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.
An internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo states that officers can now forcibly enter people’s homes even without a judge's warrant – despite a 1980 Supreme Court ruling that found entering homes violates the Fourth Amendment against "unreasonable searches and seizures" and wo...
The UK on Thursday said Donald Trump was "wrong to diminish" NATO's role in Afghanistan after the US president suggested allied troops were not on the front lines, sparking outrage in the country and among families of the hundreds of British soldiers killed in the war....
In recent weeks, Russia has ramped up its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, causing mass power cuts in Kyiv during one of the harshest winters in recent memory. Almost half a million residents have fled the Ukrainian capital, and those who remain have been left without reliable heat, el...
Ukrainian, US and Russian officials will hold security talks in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the Kremlin said. This comes after senior US negotiators met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss a Washington-drafted plan to end the war in Ukraine....
Ahead of talks between US, Ukraine and Russia in the UAE, Zelensky gave a very critical speech in Davos, accusing the EU of lacking political will in, a surprising change of tone for the Ukrainian president. But for FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg, this could be a calculated move "to keep Americans on s...
The US state of Minnesota is bracing for a statewide day of protest. Residents are expected to stay home on January 23, shutting down schools and businesses to "ICE out ICE", protesting the intensified immigration crackdown sweeping the state. Vice President JD Vance visited Minneapolis on January...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on January 22 blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum. In a marked departure from his usual warm rhetoric towards the EU, he...
Russia reiterated on Friday that Kyiv must withdraw from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine as part of any deal to end the nearly four-year-long war. Negotiators representing Ukraine, Russia and the United States are set to meet in Abu Dhabi for a trilateral meeting later in the day. Follow our l...
The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned Washington on Thursday that the force had its “finger on the trigger” after mass protests, even as US President Donald Trump said Tehran appeared open to talks. The death toll from nationwide protests has topped 5,000 people killed, accordin...
Popular social media platform TikTok on Thursday set up a mainly American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, in a bid to avert the threat of the app being banned in its biggest market. TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has been under pressure to sell after US officials warned that B...
US President Donald Trump's threats over the vast Arctic island plunged relations between Europe and its key ally Washington to a historic low. But Greenland is only part of the picture, as Trump zig-zags on the war in Ukraine and wages a broader attack on the EU's laws, politics and values after...
In tonight's edition: An unspoken crisis emerges in Sudan, as the country faces one of the world's longest school closures. Also, South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park reels from devastating floods, with damage of over $30 million and 15 camps shut. Plus American YouTuber IShowSpeed celebrates...
A new report sheds light on the scope of the resistance in occupied Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with the author of that report, Dr Jade McGlynn, Head of Ukraine and Russia programme at the CSNS at King's College London. She explains that resistance fighters in occupied Ukraine are 'pretty...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Grégoire Roos, Director of Europe, Russia and Eurasia programme at Chatham House, says that there is a 'convergence in messaging to Donald Trump' among EU leaders, who 'have bought time by, at last, taking the full measure of the power on which they have been s...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticising some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports....
François Picard is pleased to welcome Aaron David Miller, Diplomat, and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In Gaza, where fundamental and irreconcilable differences remain between the warring parties, the former US Mideast negotiator offers a scathing assessment of Tr...
Rochelle FERGUSON BOUYAHI welcomes Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow in US politics and International Security at the University of Portsmouth, joining us from Davos. He dives right into Donald Trump’s arctic exploits: from soliciting leaders to join his “Board of Peace” to his relentless pursu...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday he and US President Donald Trump had agreed on post-war US security guarantees for Ukraine, without providing further details. The deal, which awaits signatures and parliamentary approval, would be a key step in plans to end the Russian invasion....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised what he called the EU’s lack of “political will” towards his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Davos....
Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic "Sinners" dominated Oscar nominations on Thursday with a record 16 nods. The Academy also rewarded international films and handed a strong showing to Warner Bros....
After a week of twists and turns, US President Donald Trump delivered a highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. Earlier at Davos, French President Emmanuel Macron decried bullying on the global stage and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that "the ol...
France’s navy on Thursday intercepted an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s sanctioned "shadow fleet" in the Mediterranean Sea. French President Emmanuel Macron said the operation, which took place between Spain and Morocco, was carried out with the help of several allies....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday criticised what he called the EU’s lack of “political will” towards his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Davos. Meanwhile, Denmark said NATO chief Mark Rutte could not negotiate over Greenland after the head of the transatlantic alliance...
A Ukrainian woman has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how she's written a book about her family history to try to help her people's efforts in the war against Russia. Olia Hercules is a Ukrainian-born, London-based chef, cookbook writer and activist. In her latest book "Strong Roots: A Memoir of Food, Fa...
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...