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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace, says that "none of the participants in today's meetings have the authority to negotiate", adding that "implementing what the Lebanese and Israeli government would like to do is simply not possible. The Israelis cannot destroy Hezbollah and the Lebanese central government is unwilling or unab...
The Lebanese government made it clear during U.S.-brokered talks with Israel that they no longer want to be "occupied" by Hezbollah and that there were conversations about long-term vision for clearly delineated border, Israel's ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter told reporters on Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.
Italy has suspended the renewal of its defence agreement with Israel, which involves the exchange of military equipment and technology research, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday. US President Donald Trump criticised Meloni for her unwillingness to help in the Iran war, in an interview published Tuesday. "I'm shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong," he said in an inter...
Israeli and Lebanese envoys appearing together on camera in the same room, that may well be a first. It's happening under the auspices of the US Secretary of State in Washington. Now if you’re rooting for peace… there's good news and bad news. The good news is that the Lebanese government’s never been so vocal in calling on Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to disarm… and the US president has a...
Controversial US rapper Kanye West is facing the possible cancellation of his planned June concert in Marseille as France’s Interior Minister Laurent Nunez moves to block the performance over the artist’s anti-Semitic remarks.
An art-loving engineer in Paris won a rare Picasso painting worth more than €1 million in a charity raffle, organisers said Tuesday. The draw, livestreamed from Christie's, capped a global fundraiser that sold 120,000 tickets and raised €12 million for Alzheimer’s research.
An art-loving engineer in Paris won a rare Picasso painting worth more than €1 million in a charity raffle, organisers said Tuesday. The draw, livestreamed from Christie's, capped a global fundraiser that sold 120,000 tickets and raised €12 million for Alzheimer’s research.
Dozens of military vehicles transported from Russia were delivered to Mali through the port of Conakry, Guinea, in late March. The equipment was carried by a Russian cargo ship currently under international sanctions.
An exhibition venue, event space and meeting point for Afro-descendant cultures in all their diversity: its founders call MansA an open house, where a world of art and artists are welcome. As the centre launches a bilingual magazine, we hear from its editor Sebastien Thème on celebrating Black excellence, on the French legislation being debated that should eventually see thousands of looted treasu...
Bundesliga club Union Berlin named Marie-Louise Eta as head coach, making her the first female manager of a men's team in a top-five European league. Her appointment, however, has been followed by derogatory and sexist comments on social media.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday her government had suspended a defence cooperation deal with Israel, reflecting frayed ties between previously close allies as the conflicts in the Middle East continue. Meloni's right-wing government has been one of Israel's closest friends in Europe, but in recent weeks it has criticised its attacks on Lebanon, which have killed hundreds a...
The United States made a lot of progress in talks with Iran, US Vice President JD Vance said in an interview on Fox Newson Monday, saying the ball was in Iran's court when it came to whether a second round of talks would take place.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors in Washington on Tuesday for the first direct peace talks between the countries in decades. France 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at the talks’ significance, at what they might yield.
Last year saw the highest level of deadly violence against Jews in over three decades, with 20 people killed in antisemitic attacks, according to an annual study released by Tel Aviv University on Monday. The violence, including a deadly attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, continued a spike that began following Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza, the report’...
For the first time, the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM have clashed in West Africa’s Niger. While previous confrontations between the two jihadist groups had taken place in the tri-border area with Mali and Burkina Faso, they are now spreading toward a new border region between Niger, Nigeria, and Benin, in what FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr describes as a “race to the border” as the tw...
For the first time, the Islamic State Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM have clashed in West Africa’s Niger. While previous confrontations between the two jihadist groups had taken place in the tri-border area with Mali and Burkina Faso, they are now spreading toward a new border region between Niger, Nigeria, and Benin, in what France 24’s Wassim Nasr describes as a “race to the border” as the two groups v...
An open letter signed by hundreds of Hollywood heavyweights, including Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix and Bryan Cranston, was published Monday opposing a deal that would see the historic Warner Bros. studio swallowed by rival Paramount.
Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar promised on Monday to usher in a "new era" in Hungarian politics, restoring democratic standards and unblocking European Union funds, following a landslide victoryover a MAGA- and Moscow-aligned incumbentthat will likely anchor Budapest in the EU mainstream.
Pope Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St Augustine, on the second day of his visit to Algeria, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins of eastern Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought. France 24s Claire Paccalin has the latest.
US President Donald Trump received a DoorDash delivery from McDonald's to the Oval Office during a press conference where he spoke about Iran and the pope.
Officers from the French police's financial unit on Tuesday searched several locations as part of a corruption investigation but were denied access to the presidential Élysée Palace. Investigators were looking into why one events company had been chosen to host important state ceremonies for more than two decades.
French investigators raided the Elysee palace on Tuesday in relation to an events company contracts probe. Investigators from the financial and anti-corruption departments of the Paris police were looking into why Shortcut Events had been chosen to host important state events for more than two decades.
French investigators raided the Elysee palace on Tuesday in relation to an events company contracts probe.
French investigators raided the Elysee palace on Tuesday in relation to an events company contracts probe.
The head of the French energy group Total has warned that a shortage of jet fuel may occur at airports in Europe in the coming weeks or months if the situation at the strait of Hormuz does not improve. Solange Mougin and Alexandra Quairini have more.
Lebanese and Israeli representatives were set to meet Tuesday in Washington for their first direct talks in decades. France 24's Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson takes a look at what the opposing sides are hoping to achieve during the talks which he says are a "a significant and symbolic step" for the long-time adversaries.
At least two ships using Iranian ports passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday despite a US military blockade, data from maritime tracking firm Kpler indicated Tuesday. France 24's Angela Diffley takes a look at why some ships may still be getting through and what this might mean for the US blockade.
An intimacy coordinator has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how their role is to ensure that everyone's humanity is respected on a film or television set. Paloma Garcia Martens has made a career working on some of Europe's top film and television shows, giving advice primarily to actors and actresses about how to achieve the perfect love scene with someone you probably don't want to be with, while being...
