Russia ramps up attacks on Ukraine in biggest air offensive since war began

29/06/2025 09:51 France 24

Russia is showing no signs of de-escalating its bombardment of Ukraine after it launched its biggest aerial attack on its neighbour overnight, according to Ukrainian officials, since the three-year-conflict began.

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Iran could resume uranium enrichment 'in a matter of months', UN nuclear watchdog says

Speculation over Iran’s capacity to recover from Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear and military sites during its 12-day war with Israel were put to bed on Saturday after the UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi told CBS news that Iran could produce enriched uranium “in a matter of months...

29/06/2025 08:59 France 24

Israeli attack on Tehran's Evin prison killed 71, Iran judiciary says

At least 71 people were killed in an Israeli strike on Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, which held numerous political prisoners and foreign nationals, during this month's 12-day war, Iran's judiciary said Sunday....

29/06/2025 06:49 France 24

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza including several children

Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli forces killed at least 37 people across the war-torn region on Saturday, including three children who died in an airstrike on a home in Jabalia, northern Gaza....

28/06/2025 16:57 France 24

Europe swelters in summer's first heatwave as continent warms

Southern Europeans braced Saturday for the first heatwave of the northern hemisphere summer, as climate change pushes thermometers on the world's fastest-warming continent increasingly into the red. Temperatures are set to rise to 37 degrees Celsius (99 Fahrenheit) in Rome, driving the Eternal City...

28/06/2025 12:27 France 24

Iran holds funeral for commanders and scientists killed in war with Israel

Large crowds of mourners dressed in black lined streets in Iran's capital Tehran as the country held a funeral on Saturday for top military commanders, nuclear scientists and some of the civilians killed during this month's aerial war with Israel. At least 16 scientists and 10 senior commanders wer...

28/06/2025 12:04 France 24

'We only have one exit': Life under blockade in West Bank villages

Since the Israel-Iran war started in June 2025, life has become even more constrained in Ras Karkar, a village west of Ramallah in the West Bank. Hatem Nofal, head of the local emergency committee, describes a daily existence dictated by Israeli iron gates, expanding settlements, and the increasing...

28/06/2025 08:51 France 24

Mass state funeral in Iran honours top brass, nuclear scientists killed in war with Israel

Thousands gathered in downtown Tehran on Saturday to mourn some of the country's highest-ranking military chiefs – including the leader of the Revolutionary Guards – and nuclear scientists killed in its 12-day war with Israel just days after the start of a ceasefire....

28/06/2025 02:57 France 24

'There are no winners or losers in war. Only sadness': Nagasaki A-bomb survivor appeals for peace

Recent conflicts have brought the threat of nuclear war to the forefront of many minds. Experts warn that the current geopolitical tensions have likely hardened North Korea's resolve to retain its nuclear capabilities. Against this backdrop, Yuka Royer speaks with Seiichiro Mise, who survived the...

27/06/2025 16:20 France 24

Hungary's Pride march ban a 'serious breach' of EU values: Sweden's EU minister

At a jam-packed EU summit in Brussels, we caught up with Sweden's EU Affairs Minister, Jessica Rosencrantz. Bouncing off Slovakia's and Hungary's opposition to a potential new round of Russia sanctions, she touches on the Hungarian government's ban on this Saturday's Pride march, insisting that the...

27/06/2025 16:02 France 24

French police issue alarm over rise in teenage prostitutes

French police have issued a warning about a significant jump in the number of teenage prostitutes in France; saying the numbers have increased by as much as 70 percent in the last five years. Also how in the face of ongoing repression by the Taliban, more and more Afghan women are converting their...

27/06/2025 15:08 France 24

Israel-Iran war: Back from the brink of an oil shock?

This week, Charles Pellegrin takes a look back at what's being called "the Twelve-Day War" with Dr Jorge León, senior vice president and head of geopolitical analysis at Rystad Energy. The confrontation between Israel and Iran with the assistance of the United States has weighed on global markets,...

27/06/2025 15:05 France 24

Cartooning for Peace: Israel and US play a dangerous game of ‘nuclear roulette’ with Iran war

Israel and Iran engaged in a brief but intense confrontation from June 13 to 24, culminating in a surprise US intervention that sparked fears of a regional escalation. A ceasefire has been announced but tensions remain high, with each side claiming victory....

27/06/2025 14:42 France 24

Moscow launched hundreds of drones and 8 missiles overnight

As the EU continues to voice strong support for Ukraine—despite growing divisions within the bloc—there has been little tangible progress on the battlefield. Overnight, Russian forces launched hundreds of drones and eight missiles at Ukrainian targets, while Russia’s defense ministry claimed...

27/06/2025 13:53 France 24

EU leaders discuss new US trade proposal

European Union leaders considered new US trade proposals ahead of the July 9 deadline for US President Donald Trump's tariffs at a Brussels summit on Thursday. They also addressed the Mercosur trade agreement, Russia sanctions, and restructuring the World Trade Organization. Dave Keating reports fr...

27/06/2025 13:50 France 24

Heatwave across the Med sparks health and fire warnings

In a cluster of small coastal towns near Athens, wildfires have destroyed homes and forced both residents and tourists to evacuate. As temperatures continue to rise, such disasters are becoming increasingly frequent in Greece, placing growing pressure on emergency services and local authorities, wh...

27/06/2025 13:33 France 24

At least six summary execution, score arrested

Though the war at least temporarily appeared to unite Iranians, the government has embarked upon an internal crakdown. At least six people have been executed with scores of others believed to have been arrested on allegations of spying for Israel or cooperating in other ways with its Intelligence s...

27/06/2025 13:15 France 24

Iran to hold state funerals for top commanders, scientists killed in war with Israel

Iran will hold on Saturday state funerals for senior military commanders and top scientists killed during the country’s 12-day war with Israel. After Israeli attacks, life has gradually begun to return to normal following the ceasefire. However, after 12 days of Israeli strikes that prompted thou...

27/06/2025 13:13 France 24

EU Summit focuses on Ukraine amid divisions over Russia sanctions

Copy The war in Ukraine once again took center stage at the latest EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, as leaders of the bloc called for increased support to Kyiv — particularly through air defense systems, anti-drone technology, and large-caliber ammunition. While many member states pushed for an...

27/06/2025 13:07 France 24

European leaders push defense spend amid uncertainty over Trump aid to Ukraine

After the NATO meeting, the 27 leaders of the European Union arrived in Brussels for a one-day summit with a strong geopolitical focus, covering the Israel-Iran conflict, the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and financial aid for the country. During the NA...

27/06/2025 12:27 France 24

US signals 'powerful shift' in vaccine policy as RFK Jr moves to change guidance

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 27: Donald Trump's health secretary and vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr moves to rescind recommendations for the flu vaccine over a longstanding anti-vaxxer belief that it causes autism. The US will also pull funding for a global alliance that provides free jabs t...

27/06/2025 10:50 France 24

Hungary maintains veto on Ukraine’s EU membership bid after referendum

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Thursday that a state-run consultation had given him a “strong mandate” to oppose Ukraine’s accession to the European Union during the EU summit in Brussels. As the closest EU ally of Russia, the nationalist leader has repeatedly raised objections a...

27/06/2025 09:43 France 24

European Union backs Ukraine's defense push against Russia

27/06/2025 08:26 France 24

US to give $30 million to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation despite violence concerns

The US State Department has approved $30 million in funding for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the first known financial contribution by the US government to the controversial group delivering aid in war-torn Gaza. The decision comes amid concerns over violence near aid distribution sites and th...

27/06/2025 08:09 France 24

EU leaders mull new US trade proposals ahead of Trump tariffs deadline

27/06/2025 08:04 France 24

Israel-Iran war reveals Asian countries' risky reliance on Iranian fossil fuels

Around 20 percent of global oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman, and the countries most dependent on those shipments are China, India, Japan and South Korea. Though a truce between Israel and Iran seems to be holding, experts say the only way for these countries to...

27/06/2025 07:22 France 24

'NATO is a vital entity to global security' in the face of Russian aggression and Chinese expansion

Three years into Russia's brutal assault on Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, warns Putin may be just getting started. And he adds, in no uncertain terms, that if the alliance does not invest in its defense capabilities, Russia could attack an alliance country within three years. For in-d...

27/06/2025 06:24 France 24

African Union court rejects comeback bids for Ivory Coast's former president, PM

Ivory Coast's former president and prime minister on Thursday saw the refusal of their petitions to be allowed to run in upcoming elections by the African Union's human rights court. Both are blocked from running due to criminal convictions stemming from their roles in the country's bloody civil w...

27/06/2025 02:57 France 24

Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day war

While it respects a ceasefire with Israel, Iran is stepping up an internal crackdown with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, officials and activists say. Within days of Israel's air strikes beginning on June 13, Iranian security forces started a campaign of widespread arrests accomp...

26/06/2025 21:13 France 24

UN chief warns founding principles under assault as world body marks 80th anniversary

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that the UN Charter was under unprecedented assault as the 193-member world body commemorated the 80th anniversary of its founding document. “The Charter of the United Nations is not optional. It is not an a la carte menu. It is th...

26/06/2025 19:43 France 24

Battered by war, Tehran responds with repression and paranoia

The Iranian regime is in a precarious situation, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, taking steps to name a successor. Hit hard by the war, the regime has stepped up arrests and executions, cracking down on internal dissent in an effort to maintain control...

26/06/2025 17:07 France 24

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