Ukraine on Tuesday announced that it had detained two Ukrainian security officials involved in a plot coordinated by Russia to assassinate senior Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine and Russia conducted a prisoner-of-war (POW) exchange, according to both sides on Saturday. Additionally, Russia returned the bodies of 1,200 deceased Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv. These exchanges were carried out under agreements made in Istanbul earlier this month....
Counterterrorism and military expert Elijah Magnier lists three Israeli objectives for its latest assault on Iran: crippling Tehran’s nuclear capabilities, destroying missiles and sparking regime change. The strategy has inherent vulnerabilities if the conflict drags on, he warns....
It’s been a week of escalating global tensions. Israel launched a series of targeted strikes on Iran—code-named Rising Lion—aimed at crippling Tehran’s nuclear capabilities. Iran has vowed a swift response. In the United States, protests erupted in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement,...
Israel has launched powerful strikes against Iran, targeting top military commanders as well as nuclear and missile facilities, an escalation that raises the specter of full-scale war between two of the Middle East’s fiercest adversaries. For deeper insight, FRANCE 24’s Gavin Hall speaks with T...
Israel attacked Iran in strikes that took out top military officers and hit nuclear and missile sites, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. For in-depth and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's François Picard welcomes Alon Pinkas, Author, former ...
Not only did dozens of Israeli warplanes carry out simultaneous strikes across Iran Friday, the operation also involved Israel's spy agency, the Mossad, which sources say smuggled weapons into Iran ahead of Friday’s strikes that were used to target its defenses from within. France 24’s Catherin...
Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett spoke to France 24 following Israel's attack on Iran Friday. He said the operation would continues until Iran's nuclear programme was completely destroyed and said Israel was fighting a "war" started by Iran "years ago"....
Israel targeted Iran's capital early on Friday, carrying out air strikes on the country's nuclear facilities that also killed several high ranking officials. The attacks raise the potential for a larger war between the two bitter adversaries. Iran has already responded - launching over 100 drones...
Donald Trump has warned of "even more brutal attacks" while many other leaders have condemned Israel's attack on Iran or called for de-escalation. France 24's Solange Mougin takes a look at some of the international reaction to Friday's strikes....
After Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu warned the country's ongoing operation against Iran would continue for as "many days as it takes", Alon Pinkas, retired ambassador and former chief of saff to Israeli foreign ministers, tells France 24 the length of the conflict will depend largely on the scale and...
The UN Ocean Conference in the southern French city of Nice concludes this Friday with countries taking steps towards marine protection and declaring a battle over deep sea-mining, but slammed for leaving fossil fuels off the agenda – the key driver of ocean warming. Nations hoping for new finan...
Israel attacked Iran early Friday in strikes that took out top military officers and hit nuclear and missile sites, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq. Fo...
Nicknamed the "Black Wagners", hundreds of African men have been recruited by the Russian army to fight against Ukraine. Lured by promises of high wages, jobs or even Russian passports, some have voluntarily opted to join Russian President Vladimir Putin's army. But for others, things are far more...
While the US was reportedly warned about Israel's attack on Iran, other allies, including France, were not, leaving many of them "floundering" over what was a "clearly illegal" act of aggression, says Richard Dalton, former British ambassador to Iran....
Israel launched large-scale missile and drone strikes on Iran early Friday, hitting nuclear facilities, missile sites, and military leaders in what may be the most significant attack on Iran since the 1980s war with Iraq....
US President Donald Trump on Friday urged Iran to make a deal over its nuclear programme to prevent further conflict with Israel "before there is nothing left". Israel conducted massive missile and drone strikes on Iran, targeting the country's nuclear programme, killing top Iranian commanders and...
UN member states voted overwhelmingly Thursday for an immediate Gaza ceasefire, Hamas' hostage release, and urgent aid access for 2 million Palestinians. The 193-nation General Assembly passed the Spanish-drafted resolution 149-12, with 19 abstentions, condemning starvation as a war tactic. The mov...
The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Thursday on a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held by Hamas, and the opening of all Israeli border crossings for deliveries of desperately needed food and other aid. The resolution, drafted by Spain and o...
A death spiral in Gaza with no end in sight; a Middle East peace process that’s been moribund for years. What’s the point of talking solutions when not even a truce is in sight? In New York next week, France is slated to co-chair with Saudi Arabia what's officially billed as a "UN Internationa...
Since arriving in Mali in 2021, Russian Wagner mercenaries have abducted and detained hundreds of civilians in former UN bases and military camps shared with the Malian army. Our investigation, as part of the Viktoriia project, reveals secret prisons where abuse and torture are carried out with tot...
Russia and Ukraine carried out a prisoner of war exchange on Thursday, according to statements by the Russian defence ministry....
An Air India flight with at least 242 people on board crashed shortly after takeoff in India's Ahmedabad, police and the airline said on Thursday, with rescue workers reporting at least 30 dead and warning that the toll is expected to rise. The airline said passengers included 169 Indian nationals...
NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte was in Rome on Thursday where he will attend the "Weimar Plus” ministerial meeting on Ukraine and EU security. France 24's correspondent Seema Gupta has the latest....
The number of people displaced by war and persecution around the world remained "untenably high" at above 122 million this year due to longstanding conflicts such as those in Sudan and Ukraine, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday, though the return of almost two million Syrians displaced by the...
US President Donald Trump has attempted to one-up California Governor Gavin Newsom in their war of words, by releasing his own screenshots to Fox News to "prove" the pair had spoken on the phone on Monday. However his own call log proved he was in the wrong, with no phone call occurring on that dat...
How to stop our needless overconsumption of cheaper and cheaper clothes that pollute the planet? France's Senate has just passed a bill to curb advertising and tax pollution of fast fashion, with lawmakers even talking up the distinction of ultra-fast fashion: garments made in a hurry – increa...
Speaking together on FRANCE 24, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and former Palestinian foreign minister Nasser al-Qudwa defended their vision of a two-state solution despite the devastating war in Gaza. Olmert accused Israel of waging a war with "no legitimacy" since expanding the conflic...
Iran said on Wednesday it would target US military bases if conflict breaks out between the two countries over Iran's nuclear enrichment program. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Washington "cannot have a say" on the issue, as US President Donald Trump threatened that the US could...
Amid ongoing tensions between the world's two biggest economies, the US and China on Tuesday announced that two days of high-level talks had yielded a "framework" to reach an agreement on trade, centering rare earth minerals and their escalating tariffs war....
Russia kept up its relentless air offensive over Kharkiv early Wednesday, killing three people and injuring at least 60, as Kyiv reiterated its plea for Western allies to pressure Russia into accepting an unconditional ceasefire. Ukrainian officials said Moscow had returned the bodies of more than...
