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.
The world said goodbye to Pope Francis this week. Tens of thousands of mourners queued to pay their respects as he lay in state in St Peter’s Basilica over three days of mourning. We discussed his life and legacy, the geopolitics of his papal funeral, and look towards the conclave that will fo...
A mysterious Russian satellite, believed by US officials to support a nuclear anti-satellite weapon programme, is showing signs of erratic spinning in orbit – a potential setback for Moscow's military space ambitions. Known as Cosmos 2553, the satellite’s unusual behaviour, tracked by commerci...
We sit down with France's minister-delegate for Europe, Benjamin Haddad, to take stock of diplomacy around Ukraine and the US-EU standoff over trade tariffs. Haddad lived in the US and worked for top think tanks there, including the Atlantic Council and the Hudson Institute. He wrote a book entitle...
A senior Russian general was killed in a car bombing near Moscow on Friday, in what local authorities say is the latest targeted assassination linked to the war in Ukraine. Russia accused Ukraine of orchestrating the attack, which came as US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in the Russian capital for ta...
U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin for three hours in Moscow to discuss the U.S. plan to end the Ukraine war, and the Kremlin said the two sides' positions had moved closer. Story by Elitsa Gadeva....
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that it has run out of food supplies in Gaza as Israel’s blockade on humanitarian aid stretches into its eighth week. The UN says the territory is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the war began 18 months ago, with community...
A car bomb killed a senior Russian military officer in the town of Balashikha just east of Moscow on Friday in an attack that Russian war bloggers blamed on Ukraine. The killing happened on the same day as U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Ana...
President Donald Trump said that “Crimea will stay with Russia," the latest example of the U.S. leader pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to end the war while it remains under siege. Story by Nicholas Rushworth....
President Cyril Ramaphosa praises Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his first visit to South Africa for agreeing to an unconditional ceasefire in the war with Russia so that peace talks can begin. Analysis by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Cape Town, An Wentzel....
President Cyril Ramaphosa praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his first visit to South Africafor agreeing to an unconditional ceasefire in the war with Russia so that peace talks could begin. Analysis by Olexiy Haran, professor of comparative politic at Kyiv Mohyla University in K...
A deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has again moved India and Pakistan closer to war as the two rivals downgraded diplomatic and trade ties, closed the main border crossing and revoked visas for each other’s nationals. Story by Caroline Baum....
Vitali Klitschko, the Mayor of Kyiv, told the BBC on Friday that Ukraine may need to temporarily "give up territory" as part of a peace deal with Russia. "Maybe it can be a (temporary) solution," he said in an interview. But he ruled out Russian occupation, saying it was something people in Ukraine...
During World War II, approximately 8,000 women were deported from France to Ravensbrück, Germany, the largest women's concentration camp under the Third Reich. FRANCE 24 tells the tragic story of a friendship forged between Suzanne Bouvard and Simone Séailles that defied deportation and incarcer...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia is "ready to reach a deal" on Ukraine, pointing to US President Donald Trump as the "only leader" capable of understanding Russia's demands, amid Trump's increasing frustration towards both sides....
The United Nations on Thursday appealed to both India and Pakistan to show “maximum restraint” and avoid any further “deterioration” following a deadly attack on tourists in Kashmir. The two countries have inched closer to war since the attack, downgrading diplomatic ties, closing border cr...
FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv, where rescuers and volunteers searched the rubble for survivors of the Russian strikes on Kyiv that killed at least 12 people and injured 90 more early on Thursday. Russia's attack also targeted nine other locations across Ukraine, an operat...
During a meeting with Norwegian officials on Thursday, US President Donald Trump said he wanted to end the war in Ukraine "very quickly", and that the upcoming week is vital, with "important" meetings scheduled. Trump earlier posted on his Truth social media platform that he was "very unhappy" foll...
Pretoria says it is ready to cultivate peace efforts over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. As well as welcoming Volodymyr Zelensky to South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa has been busy talking to key players in the conflict, including US President Donald Trump....
India and Pakistan cancelled visas for their nationals to each other’s countries and Islamabad warned New Delhi for suspending a water-sharing treaty Thursday. The moves came after India blamed Pakistan for a deadly attack by gunmen that killed 26 people in disputed Kashmir. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen...
It's been a sleepless night in Kyiv, after what sounds a lot like a threat from Washington. Between the US president's pressure on Ukraine to sign on the dotted line, and Vladimir Putin's deadliest nighttime raids on Kyiv in months, how does Volodymyr Zelensky react?...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented Donald Trump with a portrait by a well-known Russian artist depicting the US president in the moments following the attempt on his life in July. In doing so, Putin may have found a way of playing to the vanity of the image-obsessed occupant of the Whi...
Israeli air strikes on Gaza Thursday killed at least 55 people as the military warned of a wider assault if the remaining hostages seized during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel were not released. The strikes came amid mounting pressure from Israeli officials and expanding evacuation order...
On Thursday, France’s President Emmanuel Macron urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "stop lying" about seeking peace in Ukraine while continuing to strike the country. "The only thing to do is for President Putin to finally stop lying," Macron said during his visit to Madagascar. Here's Dou...
Countries that once followed the gospel of free trade and liberalism are changing tack and focusing on national interests before anything else, with Donald Trump’s America being a case in point. Our business editor Charles Pellegrin takes a deep dive into how geopolitics is reshaping the global e...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that US frustration over an impasse in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine should be “directed at only one person, President Putin”. Macron's comments come a day after Washington upped the pressure on Ukraine to accept the Russian seizure of Cri...
France 24’s correspondent in India warns of "growing fears of a potential conflict" between India and Pakistan after a militant attack in Kashmir killed 26 tourists on April 22. The attack, claimed by the "Kashmir Resistance" group, has led to India downgrading diplomatic ties with Pakistan, susp...
Stock markets fell on Thursday after China dismissed US President Donald Trump’s optimism about resolving their trade war. This followed a market rally a day earlier, sparked by Trump’s comments about potentially lowering tariffs and securing a "fair deal" with Beijing....
US President Donald Trump said he believed he had reached an agreement with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts to end the war in Ukraine. He shared that it had been more difficult than expected to work with Volodymyr Zelensky than with Vladimir Putin. Asked about the American proposal calling f...
Twelve US states have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, arguing that his use of emergency powers to wage a global trade war is "reckless and unlawful". Also in this edition: the Trump administration signals a potential de-escalation of the trade war, and Chinese carmakers show off the...
A Russian missile and drone attack struck Kyiv overnight, leaving multiple people dead and dozens injured, including children, Ukrainian authorities reported on Thursday. The Kyiv City Military Administration stated on Telegram that drones and ballistic missiles were used in the assault, with at le...
