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.
US President Donald Trump has not let go of his dream to some day “own” Greenland and is still exploring ways to take control of the Arctic island, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen warned in a speech to parliament in Nuuk on Monday....
Russian shelling hit energy and railway facilities in Ukraine’s frontline regions, causing civilian casualties in Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro. Trilateral talks with the US are set to resume Wednesday, though Moscow says key issues, including NATO troop deployment, remain unresolved....
An attack on Niamey’s Base 101 at the international airport left four soldiers wounded after two hours of heavy fighting. France 24’s Wassim Nasr takes a close look at the assault and reveals key details: the base’s sensitivity, the presence of Russian mercenaries and Italian troops, drone de...
Russian forces have increased their attacks on Ukraine's train and transport infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday. The Ukrainian president added that Russia appeared not to have launched targeted strikes on energy infrastructure since agreeing to a short-term energy truce last w...
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing has partially reopened, allowing limited movement of Palestinians after months of closure. Israeli officials confirmed the reopening, while Egyptian media said only 50 people per direction will be permitted initially. The move follows Israel’s seizure of the crossin...
Tensions between the United States and Iran are escalating amid mutual threats and fears of a wider conflict. Despite deploying a powerful naval force near Iran, US President Donald Trump expressed optimism that a nuclear agreement could be reached soon. Iran’s leadership warned that any war woul...
Precious metals continued to lose ground this Monday following steep declines last week, with investors piling out of the safe haven assets after US President Donald Trump picked Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Also in this edition: French tech giant Capgemini plans to sell off the US subs...
As the Rafah Crossing to Gaza opens, Charles Pellegrin is pleased to welcome Olivier ROUTEAU, Director of Operations at Première Urgence Internationale. Mr. ROUTEAU calls Israel’s vetting demands on Gaza aid groups “fully illegal” and “dangerous,” citing the deaths of 500 Doctors without...
Iran on Sunday designated the armies of European countries as "terrorist groups" following the EU decision last week to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the bloc's list of terrorist organisations. The announcement came as the US and Iran traded warnings and threats of potential...
In the wake of Israel’s decision to halt Doctors Without Borders (MSF) operations in Gaza, concern is mounting over the escalating humanitarian crisis. Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah, a British-Palestinian surgeon who has worked with MSF extensively in the region, called the decision “absolutely devast...
A Russian drone attack on a bus carrying miners in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region on Sunday killed 15 employees returning from their shift, the company that owned the bus said. Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal called it a "cynical and targeted attack" on the country's energy s...
Fifteen people were killed and seven wounded after a Russian drone struck a bus carrying miners in Ukraine's southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, energy firm DTEK and government officials said on Sunday. Earlier on Sunday, regional officials said at least nine had been wounded in Russian st...
Elon Musk said on Sunday that moves by his SpaceX company to stop the 'unauthorized' use by Russia of its internet system Starlink seemed to have worked, while Kyiv's defence chief said officials were working on ways to prevent any future use by Moscow. Kyiv's military relies on tens of th...
Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating tensions as President Donald Trump has threatened to militarily strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on recent nationwide protests. Story by Shirli...
Outrage and mourning following the shooting death of Alex Pretti by US federal agents in Minneapolis, a polar cold snap slams Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits China and tensions flare between the US and Iran: FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking images....
US envoy Steve Witkoff said Saturday he had held constructive talks with a Russian envoy in Florida as part of Washington's drive to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting came just a day before Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss a US-backed plan to halt t...
Gaza's main border crossing in Rafah will reopen for Palestinians on Monday, Israel said, with preparations underway at the war-ravaged enclave's main gateway that has been largely shut for almost two years. Israel says that 150 people would be able to cross per day, only on foot. Details by FRANCE...
Parts of Ukraine and Moldova, including the neighbouring countries' capitals, were plunged into blackouts on Saturday caused by a malfunction of high-voltage power lines. Power was later restored. Officials did not directly link the accident to war damage though Ukraine's power grid has suffered fr...
Elon Musk said on Saturday that measures taken by his company SpaceX have stopped Russia from using its Starlink internet system. Ukraine previously said that it found Russia had used Starlink to guide long-range drones used in attacks on its territory....
Iran's top security official said Saturday that progress had been made towards negotiations with the United States, even as the Islamic republic's army chief warned Washington against launching military strikes. US President Donald Trump confirmed the two sides were talking, while keeping the threa...
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in Sunday that if the US attacked Iran it could become a regional conflict, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Earlier Iran’s parliament said it considers all EU militaries to be terrorist groups in a retalia...
US envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday said he had "productive and constructive meetings" with Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic adviser and special envoy, in Florida. The talks came a day before a scheduled meeting in Abu Dhabi between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators a...
Ukraine reported mass power outages across its power grid on Saturday due to a "technical malfunction" affecting international power lines. The power cuts come as Ukraine faces a particularly harsh winter and increased Russian attacks on energy infrastructure that have caused major disruption to he...
As more warships arrive near Iran to reinforce what US President Donald Trump calls the "Armada", what are the US's military options if it goes ahead with an intervention? Several scenarios are emerging, including a naval blockade that would prevent Iran from exporting its oil. Or surgical strikes...
Fishermen in France have been sending their used fishing nets to Ukraine to help bolster its defences as the country lives under constant threat of Russian drone attacks, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg reports....
Russian oil and gas revenue fell by a fifth in 2025 to their lowest point in five years. But while Western sanctions have no doubt played a role, experts remain unconvinced that Moscow's growing budget problems will change its determination to continue its grinding advance across Ukraine....
An explosion occurred at Iran's southern port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, Iranian media reported, without giving a cause for the blast. Iranian army chief Amir Hatami warned against any attack, saying his country's forces were "at full defensive and military readiness" after...
As Europe faces unprecedented geopolitical headwinds, from the Ukraine war to Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland, we speak to the EU Commissioner in charge of the economy, productivity, and simplification: Valdis Dombrovskis. A former prime minister of Latvia, Dombrovskis is very much a Brussel...
With an ever-increasing range, lightweight drones are a danger to soldiers and civilians alike anywhere near the frontlines in Ukraine. They can either act as kamikaze weapons in themselves, or drop small bombs and mines. In the southern city of Kherson alone at least 200 civilians have been killed...
Ukraine waited for signs on January 30 that Russia is abiding by a commitment that Donald Trump said he made to temporarily halt attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, as Kyiv and other regions are gripped by one of the most bitter winters in years. Russia suggested it would agree to the request; but s...
