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Iran-aligned Houthi militants seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a further threat to global energy supplies. Four Yemeni government military sources said the Houthis had gained further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the southern outlet of the Red Sea and one of the world's most important shipping routes, and were launching attacks on th...
A quarter century after the era-defining attacks of September 11, the United States is eager to keep alive the memory of a 2001 trauma that is fading as the proportion of Americans who did not experience it firsthand grows. President Donald Trump will pay his respects at the Pentagon rather than in New York, where the attacks by hijacked passenger planes on the World Trade Center towers claimed th...
France will not support the candidacy of Gianni Infantino, who is running for a new term as FIFA president in March 2027, the French Football Federation announced on Thursday. The FFF is aligning itself with the position of other European federations such as Belgium, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and Wales, who have also publicly withdrawn support for Infantino. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports.
France will not support the candidacy of Gianni Infantino, who is running for a new term as FIFA president in March 2027, the French Football Federation announced on Thursday. The FFF is aligning itself with the position of other European federations such as Belgium, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and Wales, who have also publicly withdrawn support for Infantino. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports.
France will not support the candidacy of Gianni Infantino, who is running for a new term as FIFA president in March 2027, the French Football Federation announced on Thursday. The FFF is aligning itself with the position of other European federations such as Belgium, Italy, Scotland, Sweden and Wales, who have also publicly withdrawn support for Infantino. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports.
It is one of the most spectacular acts of sabotage committed since World War II. On the night of September 26, 2022, three of the four pipes of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines exploded on the seabed of the Baltic Sea. 465 thousand metric tons of methane were released into the atmosphere. The long-standing and strategic link between Russia and Germany severed for good.
François Picard is pleased to welcome Victor Mallet, Financial Times Senior Editor at the World News Desk. He interprets the emerging tensions between Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella as more than a clash of personalities. They reveal a deeper struggle over the political future of France's far-right National Rally is becoming as they find themselves in prime position in their hunt to capture the ...
François Picard is pleased to welcome Victor Mallet, Financial Times Senior Editor at the World News Desk. He interprets the emerging tensions between Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella as more than a clash of personalities. They reveal a deeper struggle over what kind of political organization France's far-right National Rally is becoming as they find themselves in prime position in their hunt to ...
Algeria is severing diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, state media reported Thursday. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has in the past accused the Gulf state of trying to meddle in Algeria's internal affairs.
Colombia's right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella has been ordered to hide social media videos showing him walking past rows of the dead bodies of alleged guerrillas killed by the country's armed forces, according to a court document seen Wednesday. The newly sworn-in president has launched a fresh offensive at armed groups involved in the country's lucrative cocaine trade.
Protesters marched in Lima against the arrival of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US policy toward Peru and Latin America, defending the autonomy of countries in the region. "What he has come to do is impose a policy without any kind of consultation, as if Peru were effectively his vassal," explained a woman participating in the march.
President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult American $5,000 if his party retains its control of both chambers of Congress after November. It reflected Trump’s apparent calculation that he needs bold moves to re...
Rebel Tigrayan authorities accused Ethiopia of another drone strike in the country's northern region on Tuesday. The federal government has launched multiple drone strikes in Tigray in recent weeks and massed troops at the regional border, raising fears of a return to the civil war of 2020-2022 that killed some 600,000 people. FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti reports.
In Seoul, South Korea, 45 African states have been meeting under the Ministerial conference of the Korea Africa Economic Cooperation. This year's topic is Artificial intelligence, and how those new technologies could be implemented on the African continent. FRANCE 24’s Seoul correspondent, Chloe Borgnon reports.
On Tuesday in Geneva, Chad once again denied any involvement in the war in Sudan, while taking part in the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council. N’Djamena has repeatedly been accused of serving as a logistical rear base for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and has consistently rejected those allegations. FRANCE 24’s Harold Girard reports.
Several African heads of state and leaders of national space agencies, including Rwandan President Paul Kagame, attended the very first international space summit hosted in France on Thursday. FRANCE 24’s Aurore Bayoud took the opportunity to visit the Rwanda Space Agency, created in 2020.
The reigning champions are in fine form. After a poor start to their league campaign, PSG came alive on their return to European action, cruising to a 6-1 win over Slovakian side Slovan Bratislava. Ousmane Dembélé, who scored twice and provided two assists, and Ferran Torres, who hit a hat-trick, led PSG to victory. In the other matches, Liverpool edged past Atlético Madrid 2-1, while Barcelona ...
President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the country’s nearly $1.8 trillion annual...
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of the historic port city of Mocha on Thursday, four Yemeni government military sources said, gaining further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world's most important shipping routes. There has been an escalation in fighting between Saudi Arabia's Yemeni allies in the internationally backed government and the Houthis in recent days, cr...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called on Europe to develop its own crewed spaceflight capability as part of a broader push to strengthen the continent's space sector. "We want Europe to demonstrate its ambition in the field of crewed spaceflight," Macron told a space summit in Paris, adding that "our European space programme remains fragile and we must step up our efforts." Watch our...
An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "gambling with our lives" in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement. Anthropic safety executive Evan Hubinger backed up Coxon on X. "We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!" he said, adding that he estimated that risk at more t...
John Ternus, Apple's new CEO, unveiled the tech giant's latest smartphone on Wednesday. The foldable iPhone Duo will go on sale on October 23rd starting at $1,999, making it the most expensive iPhone to date. The move is a bid to comfort the US company's position at the top of the global smartphone market. Also in this edition, we head to Argentina where President Javier Milei's free market approa...
Speaking at the two-day International Space Summit in Paris Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for "shared governance" of space in a speech urging European nations to work together to build up their joint sovereign space capabilities. He was also joined live by French astronaut Sophie Adenot, speaking from the International Space Station. Watch our replay.
President Donald Trump capped the first day of his Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention by proposing to pay every US adult a $5,000 "Trump dividend" if his party wins November's congressional elections. Trump delivered the extraordinary overture during a primetime speech that lasted nearly two hours and firmly placed him at the center of the midterm campaign at a time when his sagging...
Syria condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's entry into its territory after he visited Israeli troops stationed in southern Syria on Wednesday, calling the move "provocative and a blatant violation" of its sovereignty. In southern Syria, Israeli forces have been stationed in a "security zone" since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. They occupy what was pre...
Collisions with ships are a major threat to whales in the Mediterranean, with animals killed every year after being struck by vessels. Scientists specialising in whale conservation are studying the animals’ behaviour and movements to better understand the risk and identify ways to prevent collisions.
London's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opened Thursday to a British public gripped by "mania" as the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England goes on display outside France for the first time. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Salazar-Winspear was there.
The French Football Federation on Thursday pulled its support for Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election as the head of international football body FIFA/
The French Football Federation on Thursday pulled its support for Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election as the head of international football body FIFA, French media reported.
