Turkish strikes Wednesday targeted Kurdish forces controlling northern Syria's Al-Hol detention camp, home to over 50,000 people including relatives of suspected jihadists, Kurdish forces and a war monitor said.
China says it is ready to work with the United States in the pursuit of "more stability" globally, ahead of this week's meeting between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. The White House has said the visit - the first of an American president to China since 2017 - is of "tremendous symbolic signi...
As Donald Trump rejects Iran's counterproposals, Tehran has reacted saying that the Iranian government doesn't care if the United States aren't happy with the proposals. The United States had agreed to lifting such sanctions and freeing funds, but it first wants Iran to halt uranium enrichment and...
It remains the deadliest single attack in the war on Iran so far. On the 28th February, a missile strike hit a school in Minab in Hormozgan Province. 155 people died, including 120 children. According to US media, a preliminary American military investigation found that the strike was made in error...
Oil prices continued to climb on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was "on massive life support". Meanwhile, the CEO of Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company, told analysts the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has generated a loss of 100 million barrels every...
French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin and her British counterpart John Healey will co-chair a multinational meeting Tuesday on military plans to restore trade flows through the blocked Strait of Hormuz after the Iran war ends. The virtual meeting of dozens of defence ministers comes as Presiden...
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on more than a dozen Russian officials suspected of helping Moscow to abduct thousands of children from Ukraine. ...
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival opens Tuesday with 22 films vying for the prestigious Palme d'Or. The off-screen discourse this year is dominated by a dispute over AI, with festival director Thierry Frémaux and thousands of French actors and filmmakers warning about its effects on the industry. Des...
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Douglas Yates, Author, Political Scientist and Professor and at the American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy. President Emmanuel Macron is co-hosting the Africa Forward Summit alongside Kenyan President William Ruto. entering what Dr....
Russia and Ukraine on Monday reported fighting along their long front line despite a US-mediated ceasefire, and each accused the other of launching drone and artillery strikes. Ukraine and Russia agreed on Friday to a ceasefire from May 9 to May 11 as part of a US-led push for peace und...
Iran and the United States were at an impasse again Monday over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky, with the two sides exchanging fire in recent days, ships and Gulf states being targeted, and fighting flaring between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah....
US President Donald Trump on Sunday branded Iran's terms for ending the Middle East war "totally unacceptable," raising the likelihood of renewed conflict after weeks of negotiations. Iran had responded to Washington's latest peace proposal earlier in the day, while warning it would not hold back f...
Iranian authorities on Sunday released Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi on bail following growing alarm over her health and she has already been transferred to Tehran for medical treatment, her supporters said. They had last week warned that Mohammadi, who won the 2023 prize in recognition...
Iran and the United States reached an impasse again Monday over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky. As the situation in the Middle East keeps the world on edge, many regional observers say Iran’s resilience is thanks in part to the lifeline extended by two key alli...
More than two months into the US-Israel war on Iran, the continued disruption of the Strait of Hormuz deepens global economic strain. But beyond the shipping lanes, other industries are also taking a major hit. FRANCE 24's reporters travelled to Iran's Hormuz Island, where residents remain anchored...
Benchmark crude oil prices rose on Monday as US President Donald Trump rejected Iran's latest counterproposal to find an end to the war in the Middle East. The continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz is leaving its mark on economies around the world, with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi call...
Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium must be "taken out" before the US-Israeli war can be considered over, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a US broadcaster after President Donald Trump said Tehran's latest proposal for ending the conflict was "totally unacceptable". Iran on Monday sa...
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been released on bail and transferred to Tehran for urgent medical treatment after supporters warned she was at risk of dying in prison. The activist, jailed for campaigning against Iran's clerical system, reportedly suffered two suspected heart...
Bryan Clark is a senior fellow and director of the Centre for Defence Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute. A retired US Navy officer and submariner with more than two decades of service, Bryan served as a chief engineer on nuclear submarines and worked on the Chief of Naval Operations s...
Vladimir Putin’s latest comments on potential ceasefire talks are being met with deep scepticism across Europe, with officials questioning both the substance of his proposals and the choice of mediator. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Shirley Sitbon said repeated promises of imminent peace...
Russian attacks wounded at least nine people in Ukraine on Sunday, the second day of what was supposed to have been a three-day truce with Russia, Ukrainian officials said. US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire on Friday, saying the two sides had agreed to stop all "kinetic" warfare for...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he would "personally" prefer longtime ally and friend, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, as mediator in the Ukraine war – an idea that has been met with scepticism in Berlin. Schroeder, 82, has remained close to the Kremlin leader l...
Medical experts say the hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship remains contained and should not trigger fears of another Covid-style crisis. Speaking to FRANCE 24, former Institut Pasteur chief Christian Bréchot said human-to-human transmission of the virus is rare, but warned the incident hi...
Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated after reports of US fire on Iranian-linked tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Tehran warned of retaliation against American targets in the region as diplomatic efforts continue over a proposed deal involving sanctions, nuclear limits, and maritim...
Fashionable A-listers evoked the theme “fashion is art” to embody works of art at the Met Gala, Moscow held a modest annual Victory Day parade that didn’t include heavy weapons for the first time in nearly two decades and anti-immigration party Reform UK made significant gains across England...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that the conflict in Ukraine is nearing its end after he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II – a show that didn't include heavy weapons for the first time in nearly two decades. Talking to...
Iran on Sunday sent its response to the latest US ceasefire proposal wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, but President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “totally unacceptable”, with no details. Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel...
Russia and Ukraine on Saturday accused the other of violating a a three-day US-brokered ceasefire, which coincides with Russia's World War II victory celebrations. Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, asserted at a press conference later that evening that the war was "heading to an end"....
A temporary ceasefire takes effect between Russia and Ukraine as President Putin oversees a military parade in Red Square, notably absent of the military hardware and technological might usually on display....
As a temporary ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia comes into effect, residents across Ukraine reflect on the enduring toll of war and the uncertainty of peace. In Zaporizhzhia, mourners at a World War II memorial drew parallels between past and present suffering, while others in Kharkiv and Kyiv...
Hungary may be entering a new political phase as the European Union flag appeared alongside the national flag outside parliament, symbolising a potential shift in the country’s long-standing confrontation with Brussels. FRANCE 24 International Affairs Editor Shirley Sippon said the change comes a...
