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.
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in Davos, while his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, travels to Moscow for another meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Ahead of his departure, Witkoff stated that progress is being made toward ending the war in Ukraine....
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, January 22: We look at reactions from the international press after US President Donald Trump's flip-flopping on taking Greenland by force. One analysis warns that Trump is undermining US diplomacy on the world stage. Elsewhere, French daily Libération looks at the grow...
Crew 11- comprising US astronauts Zena Cardman, 38, and Mike Fincke, 58, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, 55, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, 39 - safely returned to Earth on January 15 from the International Space Station. After a medical issue forced one crew member to end the mission early, t...
Donald Trump says he is moving toward a deal on Greenland following discussions with NATO chief Mark Rutte. The US president had earlier declined to rule out the use of military force to acquire the territory from Denmark, a NATO member—a stance many experts warned could threaten the alliance’s...
The president of Ukraine heads to Davos as NATO-backed Greenland deal takes center stage at The World Economic Forum. Meanwhile, the leaders of the EU’s 27 member states are set to gather in Brussels later today for an informal emergency meeting on transatlantic relations. France24 International...
While in Davos, Donald Trump is expected to elaborate on his newly proposed "board of peace," reportedly established to oversee the US-brokered ceasefire in Israel's conflict with Hamas. The initiative has invited participation from around 60 countries, including Russia and China, and some, like Is...
From windmills to NATO, Donald Trump let the world have it from the podium of the World Economic Forum. For more than an hour, the president of the United States took on all-comers in his first return to Davos in six years. We ask about the latest threatening language on tariffs and grabbing Greenl...
In his lengthy speech at Davos, Donald Trump falsely claimed the US 'gave back' Greenland to Denmark after World War II. In reality, Greenland has never been America's to give back at all. Vedika Bahl goes through the facts - and falsehoods - surrounding Greenland in Truth or Fake....
Sudan's army has reportedly received and is considering a new proposal from the United States and Saudi Arabia for a truce with its rival paramilitary. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok. He says that the latest proposal is 'the light at the end of the...
Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Mr. Sabato dissects Trump’s combative unpredictable foreign policy and strained transatlantic relationships. With the US president in Davos, Mr. Sabato offers insight into a presidency d...
While in Davos, Donald Trump is expected to provide more details about his "Board of Peace". Ostensibly created to oversee the US-brokered ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas, the US president has invited some 60 countries to join, including to Russia and China. Some, including Israel, have alread...
US President Donald Trump gave a speech at the Davos forum in which he based his desire to take over Greenland that it had been once owned by the US, and was "given" to Denmark after World War Two. But as FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert reminds us, that is historically false. Trump also implied once ag...
US President Donald Trump gave a lengthy speech at the Davos World Economic Forum, where he praised his achievements with the US economy and addressed issues like NATO, Greenland and Ukraine, lambasting US allies like Canada and France. Watch FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson's debrief and analysis of Tru...
Three journalists were killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza on Wednesday, the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency said. Israel has been the biggest killer of journalists for three years running, Reporters Without Borders data shows, with the country's forces killing 220 media professionals...
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a US citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions. ...
The US President Donald Trump is on his way to the Davos World Economic Forum. He is not expecting a warm reception from many of his European allies who are in attendance, who are opposing his attempts to take over Greenland. The day before, French President Emmanuel Macron answered his tariff thre...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Thomas Graham, Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says that the relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is based on a "unique, sometimes strange affinity that President Trump appears to have for strongmen, president Putin...
FRANCE 24's Kyiv correspondent Gulliver Cragg reflects on how, one year into Donald Trump's second mandate, the support of the United States for Ukraine has waned, although, as he points out, the US president has not 'entirely' taken Russia's side....
Delano D'Souza welcomes former US Ambassador Mark C. Storella, Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy at Boston University. He offers a sobering analysis of US immigration, and both foreign & economic policies. He warns the US that is not only isolating itself on the global stage, but also undercut...
European leaders drew a clear line over Greenland Tuesday, vowing an "unflinching" response to Washington's threats even as US President Donald Trump said he was ready to hold a meeting in Davos about his plans to take the autonomous Danish territory. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen warned of relatio...
An overnight Russian bombardment on Kyiv left thousands of residential buildings and parliament without heating and water in -14C temperatures on Tuesday, just as the Ukrainian capital was scrambling to restore vital utilities destroyed in earlier attacks. The barrage of hundreds of drones and miss...
The President of France warned against US attempts to "subordinate Europe". Speaking in Davos, Switzerland, Emmanuel Macron blasted as "unacceptable" Trump's threats to impose tariffs of up to 25% on countries opposed to his Greenland takeover plans. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports....
French President Emmanuel Macron warned against "useless aggressivity" and said France preferred "respect to bullies" following US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over Greenland and the Board of Peace. He spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos. #davos #macron #trump...
One year after Donald Trump's return to power, FRANCE 24's Eve Jackson revisits the paradoxical and conflictual relationship between the US president and culture and the arts. From controversial appointments in Hollywood, to attacks on diversity policies, to the symbolic takeover of the Kennedy Cen...
In a wide-ranging interview, Reed Brody, former NY Asst Attorney General and renowned int'l human rights lawyer, sounds the alarm at home. Drawing on decades of experience, Brody delivers a scathing assessment of a second Trump term, raising urgent concerns about the erosion of institutions, the ru...
FRANCE 24 Washington Correspondent Fraser Jackson reviews US President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House. The year began with the creation of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, which oversaw mass layoffs across federal agencies. Trump also expanded ICE and ordered larg...
China and Russia concluded a week of joint naval exercises in South African waters on Friday, described by the host country as a BRICS Plus operation aimed at “ensuring the safety of shipping and maritime economic activities.” The drills stirred controversy as they coincided with deadly protest...
A major solar storm began hitting Earth on Monday and could cause disruptions to power grids and satellite networks, as well as produce impressive aurora borealis, US weather authorities warned....
Russia bombarded Ukraine with more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest nighttime attack on the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday. The attack knocked out heating to more than 5,600 apartment buildings in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitsc...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday offered to host a G7 summit in Paris in a private text message to US President Donald Trump, adding that he could invite “the Russians” on the sidelines. The US president then posted the message, which was authenticated on Tuesday morning by the Fren...
