Putin threatens 'massive missile strike' on Kyiv if Ukraine breaks two-day truce

04/05/2026 18:40 France 24

Russia threatened on Monday to launch a "massive missile strike" on Kyiv if Ukraine breached a two-day truce initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin to coincide with World War II commemorations.

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Iran fires 'warning shots' as US Navy says its ships entered Gulf via Hormuz

The ceasefire in the Iran war abruptly faced its most perilous moment Monday after the United States began trying to open the Strait of Hormuz to allow hundreds of stranded commercial ships sail out. The United Arab Emirates said it came under attack for the first time since the early April ceasefi...

04/05/2026 18:18 France 24

Poking the bear? Armenia welcomes European leaders in Russia's backyard

Just as Europe frets over fresh Trump tariffs, a U-S troop drawdown announced for Germany and the message it sends to a hostile Russia…how about not one, but two summits in former Soviet state Armenia. Before a first-ever gathering of EU leaders in Yerevan Tuesday, the European Politicial Communi...

04/05/2026 18:15 France 24

Allies jolted on defence as Trump pulls troops from Germany

America's NATO allies put a brave face Monday on a US decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, but warned it was proof Europe needs to step up for its own security, and fast. US President Donald Trump cast fresh doubts over the future of the alliance as he announced Washington was to scale b...

04/05/2026 15:28 France 24

NATO chief says Europeans have 'gotten message' from Trump on defence

Europeans have "heard" US President Donald Trump's message of frustration over the Iran war and are "stepping up", NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Monday after Washington announced it would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany. "European leaders have gotten the message," Rutte said before talks with Eu...

04/05/2026 13:06 France 24

The loyal, lonely keepers of Sudan's pyramids

The 2,400-year-old burial site of Bajrawiya, on the Sudanese Island of Meroe, holds 140 pyramids built during the Kingdom of Kush's Meroitic period. Some pyramids were decapitated, others reduced to rubble, first in the 1800s by dynamite at the hands of treasure-hunting Europeans, and then by two c...

04/05/2026 13:04 France 24

Missile strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv region kills five, destroys infrastructure

A Russian missile strike on the town of Merefa in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region has killed five people and wounded at least 18, damaging homes, businesses and public buildings in an area far from the front lines, officials said Monday. Regional prosecutors said Russian forces appeared to have used...

04/05/2026 12:53 France 24

A diary of America's wars with photographer Peter van Agtmael

He's spent more than two decades documenting the realities of war, including years working alongside US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. But photographer Peter van Agtmael's work goes beyond the battlefield. He's equally interested in how those wars echo back home, and that's the focus of his pho...

04/05/2026 12:12 France 24

Trump says US operation will aid ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said on Sunday the U.S. would start an effort on Monday morning to free ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz as a "humanitarian gesture" to aid neutral countries in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Trump provided few details about the plan, which he said would aid ships a...

04/05/2026 09:05 France 24

Europe, Canada leaders hold Yerevan talks in Trump's shadow

European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gather in Armenia Monday as they seek to navigate a fraught geopolitical environment under an unpredictable White House. US President Donald Trump will loom large over the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC). It takes place in Y...

04/05/2026 09:04 France 24

German chancellor downplays row with Trump after troop drawdown announced

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that President Donald Trump does not share his opinions in order to work with the United States within NATO, ‌but stressed there was no link between their rift and ⁠a planned troop drawdown. Merz dismissed suggestions that his criticism of...

04/05/2026 08:59 France 24

Defence in focus at European Political Community Summit in Yerevan

The leaders of almost 50 countries – including the European Union's 27 nations and partners – gathered to discuss economic and energy security at the eighth European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armenia, on Monday. The war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East will top the a...

04/05/2026 08:57 France 24

Lebanon's food security crisis and displacement 'going to have a lasting effect'

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Anne Valand, World Food Programme Lebanon Deputy Country Director. Ms.Valand describes a deepening crisis across multiple fronts: conflict-driven displacement, agricultural disruption, market dysfunction, and funding shortfalls all reinforcing one another. She wa...

04/05/2026 08:51 France 24

A look at the US military presence in Europe as Trump seeks to withdraw troops from Germany

US President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany has refocused attention on the US military presence in Europe, which not only acts as a deterrent to Russia but also allows Washington to project US power across the globe. Here's a look at the current America...

04/05/2026 07:19 France 24

Australia holds public hearings on rise in anti-Semitism ahead of Bondi Beach shooting

An inquiry into a shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah festival on Australia's Bondi Beach in December opened public hearings on Monday, with some witnesses speaking of a rise in anti-Semitism since the start of the war in Gaza. ...

04/05/2026 03:07 France 24

European and Canadian leaders hold security talks in Yerevan amid uncertainty over US policy

European leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney are meeting in Armenia on Monday for a European Political Community summit focused on security and geopolitical tensions as uncertainty grows over US policy under President Donald Trump. The talks in Yerevan come amid strains over the Iran co...

04/05/2026 01:53 France 24

Israeli court extends detention of two Gaza flotilla activists amid abuse claims

An Israeli court on Sunday extended by two days the detention of two foreign activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla, as a legal battle intensified over their arrest in international waters and allegations of abuse in custody. A lawyer for one of the activists said the pair were presented with...

04/05/2026 00:13 France 24

Live: US denies that Iran struck American vessel in the Strait of Hormuz

US officials on Monday denied Iranian state media reports that a US warship entering the ‌Strait ⁠of ‌Hormuz ⁠turned back after Iran fired missiles at it. Iran's military earlier warned that US forces would be attacked if they entered the strategic waterway as part of US President...

04/05/2026 00:06 France 24

Iran reviews US response to peace proposal, warns against further military action

Tehran said Sunday the United States would have to choose between an “impossible” military operation or a “bad deal” in the Middle East conflict, after US President Donald Trump warned that he might reject a new proposal from Iran to restart peace talks. Negotiations between the two countri...

03/05/2026 16:45 France 24

Southern Lebanon: Israeli strikes kill one, wounds rescuers

Israel has carried out fresh air strikes in southern Lebanon. Officials there said at least one person was killed and four others were wounded. The strikes came after the Israel Defense Forces issued new evacuation warnings on Sunday for residents in more than ten villages and towns, including the...

03/05/2026 15:25 France 24

French interior minister vows crackdown on illegal raves after thousands gather at military site

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez vowed on Sunday to crack down on illegal raves as he visited the area in central France where a massive free party was held on a military base despite authorities' warnings about the risk of unexploded mortars. Organisers said they chose Nunez's hometown of Bo...

03/05/2026 15:24 France 24

Russian strikes on Ukraine kill three

Ukraine and Russia exchanged cross-border drone strikes as the war continued. Across Ukraine, at least three people were killed in overnight Russian attacks. Drones struck residential buildings and port infrastructure in the southern city of Odesa, causing significant damage. Strikes were also repo...

03/05/2026 15:24 France 24

Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Primorsk oil port

Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Primorsk port and a number of vessels in the Baltic Sea on Sunday as part of a wave of attacks targeting Russian energy infrastructure. While Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes limit "Russia's war potential", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov sai...

03/05/2026 14:26 France 24

World Press Freedom Day 2026: RSF report says press freedom at its lowest in 25 years

Every year, the United Nations marks 3 May as World Press Freedom Day. This year comes at a particularly dark moment for journalists. According to a new report published today by Reporters Without Borders, global press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years. Last year, UNESCO said the d...

03/05/2026 12:18 France 24

OPEC+ raises oil output quotas for 'stability' after shock UAE pull-out

Seven OPEC+ countries including Russia and Saudia Arabia increased their oil production quotas on Sunday, the organisation said. Analysts say the decision is aimed at projecting stability following the United Arab Emirates' sudden departure from the bloc effective Friday. ...

03/05/2026 12:13 France 24

OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas but stays mum on UAE pull-out

Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates....

03/05/2026 12:13 France 24

Spotlight on the continued decline of press freedom globally

Press freedom has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years. That warning comes from Reporters Without Borders — also known as RSF — which released its annual index ahead of World Press Freedom Day this Sunday. To mark the occasion, one of RSF’s partners, Cartooning for Peace, has released a se...

03/05/2026 08:43 France 24

Elderly Ukrainian woman rescued using robotic vehicle

Ukrainian forces have attacked two tankers from Russia’s so-called shadow fleet at the entrance to the Port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. The announcement was made by Volodymyr Zelensky on the Telegram messaging app. He added that Ukraine would continue to use long-range weapons to strike tar...

03/05/2026 08:41 France 24

New Iranian proposal to end the war under examination

A senior Iranian officer on Saturday said that fresh fighting with the United States is “likely”, underscoring rising tensions after President Donald Trump dismissed Tehran’s latest negotiating proposal and issued fresh threats to attack the country. Daniel Quinlan reports....

03/05/2026 08:38 France 24

Middle East war live: Israel strikes south Lebanon beyond designated 'security zone'

Israel carried out air strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, killing one person and wounding eight others, including four rescue workers, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said. The attack took place beyond the Israel-controlled area designated as a “security zone” and despite the ceasefire betw...

03/05/2026 05:06 France 24

Ukraine battlefield: Advanced Ukrainian drones raise concerns among Russian forces

From Ukraine’s evolving battlefield, where drone warfare is redefining front lines and so-called “killing zones,” to reports of “Martian drones” and their impact on both Russian and Ukrainian forces, we also look at the expanding use of unmanned systems in rescue operations, including the...

02/05/2026 19:11 France 24

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