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.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is close to finishing a key war aim in Gaza: killing the planners of the October 7 attacks. The comments came after Israel said it had killed senior Hamas commander Ezzedine Al-Haddad in an airstrike, as its campaign against the groupâs le...
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One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday. Debris fell on Russia's largest airport without causing damage....
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A drone strike caused a fire outside a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, according to authorities in the United Arab Emirates. There were no reports of injuries and radiological safety levels were unaffected, said Emirati officials. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates....
A new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has caused at least 246 suspected cases and 80 deaths, according to the latest figures released on Saturday. There is currently no vaccine available for the strain, known as Bundibugyo, which is considered highly lethal, the country's health minister Samuel-Roger...
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a two-day trip to Beijing next week, the Kremlin said Saturday. The meeting comes days after US President Donald Trump's state visit to China, which ended with warm diplomatic optics but few resolutions to key trade an...
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised retribution against Russia on Friday after laying red roses at the rubble of a Kyiv apartment building where a Russian missile strike killed 24 people, including three children....
Taiwan on Saturday maintained it is a "sovereign and independent" nation and that US arms sales were part of Washington's security commitment to the island. The foreign ministry statement came a day after President Donald Trump warned Taiwan against declaring formal independence following his meeti...
Israel launched new air strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Saturday, hours after the two countries agreed to extend a truce following talks in the US. The April 17 ceasefire, which did not end Israeli strikes in Lebanese territory, will be extended for 45 days, said the US. Follow our...
US President Donald Trump on Friday warned Taiwan against formally declaring its independence in an interview with Fox News shortly before the end of his visit to China. During their meetings, Chinese President Xi Jinping had pressed him against supporting the self-ruling island....
The arrest of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyâs former right-hand man Andriy Yermak Thursday in connection to a corruption scandal comes as a major test for both the Ukrainian government and the country's independent anti-corruption agencies. Yermak is accused of laundering 460 million hryvn...
Thirty-four European states â along with Australia and Costa Rica â said Friday they would join a proposed special tribunal for Ukraine. The future legal body would allow Kyiv to prosecute Russia for a "crime of aggression" over its invasion....
Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each on Friday, part of an agreement linked to a three-day ceasefire earlier this month brokered by US President Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it was the first step âin a bigger âprisoner of war swap, after Kyiv and Mo...
The European Union is aiming to boost its defence capacities as part of a plan first called ReArmEU, when it was presented just over a year ago, and now known as Readiness 2030. This as European intelligence agencies warn that the bloc could face some form of major conflict by that date....
Donald Trump has wrapped up a high-stakes visit to China. While host Xi Jinping warned that the Taiwan issue, if mishandled, could lead to conflict between the two superpowers, the US president took a muted approach and remained silent on the question. Lev Nachman, political science professor at N...
Ukraine's capital Kyiv declared a day of mourning Friday following a Russian attack that killed at least 24 people, including three children. Simultaneously, Moscow and Kyiv exchanged 205 prisoners of war from each side. ...
A UN convoy was on its way to distribute humanitarian aid to #Kherson when it was struck by drones twice, an attack #Kyiv attributes to #Moscow. This comes as #Russia led its most intensive aerial attack over two consecutive days, with nearly 1,600 #drones launched against #Ukraine....
Itâs not just rare earths and AI. The humble soybean is also at the heart of a trade dispute between the US and China. For decades the US was Chinaâs preferred source of soy â buying billions of dollars worth in 2024. But when Washington launched a trade war on China, Beijing stopped buying U...
US President Donald Trump entered his final talks with Xi âJinping on Friday touting economic wins that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington D...
US President Donald Trump departed China on Friday âtouting business deals that gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and said its war with Iran should never have started. Trump's visit to America's main strategic and economic rival, the first by a...
Israeli nationalists swept through the narrow streets of Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, chanting "Death to Arabs" during the annual Jerusalem Day march, while many Palestinian residents remained barricaded indoors. Every year, tens of thousands of Israelis celebrate what Israeli authorities call...
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said all vessels can pass through the Strait of Hormuz, except those at war with Tehran. Araghchi noted that Iran had "no trust" in the US and would negotiate only if Washington is serious about talks. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments...
Romanian metal, a Danish club anthem and Australian singer Delta Goodrem advanced to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 grand final after Thursdayâs second semi-final in Vienna. Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Malta, Norway and Ukraine also secured places in Saturdayâs final at...
President Donald Trump touted economic wins ahead of his final talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday, claiming the two made âfantastic trade dealsâ. The pomp and warm words during Trumpâs visit were overshadowed by Xiâs blunt warning that US missteps on Taiwan could push t...
A renewed escalation in the Strait of Hormuz saw the seizure on Thursday of a ship anchored off the Unites Arab Emirates coast. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had announced he had quietly visited the UAE during the Israeli-US war with Iran, though the UAE swiftly denied that any...
In tonight's edition: Congolese Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege slams the US-brokered peace deal in eastern DR Congo as predatory. Also, once dominant in Senegal's economy, France is now being overtaken as China and Turkey emerge as the country's leading investors. Plus we take a squint at the stellar...
Russia pummelled Kyiv for hours early on Thursday, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in an attack that killed at least 10 people and further shredded hopes of a halt to Moscow's grinding invasion. FRANCE 24's August Hakansson reports....
