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.
The Israeli military said Wednesday it had launched a broad operation in northern parts of the occupied West Bank, where deadly violence has soared since the start of the war in Gaza. The army said the operation was separate from the "Iron Wall" operation launched earlier this year that has displac...
The Kremlin has confirmed next week's visit by US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Donald Trump has also said he would send Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials as he seeks to close out a deal to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said...
US envoy Steve Witkoff advised the Kremlin on how Russian President Vladimir Putin should negotiate a deal on Ukraine with President Donald Trump in mid-October, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. A 28-point US peace proposal was widely seen as favouring Russia, requiring Ukraine to make large territorial...
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to announce a new version of France's Universal National Service (SNU), invoking "moral forces" needed to face "rising threats" across the globe. For in-depth analysis on what form this new kind of military service could take, Annette Young welcomes Hélène...
In tonight's edition: As the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 15 women are killed in South Africa every single day. Also, the 24 schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria's Kebbi State have been rescued. Plus Washington's latest proposal of a ceasefire for S...
Paris police arrested three people suspected of spying for Russia and promoting the Kremlin's war propaganda, prosecutors said on Tuesday. ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told allies Tuesday Kyiv was ready to "move forward" on a new "framework" of a US plan to end fighting with Russia but there were still "sensitive points" he wanted to discuss with Donald Trump.FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks with Natia Seskuria, Associate Fe...
South African police are investigating claims that a daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war. The allegations against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla claim Zuma-Sambudla and two other people were involved in recruiting 17 South Africa...
The fifth president of Georgia has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her decision to leave the presidential palace almost a year ago, and her attempts ever since to help the millions of people who support her and the country’s bid for EU membership. After losing elections in Georgia that were widely seen...
European governements rebuild armed forces amid growing Russian threat....
The United States has presented the warring Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with a peace plan to stop the devastating conflict, which broke out in April 2023 and has spread famine and ethnic killings across the country and threatened a split, the second in its history. So...
Dave Keating, our correspondant in Brussels Belgium, has more....
Manlio Graziano, a geopolitical analyst, shares his analysis with us....
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, November 25: We look at reactions to an updated peace plan for Ukraine, which one paper says is an "acceptable end to the war." French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to unveil a voluntary military service plan for citizens. In Italy, three children removed from the...
Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least six people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure. A Ukrainian attack on southern Russia killed three people and damaged homes, authorities said....
In an era of American unilateralism, and a transactional approach, the EU and AU can 'reassert the value of collective action', explains Paul Melly, Journalist and Consulting Fellow of the Africa Programme at Chatham House. European and African leaders are gathering in Angola for a summit to deepen...
Gulliver Cragg, our correspondant in Kyiv, has more....
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said a new voluntary military national service, that he is set to announce later this week, does not involve “sending our youth to Ukraine”. His assurances follow an outcry over a top French general’s warning that the country should be “prepared t...
Russia rained missiles and drones overnight on Kyiv, killing seven people, authorities said Tuesday, as three people died in Russia's Rostov region in massive Ukrainian strikes. The attacks came as US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll was holding talks with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi, and a deadli...
Ukraine and Russia counted fresh casualties on Tuesday after trading heavy overnight strikes, as negotiators rushed to revise a US peace framework ahead of a Thanksgiving deadline set by President Donald Trump. Kyiv and its allies worked through the weekend to reshape a proposal they say initially...
The fallout from Sunday’s Geneva talks continued into Monday as Ukrainian officials warned that Washington’s peace proposals still risk forcing Kyiv into unacceptable concessions to Russia. While the United States eased its pressure during the meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dec...
This Monday, the US and Ukraine pressed on with talks in Switzerland to come up with a mutually acceptable peace plan. This after agreeing to modify a US proposal that Kyiv and its European allies saw as a Kremlin wish list. The 28-point draft plan includes several long-standing Russian demands, c...
The Kremlin on Monday said that a European counter-proposal to a U.S. 28-point peace plan for Ukraine was not constructive and that it simply did not work for Moscow. The publication of the 28-point draft U.S. peace plan last week deepened concerns in Ukraine and among European powers that Russia's...
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With war looming near Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron plans to introduce a voluntary military service starting next year. Young volunteers aged 18 could serve for 10 months with pay, aiming for 3,000 recruits in 2026 and 50,000 by 2035. The initiative comes amid security concerns, echoing...
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on Monday announced the end of its mission in the war-torn Palestinian enclave. The US- and Israeli-backed organisation controversially took over aid distribution at the height of Israel's military operation in Gaza blocking out traditional aid organisations including...
The COP30 climate summit came to an end this weekend with a weak compromise deal that skips over most countries' key demands. The agreement pledges to provide more funding to help vulnerable nations adapt to global warming, but doesn’t explicitly mention fossil fuels – the root cause of the cli...
'The Ukrainians' aim here is not to be forced into an unjust peace', says FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg, as discussions in Geneva have just concluded. The US reportedly agreed to discuss certain points of the proposed plan, which is seen as heavily favouring Russia, causing significant t...
European officials are saying they were comforted by the outcome of weekend discussions in Geneva on US peace proposals for Ukraine that they originally viewed as tilted in Russia's favour..They warned of a long road to peace in Ukraine. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Genie Godula...
Russian drone strikes on Kharkiv killed at least four and wounded 17, destroying homes and causing panic. Authorities focused on rescuing civilians, while experts warn targeting civilian infrastructure may be a war crime. The attacks coincided with US, Ukrainian, and European officials meeting in G...
