Turkish pro-Kurd DEM party warns of 'humanitarian tragedy' in siege on Syria's Kobane

24/01/2026 14:26 France 24

DEM, Turkey's pro-Kurdish party, on Saturday called for the blockade on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobane to be lifted immediately, warning of a "humanitarian tragedy" in the northern Syrian town. Kurdish forces have withdrawn from areas near Kobane over the past week following pressure from the Syrian military.

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Over 8000 flights canceled in the US due to winter storm

More than 200 million Americans are bracing for an unusually severe winter storm beginning Friday, with forecasts calling for heavy snow and freezing rain. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned that the storm, moving eastward from the High Plains and Rockies, is likely to create “extremely da...

24/01/2026 13:51 France 24

Russian attacks on Ukraine kill one

Another deadly night in Ukraine saw continued Russian bombardments, including strikes on the capital that killed one person and wounded four, while the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, was also hit by drone attacks injuring 27. The attacks coincided with the conclusion of the second day of...

24/01/2026 13:49 France 24

Russia, UK, Ukraine sit for tense talks in Abu Dhabi

US.-mediated talks between Ukraine and Russia resumed on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as part of rare trilateral negotiations aimed at ending the nearly four-year war, which began in the United Arab Emirates on Friday and were set to include senior represen...

24/01/2026 10:21 France 24

Major cold front hits the United States

US weather forecasters are monitoring an unusually large and intense winter storm that is expected to bring dangerously cold air to more than half of the country through the weekend and into early next week, with tens of millions of people under winter storm warnings stretching from New Mexico to N...

24/01/2026 10:18 France 24

More than 9,000 flights cancelled as severe winter storm hits much of the US

More than 9,000 flights have been cancelled as a severe winter storm is expected to wreak havoc across the US, threatening to knock out power and snarl major roadways. Authorities have issued warnings to roughly 140 million people living in areas from New Mexico to New England....

24/01/2026 09:59 France 24

Live: Zelensky says Ukraine is ready for further talks with Russia 'next week'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that two days of trilateral talks with Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi concluded with "constructive" discussions on "possible parametres for ending the war". He added that military representatives had identified issues for a possible ne...

24/01/2026 06:33 France 24

US, Ukraine and Russia meet in Abu Dhabi for first trilateral peace talks

Negotiators representing Russia, Ukraine and the US met Friday in Abu Dhabi for the first direct three-way talks on a plan backed by US President Donald Trump to end the nearly four-year war, with the disputed Donbas region in Ukraine's east remaining the key sticking point....

23/01/2026 22:00 France 24

HRW: 'civilians risk abuse from militia groups in Uvira'

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23/01/2026 21:32 France 24

Taking the peace, Making Europe Grateful Again, No friends but the mountains?

It’s been a week of power plays and redrawn lines. In Davos, President Trump declared victory in the escalating row over Greenland, announcing a framework deal he says delivers “everything we wanted, total security.” The White House hails it as classic Art of the Deal brinkmanship — critics...

23/01/2026 19:43 France 24

Partial return of Internet in Iran reveals wider scale of killing

Internet access was partially restored in Iran after two weeks of blackout during the anti-government protests which authorities violently cracked down on. This partial access allowed thousands of videos to surface, giving a better picture of the amount of protesters killed by the Khamenei regime....

23/01/2026 16:24 France 24

Who is Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy part of Ukraine talks in the UAE?

High-level teams from Russia, Ukraine and the US are in Abu Dhabi for Ukraine peace negotiations. Among them - Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia's wealth fund who's played a crucial role in championing Moscow's interests during recent talks with US envoys. But who is this US-educated business mog...

23/01/2026 16:20 France 24

'Dangerous' winter storm to sweep US with snow, ice and deadly cold

A massive winter storm is set to hit half of the US on Friday, prompting emergency declarations across states as forecasters warned of heavy snow, extreme temperatures and possible power outages....

23/01/2026 16:13 France 24

Freezing cold? This town in Finland is keeping warm with sand

Keeping warm in the winter isn't easy in Finland, one of Europe's coldest countries. But in one Finnish town, residents are kept toasty warm thanks to cheap, efficient and renewable heat stored in a so-called "sand battery". Our France 2 colleagues report. ...

23/01/2026 15:44 France 24

Laura Jedeed warns: 'Nothing legal, ethical, or moral about what’s unfolding on America's streets'

François Picard is pleased to welcome independent journalist Laura Jedeed sharing a piercing exposé of systemic dysfunction, ethical erosion, and authoritarianism blossoming in the US. In an era marked by institutional opacity and profound public distrust, Ms. Jedeed’s firsthand account on Slat...

23/01/2026 14:19 France 24

"No one expecting any progress" in Ukraine from UAE talks

Ukrainian, US and Russian officials will hold security talks in the United Arab Emirates on January 23, the Kremlin said, following a meeting of top US negotiators with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on a US-drafted plan to end the Ukraine war. Yet, it's unlikely that the talks will lead anywhe...

23/01/2026 14:16 France 24

Scope of Ukrainian resistance in occupied territories revealed in new report

As we approach the fourth anniversary of Russia launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we wanted to take a closer look at the state of the resistance inside areas of the country that have been occupied by Moscow. A report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies sheds li...

23/01/2026 14:12 France 24

First meeting since start of Ukraine war between US, Ukraine and Russia to take place in UAE

In a first since the start of the Ukraine war in February 2022, US, Ukraine and Russian officials are set to meet for peace talks in the UAE on January 23. There is however no sign of a softening of their positions to end the war, as Ukraine refuses to give up the Donetsk region as Russia asks for,...

23/01/2026 14:10 France 24

‘Secret’ ICE memo allows agents to forcibly enter homes without a judge’s warrant

An internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo states that officers can now forcibly enter people’s homes even without a judge's warrant – despite a 1980 Supreme Court ruling that found entering homes violates the Fourth Amendment against "unreasonable searches and seizures" and wo...

23/01/2026 13:16 France 24

Starmer slams Trump’s 'appalling' claims that NATO troops avoided front lines in Afghanistan

The UK on Thursday said Donald Trump was "wrong to diminish" NATO's role in Afghanistan after the US president suggested allied troops were not on the front lines, sparking outrage in the country and among families of the hundreds of British soldiers killed in the war. Prime Minister Keir Starmer s...

23/01/2026 12:57 France 24

Power cuts and freezing temperatures test Kyiv's resilience after Russian attacks

In recent weeks, Russia has ramped up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing mass power cuts in Kyiv during one of the harshest winters in recent memory. Almost half a million residents have fled the Ukrainian capital, and those who remain have been left without reliable heat, el...

23/01/2026 12:27 France 24

Abu Dhabi: Russia, Ukraine and US to hold first trilateral talks

Ukrainian, US and Russian officials will hold security talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the Kremlin said. This comes after senior US negotiators met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss a Washington-drafted plan to end the war in Ukraine....

23/01/2026 11:37 France 24

"Ukrainian officials see genuine security issues in the Arctic Europeans are ignoring"

Ahead of talks between US, Ukraine and Russia in the UAE, Zelensky gave a very critical speech in Davos, accusing the EU of lacking political will in, a surprising change of tone for the Ukrainian president. But for FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg, this could be a calculated move "to keep Americans on s...

23/01/2026 10:46 France 24

State-wide anti-ICE protest gears up in Minnesota as 5 year-old boy arrested

The US state of Minnesota is bracing for a statewide day of protest. Residents are expected to stay home on January 23, shutting down schools and businesses to "ICE out ICE", protesting the intensified immigration crackdown sweeping the state. Vice President JD Vance visited Minneapolis on January...

23/01/2026 10:15 France 24

Zelensky criticises the EU"s lack of "political will" in countering Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on January 22 blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum. In a marked departure from his usual warm rhetoric towards the EU, he...

23/01/2026 10:11 France 24

Live: Russia reiterates that Kyiv must withdraw from east Ukraine's Donbas as part of peace deal

Russia reiterated on Friday that Kyiv must withdraw from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine as part of any deal to end the nearly four-year-long war. Negotiators representing Ukraine, Russia and the United States are set to meet in Abu Dhabi for a trilateral meeting later in the day. Follow our l...

23/01/2026 06:50 France 24

US, Russia and Ukraine to hold security talks in UAE after Putin meeting

23/01/2026 03:43 France 24

Iran warns 'finger on trigger' as Trump says talks still possible

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned Washington on Thursday that the force had its “finger on the trigger” after mass protests, even as US President Donald Trump said Tehran appeared open to talks. The death toll from nationwide protests has topped 5,000 people killed, accordin...

23/01/2026 02:07 France 24

TikTok sets up joint venture to avert threat of US ban

Popular social media platform TikTok on Thursday set up a mainly American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, in a bid to avert the threat of the app being banned in its biggest market. TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has been under pressure to sell after US officials warned that B...

23/01/2026 01:47 France 24

Europe braces for what's next after Trump eases Greenland tensions

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23/01/2026 01:39 France 24

Half of all Sudanese children not in education due to civil war

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