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.
Iraq’s leading candidate for prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, on Wednesday denounced what he called Washington’s “blatant interference” after President Donald Trump threatened to end all US support if Maliki takes office....
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Christina Harward, Russia Deputy Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War, says that the 'Russian advances are coming at a literal foot-pace' and 'this is not the picture that the Russians are trying to paint', adding that Russian casualties are astronomi...
Since August 2025 Ukraine has stepped up its campaign of strikes against targets deep inside Russia. While the country’s Western allies have been reluctant to allow the use of long-range missiles for that purpose, they have not objected to Ukraine doing it with its domestically-produced weapons -...
Syria’s interim leader arrived in Moscow on January 28for his second visit in less than four months. Moscow has been working to build relations with Ahmed al-Sharaa and ensure a continued military presence in the country, which serves to bolster its influence in the Middle East. The meeting comes...
A month after Iran’s security forces unleashed a brutal crackdown on protests, FRANCE 24 gathered testimonies from Iranian doctors who described “apocalyptic” scenes, with injuries resembling those seen in war. With hospitals under surveillance by security services, many wounded protesters...
Rewatch US Secretary of State Marco Rubio address senators' questions on President Donald Trump's Venezuela policy, after scrambing to stop them from passing a resolution to rein in the administration's war powers....
As Russia seeks to replenish its forces in nearly four years of war — and avoid an unpopular nationwide mobilization — it's pulling out all the stops to find new troops to send into the battlefield. This includes duping foreign nationals from Kenya, South Africa, Iraq and South Asian countries...
After nearly four years since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has caused nearly two million military casualties -- killed, wounded or missing -- on both sides, according to a study published by a US think tank. Moscow's forces have borne the brunt of the losses, suffering as many a...
US President #Trump is keeping the possibility of military action against #Iran on the table, warning that 'time is running out' for #Tehran to reach a deal, as internet access is partially restored and the scale of the crackdown on #protesters becomes clearer in Iran....
German police searched Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt headquarters and its Berlin office on Wednesday as part of a money-laundering investigation. Local media said the probe was connected to suspected offences in the bank's dealings with companies linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich....
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced as "terrorism" a Russian drone strike on a train in northeastern Kharkiv region on January 27 and said four people had been killed. Meanwhile, a new report estimates Ukraine's dead and wounded around 500,000, while Russia's are...
Speaking alongside the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Macron said Europe's strategic "awakening" must focus "on asserting our European sovereignty, on our contribution to Arctic security, on the fight against foreign interference and disinform...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to warn Congress that President Donald Trump is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations. He will again reject allegations that Trump is violating the Constitution by taking such acti...
Eve Irvine welcomes Professor Federico Varese, Criminologist and Professor at Oxford University. Cocaine trade and consumption in Europe is expanding and embedding itself ever more deeply into the social and geopolitical fabric of the continent. It's a complex ecosystem where increased production i...
US President Donald Trump has warned that an "armada" is heading towards Tehran, warning the Iranian regime to make a deal. Gulf States are trying to de-escalate tensions, saying they will not allow their territory to be used to strike Iran. According to Iran's government, the death toll from recen...
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Tobias Scholz, Asia Associate in the Research Cluster of Cybersecurity and Digital Policy at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.After nearly two decades of on-again, off-again negotiations, the EU-India trade agreement has been signed...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would now focus on disarming Hamas and demilitarising Gaza following the return of the last hostage from the territory, warning that no reconstruction would be allowed until those goals were achieved and reiterating his oppositio...
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Heather Mann, Project Officer at UNESCO’s Section for Global Citizenship and Peace Education. On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ms. Mann shares her findings of an extensive UNESCO report, a year in the making, on antisemitism in European schools. Based...
In tonight's edition: The families of Kenyans fighting for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine are demanding that their loved ones be brought back home. Also, White farmers in Zimbabwe hire a US lobbying firm as they court President Donald Trump's help in chasing their government for billions of doll...
A branch of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will help with security for the Winter Olympics in Italy, it confirmed Tuesday, sparking anger and warnings they were not welcome. Reports had been circulating for days that the agency embroiled in an often brutal immigration crackdown in...
Iran, Houthi rebels, and Hezbollah are reacting to the increased U.S. military presence in the Middle East. The arrival of a US aircraft carrier comes amid violent protests in Iran and threats of U.S. strikes. According to FRANCE 24's Philip Turle, Trump is pressuring Iran but does not want a war;...
French prosecutors on Tuesday requested arrest warrants for the managers of Australian streaming service Kick over a man's death in August 2025 during a live broadcast on the platform. Two French streamers were taken into custody in a probe into the livestreamed death, which shocked France and drew...
A world-renowned journalist has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her new book that documents the life of a women she says is the most extraordinary one she has ever met. Lara Marlowe is a US-born journalist who has worked as both US and Paris correspondent for The Irish Times. Her book chronicles the life...
AI-generated images falsely depicting scenes from the Holocaust are spreading widely on social media, particularly around the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Historians and memorial institutions in Germany warn that these fabricated visuals distort history, trivialise Nazi crimes,...
Located in the French region of Normandy, Mont-Saint-Michel is a breathtaking site, recognised the world over. Millions of visitors come to visit this abbey that dates back to the 10th century. It has withstood storms, fires, wars and the passage of time. But today, the abbey's ancient walls are...
A powerful winter storm spread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain across much of the eastern US, while Arctic cold gripped areas east of the Rockies. Winter storm warnings covered 118 million people, and the deep freeze strained energy supplies and caused widespread travel disruptions. About 157...
Delano D'Souza welcomes Dr Chietigj Bajpaee, Senior Research fellow for South Asia in the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House. The recently agreed EU–India trade deal represents a geopolitical and economic milestone. After 15 years of negotiations, the agreement aims to reduce tariffs on a wi...
After the presidents of the EU Commission and EU Council signed a free trade deal in New Delhi with India's Prime Minister this Tuesday, we take a look at what the pact actually entails. Tariffs will be reduced on a large number of goods going both ways, but some sectors will remain protected. Both...
Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome John Lough, Head of Foreign Policy & International Partnerships at the New Eurasian Strategies Centre. He warns that Moscow sees negotiations, not as a genuine pathway to peace, but rather a continuation of Russia’s broader political calculus shaped by perceived le...
