Russia to station nuclear arms in Belarus, says Putin

25/03/2023 18:26 France 24

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday urged Belarus not to host Russian nuclear weapons, saying it could face further sanctions if it did.

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French air traffic controller strike threaten travel chaos at Paris airports

French air traffic controllers are to stage a one-day strike Thursday that risks seeing most flights cancelled at the two main Paris airports, France's leading aviation association warned Tuesday....

23/04/2024 17:03 France 24

Russian court rejects jailed US journalist Gershkovich's detention appeal

A Moscow court on Tuesday denied US journalist Evan Gershkovich's appeal against the extension of his pre-trial detention in the espionage case that he and American authorities have rejected as false....

23/04/2024 15:29 France 24

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Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza on Tuesday in some of the heaviest shelling in weeks as the army ordered fresh evacuations in the strip’s north, warning civilians they were in a "dangerous combat zone". Israel's military earlier on Tuesday rejected Palestinian allegations of mass burials...

23/04/2024 05:16 France 24

US Senate to vote on Ukraine aid package after House's months-long delay

The US Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a major aid package for Ukraine, with its passage all but certain after the House of Representatives -- following months of wrangling -- approved the assistance with broad bipartisan support....

23/04/2024 02:02 France 24

Police arrest more than 130 at New York University Gaza demonstrations

More than 130 people were arrested overnight during pro-Palestinian protests at the New York University campus as student demonstrations gather pace in the United States over the Israel-Hamas war....

22/04/2024 23:57 France 24

Poland ready to host NATO members' nuclear weapons to counter Russia, president says

Poland’s president says the NATO member would be ready to host the nuclear weapons of the military alliances's other members in response to Russia’s moving its nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus....

22/04/2024 20:18 France 24

Enough to turn the tide? Ukraine hails release of long-delayed US military aid

Will it be enough to dissipate doubt over Ukraine's ability to hold out in a war of attrition with Russia? After months of delay, the US House of Representatives has finally approved a $60 billion military aid package for Kyiv. Overruling the objections of Republican hardliners, Speaker Mike Johnso...

22/04/2024 19:15 France 24

US and Ukraine have started work on security agreement, Zelensky says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said that Kyiv and Washington had started talks on a bilateral security cooperation deal and finalised plans to send more long-range missiles to Ukraine's armed forces....

22/04/2024 16:37 France 24

Ecuador prison warden shot dead as nation votes on security referendum

Assailants shot dead the chief warden of a prison in western Ecuador on Sunday as voters went to polls to decide on tougher measures against organised crime, authorities said....

21/04/2024 22:43 France 24

Conflicts push global military expenditure in 2023 to 'all-time high'

Global military expenditure saw its steepest increase in over a decade in 2023, reaching an all-time high of $2.4 trillion as wars and rising tensions fuelled spending across the world, researchers said Monday....

21/04/2024 22:21 France 24

Zelensky welcomes US House approval of Ukraine aid, urges passage into law

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday welcomed the passage of $60 billion in aid for Ukraine by the US House of Representatives but urged Washington to quickly turn the bill into law and proceed with the actual transfer of weapons, saying long-range arms and air defense systems were top...

21/04/2024 14:31 France 24

Taiwan to discuss new arms funding with US as Chinese warplanes again near island

Taiwan’s military said on Sunday it will discuss with the United States how to use funding for Taipei included in a $95 billion legislative package mostly providing assistance to Ukraine and Israel, as Chinese warplanes again got close to the island....

21/04/2024 09:29 France 24

In Amazon rainforest, Peru's ancient shihuahuaco trees are under threat

The shihuahuaco tree is one of the giants of the Amazon rainforest, reaching heights of up to 60 metres. But it is coveted for its hardwood, one of the most precious and sought-after types of wood in the world. Peru exports it to China, but also to Europe and in particular France, which is one o...

21/04/2024 08:00 France 24

Netanyahu vows to increase 'military pressure' on Hamas in 'the coming days'

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel will increase "military pressure" on the Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. The announcement came after Israeli overnight strikes in the area of the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at l...

21/04/2024 05:12 France 24

US House approves long-awaited $61 billion Ukraine aid package

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Saturday quickly passed legislation to provide military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, and to ban TikTok if it fails to divest from its Chinese parent company....

20/04/2024 17:59 France 24

Ukraine and Russia trade strikes as both sides accuse the other of killing civilians

Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Russia in the early hours of Saturday, setting a fuel depot ablaze, officials said, as both sides accused each other of deadly attacks on civilians....

20/04/2024 13:32 France 24

Ecuadorans to vote in anti-crime referendum as death toll from violence mounts

Millions of Ecuadorans will cast ballots in a referendum on Sunday to decide whether or not to green-light stricter measures against organised crime in a country gripped by bloody gang wars....

20/04/2024 12:41 France 24

US House to vote on long-awaited aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

The US House of Representatives is poised to hold a crucial vote on Saturday on a major aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan—and a possible ban of TikTok....

20/04/2024 07:14 France 24

US House of Representatives approves new military aid for Israel

The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed billions of dollars in new military aid to Israel which continues to prosecute its war against Hamas, despite growing international concern for the fate of civilians in Gaza. The news came after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Palestin...

20/04/2024 04:45 France 24

Zelensky says NATO must decide if alliance and Ukraine ‘indeed are allies’

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that NATO must choose whether it really is an ally of Ukraine by accelerating weapons supplies to help his struggling forces. ...

19/04/2024 20:10 France 24

Suspects linked to Vilnius attack on Navalny ally Volkov arrested in Poland

Three men who allegedly organised and carried out an attack last month in Lithuania on Russian opposition figure Leonid Volkov have been arrested, officials said Friday....

19/04/2024 16:01 France 24

Three decades on, Croatia's Vukovar bears invisible scars of war

The Croatian city of Vukovar, on the banks of the Danube, has a painful past. Located on the border with Serbia, it was the scene of the first major battle in the 1990s Balkan wars. Four years before the genocide in Srebrenica and eight years before the war in Kosovo, Vukovar was the first city in...

19/04/2024 09:57 France 24

At least nine killed in Ukraine strikes as Kyiv says it downed Russian warplane

Russian strikes on Ukraine in the early hours of Friday killed at least nine people, including three children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time....

19/04/2024 08:54 France 24

Thousands evacuated, tsunami warning after Indonesia volcano erupts

Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami....

19/04/2024 02:09 France 24

World leaders urge restraint after suspected Israeli strikes on Iran

World leaders called for de-escalation in the Middle East after Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on Friday and US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Iranian officials played down the incident and said...

19/04/2024 02:04 France 24

Ukraine has 'urgent need' for air defence, says NATO chief Stoltenberg

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that Ukraine had an "urgent, critical need for more air defence", at a G7 foreign ministers' meeting on the Italian island of Capri....

18/04/2024 15:57 France 24

Moldovan youth is more than ready to join the EU

Brussels opened accession negotiations with Moldova in December 2023 – at the same time as Ukraine. Moldova’s youth is ready to break from its Soviet past and step into a European future....

18/04/2024 09:18 France 24

🔴 Live: Iran warns Israel against striking nuclear sites in retaliation for weekend attack

A senior Revolutionary Guards general threatened on Thursday to target Israel's "nuclear facilities" if it strikes Iranian nuclear sites, state media reported, in retaliation for Tehran's weekend attack on Israel. The threat came a day after European Union leaders agreed to ramp up sanctions again...

18/04/2024 01:55 France 24

US House inches closer to vote over aid to Ukraine and Israel

The Republican leader of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday announced a weekend vote on massive new military aid including some $61 billion in long-delayed support for Ukraine, as well as billions for Israel and Taiwan....

17/04/2024 20:05 France 24

Russian athletes in limbo as Moscow weighs 'neutral' label at Paris Olympics

With 100 days to go until the Paris Olympics, it’s still not clear whether any athletes from Russia who are expected to qualify will actually go....

17/04/2024 11:07 France 24

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