Ukraine said on January 11 that it was questioning two wounded soldiers it claimed are North Koreans taken prisoner while fighting for Moscow in Russia's Kursk region. France 24's Rob Parsons gives us his analysis.
Ukraine and Russia both urged the US to address violations of a tentative deal after accusing each other of targeting energy sites on Tuesday. Kyiv is seeking tougher sanctions on Moscow, alleging breaches of commitments made in Saudi Arabia. ...
The White House said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump will impose a new set of global tariffs on Wednesday, escalating a trade war that has affected financial markets and increased uncertainty about the economic future of the United States....
Russian forces continue to advance in Ukraine but at a slower pace than in recent months, according to data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), which shows Moscow's territorial gains slowing down for the fourth consecutive month in March....
Russia's Defence Ministry on Tuesday accused Ukraine of attacking Russian energy infrastructure twice in the past 24 hours despite a U.S.-brokered moratorium on striking each other's energy facilities. Ukrainian drones hit electricity substations in part of Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia in southe...
Relations between Paris and Algiers, which had significantly deteriorated in recent months, are now warming. On Monday, the French and Algerian presidents decided to resume dialogue and restart cooperation on security and migration issues. Emmanuel Macron urged his counterpart to show 'clemency' to...
Israel has stated that its deadly overnight strike on a Beirut suburb was a targeted attack aimed at a Hezbollah official who posed an imminent threat to Israeli citizens. The attack resulted in four deaths and seven injuries. The Lebanese Prime Minister condemned the strike as a "flagrant violatio...
Donald Trump is calling it 'Liberation Day' for America, as he is set to launch new sweeping tariffs on April 2nd. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc has a solid strategy for retaliation if the US imposes sweeping tariffs on it. However, she has stressed that a "negotiated...
Iran complained to the United Nations Security Council on Monday about "reckless and belligerent" remarks by US President Donald Trump, who threatened Iran on Sunday with bombing and more tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. An adviser to the supr...
In 2024, Brazil recorded an almost 70 percent year-on-year increase in cases of discrimination and attacks on religious practices, according to the ministry of human rights. The main victims are religions of African origin, such as Umbanda and Candomblé. Their followers are threatened and their re...
Donald Trump is calling it 'Liberation Day' for America, as he is set to launch new sweeping tariffs on April 2nd. However, millions of consumers worldwide are concerned that the U.S. president's plan could cause significant harm with minimal benefit, affecting numerous countries—including the U....
The Chinese military on Tuesday surrounded Taiwan in what it said was a practice blockade of the island and issued a "stern warning" against Taiwanese separatists as tensions continue to escalate between the two countries. Caroline Baum tells us more....
According to the Ministry of Human Rights, in 2024 Brazil recorded an almost 70% year-on-year increase in cases of discrimination and attacks against religious practices. The main victims are religions of African origin such as Umbanda and Candomblé. Their practitioners are threatened and their re...
Israel has ordered widespread evacuations in Gaza, warning of 'intense combat operations' as the military plans to expand its renewed assault in the enclave. France24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tornapolsky, reports the latest, stating that 'Gazans in the north have received a new warning aski...
China sent on Tuesday its army, navy, air and rocket forces to surround Taiwan for drills Beijing said were aimed at practising a blockade of the self-ruled island.'China is saying this is a warning against Taiwan independence', FRANCE 24's Yena Lee reports from Beijing....
Concerns have ratcheted up about security in South Sudan since fighting broke out between forces loyal to the two men behind the devastating civil war that only ended in 2018. That fragile peace between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar has been pushed to breaking point by Machar'...
The bodies of eight Palestine Red Crescent (PRCS) medics who came under fire in Gaza just over a week ago have been recovered, though a ninth worker is still unaccounted for, the Red Cross said. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to IFRC spokesman Tommaso Della Longa. He says that it is shocking and...
The USGS has warned that the final death toll from the magnitude 7.7 quake in Myanmar could top 100,000 and economic losses may exceed the country's GDP. Since the 2021 coup, the nation of 51 million people has been facing an unprecedented "polycrisis" marked by economic collapse, civil war, clim...
A top Hamas official on Monday called on "anyone who can bear arms" to rise up against US President Donald Trump's plan to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, a day after Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu said he would let the militant group's leaders leave the war-ravaged enclave if they lay down...
The director of a highly controversial film that's accused of criticising the regime in Russia has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the incredible success of the film and the threats he has faced because of it. "The Master and Margarita" was filmed before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but once...
South Korea, Japan and China hold a top-level trade summit as Asia braces for new "reciprocal" tariffs from Washington on Wednesday that are expected to target countries with the largest and longest US trade imbalances. Meanwhile, Asian stock indexes plummet on trade war fears, and Mexico re-launch...
Russia has ramped up the number of cheap kamikaze drones it fires at cities across Ukraine at night. Trying to shoot them down is the difficult task of Ukraine’s air forces. Every night it is the mission of air defence units to head out in small teams to intercept incoming missile and drone attac...
Under the auspices of working towards a permanent ceasefire, Kyiv is demanding a "just peace" and security guarantees from Europe and the United States, to prevent another Russian attack. European leaders are floating the idea of possibly deploying military forces of a so-called "coalition of the w...
Rescuers freed a woman from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar, officials said on Monday, a glimmer of hope as the death toll from a massive earthquake three days ago climbed past 1,700 while searchers in Myanmar and Thailand raceed against time to find survivors. Follow our liveblog for the latest de...
FRANCE 24 Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson reports on US President Donald Trump's apparent anger at Russian President Vladimir Putin's calls for his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to be replaced by a UN-run transitional government....
US President Donald Trump told US network NBC's Kristen Walker Sunday morning that he was "very angry, pissed off" with Russian President Vladimir Putin for questioning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's future as a leader. He also reportedly said that Iran would be bombed if it persisted in...
Every night, Ukrainian cities and towns far from the frontlines come under Russian drone fire And in recent months these aerial attacks have markedly increased - from a few dozen there are now regularly more than 100 drones in the skies, often striking civilian buildings. Ukraine’s air defence c...
Ukrainian air defense destroyed 65 out of 111 drones launched by Russia during an overnight attack. A third of the drones caused damage in the regions of Kharkiv, Sumy, Odessa, and Donetsk. Meanwhile, Kyiv has accused Moscow of committing a “war crime” during its weekend attack in Kharkiv. Pres...
Following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand, aid has been pledged by countries like China, India, South Korea, and the UK, but it remains insufficient. Even before the disaster, 15 million Burmese were suffering from famine due to ongoing civil war. While Myanmar's shadow N...
Saudi Arabia on Sunday kicked off worldwide Eid al-Fitr celebrations to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. UN chief Antonio Guterres wished the Muslim community happy holidays, but said he did so with a heavy heart because many Muslims “won't be able to celebrate Eid with their familie...
The death toll in the devastating earthquake that rattled Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand continued to rise on Sunday, with at least 17 dead having been accounted for in Bangkok, local authorities said. The United Nations, meanwhile, warned that a “severe shortage” of medical supplies is hamp...
