FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert breaks down what could be Putin's strategy and ultimate goal, following the proposal accepted by Ukraine of an immediate 30-day ceasefire.
In this exclusive documentary, FRANCE 24 retraces the chronology of events that took place in Iran from December 28, 2025, when merchants in Tehran's Grand Bazaar went on strike, to January 18, 2026, when the authorities restored internet access. Behind closed doors, from January 8 to 11, Iran's...
Estonia's Narva has become a tense microcosm of the NATO-Russia standoff. Since 2022, Estonia has fortified the border with anti-tank obstacles and moved to sever ties with Moscow. In this 95% Russian-speaking town, the government has mandated Estonian in schools and recently banned Russian citizen...
Ukraine said on Thursday that Starlink internet terminals used by Russian forces on the battlefield have been deactivated, disrupting Moscow’s military operations in several areas. The move comes after discussions between Ukrainian officials and Elon Musk. Russia had relied on thousands of Starli...
After two years of war, the October ceasefire brought a precarious calm to Gaza – despite the fact that Israeli strikes have not completely stopped. While some shops have reopened, most of the enclave's two million inhabitants are still living in makeshift shelters and have little to no income. F...
Europe has experienced numerous crises since Donald Trump returned to the White House: on trade and tariffs; on Ukraine; and perhaps the most surreal one – on Greenland. The latter was unprecedented: NATO's leading member, the US, openly expressing its territorial designs on another NATO m...
Russian military intelligence official Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev is in hospital after being shot multiple times in Moscow on Friday. The shooting follows a slew of apparent assassination attempts on Russian military figures in the wake of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine – som...
FRANCE 24 Tehran correspondent Reza Sayah talks about the likely sticking points in the fresh round of nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran in Oman Friday – the first since the US joined in Israel's bombing campaign of Iran last June during the previous round of negotiations....
Starlink internet terminals used by Russian troops in Ukraine have been deactivated, Kyiv said on Thursday, dealing what one official said was a big battlefield setback for Moscow that had disrupted assault operations. Russian forces have made unauthorised use of thousands of satellite-based Sta...
The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to office and sought to end the war in Ukraine. High-level military communi...
In tonight's edition: A new military operation is launched in Nigeria to stand between communities and extremist attacks after 162 people from a Muslim village were killed in an armed raid. Also, at the funeral of a Kenyan man killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, those left behind rail against t...
Ukraine and Russia have conducted their first prisoner exchange in months, each releasing 157 captured soldiers, Russia's defence ministry said Thursday, amid US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports....
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham. He offers a frank assessment of where the Ukraine-Russia peace talks stand. Does the mere fact both sides are talking signal hope? There is some progress, yes, but there are no brea...
Ukrainian and Russian officials meet for a second day in Abu Dhabi Thursday to continue US-brokered peace talks after what Kyiv’s lead negotiator described as a “productive” first day. The discussions aim to achieve practical steps toward peace and a possible prisoner exchange. Morgan Ayre...
Ukrainian and Russian officials meet for a second day in Abu Dhabi Thursday to continue US-brokered peace talks after what Kyiv’s lead negotiator described as a “productive” first day. The discussions aim to achieve practical steps toward peace and a possible prisoner exchange. James Vasina...
Russia on Wednesday said it was no longer bound by limits on the number of nuclear warheads under the bilateral New START treaty, which is set to end Thursday after the Trump administration failed to follow up with negotiations. Moscow vowed to act "responsibly" as its last nuclear treaty with the...
Ukraine’s energy minister has cautioned that scheduled power outages may intensify in the coming days, even as 200 emergency teams race to restore heating in the capital. Amid freezing temperatures and mounting hardship, a local pop star has drawn attention by using humor and music to lift spirit...
Ukraine and Russia on Thursday ended a second day of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi with an agreement to exchange 314 prisoners, US envoy Steve Witkoff said in a post on social media. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates. ...
French President Emmanuel Macron’s most senior diplomat travelled to Moscow on Tuesday for talks with Russian officials, as European leaders explore ways to re-engage with the Kremlin over the war in Ukraine....
The latest Jeffrey Epstein file dump by the US Department of Justice saw a number of high profile individuals named, one of them being Microsoft founder Bill Gates. The documents alleged new details of his ties to the sex offender, including claims Gates hid a sexually transmitted disease from his...
A #London bus driver, Ricki Reid, has been brightening commuters’ days by blowing #bubbles from his bus as a simple way to spread positivity. What started as a personal form of therapy quickly became a daily ritual, warmly embraced by passengers and passers-by. Now nicknamed 'Mr Bubble Man', he h...
Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday, February 4 that President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its lowest ebb in four decades. August Hakansson reports....
"It's not if there will be another pandemic, but when it will happen." Dr Christian Happi and his team have just won a $100 million grant that enables them to expand their vital work to try to identify threats to provide the world with an early warning system for future pandemics. His project comes...
Israeli proscutors on Wednesday filed charges against 12 suspects for smuggling goods into besieged Gaza. The suspects included reservist soldiers and the brother of the chief of Israel's domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet. The charge sheet for "assisting the enemy in wartime" listed goods such...
Russian strikes have damaged Kyiv’s energy infrastructure, leaving residents without heating in freezing winter conditions. Elderly residents say they have not experienced such cold since the Second World War and are relying on makeshift solutions to survive in homes where temperatures hover ar...
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, February 4, 2026: Team USA's Olympics base camp is making headlines since it had to change its name from Ice House to Winter House. But first, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced the country is planning a social media ban for under-16s. Next, Russian athl...
Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States began a second round of peace talks in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with the long-term fate of territory in eastern Ukraine the main sticking point in ending the four-year war. The head of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustem Umerov, said Kyiv's team is...
As policymakers and researchers assess the risks and governance needs of AI at the upcoming Global AI Safety Summit in India, Charles Pellegrin is pleased to welcome Dr. Melanie Garson, a leading cyber expert and Associate Professor in International Security at University College London. AI is adva...
Poland is to launch an investigation into possible links between Jeffrey Epstein and Russian authorities. Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to determine whether the convicted paedophile was working for the country's secret services. James Vasina reports....
Poland has opened an investigation into potential links between the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence, as well as any implications for the country, with Prime Minister Donald Tusk seeking to establish whether the convicted paedophile had ties to foreign secret services. The...
