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Despite the technological advancements since the Apollo mission, the astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft will use the most basic instrument to study the the surface of the Moon – their eyes. During the lunar flyby, which will last for several hours, the crew will study certain lunar sites and phenomena as part of 10 objectives chosen by NASA.
More than 50 years after humans first flew around the Moon, Artemis astronauts will repeat the feat on Monday and use the most basic instrument to study it: their eyes.
President Donald Trump on Sunday told Iran to “open the F***ing Strait,” referring to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since the launch of US-Israel war on Iran. In a social media post, Trump said the US airman rescued during an operation in central Iran was “seriously wounded”. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
President Donald Trump on Sunday told Iran to “open the F***ing Strait,” referring to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz since the launch of US-Israel war on Iran. In a social media post, Trump said the US airman rescued during an operation in central Iran was “seriously wounded”. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Strikes killed five people overnight in Iran's southwest during the rescue of a missing US crewmember of a downed F-15 fighter jet, Iranian media reported Sunday. Iran also said that it destroyed three US aircrafts – two Black Hawk helicopters and one C-130 transport aircraft – during the same operation. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Two Kuwaiti power and water desalination plants were damaged by a drone attack from Iran, the electricity and water ministry said Sunday. The ministry said the attack resulted in "significant material damage" and the shutdown of two electricity generating units, adding there were no deaths or injuries. Follow our liveblog for updates.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that forces had safely recovered an airman downed in Iran, calling it "one of the most daring" search and rescue operations in US History. The announcement came as Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel and Kuwait early Sunday. Follow our liveblog for updates.
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face "all Hell", as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed American airman.
A French national sentenced to death in China in 2010 for drug trafficking has been executed, France's foreign ministry announced on Saturday, expressing its "consternation."
On this day, April 4th, 1949, NATO was founded, marking a pivotal moment in global security. Nearly 80 years later, however, the alliance's future is being questioned by its most powerful member, the United States. To understand the significance of NATO's formation, it’s worth revisiting the original signing ceremony with the 12 founding nations and the speech delivered by President Harry Truman. ...
Some 20 French boats set sail from Marseille on Saturday to join up with an international flotilla making a renewed effort to break an Israeli blockade and deliver aid to Gaza. The international flotilla of some 100 boats will head towards Gaza around April 20, according to the organisers
Pop superstar Celine Dion has announced that she's returning to the stage with a series of concerts in Paris. The announcement of her comeback has her fans going wild. In a new record, nine million people registered for a chance to purchase one of 450,000 tickets available. We speak with music journalist Jasmine Shemesh about Dion’s enduring popularity.
Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts were toasted by Canada on Saturday as they prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts.
Several thousand people marched through the streets of Paris' largest suburb on Saturday to denounce racism after the town's newly elected black mayor, Bally Bagayoko, was subject to racist disinformation and remarks on social media and national television shows.
Several thousand people marched through the streets of Paris' largest suburb on Saturday to denounce racism after the town's newly elected black mayor was subject to disparaging comments on social media and national television shows.
Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Dr Christian Bueger is a Research Fellow at UNIDIR, and the Academy of International Affairs NRW, and Professor of International Relations at the University of Copenhagen. He offers an analysis of the evolving crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing the multi-dimensional nature of diplomacy and the structural limits of military solutions. He argues that the situ...
Shahzaib Wahlah, correspondent in Islamabad Pakistan, has more.
Olivia Bizot has more.
State-run public transport in Pakistan's capital and most populous province will be free for the coming month, officials said Friday, after the government drastically raised fuel prices due to the Iran war
France said Friday it was launching an emergency loan programme to help small and medium-sized businesses exposed to soaring fuel prices driven by the war in the Middle East.
Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics and Middle East Studies at Lancaster University, is our guest.
Despite denials from Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region, there is growing evidence that their territory is being used in attacks on the Iranian regime during the US–Israel war. FRANCE 24 has verified and geolocated multiple videos showing that, on at least two occasions, on March 24 and 31, US missiles were launched from HIMARS launchers inside the territory of Kuwait.
A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday, killing five people and injuring 30 others, according to Ukrainian officials. The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired 286 drones overnight, of which 260 were intercepted.
A Russian drone killed five men and injured 19 others after it hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday, as Moscow pressed on with intensified daytime attacks. The Ukrainian air force said Russia fired 286 drones overnight, of which 260 were intercepted.
A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday, killing five people and wounding 19, officials said, as Moscow pressed on with intensified daytime attacks.
Ed Augustin, our correspondent in Cuba, has more.
Ed Augustin, our correspondent in Cuba, has more.
Paris has suspended 31 school monitors suspected of sexual abuse since January, the city new mayor said Friday. "We need to review everything from the beginning with one goal: zero tolerance," Emmanuel Gregoire told reporters.
European drivers face a record fuel inflation as the price of diesel fuel has rocketed by more than 30 percent since the start of the Middle East war, highlighting the continent's dependence on imported energy and the lingering prominence of diesel on the car market.
