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EU leaders agreed on Thursday to strengthen trade defences against a surge of Chinese exports that Brussels views as a threat to European industry, while maintaining “constructive dialogue” with Beijing. The move reflects growing concern over the EU’s dependence on China, as the bloc’s goods trade deficit reached about 360 billion euros last year.
Israel’s military struck targets across southern Lebanon on Friday, killing at least 15 people, according to Lebanon’s state news agency. The strikes threaten the nascent US-Iran interim agreement, which includes the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon. US-Iran talks scheduled for Friday in Switzerland have been postponed. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Israel’s military continued carrying out deadly air strikes on “Hezbollah targets” in southern Lebanon on Friday, with Lebanon’s state news agency saying at least 15 people had been killed. Switzerland said that US-Iran talks that had been planned for Friday had been postponed. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Talks that had been planned for Friday between the US and Iran in Switzerland will not take place, the Swiss foreign ministry said in a statement. US Vice President JD Vance had earlier pulled out of a planned trip to meet Iranian negotiators at the Burgenstock mountaintop resort to begin talks on the next steps of a peace deal struck between Tehran and Washington. Follow our liveblog for all...
US Vice President JD Vance has postponed a trip to Switzerland for talks that were originally slated for Friday to discuss next steps on the US-Iran agreement on ending the war in the Middle East, according to the White House. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
US Vice President JD Vance has postponed a trip to Switzerland for talks that were originally slated for Friday to discuss next steps on the US-Iran agreement on ending the war in the Middle East, according to the White House. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
About 100 guerrillas surrendered their weapons in southern Colombia on Thursday under a peace deal with leftist President Gustavo Petro, AFP learned. Some 99 rebels from the National Coordinating Committee of the Bolivarian Army laid down arms in Putumayo province ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff election.
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers packed Manhattan on Thursday for a heavily secured victory parade celebrating the New York Knicks' NBA Finals triumph, turning the city into a sea of blue and orange. Fans chanted "Let's go Knicks" as the procession moved through packed streets, with some paying hundreds of dollars for line sitters to secure prime viewing spots overnight.
Canada produced a dominant display to dismantle Qatar 6-0 in their Group B match on Thursday, taking full control after a chaotic second half in which the visitors collapsed both structurally and numerically. Follow the key moments from the match below.
Canada produced a dominant display to dismantle Qatar 6-0 in their Group B match on Thursday, taking full control after a chaotic second half in which the visitors collapsed both structurally and numerically. Follow the key moments from the match below.
Canada face Qatar in their second Group B fixture, looking to make amends after squandering multiple chances in a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the tournament's opening day seeing all four Group B teams share points, this clash promises high stakes in a wide-open battle for progression. Follow our liveblog to see how it unfolds.
Canada face Qatar in their second Group B fixture, looking to make amends after squandering multiple chances in a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the tournament's opening day seeing all four Group B teams share points, this clash promises high stakes in a wide-open battle for progression. Follow our liveblog to see how it unfolds.
Canada face Qatar in their second Group B fixture, looking to make amends after squandering multiple chances in a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the tournament's opening day seeing all four Group B teams share points, this clash promises high stakes in a wide-open battle for progression. Follow our liveblog to see how it unfolds.
The World Cup is well underway across North America, bringing its usual mix of spectacular goals, historic upsets and colourful stadium crowds. But alongside the genuine celebrations, a wave of manipulated media is flooding social media. From a fake Hitler lookalike to hyper-realistic female football enthusiasts designed exclusively to bait clicks, France 24's Maya-Anaïs Yataghène investigates the...
Former US President Barack Obama opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday, calling for the defense of democracy in a star-studded event attended by three former presidents. “I hope this center will serve as an affirmation of how precious our democracy truly is,” Obama said, as Stevie Wonder closed the celebration.
US President Donald Trump unexpectedly signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran during a state dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at Versailles on Wednesday. The move surprised ministers and guests who had expected a formal signing ceremony in Switzerland later this week.
In today's edition, leaders from Africa and the Caribbean meet in Ghana for a landmark conference on reparatory justice. Also, Taiwan has accused Kenya of bowing to Chinese pressure to sideline Taiwanese officials meant to take part in an international oceans forum that wrapped up in Mombasa. And at the Busuma camp in Burundi, refugees from DR Congo are fully behind their national team competing...
As consumers increasingly turn to AI assistants for advice and recommendations, companies are rethinking how they reach and engage customers. Speaking to France 24 at VivaTech in Paris, L'Oréal Chief Digital and Marketing Officer Asmita Dubey explains how the beauty leader is deploying artificial intelligence across marketing, product discovery and personalised consumer experiences.
The US lifted its blockade of Iranian ports on Thursday after US President Donald Trump and Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian signed an interim peace deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran. But uncertainty surrounded Friday's planned talks in Switzerland as both sides prepared for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Surprise! A stroke of a pen over dinner at Versailles pre-empting plans for that big Friday signing in Switzerland of an interim agreement between the United States and Iran. Coming off the G-Seven in France, we’ll ask why Donald Trump suddenly decided to get it over with and whether the region and the world can breathe a sigh of relief.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is at the heart of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the United States and Iran. Under the terms of the deal, the US will immediately lift its blockade of Iranian ports. The Islamic Republic, for its part, will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and charge no toll for commercial vessels for a period of 60 days. However, the presence of sea mines in the...
Russian artist and dissident Semyon Skrepetsky was famous for his audacious, even malicious, caricatures of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. Skrepetsky was shot and killed on Tuesday in the eastern Polish town of Biała Podlaska at the age of 44.
"Tech is profoundly political."Rayna Stamboliyska tells #F24Debate the ways Europe and the US regulate tech speaks to their political values, pointing to last Friday's US export ban on #Anthropic's latest #AI tools ➡️https://f24.my/Bzti
How can Europe better support tech startups? It’s a question being asked at Vivatech, Europe’s biggest event for innovation and technology. Business Editor Kate Moody has been speaking to Eleonore Crespo - co-founder and co-CEO of Pigment, a business planning platform that helps firms make strategic decisions using artificial intelligence. The company was founded as a startup in 2019, and has sinc...
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Vali Nasr, professor of Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University and former adviser to the State Department, explained that "the war is ending in Iran's favour" and that "the outcome is definitely not favourable to Israel". "It's very difficult not to see this as a major setback for the United States and a major gain for Iran", he said, adding that "the Islam...
Rewatch US Vice President JD Vance defends the Iran-US deal from Washington as the memorandum of understanding faces increasing criticism.
Canada and Mexico are playing their second World Cup game on June 18, against respectively Qatar and South Korea. Cana will be hoping to win, as it lost its opening game in the tournament that it is hosting. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes tells us more from Boston.
