Zelensky welcomes Russian overtures, but says ceasefire must come before peace talks

'Trump could stop the horror': Papers discuss Gaza aid blockade

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, May 12: US President Donald Trump is set to begin his tour of the Middle East on Tuesday, but is not yet scheduled to stop in Israel. Meanwhile, papers are discussing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as the last soup kitchens are forced to close. Also, millions of voters hea...

Live: Russia launches overnight drone attacks on Ukraine after rejecting 30-day ceasefire

Ukraine’s air force said Monday that Russia had launched more than 100 Shahed and decoy drone attacks on its territory overnight despite a ceasefire proposal from the US and European leaders made over the weekend. Russia did offer direct talks with Ukraine on Thursday.  Follow our liveblog for t...

US, China strike accord to cut tariffs by 115% in bid to end trade war

The United States and China on Monday announced a joint agreement to dramatically slash reciprocal tariffs as Washington and Beijing seek to end a trade war that for months has upended the global economy and set financial markets teetering on collapse. ...

Germany, Israel mark 60 years of diplomatic relations as Gaza war complicates ties

Israeli President Issac Herzog visits Germany on Monday to mark 60 years of relations with the country that perpetrated the Holocaust. Herzog's visit comes amid growing support for the far right in Germany in recent years, which has led to a questioning of the country’s “remembrance culture”...

Trump's trade war casts long shadow over Cannes film festival

US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap 100-percent tariffs on films “produced in foreign lands” in an expansion of his trade war agenda that is likely to undercut the commercial prospects of an industry already under pressure from online streaming platforms. Trump's announcement came...

'Substantial progress' made on US-China trade deal

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent on Sunday said negotiations between the US and China have led to "substantial progress" on reaching a trade deal that would de-escalate the trade war started by US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policies last month....

Zelensky challenges Putin to meet 'in person' for peace talks

Russia and Ukraine took a significant step towards discussing an end to the Ukraine war Sunday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would personally be "waiting for Putin in Turkey" on Thursday. Putin accepted to engage in "direct talks" with Ukraine, but refused Zelensky's request to...

Israel urges evacuation of Yemen ports after strikes target Houthi strongholds

Israel's military on Sunday called on civilians to evacuate three Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen – Ras Issa, Hodeida, and Salif – following recent airstrikes in response to missile attacks, including one that hit Israel’s main airport. The warning comes amid escalating tensions with the I...

🔴 Zelensky says ‘will be waiting’ to meet Putin for talks in Turkey

Erdogan says efforts to end Ukraine war at 'turning point'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 11 told Russian and French leaders that a "historic turning point" has been reached in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and that Ankara was ready to host talks between the two warring parties, his office said. France 24's Philip Turle tells us more...

‘No more war’: Pope Leo XIV delivers first Sunday blessing from Saint Peter’s Basilica

In his first Sunday blessing as the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV urged world leaders to end war and called for lasting peace in Ukraine and a ceasefire in Gaza. ...

Turkey ready to host Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Erdogan tells Putin

Putin on May 11 proposed direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul aimed at ending the war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv was willing to talk but Moscow must first agree to a ceasefire....

War in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin proposes direct talks in Istanbul

Turkey is ready to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul again, President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call on May 11, Erdogan's office said. Our guest Melinda Haring, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, tells us more....

India, Pakistan ceasefire holds after early violations

A ceasefire appeared to hold on May 11 between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals accused each other of violating a truce that brought them back from the brink of all-out war. France 24's Navodita Kumari tells us more....

Kashmir: Ground zero for India-Pakistan wars

India and Pakistan have gone to war several times since gaining independence from Britain in 1947. Both countries possess nuclear weapons, and tensions regularly flare between the two neighbors. But where do these hostilities stem from?...

India, Pakistan reach ceasefire, but trade claims of violations

India and Pakistan traded accusations of ceasefire violations on May 11, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbours had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war....

Putin says Russia is ready for direct talks with Ukraine but quiet on 30-day ceasefire

Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 11 proposed direct negotiations in the coming days to end the conflict in Ukraine but did not address a 30-day ceasefire proposal drawn up hours earlier by European allies of Kyiv, reportedly with US backing....

Putin agrees to 'direct' talks with Ukraine but Zelensky calls for ceasefire first

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Sunday to hold “direct” talks with Ukraine on May 15 after European leaders called for an “unconditional” ceasefire on a visit to Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine was “ready” for direct talks but wants Moscow to first commit to a 30...

The chances that Russia would accept the ceasefire are 'quite slim'

FRANCE 24’s correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine Emmanuel Chaze said the chances that Russia would accept the ceasefire are “quite slim”. The US initially put forward a proposal of a ceasefire on March 11 and “it had been supported by Ukraine’s allies as well as by Kyiv”. Click on the video b...

War in Ukraine: Kyiv and Europe allies seek 30-day Russia truce

The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland agreed on May 10 to call on Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting on May 12, Kyiv said.The proposal came after the four leaders, part of an alliance Britain and France call "the coalition of the willing", met President Voloydmy...

US and China set for talks in bid to 'de-escalate' trade war

Senior US and Chinese officials will meet in Geneva on May 10, seeking to de-escalate a trade war sparked by President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout and fuelled by Beijing's strong retaliatory measures....

Has the war in Ukraine brought Europeans closer together?

Has the war in Ukraine brought Europeans closer together? We asked Helena Ivanov, associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society. "I think the countries that have made their opposition to Putin's regime very clear are now more united," she says....

Putin will ‘think through’ Ukraine ceasefire proposal

Russian President Vladimir Putin will “think through” a Western proposal for an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, after the US and European allies threatened Russia with "massive" new sanctions if it did not comply. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Ukraine set the start of...

Ukraine and allies set ultimatum to Russia to accept 30-day ceasefire

The leaders of France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland threatened to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin if he does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that they offered on Saturday in a strong show of unity with Kyiv. ...

Pakistan retaliates against India in spiralling conflict

Pakistan on Saturday launched counterattacks against India after three of its air bases were struck overnight, as the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours spiralled toward full-blown war....

Remembering Sétif, the VE Day colonial massacres that ‘lost Algeria’ for France

Eighty years ago this week, as jubilant crowds in Europe celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany, French forces launched a ferocious colonial crackdown in eastern Algeria where demonstrators had dared to raise the Algerian flag. The Sétif massacres would lead Algerian nationalists to embrace armed s...

Ukraine and Hungary accuse each other of espionage, oust military and embassy 'spies'

In a spiralling diplomatic row, Kyiv said Friday it was expelling two Hungarian diplomats in retaliation for Budapest’s expulsion of two Ukrainian diplomats. Ukraine’s security service had earlier detained two military personnel it accused of spying for Hungary....

Russian journalist flees from Moscow to Paris amid crackdown on dissent

In this episode of our weekly media show Scoop, we meet Russian journalist Ekaterina Barabash. She fled Moscow to Paris in a daring, dangerous escape spanning 2,800 kilometers. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) helped coordinate her exfiltration. We speak to Barabash and RSF's Louise Alluin Bichet ab...

Putin uses Victory Day to legitimize the war in Ukraine

Around twenty heads of state, a massive parade on Red Square, and at the heart of the celebration, Vladimir Putin. The Russian president pulled out all the stops to mark the 80th anniversary of Europe’s victory over Nazi Germany, using the occasion to further legitimize the war his troops have be...

US-Canada trade war: Windsor and Detroit's cross-border ties fray amid tariffs

The twin cities of Windsor, Canada, and Detroit, United States, separated only by a river, have a long history as automotive manufacturing hubs. But since Donald Trump launched a bitter trade war by imposing sanctions on long-time ally Canada in early April, this once friendly relationship has been...