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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the issue of burials is central to the management of the new Ebola outbreak affecting the country. Since bodies remain contagious even after death, burials must be carried out by specialized teams to limit the risk of infection. But securing public acceptance for these measures is a challenge as misinformation and mistrust of officials is rife in some commu...
US President Donald Trump's administration has announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund for Americans deemed to be victims of political "weaponization," like January 6 Capitol riot defendants. But the announcement has brought in a lawsuit from a coalition of Trump critics adding to mounting backlash over the fund, seen as an additional act of corruption. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert looks a...
US Central Command said it "conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran" on May 25. This comes more than a month after a ceasefire between the countries took hold and amid ongoing peace negotiations in Qatar. Still, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintained a deal can be reached within days. While the US is looking to get the Strait of Hormuz reopened, Iran says Tehran's sovereignty of the ...
Retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin, chairman of the Shinsegae Group which owns Starbucks Korea, issued a second apology in two weeks on Tuesday as the public outcry over the coffee chain's "Tank Day" marketing campaign fails to subside. The group is seeing a drop in sales over the campaign that appeared to reference a deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980. Also in this edition: Ferrari un...
In tonight's edition: Ghana announces the end of visa fees for all African business travellers on Africa Day. Also, the WHO warns DR Congo's neighbours of the risks they face from the Ebola outbreak. Plus Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appoints economist Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô as the country’s new prime minister.
Three months into what was originally billed as four-week war, is an end really in sight? Donald Trump's messaging on bargaining with Iran was enough to push Brent crude oil below $100 a barrel for the first time in two weeks. Both Washington and Tehran are managing expectations of a final deal or "memorandum of understanding".
US President Donald Trump said Monday it should be "mandatory" for countries including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords normalising ties with Israel as part of any agreement to end the war with Iran, in a move that could further complicate negotiations with Tehran.
Ferrari has rolled out its first fully electric car, named Luce (Italian for "Light"), marking a high-stakes shift by Italy's best known luxury sports car maker even as competitors including Porsche and Lamborghini scale back their EV ambitions, citing weak demand.
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said Monday he would slash his salary and those of cabinet ministers by 50 percent in an attempt to end weeks of anti-government protests. But the announcement by the centre-right leader fell on deaf ears, with protesters refusing to end their blockade of La Paz and clashing again with police.
France on Monday recorded its hottest May day on record, its weather agency said, forecasting that Tuesday would be even warmer as large swathes of Europe bake under unseasonal heat that is prompting officials to issue health warnings and order restrictions on outdoor work. Météo-France said the heatwave is likely to last at least until the end of the week.
Gaël Monfils played the final match of his career at Roland Garros. He lost in five sets to Hugo Gaston (6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-0).
Sonny Rollins, the fiercely inventive tenor saxophonist whose decades-spanning career helped define modern jazz and earned him the nickname 'Saxophone Colossus,' died Monday at his home in upstate New York, according to a statement posted to his social media accounts. He was 95.
Iran's national football team will base itself in Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and travel into the United States only on matchdays, after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Washington did not want the team staying in the country throughout the tournament.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said on Tuesday that regional countries would "no longer serve as shields for American bases", in a written statement carried by state television. The remarks came after US forces struck missile sites and vessels allegedly laying naval mines in southern Iran, even as Tehran and Washington continue exchanges aimed at ending the war. Follow our live...
US forces struck missile sites and vessels allegedly laying naval mines in southern Iran late on Monday, the United States Central Command said. The strikes, which the Pentagon said were taken "in self-defence", threaten to further destabilise a fragile ceasefire as Iranian negotiators are in Doha for high-stakes talks aimed at ending the war. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
US forces struck missile sites and boats allegedly laying naval mines in southern Iran late on Monday, the United States Central Command said. The strikes, which the Pentagon said were taken "in self-defence", threaten to further destabilise a fragile ceasefire as Iranian negotiators are in Doha for high-stakes talks aimed at ending the war. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
US forces have struck missile sites and boats allegedly laying naval mines in southern Iran on Monday, according to United States Central Command. The move threatens to further destabilise a fragile ceasefire as Iranian negotiators arrived in Doha for high-stakes talks aimed at ending the war. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Iran's national football team will base itself in Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and travel into the United States only on matchdays after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Washington did not want the team staying in the country throughout the tournament.
Iran's national football team will base itself in Mexico during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and travel into the United States only on matchdays, after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Washington did not want the team staying in the country throughout the tournament.
Veteran French showman Gaël Monfils bid an emotional farewell to French Open on Monday, fighting back from two sets down before falling in five to fellow Frenchman Hugo Gaston in the first round of his final appearance at Roland Garros. Monfils is the last of the "Four Musketeers", after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Richard Gasquet and Gilles Simon, to hang up his raquet.
Veteran French showman Gaël Monfils bid an emotional farewell to French Open on Monday, fighting back from two sets down before falling in five to fellow Frenchman Hugo Gaston in the first round of his final appearance at Roland Garros.
France's utility giant EDF is poised to start dismantling the Fessenheim nuclear power plant on the border with Germany, a €1.4 billion project slated to take 22 years. Built in 1971, the plant's two reactors are the oldest in France and have been permanently shut down since 2020 after 43 years in operation, following a string of safety failures. But first, the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa is ...
France's utility giant EDF is poised to start dismantling the Fessenheim nuclear power plant on the border with Germany, a €1.4 billion project slated to take 22 years. Built in 1971, the two reactors are the oldest in France and have been permanently shut down since 2020 after 43 years in operation following a string of safety failures. But first, the ongoing ebola outbreak in Africa is startin...
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed former regional central bank official Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as prime minister on Monday, days after dismissing Ousmane Sonko amid rising tensions that threaten reforms tied to crucial IMF support.
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye appointed former regional central bank official Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo as prime minister on Monday, days after dismissing Ousmane Sonko amid rising tensions that threaten reforms tied to crucial IMF support.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry mocked the activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla online, alleging that injuries were “staged” for the cameras as an activist pictured in a neck brace displayed a “marvellous recovery," when returning home without it. This comes as many activists have returned to their home countries after being detained and deported from Israeli custody. Multiple activists accused Isra...
Russia said Monday it would intensify strikes on Kyiv, targeting what it called Ukraine’s “decision-making centres”, and urged foreign diplomats and civilians to evacuate the capital. The warning followed a weekend barrage of drones, missiles and hypersonic weapons that killed four people, as Moscow vowed retaliation for an alleged Ukrainian attack in occupied Lugansk.
Israel intensified air strikes across southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “crush” Hezbollah, deepening fears of a wider regional conflict. The escalation comes despite an April ceasefire and as another round of US-Iran talks takes place in Doha in a bid to negotiate terms for a broader Middle East peace deal.
At Roland-Garros, Stan Wawrinka bowed out at 41 in an emotional farewell to the French Open, marking the end of a long and celebrated career at the tournament. Iga Swiatek continued her dominant run, while Gaël Monfils is set to play later tonight in what could be his final appearance at the event ahead of retirement. FRANCE 24's James Vasina has the latest.
