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Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday agreed to renew a ceasefire that would be contingent on the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group holding back all fire, representatives said in a joint statement after talks in Washington, DC. Just hours after the deal was struck, air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel after an alert over a "suspicious aerial target”. Lebanese official media reported Israeli str...
Israel and Lebanon on Wednesday agreed to renew a ceasefire that would be contingent on the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group holding back all fire, representatives said in a joint statement after talks in Washington, DC. Just hours after the deal was struck, air raid sirens sounded in northern Israel after an alert over a "suspicious aerial target”, but it was not clear where it was coming fro...
Italy’s Matteo Berrettini withdrew from his French Open quarter-final due to a hip injury, sending Matteo Arnaldi through to the semi-finals, where he will face compatriot Flavio Cobolli, who defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime.
At least four people have been killed in Crimea, Moscow-installed authorities said on Thursday, a day after Kyiv targeted energy and military facilities in Saint Petersburg during Russia's flagship economic forum. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned of a "real" risk of escalation, while Ukraine described the attacks as justified retaliation for intensified Russian strikes on its territory.
A Ukrainian strike killed at least three people in Crimea, Moscow-installed authorities said on Thursday, a day after Kyiv targeted energy and military facilities in Saint Petersburg during Russia's flagship economic forum. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned of a "real" risk of escalation, while Ukraine described the attacks as justified retaliation for intensified Russian strikes on its ter...
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points as the New York Knicks rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 on Wednesday and seize a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Brunson overcame an early injury scare and scored 13 fourth-quarter points, outdueling Victor Wembanyama to complete the comeback.
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points as the New York Knicks rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 on Wednesday and seize a 1-0 lead in the NBA Finals. Brunson overcame an early injury scare and scored 13 fourth-quarter points, outdueling Victor Wembanyama to complete the comeback.
North Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility believed to produce fuel for nuclear weapons, with leader Kim Jong Un pledging to expand the country's nuclear forces “at an exponential rate”. Photos suggested the site may be a uranium enrichment facility. Kim has repeatedly cited US-led military threats as underpinning the need for his country to bolster its nuclear weapons arsenal.
North Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility believed to produce fuel for nuclear weapons, with leader Kim Jong Un pledging to expand the country's nuclear forces “at an exponential rate”. State media said the plant uses advanced technology, while photos suggested it may be a uranium enrichment facility.
North Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility believed to produce fuel for nuclear weapons, with leader Kim Jong Un pledging to expand the country's nuclear forces “at an exponential rate.” State media said the plant uses advanced technology, while photos suggested it may be a uranium enrichment facility.
NASA said on Wednesday it will end its mission studying Mars' atmosphere and evolution after losing contact with its MAVEN spacecraft for six months. MAVEN, which entered Martian orbit in 2014, was designed for a one- to two-year mission but operated for more than a decade before falling silent in December 2025.
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company, said on Wednesday it plans to raise about $75 billion in an initial public offering, valuing the company at $1.765 trillion. The company will offer 555.6 million shares at $135 each, surpassing Saudi Aramco’s record $25.6 billion IPO in 2019.
Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that negotiations to end the Middle East war had made "no tangible progress" after fresh US and Iranian strikes tested a fragile ceasefire. Kuwaiti officials said an Iranian drone strike on Kuwait International Airport killed one person and wounded 63, while President Donald Trump said talks could produce a breakthrough "over the weekend."
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday announced “the enemy’s defeat on the battleground” but warned Iranians against internal division. Khamenei has not been seen in public since he was reportedly injured in the US-Israeli strikes that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, in late February, and messages from him are rare. Follow our liveblog for all the latest.
Israel will continue its ground operations in southern Lebanon for now despite the new ceasefire agreed with Lebanon yesterday, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Thursday, adding that Lebanese residents forced from their homes would not be allowed to return. Israel and Lebanon had agreed in US-mediated talks Wednesday to renew the fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security z...
Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned. In a joint statement released after a fourth round of US-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah...
Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned. In a joint statement released after a fourth round of US-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah...
FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Paul Roundy, Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at the State University of New York at Albany, to discuss the upcoming El Niño phenomenon. Citing models, Roundy says that the event “could achieve an amplitude similar to the strongest event known back in the late 1870s”.
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Paul Roundy, Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences at the State University of New York at Albany, says that "the models and physical arguments based on tracking the progress of warm water suggest that the amplitude [of El Niño in 2026] could be as high or potentially higher than any event in the last century".
Français Picard is pleased to welcome Gabriel Oddone, economist, professor and Uruguay's Economy and Finance Minister. He offers a striking defense of the social democratic model at a moment when much of Latin America appears to be espousing hard right socio-political and economic policies. Speaking at the OECD's Latin America Forum in Paris, Oddone argues that Uruguay's commitment to the welfare ...
In tonight's edition, many in Kinshasa stayed home in protest at the possibility of their leader running for a third term. Also, hundreds of Malawians and others in South Africa flee for their lives as groups of xenophobic locals reportedly go door to door in the Western Cape with their threats. And Senegalese fans are worried they won't make it to the football World Cup as visa applications have...
The EU on Wednesday proposed favouring European companies in public contracts for cloud computing and AI services in the most sensitive sectors as part of a bigger package to cut reliance on foreign firms. EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen insisted that "we are not closing anyone out" but told journalists that for "very critical" sectors like defence it was "very important" that Europeans provide the ...
In a video posted to his official Tiktok account on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump suggested he may never remove the enormous UFC arena that’s being constructed on the White House lawn for his birthday celebrations. He also compared it to the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, also initially meant to be temporary, but was kept on, though his take on the Eiffel Tower isn't quite accurate.
Ukraine recaptured more territory than it lost to Russian forces in May for the second straight month, according to data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Christina Harward, Russia Deputy Team Lead at ISW, says that successful tactical counterattacks as well as ramping up of long range missile and drone strikes in Russian territory have been key in...
Four migrants working as fruit pickers in slave-like conditions in southern Italy have been burned to death in a grisly murder case that is prompting fresh national soul-searching over labour exploitation. The migrants were found on Monday in a burned-out van parked in a petrol station in Amendolara, in the southern region of Calabria. Surveillance cameras showed two people setting the car ali...
Britain’s interior minister accused activists of hijacking a tragedy to stir up violence after police were attacked at a protest over the death of a teenager who was handcuffed as he lay dying while his killer stood nearby. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Aaron Edwards, Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Leicester, says that "we're seeing a populist challenge from the right which i...
The list runs long, strategic sectors where Europe's rarely the master of its own destiny, energy, manufacturing, even its nuclear deterrence. How about digital? Who even owns the personal data of its own citizens? The European Commission this Wednesday unveiling its tech sovereignty roadmap.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer insisted that despite fresh US tariffs proposed this Wednesday, "both sides are committed to compliance" with the US-EU trade deal. The top US trade official said he saw "a lot of room" for continued compliance, notwithstanding Washington's new tariff proposals on imports of goods produced using forced labour.
The deadly crackdown on the December 2025-January 2026 anti-regime protests saw many Iranians killed, tracked or detained. The US-Israel war on Iran has intensified the repression, but it has not stopped families from trying to trace their missing loved ones or from seeking justice for people who have disappeared into prisons and juvenile correction centres across the country.
It is a tradition that dates back a thousand years and has survived wars, earthquakes and even a nuclear disaster. But in recent years, Japan’s Soma Nomaoi samurai festival has found itself under threat from a new enemy: extreme heat.
