ehud Barak asserts US won't battle Iran in full-scale war: 'US has not won any war in last 75 years'

President Donald Trump would not say whether he has decided to order a US strike on Iran, a move that Tehran warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's François Picard is pleased to welcome former Israeli Prime Min...

Gulf states begin diplomatic scramble to end Israel-Iran conflict

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman and Qatar are engaged in frantic efforts at diplomacy to end the conflict between Iran and Israel and ensure peace and stability in the wider region. Prior to the war, the Gulf nations had been pursuing a détente with Iran after years of strained ties....

Radio Resistance: Remembering Charles de Gaulle's Appeal of June 18

This Wednesday marks the 85th anniversary of one of France's most famous radio broadcasts: Charles de Gaulle's Appeal of June 18 during World War II. We dive not only into the history of the speech, but we also explore the mysteries, deepfakes, falsehoods and parodies surrounding it, as well as how...

Khamenei says Iran will 'never surrender', warns off US

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday the nation would never surrender as demanded by President Donald Trump and warned the United States it would face "irreparable damage" if it intervenes in support of its ally. The speech came six days into the conflict, with Trump demandin...

'Years in the making': Israel took initiative, went to war to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities'

Less than a week into the conflict, Israel says its aircraft have free rein over the city’s skies. Meanwhile, fear has gripped the Iranian capital as the streets are empty, businesses closed and communications patchy at best. US President Donald Trump initially distanced himself from Israel’s s...

'Trump did not have the desire, the courage, or the will to tell Israelis not to start this war'

Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday rejected US calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage” to them, in a recorded video aired by state TV. Khamenei dismissed the “threatening and absur...

'Simply apocalyptic' and 'too risky': Papers react to Gaza aid distribution deaths

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, June 18: Papers describe scenes of "humiliation and death" in Gaza as Palestinians seek aid distribution. We also look at Kosovo, where the trial over the massacre in Pristina 26 years ago has finally started. Plus, Brazil's new "bill of devastation" supported by Presid...

Amid regime's 'repression and violence', Iranians 'determined' to pursue freedom, justice, democracy

As Israel and Iran trade fire in their most intense confrontation in history, members of the Iranian diaspora in Europe are torn between hopes for change from a brutal regime and fears for their loved ones back home. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Delano D'Souza is plea...

MAGA split forms over US involvement in Iran

A schism has opened up among Donald Trump's supporters in the Republican party over how the US responds to the war between Israel and Iran, with some pushing for intervention and others on the isolationist wing of the party strongly opposed. But which of the two sides will Trump listen to?...

'The US should participate in the war against Iran,' Israel's Lapid says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said the US "should participate" in the ongoing war between Israel and Iran. "President Trump is going to do what's best for the United States and I trust him to take the right measures," he said. Lapid, who is usually a staunch...

🔴 Iran's Khamenei warns US of 'irreparable damage' if it intervenes, says will never surrender

Tel Aviv residents take shelter as Iran missile barrages continue

As the war with Iran enters a sixth day, Tel Aviv residents are bedding in for an extended conflict, with carparks been turned into makeshift campsite for families and the municipality providing tents, food and water. "The Iranian missiles are a lot bigger, they're a lot louder, they're a lot scari...

Oil prices sustain months-long highs on fears of US involvement in Israel-Iran war

Crude oil markets continued to hover around the $75 a barrel mark this Wednesday, sustained by fears that the US could get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran. The possibility that Iran could seek to close the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20 percent of the world's cru...

Borussia Dortmund held by Fluminense in Club World Cup opener

Borussia Dortmund and Brazil’s Fluminense played out a goalless draw in their Club World Cup opener. Jude Bellingham’s younger brother Jobe made his debut for Dortmund. In Group E, River Plate eased past Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds 3–1....

'Trump under pressure from Israel to make a more qualified entry into war with Iran'

Six of the Group of Seven leaders discussed Russia's war in Ukraine and the Israel-Iran conflict but failed to reach major agreements on those and many other top issues — closing a summit that was forced to try and show how the wealthy nations’ club might still shape global policy despite the e...

G7 leaders united in backing Israel, but no joint Ukraine statement

France 24 correspondent Wassim Cornet reports from Banff, Canada, where G7 leaders concluded their summit with a united message backing Israel's "right to defend itself" after it attacked Iran last week, triggering a heavy exchange of attacks which has killed hundreds, but failed to issue a joint s...

'Manosphere' influencers prey on the insecurities of young men, expert says

The UN has recently warned about the dangers of online misogyny, specifically in relation to the so-called 'manosphere' - a network of communities that claim to address men’s struggles, but often promote harmful advice and attitudes, as well as false narratives about gender equality. FRANCE 24's...

Trump's move: What next in Israel-Iran war?

He says he wants "better than a ceasefire". Donald Trump has returned to the White House, leaving behind the rest of the G7 leaders in western Canada. After five days of war between Israel and Iran, the US president faces a stark choice: he can either approve bunker-busting bombs to target undergro...

G7 pledges support for Ukraine without US after Trump makes abrupt exit from summit

Group of Seven powers pledged their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday as Russia stepped up its attacks on Kyiv, but fell short of issuing a joint statement after the US attempted to "water it down." The US president left the G7 summit early to return to Washington to foc...