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The world's most famous and very greedy bear is celebrating his centenary this year. Winnie the Pooh made his debut in a story called "The Wrong Kind of Bees" in the London Evening News. The first collection of stories, illustrated by E. H. Shepard, was published as a book on October 14, 1926.
A Ukrainian ex-military officer goes on trial in Germany on Wednesday, accused of organising the secret operation that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022, severing western Europe from the biggest source of Russian natural gas. The suspect, identified under German privacy rules only as Serhii K., is accused of leading a group of Ukrainian agents including divers and an explosi...
Cheering crowds waving Spanish flags filled Ceuta on Tuesday as King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia made a diplomatically sensitive visit to the city following July's migrant influx from Morocco. Their trip is the first royal visit since 2007, when a diplomatic crisis erupted with neighbouring Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Spain's other North African territory of Melilla.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was still sharing intelligence with Ukraine, even as Kyiv reported new Russian missile attacks that came without usual warnings and accused Russia of violating an energy truce the US president announced at the weekend. Kyiv relies heavily on US intelligence for early warnings of missile strikes and for its own targeting of Russian military...
Tens of thousands of people joined rallies across France on Tuesday to support protesting high school students demanding better conditions in a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron as his term winds down. French students say they are determined to press their demands over absent teachers, dilapidated buildings, overcrowded schedules and other grievances. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports ...
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the former Los Angeles gang leader who boasted for years of his involvement in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, only to deny it when he came to trial, was sentenced to a minimum 40 years in prison on Tuesday. The sentence, which will likely see him die in custody, comes three decades after the gunning down of one of the most influential hip hop artists of the late 20th ce...
The White House said on Tuesday it had asked US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign after a series of news reports raised concerns she sold access to Trump administration officials in exchange for money, gifts and favors. US President Donald Trump had said on Monday that he was considering firing Guilfoyle, who was once engaged to his son Donald Trump Jr. FRANCE 24's International...
Pope Leo XIV spent a calm night and was to begin post-surgery recovery Wednesday, a day after having a cancerous tumour removed from his lung. Part of the pope's right lung was removed in the operation and the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics is awaiting the results of tests to determine if the cancer has spread. FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome, Italy.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stops by Paris to tout new stakes in French AI-enabled tech firms like medical booking site Doctolib. Also in this edition: OpenAI says it caught a spy red-handed, and China's trade surplus continues to boom despite soaring energy costs and trade conflicts.
Elon Musk's Starlink imposed restrictions on the operation of internet terminals in Ukraine overnight, disrupting military missions, an adviser to the Ukrainian president said on Wednesday. The official said Ukraine was given no prior warning about the restrictions to the satellite system it relies on for battlefield operations.
Turkish authorities appointed a government trustee to run popular broadcaster Halk TV on Wednesday after police raided its headquarters, halting live broadcasts and arresting 11 people. Halk chairman Cafer Mahirogluin denounced "a dark day for Turkey", adding that seven of his family members were among those detained.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a "massive" oil, gas and mineral exploration was slated to begin in Greenland. The US, Denmark and Greenland last month signed a security agreement after Trump's repeated threats to seize control of the island.
The EU on Wednesday said it had no indication that Washington had halted intelligence sharing with Ukraine after Kyiv complained it had not been warned of incoming Russian strikes. An adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier said that unannounced restrictions to the Starlink satellite system were “depriving” the country of its means of defence. Follow our liveblog for the latest u...
The EU on Wednesday said it had no indication that the United States had halted intelligence sharing with Ukraine after Kyiv complained it had not been warned of incoming Russian strikes. An adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier said that unannounced restrictions to the Starlink satellite system were “depriving” Ukraine of its means of defence. Follow our liveblog for the lates...
An adviser to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that unannounced restrictions to the Starlink satellite system were “depriving” Ukraine of its means of defence. Ukraine uses the network owned by tech magnate Elon Musk to conduct battlefield operations, including drone flights. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
An advisor to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that unannounced restrictions to the Starlink satellite system were “depriving” Ukraine of its means of defence. Ukraine uses the network owned by Elon Musk to conduct battlefield operations including drone flights. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Heavy overnight Russian strikes killed at least six people in Ukraine and cut power to hundreds of thousands of people, authorities said on Wednesday. Russia's defence ministry said it had downed 902 drones over Russian regions overnight, Interfax news agency reported. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Lille suffered heavy defeat at Arsenal (3-0) in Champions League matchday 2. Olivier Giroud made his return to Arsenal, his former club.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Wednesday they had targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco as well as Riyadh airport after loud blasts rattled the Saudi capital. The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis earlier said it had intercepted a missile fired towards Riyadh. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Loud explosions were heard in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, AFP journalists said on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia earlier reported damage to an Aramco building in Dhahran and four people wounded in Riyadh after the kingdom intercepted Houthi missiles targeting the capital. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Saudi Arabia reported damage to an Aramco building in Dhahran and four people wounded in Riyadh on Wednesday after the kingdom intercepted Houthi missiles targeting the capital. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Saudi Arabia reported damage to an Aramco building in Dhahran and four people wounded in Riyadh on Wednesday, after the kingdom intercepted Houthi missiles targeting the capital. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
The Pope underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerours tumour from his right lung after saying that a nodule had been "detected at a very early stage". Following a "successful" operation, the Vatican said the pontiff would undergo additional testing.
The Pope underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove a cancerours tumour from his right lung after saying that a nodule had been "detected at a very early stage". Following a "successful" operation, the Vatican said the pontiff would undergo additional testing.
Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous tumor surgically removed from his right lung on Tuesday in a 90-minute operation described as "successful" by the Vatican.
US President Donald Trump asked his ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign on Tuesday after reports alleged she sought $100,000 from a Trump supporter to pay personal credit card debt and accepted luxury trips and hotel stays from wealthy Greek businessmen. Guilfoyle denied wrongdoing and vowed to defend her reputation.
President Donald Trump asked US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign on Tuesday after reports alleged she sought $100,000 from a Trump supporter to pay personal credit card debt and accepted luxury trips and hotel stays from wealthy Greek businessmen. Guilfoyle denied wrongdoing and vowed to defend her reputation.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that a Russian ballistic missile struck a Kyiv power plant without advance warning from Western allies, killing at least two people and wounding around 20. The attack came days after US President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, raising questions over efforts to halt strikes on critical infrastructure.
The FBI said on Wednesday it has arrested a Saudi national employed as an engineer at OpenAI on suspicions that he had bugged a conference room at the company's San Francisco office with a "sophisticated recording device".
