Ukraine's anti-graft agency investigates alleged corruption in energy sector

11/11/2025 15:58 France 24

Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau said it was investigating the country's energy sector on Monday (November 10), alleging a $100 million kickback scheme involving the state nuclear power company.

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Nations commemorate World War I armistice against backdrop of new conflict

Nations from Belgium to the UK and France on Tuesday marked Armistice Day commemorating the end of World War I in 1918 and the millions of lives lost. As leaders laid wreaths for peace, the ongoing wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan cast a shadow – a reminder that more than a century later, peace r...

11/11/2025 17:01 France 24

Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau probes large-scale energy sector scheme

Ukraine's anti-corruption bureau said it was investigating the country's energy sector on Monday (November 10), alleging a $100 million kickback scheme involving the state nuclear power company. For more analysis on that topic, FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade is joined by Daria Kaleniuk, Executive direct...

11/11/2025 16:07 France 24

Exploring life after war with journalist and director Anne Poiret

An internationally renowned French journalist has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her mission to ensure journalists keep covering the reality of people's lives once the guns of war have stopped firing. Anne Poiret, the founder of After War, also has two documentaries that have been released recently, and...

11/11/2025 12:57 France 24

Malians flee to Mauritania amid fuel blockade

An ongoing blockade by the al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM has brought much of the country's economy to a standstill. This comes as fighting between non-state armed groups, the Malian army, and their Russian backed allies, intensifies. Communities have been cut off from supplies, and in some towns, figh...

11/11/2025 11:02 France 24

France marks 107th anniversary of WWI Armistice

France marks Armistice Day, the end of WWI. This year, the ceremony also commemorates the centenary of the French Cornflower. An urn topped with a cornflower, containing soil taken from 16 of the 139 First World War burial and memorial sites, will be symbolically placed on the Tomb of the Unknown S...

11/11/2025 10:17 France 24

Iraqis head to polls in election drawing scrutiny from US and Iran

Iraqis vote on Tuesday (November 11) to elect a new parliament in a closely watched poll that comes at a pivotal moment for the country and region. Both Iran and the United States are monitoring the outcome as Iraq, unusually stable in recent years, seeks to move beyond decades of war and repressio...

11/11/2025 07:09 France 24

BBC under pressure: Diminished resources, oversight; increasingly violent criticism in public sphere

"There is increasingly violent cynicism and criticism of the BBC amongst the public, but particularly amongst politicians," warns François Picard's Top Story guest: Professor Charlie Beckett, veteran journalist, editor and Professor of Practice and the London School of Economics' Director of Polis...

11/11/2025 06:11 France 24

2026 World Cup: France kick off decisive week for qualification

France face Ukraine and Azerbaijan this week to qualify for the 2026 World Cup....

11/11/2025 06:06 France 24

COP30: Has Bill Gates become a climate denier?

The UN climate talks opened this Monday in Brazil, with world leaders set to discuss new ways to tackle global warming. Meanwhile, the spread of climate disinformation has doubled since July. Among the viral claims circulating online: that even Bill Gates is now denying climate change. In reality,...

10/11/2025 22:04 France 24

Syria seeks alliances with Turkey, Gulf states, West, and envisions a 'new partnership' with Russia

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday for unprecedented talks, just days after Washington removed him from a terrorism blacklist. Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year, is the first Syrian leader to vis...

10/11/2025 20:29 France 24

COP30 kicks off with call for faster action, but without the US

UN climate negotiations were expected to begin Monday at a meeting on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon, with leaders pushing for urgency, cooperation and acceleration after more than 30 years fighting to curb global warming by drastically reducing the carbon pollution that causes it....

10/11/2025 10:20 France 24

COP30: France's Fontainebleau forest serves as ‘laboratory' for climate change adaptation

France’s Fontainebleau forest – one of the world's first nature reserves – has felt the impacts of the climate crisis for many years. As the world’s nations meet for the COP30 climate talks, this forest just 60 kilometres southeast of Paris serves as a “laboratory” for how to adapt woo...

10/11/2025 06:21 France 24

US senators reach deal aimed at ending longest government shutdown in history

US senators struck a bipartisan deal Sunday to restore federal funding and end a record 40-day government shutdown that crippled operations nationwide. The agreement, a preliminary step toward reopening, came as authorities warned air travel could “slow to a trickle” amid thousands of weekend f...

10/11/2025 03:15 France 24

Ukraine scrambles for energy as Russian attacks put power generation at 'zero'

Ukraine faced power cuts of up to 16 hours across most regions on Sunday operators said, as the country scrambles to make repairs after massive Russian attacks targeted its energy infrastructure. The national energy provider said the attacks had put its generating capacity down to "zero", adding to...

09/11/2025 12:44 France 24

UK to send defence equipment to help Belgium combat drone disruptions

The UK will send defence experts and equipment to Belgium to help it respond to drone sightings over military bases and airports, the head of the armed fores said on Sunday. Moscow has denied any connection to the incidents as European defence leaders have said the drones could be a form of Russian...

09/11/2025 11:02 France 24

Ukraine: Women are taking on roles that were done by men before the war

As Ukraine is forced to send more and more soldiers to the frontline, women are taking on roles that were traditionally done by men. Daniel Quinlan reports....

09/11/2025 10:11 France 24

Israel confirms remains returned are officer Hadar Goldin killed in 2014 Gaza war

Israel said on Sunday that forensic testing confirmed it has received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014. The 23-year-old Israeli soldier was killed two hours after a ceasefire began during that year’s conflict between Israel and Hamas....

09/11/2025 09:53 France 24

At least four killed by Russian strikes in Ukraine

A Russian drone slammed into a tower block in eastern Ukraine early Saturday while many were sleeping, killing four and injuring 12 people, Ukrainian authorities reported. Shirli Sitbon has the latest....

08/11/2025 16:13 France 24

Iran plans water cuts for Tehran amid worst drought in decades

Iranian officials on Saturday were drawing plans for periodic water supply cuts to Tehran neighbourhoods a day after President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that the Iranian capital might have to be evacuated if there were no rains before the end of the year. Iran is experiencing one of its worst drough...

08/11/2025 14:36 France 24

Massive Russian attack damages Ukraine's energy network, killing one

A large-scale Russian attack damaged Ukraine's energy infrastructure prompting emergency power outages, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday, as the emergency services said a Russian drone strike on a nine-storey building in Dnipro killed one woman and wounded six people. France24 correspondent E...

08/11/2025 10:58 France 24

Turkey issues arrest warrant against Netanyahu for 'genocide' in Gaza

Turkey on Friday announced it had issued arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli government officials for "systematically" perpetrating "genocide and crimes against humanity" in Gaza. France24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky reports the latest....

08/11/2025 10:54 France 24

Gaza's students celebrate their graduations after two years of war and amid ongoing hardship

Though the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains fragile, Gazans are finding reason to celebrate, their students. In Khan Yunis, in the south of the enclave, the first graduation ceremony in more than two years was held yesterday. Despite bombings and food shortages, the inaugural class since...

08/11/2025 10:23 France 24

“Turn the volume up” Mamdani’s glory & the Dems’ dichotomy, Pokrovsk falling? Shein in France

It’s been a week that’s seen a remarkable political upset in New York, where 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani became the city’s youngest mayor in 130 years – and its first Muslim and immigrant leader in generations. The Democratic Socialist’s pledge to make New York more affordable galvanised y...

08/11/2025 10:21 France 24

Iranian's capital Tehran faces possible mass evacuation due to sever water shortages

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned in a televised address on Friday that Tehran may have to be evacuated due to severe water shortages if no rain falls before the end of the year. Morgan Ayre reports....

08/11/2025 10:19 France 24

After two years of war, Sudan refugees need urgent assistance in Chad

After more than two years of civil war in Sudan, the number of Sudanese refugees and Chadian returnees seeking safety in eastern Chad has ballooned to over 975,000, creating a deepening humanitarian crisis. Jennie Shin has more....

08/11/2025 10:10 France 24

Ukraine locked in a fierce battle to hold the ruined city of Pokrovsk

Ukraine on Wednesday denied Moscow’s claims that its soldiers are encircled by Russian forces in Pokrovsk, a city located in the heart of the Donbas mining basin and the epicentre of fighting in the East. This road and railway hub is the target of an offensive that highlights Kyiv’s struggle to...

08/11/2025 10:03 France 24

Massive Russian attack damages Ukraine's energy network, killing several

A large-scale Russian attack damaged Ukraine's energy infrastructure prompting emergency power outages, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday. Several people died in the overnight attacks which included a drone strike on a nine-storey apartment building in Dnipro....

08/11/2025 09:37 France 24

Israel identifies returned remains as Israel-Argentine hostage killed at start of war

Israel on Saturday identified the latest remains returned by Hamas as Israeli Argentinian Lior Rudaeff, who was killed in the October 7, 2023 attack. The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza war rose to more than 69,000, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as more bodies were recovered from the r...

08/11/2025 08:29 France 24

Trump agrees a one-year exemption on Russian energy sanctions for Hungary

US President Donald Trump gave Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban a one-year reprieve from sanctions for buying Russian oil and gas on Friday after the leaders heaped praise on each other during a meeting at the While House. Trump has pushed other EU countries to stop buying Russian oil but he s...

08/11/2025 06:58 France 24

'France importing Russian gas sends the wrong message': Latvian FM Braže

Multiple European countries have reported incursions into their airspace by presumed Russian drones in recent weeks and months. That is a particular concern to so-called "frontline states" of the EU and NATO. We speak to Latvia's Foreign Minister Baiba Braže about the EU's drone readiness, Russia...

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