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.
Iran is 10 days into an internet blackout, which rights groups say is intended to prevent further protests and conceal the regime's deadly crackdown. What happens now is unclear. Iranian digital activists are warning the blackout may become "permanent," but local media report that the authorities...
Kurdish-led forces withdrew from Syria's largest oil field on Sunday, according to a conflict monitor, as government troops expanded their control over vast areas in the country's north and east. As the Syrian army continues to advance into Kurdish-held territories, the Kurdish forces may resort to...
French Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard warned Sunday that US President Trump's proposed tariffs on European countries opposing his plans to purchase Greenland would be "deadly for the United States". Trump on Saturday threatened a 10-percent tariff from February 1 on all goods sent to the US fr...
Since Ukraine allowed men aged 18 to 22 to travel abroad last August, Germany has seen a growing number of young Ukrainian refugees. Seeking work and hoping to avoid mobilisation, around 20,000 arrived between September and December. They now face the challenge of integrating into German society. A...
European Union leaders on Saturday warned of a "dangerous downward spiral" over US President Donald Trump's vow to implement increasing tariffs on European allies until the US is allowed to buy Greenland. Ambassadors from the European Union's 27 countries will convene on Sunday for an e...
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries signed on Saturday a free trade deal that follows a quarter-century of careful negotiations. France still remains opposed to the trade agreement, with the country's powerful agricultural lobby warning it could damage local farmers...
President Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland is creating a rift between the US and other NATO allies, fracturing the alliance and “playing straight into Russia’s hands,” said Jean-François Bélanger, assistant professor at the Institute for Military Operations at the Royal Danish Defence...
In a wide‑ranging interview with Gavin Lee, Lt. General (ret.) Ben Hodges, former commander of U.S. Army Europe and NATO Allied Land Command, offers a candid assessment of the current geopolitical landscape: Ukraine, NATO, U.S. foreign policy and Trump's quest "to dominate the entire Western Hemi...
Large crowds gathered in Copenhagen to protest US President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. As both Denmark and the United States are members of the NATO alliance, any US aggression against another member state raises profound questions about the bloc...
Norway-based rights group Iran Human Rights (IHR) says 3,428 protesters have been verified to have been killed by security forces in Iran since protests began, but warns the actual toll could be several times higher. Other estimates place the death toll at more than 5,000 – and possibly as high...
Schools in Ukrainian capital Kyiv will close until the next month, mayor Vitali Klitschko announced Friday, citing "difficult conditions" after Russian strikes battered the energy sector amid below-freezing temperatures. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports....
Thousands of people began demonstrating across Denmark and Greenland on Saturday against US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Arctic island. The protests follow a new Trump warning on Friday that he may levy tariffs on countries that oppose his plans to acquire the semi-autonomous...
Heavy snow is not uncommon in Kamchatka, but the unusual intensity of the storms has left the region's major city partially paralysed. Snow piles reached three metres high, and sometimes even more. Schools have shut and businesses have switched to remote working. #snow #russia #storm ...
For US President Donald Trump, mocking a country or a leader is not just a reality TV-style soundbite, it is an early warning sign of military action. Trump scorned Nicolas Maduro for "playing tough" before snatching the Venezuelan leader. Now he contemptuously talks of Denmark "adding two more dog...
In the space of one year, US President Donald Trump has signed hundreds of executive orders. He has ordered mass deportations, cut thousands of federal jobs, launched a trade war and withdrawn the US from major international institutions and agreements. How has his first year back in power been p...
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes are either entirely without heating, or with severely reduced heating. This, as temperatures rarely rise above minus 10. It’s the result of Russia’s campaign of drone and missile attacks on the country’s energy facilities, which Volodymyr Zelensky says...
Over the past two decades, Turkey has become a major player in Africa. Although more discreet than China or Russia, Ankara has managed to successfully expand its influence on the continent. From drones to scholarship programmes, from construction deals to Islamic humanitarian NGOs, FRANCE 24's Kari...
The United Nation’s food agency on Thursday warned that its food stocks in Sudan will be depleted by the end of March, and that it urgently needs funding to help prevent an imminent catastrophe. According to the UN, food rations have already been cut to an absolute minimum and millions of childre...
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...
In tonight's edition: A report highlights how Russia lures young Africans to fight in Ukraine. Also, there are widespread delays in Uganda's presidential election. Plus the official draw takes place for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off on March 17....
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....
