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.
A White House spokesperson said Thursday that Iran had backed away from plans to execute 800 protesters following intervention threats from President Donald Trump, but warned that “all options” remain on the table for the United States. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments....
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had formed a Gaza “board of peace,” a phase two element of a US-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory. The board will oversee a technocratic committee, led by Ali Shaath, an engineer and former Palestinian Authority official, taske...
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist, suffered a legal setback on Thursday that could lead to his rearrest. Khalil, previously detained for three months over campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, has been targeted by the Trump administration, which a...
European countries - including France - have begun deploying troops to Greenland, in what Germany describes as a mission aimed at countering 'Russian and Chinese threats'. The White House says the show of unity for the Arctic island will have 'no impact' on Trump's ambitions for it. It comes a day...
In tonight's edition, a report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. And the official draw for the Women’s African Cup of Nations, kicking off on 17 March....
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman have led efforts to talk President Donald Trump out of a US attack on Iran, according to news reports. Turkey is also concerned about a collapse of central authority in Iran. FRANCE 24’s Leela Jacinto explains the ethnic dimension of security concerns in Middle East c...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman led a diplomatic effort to dissuade Donald Trump from launching a high-risk military strike on Iran. For in-depth analysis, Genie Godula welcomes Jon Hoffman, Research Fellow at the Cato Institute. Mr. Hoffman describes Iran as “a brutal dictatorship, involved in a h...
Donald Trump has announced that the second phase of the plan to end the war in Gaza has started. With key elements of phase one still unfulfilled - like a complete ceasefire - the announcement of the second phase was met with a lot of scepticism, and some hope too, by Palestinians in Gaza. Story by...
The United States said on Wednesday it is launching the second phase of its plan to end the Gaza war, even as key elements of the first phase - including a complete ceasefire between Israel and Hamas - remain unfulfilled. Story by David Gilberg and Monte Francis....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday a "state of emergency" will be declared in the energy sector, after relentless Russian strikes on heat and electricity supplies during freezing winter temperatures. Story by Liza Kaminov....
President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that executions in Iran may have been halted, citing unnamed sources, even as the Iranian government intensified warnings of rapid trials and possible executions for thousands of detainees amid ongoing protests....
The US on Wednesday said it was issuing a blanket suspension of immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries including Russia, Iran, Brazil, Egypt, Thailand, Nigeria and Somalia. The freeze will begin on January 21 with no set time for it to end....
Hungary’s president announced on Tuesday that the next parliamentary election will be held on April 12th. Although the official campaign begins in a month, the race is already shaping up to be the most competitive in a generation, with polls showing a tight contest between current Prime Minister...
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with executions. It came as the verified death toll of people killed in a crackdown on protesters passed th...
The mayor of Ukraine’s capital says Kyiv was targeted by overnight drone attacks that sparked a fire in an apartment building, coming just a day after Moscow launched nearly 300 drones along with 18 ballistic and seven cruise missiles across the country. Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of “we...
US President Donald Trump has warned that “very strong action” could follow if Iranian authorities carry out threatened executions of protesters, as international outrage continues to grow over a crackdown that rights groups say has killed thousands. While France 24 has been unable to independe...
According to an EU climate monitor, 2025 ranked as the third hottest year on record, with no significant cooling expected this year. In its annual report, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said the past 11 years have been the warmest ever recorded, with 2024 the hottest and 2023 close behind. D...
Amid Iran's unprecedented sociopolitical/economic turmoil, Eve Irvine welcomes renowned Iranian-French photojournalist Reza Deghati. For decades, he has covered the horrors of war/human suffering across the globe. Now he turns his lens inward towards his fellow countrymen/countrywomen confronting...
The world recorded its third-hottest year on record in 2025, extending an unprecedented streak of global heat with no relief expected in 2026, US and EU climate scientists said on Wednesday. The past 11 years were the warmest on record, with temperatures exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-indu...
Iran's judiciary chief on Wednesday called for fast-track trials for detained protesters, despite US President Donald Trump's threat of "very strong action" if the Islamic republic goes ahead with executions. It came as the verified death toll of people killed in a crackdown on protesters passed t...
US President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep protesting and said help was on the way, without giving details. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said Tuesday that at least 2,000 people have died in the ongoing protests in Iran and brutal government crackdown. ...
Since late August 2025, China has taken delivery of at least 24 liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments from two sanctioned Russian facilities, Arctic LNG 2 and Portovaya. This underscores increased cooperation between China and Russia as the Kremlin seeks to boost LNG exports in order to fund its wa...
More people died than were born in France last year for the first time since the end of World War II, official figures released on Tuesday indicated. France has long maintained comparatively high birthrates in the face of a widespread drop in the number of children being born across Europe and beyo...
A Russian overnight attack on Ukraine’s northeastern city of Kharkiv killed four people and wounded several others, regional and city officials said on Tuesday, as Moscow continues near-daily strikes across the country....
Axios is reporting that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned President Donald Trump on Sunday that the federal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has "made a mess" of things and could harm financial markets. For insight and analysis, François Picard...
✈️ Above the #BlackSea, a silent and high-stakes contest is rewriting the rules of the European sky. The war in #Ukraine hasn't just redrawn maps on the ground - it has shattered the geography of the air. Since the start of #Russia’s full-scale invasion, NATO allies have been forced to patr...
Russia has said that the hypersonic Oreshnik missile it launched last week hit and disabled an aircraft repair plant in Ukraine's city of Lviv near the Polish border. Ukrainian officials said the nuclear-capable ballistic missile was equipped with inert dummy warheads....
Ares Masip, who knows the area well, shared her experience on social media to warn her followers about the dangers of off-piste skiing....
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that there were no ongoing discussions between Havana and Washington after US President Donald Trump claimed to be "talking to Cuba". Trump had earlier warned the Cuban government to "make a deal' before it was "too late", having pledged to cut off all Venezue...
As tensions grow between the US and Iran over the brutal crackdown of Iranian protesters, Israel prepares for a potential attack from its neighbour. Iranian authorities have warned that in case of a US intervention, US bases in Israel could be targeted - but there is also concern they could attack...
