Reports that North Korea is sending troops to aid Russia raise questions

18/10/2024 18:10 France 24

FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Ukraine Gulliver Cragg provides his views on reports that North Korea is preparing to send thousands of troops to fight with the Russian army against Ukraine.

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Leaders of US, UK, Germany and France say ending the war in Gaza is a 'necessity'

US President Joe Biden and the leaders of France, Germany and the UK called for an end to the war in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in a joint statement after their meeting in Berlin. The leaders said they had also discussed the ongoing conflict in Lebanon, where Israel is...

18/10/2024 20:18 France 24

Hamas leader Sinwar’s death may be a turning point for the war in Gaza

Israel’s Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death is "the beginning of the end in Gaza" – but it is unclear whether the killing will bring an escalation in the fighting or a ceasefire deal....

18/10/2024 19:06 France 24

End of Sinwar, now how to end the war? Ukraine, Meloni & the US Elex

Hamas confirms its political and military leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed by Israel, 24 hours after IDF forces announced his death in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. In a defiant video speech, an official for the Iranian backed militant group said the death would not mean the release of Israel...

18/10/2024 18:32 France 24

Claims of North Korean military support for Russia's war in Ukraine 'very worrying', France says

South Korea’s intelligence service on Friday released satellite images it said showed the first deployment of 1,500 elite North Korean special forces soldiers to the port city of Vladivostok in Russia's Far East. Ukraine responded by asking its allies for an "immediate and strong reaction” to...

18/10/2024 17:22 France 24

I regret not reaching a 'common position on the Middle East', EU foreign policy chief Borrell says

As he nears the end of his term, Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, speaks to Talking Europe about the two crises that he has been most closely involved in: the Middle East and Ukraine. He recounts his efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and in Lebanon,...

18/10/2024 15:28 France 24

US President Joe Biden in Berlin vows no let-up on support for Ukraine

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18/10/2024 14:17 France 24

Could Gaza be the 'graveyard for international law'? Is the United States 'complicit'?

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18/10/2024 14:13 France 24

Millions of people are facing acute food crises in Sudan

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18/10/2024 12:49 France 24

Biden urges European allies to bolster Ukraine's military as US election looms

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18/10/2024 12:37 France 24

Lebanon: One war too many

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18/10/2024 11:20 France 24

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18/10/2024 09:39 France 24

Ukraine's army brigades commission ads to make enlisting 'sexy'

Ukraine, which allows its army brigades to recruit their soldiers directly, is increasingly short of manpower to fight the Russian invasion. As a result, military units compete for donations and troops via social media and advertising campaigns relying on macho imagery and attractive models to reac...

18/10/2024 09:21 France 24

Will Italy's new Albanian detention centres soon be empty?

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18/10/2024 09:08 France 24

Zelensky seeks EU, NATO backing for 'victory plan' in Brussels

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky EU and NATO Thursday his country must be in a position of strength before any peace talks with Russia, as he presented his "victory plan" in Brussels. "Ukraine is ready for real diplomacy, but for it, we must be strong," Zelensky said as he met with the EU's 2...

18/10/2024 09:00 France 24

US sees new chance to end Gaza war after Yahya Sinwar killing

Sinwar's death marks the end of a year long manhunt for the IDF. "Killing Hamas leadership was one of the aims of the war and he has accomplished it by killing Yahya Sinwar" says Jordana Miller, ABC news correspondent in Jerusalem on FRANCE24....

18/10/2024 08:33 France 24

Inside Cambodia's cyber-scam centres, where workers are victims of human trafficking

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15/10/2024 11:31 France 24

Netanyahu opposes ‘unilateral ceasefire’ that would not halt Hezbollah from rearming

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that he would not agree to a ceasefire deal that failed to stop Hezbollah from rearming and regrouping. Earlier, Macron warned Netanyahu that he “should not forget his country was created as a result of a r...

15/10/2024 00:54 France 24

Only one-third of Europe's surface water is in good health, report warns

Only 37 percent of Europe’s surface waters are in good condition, warns the European Environment Agency. Climate change, habitat degradation, freshwater overuse and pollution are key threats. "Our waters face unprecedented challenges," said EEA Executive Director Leena Yla-Mononen, highlighting r...

14/10/2024 22:32 France 24

Russia jails French researcher Laurent Vinatier for three years in 'foreign agent' case

A Russian court Monday sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier to three years in a penal colony for breaking a law on registering as a "foreign agent". The French Foreign Ministry called for Vinatier's immediate release, denouncing the "extreme severity" of his sentence. ...

14/10/2024 14:28 France 24

The rooftops of Paris with the zinc craftsmen of the sky

Paris’s slate-grey zinc rooftops are a key part of the French capital’s visual identity. They have long inspired painters and filmmakers and only exist thanks to the expertise of the roofers who install and maintain the galvanised metal covering many of Paris’s buildings. Their expertise coul...

14/10/2024 12:51 France 24

China vows never to renounce 'use of force' to retake Taiwan as drills end

China deployed planes and ships around Taiwan in military drills on Monday, issuing a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces. The drills marked the fourth large-scale exercise in two years as Beijing refuses to rule out force in its efforts to control Taiwan. Washington said the drills risked "esca...

14/10/2024 01:22 France 24

🔴 Live: Netanyahu says Israel will 'mercilessly strike' Hezbollah, including in Beirut

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed to strike Hezbollah without mercy following a deadly drone strike on a military base in Israel, warning that retaliation will extend to targets in Beirut. Earlier, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese village in northern Israel killed at least 2...

13/10/2024 23:48 France 24

UK foreign secretary to join EU ministers for talks on Mideast and Ukraine

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy will attend the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on Monday following an invitation from EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, marking the first time a British foreign secretary has attended the council in two years. Talks will focus on the Middle East and Ukra...

13/10/2024 22:30 France 24

Zelensky says North Korea has sent troops to support Russian military

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said there was "an increasing alliance" between Russia and regimes like North Korea and that Pyongyang had sent both weapons and troops to bolster Russia's army. Zelensky toured European capitals last week to ask for increased military aid as Russia’s inva...

13/10/2024 19:07 France 24

'No red lines' in defending Iran and its interests, foreign minister says

Iran is "fully prepared for a war situation but we do not want war, we want peace", Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday. He was speaking in Baghdad, where he arrived on Sunday for talks with Iraqi officials ahead of an anticipated Israeli attack in response to Iran's October...

13/10/2024 13:31 France 24

AFP, BBC win honours for war reporting at Bayeux War Correspondents' Awards

AFP photographer Mahmud Hams won the top prize for photos including his harrowing image of a woman after an Israeli strike on Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on October 17, 2023....

12/10/2024 20:19 France 24

As Gaza war grinds on, Israeli military faces daunting new challenges in Lebanon

Israel's decision to begin ground attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon has sparked a debate about the wisdom of opening up a second front and presents Israeli soldiers with a different challenge from the dense urban environment of Gaza. Analysts believe Hezbollah has built an intricate network of t...

12/10/2024 17:49 France 24

Russia and Ukraine launch rival overnight drone attacks, with most intercepted

The Ukrainian air force said it had intercepted and destroyed 24 of the 28 drones launched by Russia overnight from Friday to Saturday, as the two countries traded air strikes. Russian officials on Saturday said it had downed 47 Ukrainian drones and that strikes had killed one person in the Belgoro...

12/10/2024 13:30 France 24

UN warns of catastrophic regional conflict as Israel fights in Gaza and Lebanon

The Israeli military’s decision on September 30 to start a ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon adds to the risk that the conflict with Iran-backed militants Hezbollah and Hamas will escalate into a regional war, UN peacekeepers say....

12/10/2024 07:53 France 24

New memoir from Russian dissident Alexei Navalny reveals he knew he would die in prison

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12/10/2024 02:55 France 24

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