In Sudan, refugee camps are receiving children every day who bear the heavy toll of war—both physical injuries and psychological trauma. Many minors are also orphans, left to fend for themselves.
At COP30 in Belem, disputes over phasing out fossil fuels threaten to extend the UN climate summit beyond Friday. The latest draft deal by Brazil omitted any mention of fossil fuels, drawing criticism from France, Germany, and Colombia, while China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and India rejected it outri...
A draft 28-point plan backed by US President Donald Trump would require Ukraine to cede Crimea and areas of the Donbas to Russia and permanently give up its NATO ambitions in exchange for US security guarantees. Russia would codify in law a promise not to invade Ukraine or the rest of Europe in exc...
COP30 summit president Brazil released a draft text for a proposed deal for this year's U.N. climate summit early on Friday, dropping a proposal to develop a global plan to shift away from fossil fuels that had been included in an earlier version. The issue has been one of the most contentious at t...
The World Bank was created in 1944 with a simple mission: to finance reconstruction post-World War II, a mandate that later evolved into reducing global poverty and fostering development. Over the decades, the mission has broadly stayed the same, but the methods have evolved – often through trial...
A billion-dollar money-laundering network in Britain bought a bank in Kyrgyzstan to help Russia evade Western sanctions and funnel funds to its war in Ukraine, UK police said on Friday. The group used hundreds of couriers across 28 towns to move cash from drugs and firearms trafficking....
The plan put forward by the United States to end the war in Ukraine calls, among other measures, for Kyiv to cede the regions of the Donbas in the country's east to Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday appealed for a “dignified peace”, as Russia claimed to have captured th...
Join Georja Calvin-Smith for a roundup of stories from across the continent. This week: the UN's humanitarian chief's visit to the devastated Sudanese region of Darfur leaves him in shock over the global inaction in the face of the war's toll on civilian lives. Also, Madagascar unveils an enor...
In tonight's edition: Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has been convicted in Nigeria on terrorism charges. Also, as US President Donald Trump says the United States will do more to help end Sudan's civil war, millions of children scarred by the conflict continue to grapple with deep psycholog...
The European Union on Thursday sought to boost reform of the Palestinian Authority and assert a larger role in post-war Gaza, pledging reconstruction and fresh funding. ...
Ukraine is facing yet another major challenge in its fight to preserve its borders, its land and its people. The military battle continues as it has since 2014, intensifying sharply in 2022. The latest challenge is the emergence of a new US-Russia framework to end the war – a proposal that has le...
There's growing alarm across Ukraine, and the European continent, as reports emerge of a secret US-Russia draft peace plan aimed at ending the war. Trump's 28-point plan appears to grant numerous demands the Kremlin has made repeatedly since the full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago. It w...
France’s top general, Fabien Mandon, has sparked political backlash after warning that the country must be ready to 'lose its children' in the event of a war with Russia, citing societal unpreparedness despite France’s economic and demographic strength. While some officials and centrist politic...
European ministers meeting in Brussels voiced sharp frustration over reports of a secret US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine, warning that no agreement can be made without Kyiv and Europe at the table. The alleged proposal mirrors Russia’s key demands—territorial concessions, halving Ukraine’s a...
Quebec has abruptly scrapped its key immigration route, the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ), while sharply lowering future immigration thresholds—meaning thousands of temporary residents, including many French families, must now leave the province. The government argues that temporary immigrants...
In a stunning reversal Wednesday, US President Donald Trump signed a bill mandating the release of government files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The documents could shed light on the full extent of Epstein’s criminal network and connections to the powerful, though experts warn redac...
Nina Simone, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald are synonymous with the golden era of jazz and blues in the United States; symbolic not only of a musical high point, but also of a point in time where racial segregation forced artists to seek more welcoming fanbases. For many black American artists...
'It’s the 4th or 5th time Donald Trump tries to coerce Kyiv into accepting terms heavily favorable to Russia,' notes FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert, as reports emerge of a draft US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine, a plan that looks like capitulation for Kyiv. It would have the country cede Donbas terr...
Chief of the Defence Staff General Fabien Mandon sparked the anger of the political class with this sentence during his speech at the Congress of Mayors of France....
Brussels has expressed frustration at being left out of the rumored US-Russia peace plan for Ukraine, with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stressing that any plan would need Europe on board to succeed. Reports suggest the draft would require Ukraine to cede territory in the Donbas, reduce its...
In France, the most vulnerable households—families, the sick, and foreign nationals—are growing poorer, warns an annual report. Median income for those assisted fell from €658 in 2014 to €565 in 2024, with 95% below the poverty line and 74% in extreme poverty. NGOs calls for urgent politica...
Chief of the Defence Staff General Fabien Mandon has been roundly condemned in France for telling local mayors that the country needed to be prepared to accept the death of its children if it was going to deter further Russian aggression following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine....
The US has reportedly presented Kyiv with a proposal that would end the Ukraine war – at the cost of sweeping concessions to Moscow. Here's what we know so far....
US President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Wednesday, ordering the release of government records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bipartisan move marks a reversal of his previous opposition, but lawmakers warn redactions or ongoing investigations could limi...
Reports suggest that the US and Russia have quietly drafted a new 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, covering peace, security guarantees, European stability, and future US relations. The plan, inspired by Trump’s Israel/Gaza approach, would require Ukraine to cede territory in the Don...
The 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials marks the beginning of the landmark military tribunals in Nuremberg, Germany, in 1945. These trials prosecuted key Nazi leaders for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, setting an enduring precedent for international criminal law....
A new US peace proposal leaked from top officials, it would require Ukraine to make sweeping concessions, including ceding territory, recognizing Russia’s control over Crimea and other occupied regions, and cutting its military to 400,000 troops. The draft plan would also force Kyiv to give up al...
A new peace proposal from the United States requires Kyiv to cede land controlled by Russia and reduce its army's size by more than half, according to a Ukrainian senior official....
US President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to intervene in Sudan’s brutal civil war after a request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, marking a sharp shift for a conflict he admitted had been “not on my charts” until now....
A series of French newsrooms – including France 24 – have been targeted and impersonated by a Russian disinformation campaign. The operation capitalised on the recent 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, to sow division and discredit President Emmanuel Macron. The propaganda machine, nam...
Tensions between Japan and China are escalating after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested Japan might defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion. In response, Beijing has suspended Japanese seafood imports and issued travel warnings, prompting Japan to alert its schools in China about heightened...
