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France will sharply increase its stockpiles of explosive drones – by as much as 400 percent by 2030 – under sweeping new defence plans unveiled Wednesday. Paris is accelerating rearmament in response to what it sees as a growing threat from Russia.
France will sharply increase its stockpiles of explosive drones – by as much as 400 percent by 2030 – under sweeping new defence plans unveiled Wednesday. Paris is accelerating rearmament in response to what it sees as a growing threat from Russia.
France is to ramp up explosive drone stocks by up to 400 percent by 2030, draft legislation showed Wednesday, as the country seeks to accelerate rearmament to face an aggressive Russia.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the United States has had a decisive military victory over Iran and that Tehran's missile program has been functionally destroyed. But is this claim true? Have Iran's military capabilities been completely destroyed? And even if the US has achieved a military victory, has it achieved a strategic one? France 24's Kethevan Gorjestani takes ...
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Professor Marc Weller, Director of the Global Governance and Security Centre and Programme Director of the International Law Programme at Chatham House. According to Professor Weller, the central issue is whether we are witnessing an erosion of the international order. He argues that the use of force by the United States constitutes an unlawful act of aggression, a...
Two French nationals who returned home Wednesday after being held for almost four years in Iran said they had never given up hope and would speak out about the "daily horror" of their Iranian prison. After briefly describing their detentions conditions, they shared a message of hope.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the United States has had a decisive military victory over Iran and that Tehran's missile program has been functionally destroyed as he spoke to the media following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire. Watch the press conference in full above.
French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris returned home on Wednesday after more than three and a half years in Tehran's most notorious jail and a perilous journey through a country at war. Their release, which Iran views as a “prisoner swap”, comes as France has distanced itself from the US-Israeli attacks on the Islamic republic.
French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris returned home on Wednesday after more than three and a half years in Tehran's most notorious jail and a perilous journey through a country at war. Their release, which Iran views as a “prisoner swap”, comes as France has distanced itself from the US-Israeli attacks on the Islamic republic.
Today's Focus looks into fraud on social contributions in France. There are many ways to bypass the system, including undeclared work, or fake sick leave forms. Authorities are tracking down these abuses, which cost billions every year. This report specifically looks into undeclared work: employing an individual under the table costs up to €7 billion every year. It affects all sectors, such as ret...
Today's Focus looks into fraud on social contributions in France. There are many ways to bypass the system, including undeclared work, or fake sick leave forms. Authorities are tracking down these abuses, which cost billions every year. This report specifically looks into undeclared work: employing an individual under the table costs up to €7 billion every year. It affects all sectors, such as ret...
Today's Focus looks into fraud on social contributions in France. There are many ways to bypass the system, including undeclared work, or fake sick leave forms. Authorities are tracking down these abuses, which cost billions every year. This report specifically looks into undeclared work: employing an individual under the table costs up to €7 billion every year. It affects all sectors, such as ret...
A former NATO general tells FRANCE 24 he feared his former colleagues would become war criminals overnight. Michel Yakovleff says US forces are trained to refuse unlawful orders, such as wanton destruction of infrastructure, which is exactly what US President Donald Trump threatened before the two-week ceasefire was announced. He says the war in the Middle East is pointless, and that he does not s...
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, Professor of American Studies and Int'l Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. According to Professor Lucas, this is not a moment of resolution, rather recalibration. The ceasefire did not emerge from strength, but from constraint: a recognition of the limits of the effectiveness of military escalation. Amid all of Donald Trump...
If you're a fan of France, there's a good chance you also like French wine. From Bordeaux and Burgundy to Alsace and the Loire Valley, the list goes on – and quite frankly, it can quickly become overwhelming. So, for this Entre Nous, we are offering you a short wine lesson. To guide us, we are joined by Maxime Caderon, head sommelier and in charge of all wine programmes at the prestigious Cordon B...
French former President Nicolas Sarkozy was due in court for a second day Wednesday for an appeal hearing over his conspiracy conviction last year over claims Libya helped fund his 2007 presidential campaign. On Tuesday Sarkozy told a three-judge panel that he was innocent of the charges and that “I owe the truth to the French people".
More than a month after being hit by an explosion, the Arctic Metagaz, a liquid natural gas (LNG) carrier belonging to Russia’s "shadow fleet", is adrift in the Mediterranean following a failed Libyan towing operation. The incident underscores the risks and crisis management challenges posed by these shadow vessels.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has confirmed that Iran will participate in negotiations with the U.S. in Islamabad that seek to resolve their conflict, a statement from Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's office said on Wednesday, following the announcement that a two-week ceasefire had been agreed between the US, Israel and Iran. France 24's correspendent in Islamabad S...
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges, with the French leader hailing "the end of a terrible ordeal". The release of Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72, was the result of "years of hard work" on the diplomatic front, explains France 24's Solange Mougin.
Two French nationals arrived home on Wednesday after Iran allowed them to leave the country following three and a half years in detention, a surprise move that came as Paris sought to distance itself from the war in the region. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani takes a closer look.
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges, with the French leader hailing "the end of a terrible ordeal". Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72, arrived on a commercial flight, landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris shortly before 9:00 am (0700 GMT). They were met on th...
Two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges were welcomed by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday. Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72, thanked their families, friends and the French government for their support in their first comments to the media following their release.
An Israeli strike destroyed a building in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Wednesday as Israel kept up its offensive against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the country, insisting a truce agreed between itself and the United Sates with Iran does not apply to the country.
Israel's military said Wednesday its forces would continue their campaign against Hezbollah fighters, claiming the ceasefire with Iran does not apply to Lebanon. France 24's Noga Tarnopolsky has the latest.
Supporters of Iran's Supreme Leader have been taking to the streets in Tehran to celebrate following the two week ceasefire announcement in the war with the US and Israel. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed "regime change" has already happened in the country despite hardliners remaining in charge, while anti-regime voices in the country remain brutally suppressed.
The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reaching a deal less than two hours before President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the wiping out of "a whole civilization". Negotiations are now set to take place over a more permanent peace. France 24's Oliver Farry takes a look at what might happen next.
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire barely an hour before US President Donald Trump's Wednesday deadline to obliterate the country, triggering global relief. Following the announcement, both Tehran and Washington claimed to have won the more than month-long conflict.
A two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran on Wednesday led to a steep drop in oil prices and a rebound in Asian and European equities. In this edition, we see what the various stakeholders are saying the deal means for the future of the Hormuz Strait through which a fifth of the world's supply of oil and natural gas transits. And we see how Pakistan's adoption of solar powe...
Donald Trump has added more confusion to the terms of the ceasefire agreed with Iran by telling AFP that the US had a “15-point” proposal for talks set to take place in the next two weeks, having earlier said that Iran had presented a 10-point plan, reports France 24’s correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson.
