Far-right Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir and settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
Israeli Minister Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa Mosque compound with settlers, violating decades-old status quo arrangement.
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Macron seals €4.3-bn French frigate deal in Sweden
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday oversaw the signing of a 4.3-billion-euro ($4.9 billon) deal for Sweden to buy four French frigates as France and Sweden seek to tighten cooperation against a backdrop of growing Russian threats. Sweden is racing to boost its defences after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with the Nordic country becoming a NATO member two years later. FRANCE 24's James Vasina re...
Israel’s Ben-Gvir storms Al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem
Far-right minister entered Islam’s third-holiest site alongside settlers under protection of Israeli occupation forces.
Lithuania’s president says CIA chief’s Moscow trip ‘achieved its goals’
Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda said he has been briefed by the US on the content of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s talks in Moscow, describing the visit as aimed at reducing regional tensions. “I can say at this stage that the meeting achieved its stated objectives, and it was aimed at reducing tensions in the region,” Nauseda said in Vilnius, according to Lithuanian media reports on Monday....
CIA chief’s Moscow meeting ‘achieved its goals’, says Lithuania’s president
Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda said he has been briefed by the US on the content of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s talks in Moscow, describing the visit as aimed at reducing regional tensions. “I can say at this stage that the meeting achieved its stated objectives and it was aimed at reducing tensions in the region,” Nauseda said in Vilnius, according to Lithuanian media reports on Monday. ...
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Top US general says no plans to deploy troops for 2026 midterm elections
Remarks come in response to concerns from Democrats that military could be used to interfere in elections.
Top US general says no plans to send troops to polls for November elections
Remarks come in response to concerns from Democrats that military could be used to interfere in elections.
Defense lawyers for singer D4vd withdraw from murder case
Singer, accused of murder and sexual abuse of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez, to be represented by LA public defenderSinger D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers on Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, sexually abused and dismembered 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.It’s not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and Regina ...
Sydney shark attack survivor recalls punching animal in the face
Leah Stewart, a 34-year-old mother of one, was dragged underwater by a shark at Coogee Beach on the morning of June 13 as it plunged its teeth into her arms and thigh.
Across Latin America, 'aura battles' burst onto the scene
Young people across Latin America are taking part in the contests where participants compete to prove who has the most charisma.
US targets China’s global trade surplus at G20 meeting ahead of Xi-Trump summit
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday targeted China’s global trade surplus, raising concerns over “excessive imbalances,” weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to arrive in Washington for a bilateral summit with US President Donald Trump. “We are confronting persistent global imbalances that undermine prosperity,” Bessent said in his opening address at the G20 Finance Mini...
Fashion designer Galliano calls off Met Gala exhibit as backlash over anti-Semitic rant mounts
A planned nine-month retrospective of the work of fashion designer John Galliano at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has been called off following backlash over the British designer's 2011 conviction for anti-Semitic and anti-Asian comments. Footage surfaced in 2011 showing Galliano hurling racist and anti-Semitic slurs at patrons in a Paris bar the previous year.
Galliano pulls Met Gala exhibit after antisemitism backlash
Top fashion designer John Galliano announced Monday he was cancelling an exhibition of his work that was to kick off New York's Met Gala next spring, following criticism from donors and political leaders over his past antisemitic remarks.
Sea creature near Israel can regrow its entire body in just 40 days
Scientists discovered a sea creature with remarkable body rebuilding abilities. The solitary ascidian Polycarpa mytiligera regenerates from cut pieces into new individuals. Researchers observed fragments healing and developing missing structures over forty days. Major organs like the heart and neural complex were rebuilt by the creature. This finding offers insights into regeneration mechanism...
Festival honouring Dolly Parton set for Nashville and London
Dolly Parton's estate says DollyFest will take the place of a traditional public memorial for the artist, just as she wanted.
Jared Kushner's brother breaks silence on World Cup sell-off plans
The brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law has expressed regret at becoming involved in Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plans, saying his investment group failed to "appreciate the political dynamics of global football".
Jared Kushner's brother breaks silence on World Cup sell off plans
The brother of Donald Trump's son-in-law has expressed regret at becoming involved in Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plans, saying his investment group failed to "appreciate the political dynamics of global football".
France begins new voluntary national service programme
The government's initial aim is to grow the programme to 10,000 volunteers a year, with a long-term goal of up to 50,000 per year in 2035.
Former French PM Édouard Balladur, once defeated by ally Jacques Chirac, dies at 97
Édouard Balladur, who served as prime minister of France from 1993 to 1995, died on Monday at the age of 97. He led a "cohabitation" government under Socialist president François Mitterrand before waging a bitter battle for the presidency against his friend Jacques Chirac in 1995 – a race he ultimately lost.
Former French prime minister Édouard Balladur dies at 97
Édouard Balladur, who was prime minister of France from 1993 to 1995, died on Monday at the age of 97. Balladur worked alongside socialist president François Mitterrand.
Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team?
From a darling of the Tory right to a moderate former army officer, we profile the key playersKemi Badenoch has kicked off the return to parliament with a reshuffle of her top team in order to take on Andy Burnham and Reform UK. She has made sweeping changes to the shadow cabinet and ruthlessly axed her shadow chancellor. Here is a run down of the new characters sitting across from Labour on the o...
Firecracker factory blast in India kills 8 children
Videos reveal demolished houses and desperate rescue efforts after third such blast at a firecracker factory in August.
‘Let Data Reign’: Trump decries opposition to data centres in US
Despite concerns over electricity and water consumption, US president calls on communities to embrace data centres.
Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic, saying it pirated songs to train its AI
Anthropic pirated hundreds of lyrics from The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and other artists, lawsuit says.
Trump vows to hit back 'hard' after first exchange of fire with Iran in weeks
Donald Trump threatened to hit Iran "hard" after the two foes traded fire for the first time in over a month, while Iran's president warned that more fighting with the US was not in his country's interest. After six months of war, the foes remain at an impasse, with Iran keeping the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed and the US persisting with a naval counter-blockade of Iran. FRANCE 24's Reza Saya...
Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster
TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet’s voyage data recorder 514 metres below surfaceA deep-sea search and rescue vessel is on its way to Cyprus as Turkey joins efforts to retrieve the 20 people still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the island’s northern coast.The TCG Isin will join the vast operation to find survivors after the high-speed ferry sank on Sunday bare...
Damaged Gaza ambulance becomes ‘dream bus’ for children
A damaged ambulance in Gaza has been converted by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society into the ‘Dream Bus’.
Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and China
Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports.