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Trump reimposes Iran naval blockade, threatens Hormuz fees

President Donald Trump reimposed a US naval blockade on Iranian ports on Monday and vowed hefty fees for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, as Tehran mockingly pledged to charge a lower rate for passage through the strategic waterway. FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin speaks with Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Former State Department Middle East A...

Two arrested as Fontainebleau forest near Paris ravaged by fire, prompting evacuations

France on Monday battled to contain a fire that scorched about 1,200 hectares in a forest south of Paris on Monday, as police arrested two people suspected of starting it. The fire erupted Sunday in the sprawling Fontainebleau forest, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) southeast of the capital, a former royal hunting estate that today is dotted with quiet villages. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent r...

Replay: Macron speaks as Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meeting ends in Paris

Ukraine has ​ordered 16 Rafale fighter jets, an initial batch of new-generation SAMP/T surface-to-air defence batteries, and licences for the production of ‌several capabilities, including the Scalp cruise missile, French President Emmanuel Macron said ⁠Monday after a meeting of more than 20 "Coalition of the Willing" leaders in Paris

🔴 Ukraine orders 16 Rafale jets, announces new anti-ballistic missile coalition in Paris

Willing to pay: how much? Ukraine allies in Paris without the United States

Forget last week's NATO summit where Donald Trump put the alliance through an emotional rollercoaster. It's Bastille Day in Paris, with the so-called coalition of the willing - aka Nato minus the United States - serving up some more serene summitry on the eve of the traditional military parade down the Champs-Elysées where Germany, Ukraine, the UK, Sweden and Greece will have aircraft participatin...

🔴Follow live: Macron speaks as Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meeting ends in Paris

France: Fire scorches Fontainebleau forest southeast of Paris

🇫🇷 🔥 A fast-moving wildfire continues to scorch France's Fontainebleau forest, located 60km southeast of Paris, on Monday. Authorities estimate some 1,000 hectares of land have been burned so far. FRANCE 24's Senior Reporter Catherine Norris Trent saw the devastation wreaked by the fires, and the ongoing efforts to fight the blazes, firsthand.

One person killed in Maine shooting involving ICE, state lawmaker says

One person was killed in Maine in a fatal shooting involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the speaker of the Maine House of Representatives said Monday. The incident came days after an ICE officer shot and killed a man at a traffic stop in Houston, Texas.

'It's a monster': FRANCE 24 speaks to resident evacuated due to the Fontainebleau fire

A wildfire in in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris has burnt nearly 1,000 hectares since July 12 - an area larger from Gibraltar. Hundreds of residents from nearby towns have had to be evacuated, as authorities are investigating what they think could have been an act of arson. FRANCE 24 spoke to one of the residents.

Ally coalition is about 'putting Ukraine in the strongest position possible'

At least 25 heads of state, including Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, are attending a meeting of the Coalition of the willing on July 13, which comes the day before France's national public holiday Bastille Day. Moscow dismissed the summit, calling it a 'coalition of warmongers'. FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley tells us more.

Marianne: The allegory that defines France

🇫🇷 As the face of #France, #Marianne is everywhere: the #Louvre, the Senate, even on the official government logo. This #BastilleDay, FRANCE 24's Gabrielle Nadler looks at how the allegory of Marianne was invented and what she represents today ▶️

What is the Coalition of the willing that is meeting in Paris?

The coalition of the willing, an initiative of 35 countries committed to supporting Ukraine militarily, is meeting in Paris on July 13. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in attendance. It's a sign of the “strategic awakening” Europe hopes to see in the face of Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Donald Trump’s America.

What is the Coalition of the Willing that is meeting in Paris?

The coalition of the willing, an initiative of 35 countries committed to supporting Ukraine militarily, is meeting in Paris on July 13. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in attendance. It's a sign of the “strategic awakening” Europe hopes to see in the face of Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Donald Trump’s America.

EU, UK slap sanctions on Russian spies and hackers over cyberattacks

The EU and Britain on Monday imposed coordinated sanctions on Russian military intelligence officials and private companies over a major cyberespionage campaign targeting European infrastructure in a bid to destabilise the EU and its partners.  

EU and UK slap sanctions on Russian spies and hackers over cyberattacks

The EU and Britain on Monday imposed coordinated sanctions on Russian military intelligence officials and private companies over a major cyberespionage campaign targeting European infrastructure in a bid to destabilise the EU and its partners.  

'The facts are there': Macron salutes fulfilling pledge to boost defence spending

Emmanuel Macron has vowed France, and Europe, will defend freedom at all costs -- and with blood, if necessary. The French President made the call to action as he gave his traditional speech to the armed forces on the eve of the July 14 military parade to mark France's national holiday. Macron also praised a fulfilled 'commitment to rearm'.

Several foreign nationals are among the Spanish wildfire victims

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the scene of one of Spain's deadliest wildfires in recent history, which has claimed 13 lives and razed a huge area in the southeastern Almeria province. A British woman was confirmed to have died Sunday night of injuries sustained in the fires. She was among eight people admitted to hospital, four ⁠of them with serious injuries. Some of the victims' families a...

Fontainebleau fire has decimated 5% of the forest, authorities say

France is battling to contain an "exceptionally large wildfire" in a forest south of Paris on July 13, with aircraft in the skies and firefighters on the ground trying to douse the flames amid suspicions the blaze was started deliberately. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris Trent is on the ground, and tells us more.

🔴Live: US ‘reinstating’ Hormuz blockade, will charge 20% on cargo, Trump says

Fire in Fontainebleau: Iconic forest south of Paris engulfed in flames

The wildfire that has burned through 800 hectares of the Fontainebleau Forest, southeast of Paris, "could have been intentionally set," Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said Monday during a visit to the scene.  #Fontainebleau #wildfire #France 

Despite power returning to Cuba, blackouts are still a regular occurrence

The Caribbean Island of Cuba is again suffering from blackouts that are causing havoc for the country's nearly ten million residents and the wider economy. Cuba only produces 40% of the fuel it needs and is struggling to receive shipments due to US restrictions. A Russian delivery of 730,000 barrels of Oil in late March ran out at the end of April.

'Preventive measures' needed to avoid 'increasingly common' wildfires, says Spanish PM

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged Spain to strengthen its prevention measures after one of the country's deadliest wildfires in recent history killed 13 people and razed a huge area. The prime minister was visiting the area to meet emergency servies as they worked to extinguish it. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris tells us more.

'Whenever biodiversity decays, you decay': French biologist Marc-André Selosse

A leading environmentalist is warning that the destruction of the world's biodiversity is one of the defining challenges of our time – and one that deserves far greater public attention. Marc-André Selosse, a professor at the French National Museum of Natural History and the University of Gdańsk, and author of the new book "De la biodiversité comme un humanisme" (Biodiversity as a Form of Humanism...

World Cup semifinal: will France get their revenge on Spain?

The French football team arrived in Dallas on July 12 ahead of their semifinal World Cup fixture against Spain. France reached the last four with a 2-0 victory against Morocco while Spain beat Belgium 2-1 in their quarter-final. While France are the favourites by a slim margin, Spain have had the better of Les Bleus in recent encounters, beating them in the 2024 Euros as well as in last year's Nat...

Middle East War: Iran claims strikes on US bases in multiple countries

🔎 Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday said they had hit US military bases in countries across the Middle East in retaliation for American attacks on targets across Iran. Both US and Iran claim control over the Strait of Hormuz. In a telephone interview with Fox News on Monday, President Donald Trump said that the US will "probably become the guardian of the strait," adding that Washington shou...