Rybakina survives Pegula rally to set up Sabalenka rematch in Australian Open final

29/01/2026 12:23 France 24

Elena Rybakina battled past Jessica Pegula to reach the Australian Open final on Thursday, with the fifth seed setting up a repeat of her 2023 title match against Aryna Sabalenka, who earlier defeated Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in a politically charged semi-final.

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Sudanese slowly rebuild war-ravaged capital Khartoum

A jungle of weeds fills the Sudanese finance ministry's courtyard in central Khartoum, where the army-backed government says it plans a gradual return after nearly three years of war. Even as war rages in the southern Kordofan region, Prime Minister Kamil Idris has announced that the government wil...

29/01/2026 13:02 France 24

Trump hangs a 'nice' photo of himself and Putin in the White House

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, January 29: International papers are reacting to the "ultraviolence of ICE agents" and commenting on Trump's latest White House decoration choice. Elsewhere, Serbia and Georgia are weaponising surveillance technologies against pro-democracy and anti-government protests. F...

29/01/2026 11:31 France 24

Live: Iran's army chief vows 'crushing response' as US tensions simmer

Iran's army chief Amir Hatami on Thursday vowed a "crushing response" to any attack after the United States moved a fleet of warships into regional waters. The Iranian ‍army also said that it had received a batch of 1,000 drones amid growing tensions, with US President Donald Trump warnin...

29/01/2026 11:18 France 24

Ivory Coast's cocoa growers face crisis amid drop in global prices

Ivory Coast says it will start buying back thousands of tons of unsold cocoa that have been sitting in warehouses and around the country's ports since November 2026. The holdup has also seen the income of farmers stagnate in the world’s largest producer of the cacao. But many worry that the last-...

29/01/2026 10:54 France 24

Ukraine intensifies deepstrikes against Russia with domestically-produced weapons

Since August 2025 Ukraine has stepped up its campaign of strikes against targets deep inside Russia. While the country’s Western allies have been reluctant to allow the use of long-range missiles for that purpose, they have not objected to Ukraine doing it with its domestically-produced weapons -...

29/01/2026 10:51 France 24

Iran-US rhetoric "raises spectre of war" but both still use intermediary talking channels

Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if Iran continued to kill protesters, but the countrywide demonstrations over economic privations and political repression have since abated. He has said the United States would act if Tehran resumed its nuclear program after the June airstrikes ‍by Is...

29/01/2026 10:49 France 24

Starmer and Xi call for deeper ties as Trump shakes up global relations

The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence and uncertainty. Neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor President Xi Jinping publicly mentioned Donald Trump, but the U.S. pr...

29/01/2026 10:24 France 24

Live: Kyiv says Russia has handed over 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers

Kyiv said on Thursday that Russia has handed over 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in battle. Earlier that day, Russia's oil giant Lukoil said that it will sell its foreign assets to The Carlyle Group, a US investment firm. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates....

29/01/2026 08:32 France 24

Iraq PM candidate Maliki slams US ‘interference’ after Trump warning

Iraq’s leading candidate for prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, on Wednesday denounced what he called Washington’s “blatant interference” after President Donald Trump threatened to end all US support if Maliki takes office....

29/01/2026 01:48 France 24

'Russia exaggerating gains in Ukraine to push for territorial concessions'

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Christina Harward, Russia Deputy Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War, says that the 'Russian advances are coming at a literal foot-pace' and 'this is not the picture that the Russians are trying to paint', adding that Russian casualties are astronomi...

28/01/2026 21:02 France 24

Ukraine steps up campaign to strike deep into Russia

28/01/2026 19:21 France 24

Syrian's al-Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for second time in four months

Syria’s interim leader arrived in Moscow on January 28for his second visit in less than four months. Moscow has been working to build relations with Ahmed al-Sharaa and ensure a continued military presence in the country, which serves to bolster its influence in the Middle East. The meeting comes...

28/01/2026 16:36 France 24

‘As in wartime’: Iranian doctors recount deadly crackdown on protesters

A month after Iran’s security forces unleashed a brutal crackdown on protests, FRANCE 24 gathered testimonies from Iranian doctors who described “apocalyptic” scenes, with injuries resembling those seen in war. With hospitals under surveillance by security services, many wounded protesters...

28/01/2026 16:34 France 24

Replay: Marco Rubio testifies at US Senate about Venezuela

Rewatch US Secretary of State Marco Rubio address senators' questions on President Donald Trump's Venezuela policy, after scrambing to stop them from passing a resolution to rein in the administration's war powers....

28/01/2026 16:01 France 24

Russia lures Kenyans into fighting in Ukraine war

As Russia seeks to replenish its forces in nearly four years of war — and avoid an unpopular nationwide mobilization — it's pulling out all the stops to find new troops to send into the battlefield. This includes duping foreign nationals from Kenya, South Africa, Iraq and South Asian countries...

28/01/2026 15:44 France 24

Russia bears brunt of nearly two million casualties in Ukraine war, report says

After nearly four years since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has caused nearly two million military casualties -- killed, wounded or missing -- on both sides, according to a study published by a US think tank. Moscow's forces have borne the brunt of the losses, suffering as many a...

28/01/2026 15:42 France 24

Iran: ‘Time is running out’ to reach a deal, Trump says

US President #Trump is keeping the possibility of military action against #Iran on the table, warning that 'time is running out' for #Tehran to reach a deal, as internet access is partially restored and the scale of the crackdown on #protesters becomes clearer in Iran....

28/01/2026 15:41 France 24

German police search Deutsche Bank offices in money-laundering probe

German police searched Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt headquarters and its Berlin office on Wednesday as part of a money-laundering investigation. Local media said the probe was connected to suspected offences in the bank's dealings with companies linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich....

28/01/2026 15:15 France 24

Five die in Russian attack on civilian train in Ukraine

Ukraine's ‍President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced ⁠as "terrorism" a Russian drone strike on a train ‍in northeastern Kharkiv region on January 27 and said four people had been killed. Meanwhile, a new report estimates Ukraine's dead and wounded around 500,000, while Russia's are...

28/01/2026 15:01 France 24

France "early" defender of European sovereignty and Greenland

Speaking alongside the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Macron said Europe's strategic "awakening" must focus "on asserting our European sovereignty, on our contribution to Arctic security, on the fight against foreign interference and disinform...

28/01/2026 14:56 France 24

US Secretary of State Rubio to testify before Congress about Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to warn Congress that President Donald Trump is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations. He will again reject allegations that Trump is violating the Constitution by taking such acti...

28/01/2026 14:24 France 24

'Not just a police matter': Battling drug trade also 'sociopolitical', involving schools & families

Eve Irvine welcomes Professor Federico Varese, Criminologist and Professor at Oxford University. Cocaine trade and consumption in Europe is expanding and embedding itself ever more deeply into the social and geopolitical fabric of the continent. It's a complex ecosystem where increased production i...

28/01/2026 12:24 France 24

'Not just a police matter': Battling drug trade also 'sociopolitical', depends on schools & families

28/01/2026 12:24 France 24

Gulf states try to de-escalate tension as US threatens Iran with military action

US President Donald Trump has warned that an "armada" is heading towards Tehran, warning the Iranian regime to make a deal. Gulf States are trying to de-escalate tensions, saying they will not allow their territory to be used to strike Iran. According to Iran's government, the death toll from recen...

28/01/2026 10:44 France 24

'Geopolitical momentum': Is EU-India deal a challenge to great powers wielding 'imperialist policy'?

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Tobias Scholz, Asia Associate in the Research Cluster of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.After nearly two decades of on-again, off-again negotiations, the EU-India trade agreement has been signed...

28/01/2026 00:06 France 24

Netanyahu vows to disarm Hamas, demilitarise Gaza after last hostage returned

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would now focus on disarming Hamas and demilitarising Gaza following the return of the last hostage from the territory, warning that no reconstruction would be allowed until those goals were achieved and reiterating his oppositio...

27/01/2026 22:58 France 24

UNESCO warns of alarming rise in antisemitism and Holocaust denial in classrooms across the EU

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Heather Mann, Project Officer at UNESCO’s Section for Global Citizenship and Peace Education. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ms. Mann shares her findings of an extensive UNESCO report, a year in the making, on antisemitism in European schools. Based...

27/01/2026 22:25 France 24

Families of Kenyans lured into Russia-Ukraine war seek state help for repatriation

In tonight's edition: The families of Kenyans fighting for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine are demanding that their loved ones be brought back home. Also, White farmers in Zimbabwe hire a US lobbying firm as they court President Donald Trump's help in chasing their government for billions of doll...

27/01/2026 21:51 France 24

Anger as branch of ICE to help with security at Winter Olympics in Italy

A branch of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help with security for the Winter Olympics in Italy, it confirmed Tuesday, sparking anger and warnings they were not welcome. Reports had been circulating for days that the agency embroiled in an often brutal immigration crackdown in...

27/01/2026 19:58 France 24

US naval buildup in Middle East heightens tensions

Iran, Houthi rebels, and Hezbollah are reacting to the increased U.S. military presence in the Middle East. The arrival of a US aircraft carrier comes amid violent protests in Iran and threats of U.S. strikes. According to FRANCE 24's Philip Turle, Trump is pressuring Iran but does not want a war;...

27/01/2026 16:26 France 24

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