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.
Russian oil and gas revenue fell by a fifth in 2025 to their lowest point in five years. But while Western sanctions have no doubt played a role, experts remain unconvinced that Moscow's growing budget problems will change its determination to continue its grinding advance across Ukraine....
As Europe faces unprecedented geopolitical headwinds, from the Ukraine war to Donald Trump’s designs on Greenland, we speak to the EU Commissioner in charge of the economy, productivity, and simplification: Valdis Dombrovskis. A former prime minister of Latvia, Dombrovskis is very much a Brussel...
With an ever-increasing range, lightweight drones are a danger to soldiers and civilians alike anywhere near the frontlines in Ukraine. They can either act as kamikaze weapons in themselves, or drop small bombs and mines. In the southern city of Kherson alone at least 200 civilians have been killed...
Ukraine waited for signs on January 30 that Russia is abiding by a commitment that Donald Trump said he made to temporarily halt attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, as Kyiv and other regions are gripped by one of the most bitter winters in years. Russia suggested it would agree to the request; but s...
Tehran and Washington have been trading warnings since Trump threatened military action over a deadly crackdown on protests. Pressure mounted after the United States moved a naval fleet into the region. Although he said he hoped it wouldn't come strikes on January 29, tensions remain high with Turk...
Videos featuring animals saved by humans or displaying highly expressive behaviours are garnering millions of views on social media. It turns out that they are entirely generated by AI. Scientists warn that these fake animal images pose significant risks....
President Donald Trump on Friday said he had chosen former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to head the US central bank. He will replace Jerome Powell whose term ends in May....
Ukraine said Thursday it was in contact with Elon Musk’s SpaceX over allegations that Russian drones were using Starlink satellite internet during attacks on Ukrainian cities, raising concerns that Western technology may be aiding Moscow’s strikes....
Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Kurdish analyst and humanitarian activist Arya Jemo. Mr. Jemo expresses the sense of abandonment by the international community as Kobani remains under siege without water or electricity. He places the Kurdish community’s perspective within a broader context o...
Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi landed in Istanbul on January 30 for talks where Turkey was to offer help to mediate tensions with the United States, which has mooted a possible military strike. Late the day before, Trump -- who had previously warned time was "running out" for Tehran -- appeare...
François Picard is pleased to welcome Shahin Modarres, Iran Team lead at ITSS Verona and Lecturer at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Mr. Modarres argues that the EU's designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization is long overdue. Framing the IRGC as both a domestic inst...
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he hoped to avoid military action against Iran, which has threatened to strike American bases and aircraft carriers in response to any attack. Trump added that he planned to speak with Iran, leaving open the possibility of avoiding a military operation a...
Russia has stepped up its strikes against Ukraine's power and heating infrastructure, plunging residents into darkness and cold as temperatures have dropped as low as -20C. The EU is looking to step up support for Ukraine's power grid and is preparing a new round of sanctions on Moscow for the four...
Sexual and gender-based violence "is being used systematically to terrorise the population" in Haiti's stricken capital Port-au-Prince, Doctors Without Borders said Thursday in a report based on 10 years of data from its clinic there. The medical charity, which goes by its French acronym MSF, said...
Making Ukrainians freeze in winter wasn't enough. A Russian strike hit a moving train on Tuesday in the northeastern Kharkiv region, killing six people. As the casualty toll on both sides approaches two million according to an independent study, we weigh the grinding effect of nearly four years of...
Nadia Massih welcomes Ali Vaez, Director of the Iran Project and International Crisis Group Senior Advisor. The EU's move to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organisation represents a complete rupture in normal state‑to‑state diplomacy. All the while, the US contemplates milita...
The U.S. Navy has sent an additional warship to the Middle East, a U.S. official told Reuters, amid a large military buildup in the region and soaring tensions. For its part, Iran has said it could launch a pre-emptive strike or broadly target the Mideast, including American military...
For Gazans, the Rafah border crossing to Egypt is their gateway to the world. But since Israel seized it in May 2024, it has been largely shut. Now, as part of the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the crossing will reopen soon, raisi...
A jungle of weeds fills the Sudanese finance ministry's courtyard in central Khartoum, where the army-backed government says it plans a gradual return after nearly three years of war. Even as war rages in the southern Kordofan region, Prime Minister Kamil Idris has announced that the government wil...
Elena Rybakina battled past Jessica Pegula to reach the Australian Open final on Thursday, with the fifth seed setting up a repeat of her 2023 title match against Aryna Sabalenka, who earlier defeated Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in a politically charged semi-final. ...
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, January 29: International papers are reacting to the "ultraviolence of ICE agents" and commenting on Trump's latest White House decoration choice. Elsewhere, Serbia and Georgia are weaponising surveillance technologies against pro-democracy and anti-government protests. F...
Iran's army chief Amir Hatami on Thursday vowed a "crushing response" to any attack after the United States moved a fleet of warships into regional waters. The Iranian army also said that it had received a batch of 1,000 drones amid growing tensions, with US President Donald Trump warnin...
Ivory Coast says it will start buying back thousands of tons of unsold cocoa that have been sitting in warehouses and around the country's ports since November 2026. The holdup has also seen the income of farmers stagnate in the world’s largest producer of the cacao. But many worry that the last-...
Since August 2025 Ukraine has stepped up its campaign of strikes against targets deep inside Russia. While the country’s Western allies have been reluctant to allow the use of long-range missiles for that purpose, they have not objected to Ukraine doing it with its domestically-produced weapons -...
Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if Iran continued to kill protesters, but the countrywide demonstrations over economic privations and political repression have since abated. He has said the United States would act if Tehran resumed its nuclear program after the June airstrikes by Is...
The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence and uncertainty. Neither Prime Minister Keir Starmer nor President Xi Jinping publicly mentioned Donald Trump, but the U.S. pr...
Kyiv said on Thursday that Russia has handed over 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers killed in battle. Earlier that day, Russia's oil giant Lukoil said that it will sell its foreign assets to The Carlyle Group, a US investment firm. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates....
Iraq’s leading candidate for prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, on Wednesday denounced what he called Washington’s “blatant interference” after President Donald Trump threatened to end all US support if Maliki takes office....
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Christina Harward, Russia Deputy Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War, says that the 'Russian advances are coming at a literal foot-pace' and 'this is not the picture that the Russians are trying to paint', adding that Russian casualties are astronomi...
