Ukraine, US teams meet in Saudi Arabia ahead of truce talks with Russia

23/03/2025 14:32 France 24

Ukrainian and US officials met in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, a day before US and Russian teams hold talks in US-mediated efforts to end the three-year war following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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US Democrats to grill Trump team for accidentally sending Yemen war plans to journalist

Democrats are preparing to grill President Donald Trump's top intelligence officials Tuesday over the revelation this week that senior officials had discussed details of US military strikes against Yemen's Houthis in a group chat that accidentally included a prominent journalist, outraging national...

25/03/2025 14:59 France 24

Life under Russian occupation in Ukraine: NGO sounds alarm on rights violations

A Ukrainian NGO is aiming to shine a light on the conditions for Ukrainians living in areas that have been occupied by Russia. It has documented thousands of cases, including arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, torture and denial of any kind of fair trial. These human rights violations a...

25/03/2025 13:47 France 24

US, Ukraine officials in new Saudi talks, no breakthrough with Russia

Washington and Kyiv held brief talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a day after hours of US-Russia negotiations on halting the fighting in Ukraine ended without any breakthroughs announced. US President Donald Trump is pushing for a rapid end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine launched more than three ye...

25/03/2025 12:45 France 24

French actor Dépardieu denies groping women at sex assault trial

French movie giant Gérard Depardieu on Tuesday gave his first testimony in a Paris trial where he is accused of groping two women on a 2021 movie set. The actor acknowledged using vulgar language and grabbing a woman’s hips but denied the sexual assault charges against him, saying his behaviour...

25/03/2025 10:58 France 24

Content of US-Russia ceasefire talks in Riyadh ‘will definitely not be published’, Kremlin says

The Kremlin on Tuesday said that the content of the US-Russia talks held in Riyadh a day earlier on a potential Moscow-Kyiv Black Sea ceasefire deal “will definitely not be published”. The Kremlin’s spokesman described the talks as “technical negotiations that go deep into details”, and s...

25/03/2025 10:22 France 24

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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 25: The press decries a massive security breach after a journalist for The Atlantic is accidentally included on a group chat for Yemen war plans. Also: Colorado state officials take down a portrait of Donald Trump after he complains it is unflattering. The Oscar-win...

25/03/2025 10:02 France 24

Ukraine set to meet US negotiators for Black Sea truce talks

A Ukrainian delegation is set to meet with US negotiators in Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss a proposal for a limited Black Sea ceasefire with Russia. A team from Moscow who met with the US representatives in the Saudi capital a day earlier described the talks as “not easy, but very useful” and s...

25/03/2025 07:08 France 24

South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN warns of rising tensions

South Sudan is on the verge of another civil war, the UN’s top official in the country warned Monday, citing escalating violence and a stalled peace process. Tensions between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar have deepened, threatening to unravel the fragile 2018 peace deal and...

25/03/2025 02:01 France 24

Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat that included a journalist

Top national security officials for US President Donald Trump, including his defence secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for "The Atlantic", the magazine reported in a story posted online Mond...

25/03/2025 00:02 France 24

‘Unspeakable’: Ukraine breaks the silence surrounding wartime sexual violence

Growing numbers of Ukrainian women in areas recaptured from Russian occupation are starting to speak about the sexual violence they experienced at the hands of Russian soldiers. The watershed moment comes from the amplitude and nature of the crimes, says Inna Shevchenko, a Ukrainian feminist activi...

24/03/2025 18:45 France 24

'My Undesirable Friends': Documentary profiles Russian journalists prior to fleeing country

A Russian-American filmmaker has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how her new film captures the last days of resistance to the regime in Russia before the invasion of Ukraine. Julia Loktev, who was born in what was then Leningrad, grew up in the United States. Her film "My Undesirable Friends: Part I —...

24/03/2025 13:53 France 24

World Tuberculosis Day: India's endless war against TB

In 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in the country by 2025, aiming to set an example globally. Since December 2024, India's health minister has led a "100-day campaign" to eliminate TB, but recent WHO data shows India is far from its goal. It recorde...

24/03/2025 10:48 France 24

China courts global CEOs amid falling foreign investment

Chinese officials pledge to open the country's economy further to international firms as foreign direct investment falls to a 35-year low. Also in this edition: global auto makers rush vehicles to the US ahead of a looming Trump tariff deadline, and Russian tourists flock to Japan....

24/03/2025 10:29 France 24

Tired and terrorised: Life under constant threat of drone attacks in Ukraine

While Ukrainian and Russian delegations are in Saudi Arabia for ceasefire talks with US diplomats, there’s no letup in the deadly fighting on the ground. Russian troops have advanced in recent months in southeastern Ukraine, edging closer for the very first time to settlements in the Dnipropetrov...

24/03/2025 09:28 France 24

Live: Explosions heard over Jerusalem as IDF says it intercepted missile fired from Yemen

Air raid sirens and explosions were heard over Jerusalem on Monday evening after the Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. Yemen's Houthi rebels have fired a handful of long-range missiles at Israel since Israeli forces resumed the war in Gaza. Follow our liveblog...

24/03/2025 06:07 France 24

Marathon US-Russia talks on Ukraine ceasefire wrap up in Riyadh

US and Russian officials wrapped up 12-hour talks on Monday focused on a narrow proposal for a ceasefire at sea between Kyiv and Moscow. Russian state media reported that a joint statement had been sent to Moscow and Washington for approval....

24/03/2025 04:36 France 24

Ukraine ceasefire talks kick off in Saudi Arabia

Negotiations between US and Ukrainian officials over the prospect of a partial ceasefire in the war with Russia have started Sunday in Saudi Arabia, part of the push by US President Donald Trump to end the conflict, now in its fourth year. The talks are expected to focus on the technical aspect of...

23/03/2025 16:23 France 24

Israeli cabinet moves to remove attorney general

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's cabinet on Sunday approved a motion of no confidence on the attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara in its latest move against officials deemed hostile to the government. The move came after the attorney general warned that Netanyahu's attempt to sack Israel's intern...

23/03/2025 14:37 France 24

Sudan army's gains in capital of Khartoum 'symbolic', researcher says

The Sudanese army’s recent advances in the capital of Khartoum are mainly “symbolic”, said Marc Lavergne, head researcher at France’s national center for Scientific research. The turn of events may “symbolize a return to square one, which is the dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir", Lavergne s...

23/03/2025 12:47 France 24

New Canadian PM Mark Carney set to announce snap elections

Canada's new prime minister Mark Carney is expected to announce snap elections Sunday, seeking a stronger mandate as his country fights off a trade war and annexation threats from Donald Trump's United States. Meanwhile on Saturday, pro-Canada demonstrators gathered for a "elbows up" rally as the t...

23/03/2025 10:28 France 24

Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks to begin in Saudi Arabia

Talks regarding a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine are due to start in Saudi Arabia Monday as the United States meets delegations from both sides of the conflict in a bid to halt the three-year conflict....

23/03/2025 09:53 France 24

Israeli army calls for Gazans to evacuate after resuming strikes

Israel's military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, urging Palestinians to flee an offensive in Rafah city nearly a week into a renewed assault on the Hamas-ruled territory. The latest evacuation warning follows a deadly flare-up in Lebanon and missiles fired from Yemen, as...

23/03/2025 09:49 France 24

Deadly Russian drones target Kyiv ahead of ceasefire talks in Saudi Arabia

A Russian drone attack on Kyiv overnight killed at least seven people and wounded 10, said Ukrainian officials on Sunday. The deadly strikes on the Ukrainian capital came ahead of Monday's US-mediated ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia....

23/03/2025 08:37 France 24

'Clear, high rate of malnutrition' across Sudan, MSF says

The humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Sudan as the civil war rages on, leading to a "clear, high rate of malnutrition" across the country, said Jean-Nicolas Armstrong Dangelser, head of mission of MSF in Sudan. Dangelser also noted the partial collapse of Sudan's healthcare system which ha...

22/03/2025 14:03 France 24

Three killed in Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia

Russian drones killed three people and wounded 12 in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. The attack underlined Moscow's intention to pursue aerial attacks even as it agreed to temporarily halt strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities....

22/03/2025 13:20 France 24

Russian strikes target Ukraine's energy infrastructure

Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounded 12, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, despite agreeing to a limited ceasefire. Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle Wednesday to a limited ceasefire after US President Donald Trump spoke with t...

22/03/2025 10:17 France 24

Chad’s hosting capacity under strain amid influx of Sudanese refugees

Chad has taken in more than a million Sudanese refugees since a civil war erupted nearly two years ago, triggering a huge displacement of people and a hunger crisis. Today, the country neighbouring Sudan is under growing pressure as more and more refugees arrive amid dwindling aid resources....

22/03/2025 10:14 France 24

Live: Netanyahu orders strikes on ‘terror targets’ in Lebanon

The Israeli military said it conducted strikes in neighbouring Lebanon on Saturday after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu instructed the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to “act forcefully” against Hezbollah "terror targets”. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has warned that his country risks...

22/03/2025 08:19 France 24

A ‘50-50’ minerals deal with US suits Ukrainians in a graphite mining village

US President Donald Trump has said he expects a minerals deal with Ukraine to be signed “very shortly”, without providing details. The US is reported to be seeking more favourable return on investment terms in the country’s valuable minerals sector. In Zavallia, a central Ukrainian village ne...

22/03/2025 07:54 France 24

US seeks to reopen negotiations with Ukraine on minerals deal

US sources say that the Trump administration is seeking to negotiate more favourable terms in its deal to gain access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent reports from a mining region in central Ukraine on how local people feel about the prospects of US investment...

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