US President Donald Trump on Tuesday toured a remote migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" that has become a symbol of his border crackdown and ramping up of deportations.
The United States is pausing some weapons shipments to Ukraine over concerns about declining US stockpiles, officials said Tuesday, marking a setback for Kyiv as it faces intensifying Russian attacks. The pause, affecting munitions promised under Biden, reflects new priorities under President Trump...
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Israel had agreed to the "necessary conditions" to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. The announcement comes ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit on Monday, a...
Ah, the politics of keeping cool. First day of July and already France and parts of Europe are enduring their second major heatwave with no respite: from the shores of the Mediterranean warmed by waters at an alarming 26 degrees Celsius to the rooftop of Europe, Mont Blanc where the mercury’s got...
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine "as soon as possible" in the first phone call between the two leaders since 2022, the Élysée presidential palace said....
US sanctions on Sudan's government -- imposed over what Washington says was the use by Khartoum's military of chemical weapons in the country's bloody civil war last year -- have taken effect. The sanctions -- which include restrictions on US exports, arms sales and financing to the government in K...
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grow for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory....
Europe is currently experiencing an intense heatwave, with temperatures soaring to record highs in many countries. The extreme heat is causing health warnings and straining infrastructure across the continent. Authorities are urging people to stay hydrated and avoid outdoor activities during peak h...
Following the military escalation between Iran and Israel, Iranian opposition groups, both domestic and in exile, fear increased political repression. Observers warn that the regime may use the wartime context to tighten security, justify new arrests, and silence dissent. This strategy, seen in pas...
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Denmark’s parliament has passed new rules requiring women turning 18 after Tuesday to enter the military draft lottery alongside men. This change, accelerated from 2027 to 2025, responds to rising Russian aggression and increased NATO defense spending. Lessons from the Ukraine conflict have also...
France's national weather agency placed Paris and 15 other departments on its highest weather alert for Tuesday with temperatures of up to 41 degrees Celsius predicted as a record heatwave grips Europe. Paris and the 15 other departments would move up to the red alert level, a warning last issued i...
As Denmark on Tuesday takes over the rotating EU presidency, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that priority will be given to boosting defence capabilities in Europe amid Russia's war in Ukraine and US threats to Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory....
Israeli forces on Monday bombarded homes, schools and a seafront rest area in northern Gaza, killing at least 75 people, according to Gaza health officials, as an Israeli official travelled to the US for talks following US President Donald Trump's call for an end to the 20-month war. ...
US President Donald Trump on June 30 urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, though some weary Palestinians were skeptical about the chances. Israel issued a new mass evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza. France 24's Philip Turle tells us more....
A punishing heatwave gripped southern Europe on June 30, prompting authorities to issue health and wildfire warnings as temperatures are expected to soar again. France, Italy, Portugal and Spain have been sweltering for several days as the mercury climbed to 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) in s...
Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40°C in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires. FRANCE 24's correspondent Seema Gupta reports from Rome, where authorities said the temperature is e...
Authorities across Southern Europe urged people to seek shelter Sunday and protect the most vulnerable as punishing temperatures from Spain to Portugal, Italy and France climbed higher in the summer's first major heatwave. Ambulances stood on standby near tourist hotspots and regions issued fire wa...
Hundreds of Iranians have fled to Turkey over the past weeks during the war with Israel, seeking safety in the neighbouring country. FRANCE 24 met with Iranians who were forced to leave their homes behind....
Major heat waves are sweeping across Southern and Western Europe, with high temperatures recorded in France, Italy, Spain and Greece as local authorities issued fresh warnings against the risk of wildfires. FRANCE 24 speaks to Akshay Deoras, research scientist from the department of meteorology at...
Fires broke out in France and Turkey on Sunday, and authorities in Spain, Portugal and Italy warned citizens to seek shelter from a punishing heatwave that is set to intensify over the coming days....
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....
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
