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.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured nervous NATO allies on Thursday of Washington's commitment but urged them to massively ramp up defense spending. The call comes as Donald Trump sows doubt over alliance security, engages Russia on Ukraine, and escalates trade tensions with new tariffs....
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a "coordinated European response" in the aftermath of US President Donald Trump's decision to impose "brutal and unfounded" tariffs on all US imports. Macron further suggested that European Union member states, who were hit with 20% tariffs, s...
Washington has switched off a satellite transmitting the US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty into Russia, chief executive Stephen Capus said Thursday. Although the station won a temporary restraining order against US President Donald Trump's funding freeze, it is still waiting to receive the...
Stocks plummeted on Thursday after Donald Trump’s trade war escalation sparked a global sell-off. Beijing is amongst those worst hit by the announcement, and has called the move “bullying”. Reports hint that it could soon be the end of Elon Musk’s time in Washington. Plus, Trump’s tariffs...
Will global trade ever be the same? In the name of “unrelented economic warfare” allegedly waged by friend and foe alike against the United States, Donald Trump unveiling a dizzying list: There’s worldwide tariffs, there’s targeted tariffs, there’s retaliatory tariffs, carve-out, excepti...
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, April 3: There's disbelief, anger and scepticism in the international press after US President Donald Trump announces tariffs hikes on the US's international trade partners. Also: fury continues after the deaths of 15 aid workers in Gaza last month, which the UN now blame...
Archaeological treasures across Gaza have been damaged and destroyed in the war that is once more raging in the Palestinian territory. Some that escaped the devastation went on show at the Arab World Institute on Thursday, April 3, shedding light on the extraordinary heritage of a land that has bee...
ChatGPT has just rolled out its latest viral feature, allowing social media users to reproduce AI-generated images imitating Japan’s Studio Ghibli aesthetic. The Israeli army decided to “hop on” the trend, drawing a major backlash and sparking counter-creations depicting what users say is the...
Hungary's long-standing ties with Israel will be on display when its nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban receives Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu in Budapest on Thursday, despite the latter being wanted under an International Criminal Court arrest warrant. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert and Kalid...
Hungary's government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), it said on Thursday. The decision comes shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in the country for a state visit....
US President Donald Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying the US has been “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered” by other nations. He lodged a 10 percent tariff on most goods imported to the US, but slapped much higher levies on friends and foes alike, fuelling a glob...
With US President Donald Trump poised to unveil his "Liberation Day" tariff plan, Yuka Royer takes a look at what world leaders have been saying and how the trade war in Trump’s previous term impacted the US economy and exports. Also, with another major tariff hike – a 25% duty on car imports t...
US stock indexes tumbled on Thursday, with heavyweight technology stocks in particular suffering big losses as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on major trade partners ignited fears of an all-out trade war and heightened the risk of a global economic recession. Follow our liveblog for all...
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, April 2: Papers react to US President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs on "Liberation Day". Meanwhile, French papers are still covering the aftermath of Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzlement. There's also focus on Ukraine ceasefire talks slowing down as Russia ram...
Myanmar’s military junta on Wednesday declared a temporary ceasefire in the country's civil war until April 22 to facilitate earthquake relief efforts, state media said. Friday’s massive earthquake has killed more than 3,000 people and left many areas without power, telephone or cell connection...
After weeks of public anxiety, US President Donald Trump is set on Wednesday to announce a barrage of “reciprocal” global tariffs on friends and foes alike. The tarrifs are set to escalate a trade war that has affected financial markets and increased uncertainty about the economic future of the...
Ukraine and Russia both urged the US to address violations of a tentative deal after accusing each other of targeting energy sites on Tuesday – though a formal deal has not been put in place and the commitments taken by each side remain unclear. Kyiv is calling on Washington to toughen sanctions...
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....
Argentina's President Javier Milei recently announced that his government would declassify all documents relating to Nazi fugitives who settled in Argentina after World War II. Following this announcement, users are sharing the viral claim that Adolf Hitler peacefully lived out his days in Argentin...
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...
