Live headlines from trusted global sources. Click any story to open it on the original website.
When wildfires raged around Los Angeles last year, Rene Amy's home was razed to a pile of toxic ash. But his plot now shimmers with delicate orange blooms -- the California poppies he has sown throughout the charred town of Altadena as a symbol of hope.
Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two years. Journalist and aerospace expert Frédéric Castel reports from Cape Caranaval, Florida, USA.
President Donald Trump sought Wednesday to explain his rationale for the war against Iran at a pivotal moment at home and abroad, but he offered few new details. Notably missing from Trump’s primetime address was his oft-repeated assertion that negotiations with Iran were underway. He did not indicate he was preparing to send in ground troops and gave no definitive end date for the conflict. FRANC...
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories on Tuesday, a day after Israel's parliament passed a measure establishing the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis.
Critical aid supplies to Sudan are being disrupted by the 'ripple effect' of the Iran war, the World Food Program (WFP) warned on Wednesday. While gas, oil and fertilisers are stuck in the Persian Gulf due to the war, urgent food aid destined to Sudan and other countries are facing severe delays, according to the UN agency for hunger emergencies.
Iran on Thursday threatened "crushing" attacks on the US and Israel, firing missiles at Tel Aviv after US President Donald Trump vowed to bomb the Islamic republic "back to the Stone Ages". The war, which erupted more than a month ago with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, has spread throughout the Middle East and roiled the global economy, impacting hundreds of millions worldwide. FRANCE 24's Reza Saya...
Oil prices rose and stocks fell on Wednesday following US President Donald Trump’s speech in which he warned he would hit Iran “extremely hard” over the next two to three weeks. Meanwhile, Iran has reportedly begun collecting tolls from ships seeking safe passage through the Hormuz Strait. We’ll take a closer look at how this process is unfolding and whether it could be formalised. Also in this ed...
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, April 2: Donald Trump hails what he calls the successes of the war in Iran in a televised address. Earlier, he once again threatened to pull the United States out of NATO – a move the Wall Street Journal has described as the “dumbest” in history. Also, Gizmodo celebrates “humanity’s epic return” to the Moon, as NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully lifts off from Cape Can...
An advance contingent of police from Chad arrived in Haiti on Wednesday along with the new head of a UN-backed gang-suppression force tasked with helping Haitian security forces fight off powerful gangs that control most of the capital Port-au-Prince. Chad has pledged 800 officers, but it is unclear which other countries might contribute personnel.
An advance contingent of troops from Chad arrived in Haiti on Wednesday along with the new head of a UN-backed gang-suppression force tasked with helping Haitian security forces fight off powerful gangs that control most of the capital Port-au-Prince. Chad has pledged 800 troops, but it is unclear which other countries might contribute personnel.
🚀🌛 Four astronauts – 3 Americans and 1 Canadian – blasted off Wednesday on NASA’s Artemis II, humanity’s first lunar flight in over 50 years.
Jubilant scenes erupted from Kinshasa to Baghdad and Sarajevo as the final line-up for this summer’s 48-team showpiece in North America was officially confirmed.
More than 1,800 civilians have been killed in violence-wracked Burkina Faso since 2023, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday that accuses the army and civilian militias of killing more civilians than jihadists do. The NGO called on prosecutors at the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes "perpetrated by all parties to the conflict".
French authorities have charged four people, including three minors, over an apparent bid to ignite a homemade explosive device outside the Paris headquarters of Bank of America. Anti-terror prosecutors said the incident could be linked to a little-known Islamist group with possible links to Iran, though no firm link has yet been established.
Iran's military on Thursday threatened "more destructive" attacks on the US and Israel, firing missiles at Tel Aviv after US President Donald Trump vowed to bomb the Islamic republic "back to the Stone Ages" in a televised address that dimmed hopes of a swift end to the war in the Middle East. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Israeli air defences intercepted three waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday, with several people lightly wounded in the Tel Aviv area. The attacks, coming hours after a US presidential address, triggered widespread sirens and raised fears of further escalation in the intensifying regional conflict. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Israeli air defences intercepted three waves of Iranian missile fire early Thursday, with several people lightly injured in the Tel Aviv area. The attacks, coming hours after a US presidential address, triggered widespread sirens and raised fears of further escalation in the intensifying regional conflict. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
President Donald Trump said US forces would keep hitting Iran "very hard" in the next two or three weeks and bring the country "back to the Stone Ages" in a televised address on Wednesday night, even as he argued that Washington had accomplished its goals but offered no clear timeline for ending the monthlong war.
President Donald Trump defended US operations in Iran Wednesday night, pledging to “finish the job” as military objectives near completion. Speaking amid rising oil prices, volatile markets and fresh Iranian missile attacks, Trump outlined his timeline for ending the conflict and pressed allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump delivers his first prime-time speech since launching strikes with Israel over a month ago, offering an update on the Iran conflict. Amid rising oil prices, market volatility and fresh troop deployments, the address aims to clarify objectives and outline a potential two- to three-week timeline for military operations. Follow along for the latest developments.
Four astronauts – three Americans and one Canadian – blasted off Wednesday on NASA’s Artemis II, humanity’s first lunar flight in over 50 years. The 32-storey rocket soared from Kennedy Space Center, marking the start of a decade-long plan for sustainable Moon exploration and a future landing near the south pole.
Four astronauts – three Americans and one Canadian – blasted off Wednesday on NASA’s Artemis II, humanity’s first lunar flight in over 50 years. The 32-storey rocket soared from Kennedy Space Center, marking the start of a decade-long plan for sustainable Moon exploration and a future landing near the south pole.
Four astronauts lifted off Wednesday on NASA’s Artemis II mission, humanity’s first crewed journey around the Moon in over 50 years. The 10-day flight will test new systems, carry the most diverse lunar crew ever, and set the stage for future landings and a sustainable American presence on the Moon.
Four astronauts are set to blast off aboard NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, marking the first crewed journey around the Moon in more than 50 years. The long-delayed flight will test new systems and pave the way for a planned lunar landing later this decade.
Donald Trump will give an “important update” on the Iran war in a prime-time televised address to the American nation on Wednesday evening, which is expected to reiterate the president's timeline for rolling back US military operations in the region.
Speaking to FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney, Dr David Brown, Senior Research Fellow in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group at Warwick University, said he hopes the Artemis II mission marks “the start of a new era of human spaceflight”, adding that “it is incredibly exciting and inspiring to see that this is still something we can do and something that people can aspire to do.”
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Dr David Brown, Senior Research Fellow in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Group at Warwick University, hopes that the Artemis II mission "is the start of a new era of human spaceflight", adding that "it is incredibly exciting and inspiring to see that this is still something that wa can do and something that people can aspire to do".
The US has lifted sanctions on Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s interim president, in a significant shift following the ouster of Nicolas Maduro. The move comes as relations between Washington and Caracas begin to thaw, with Rodriguez taking steps to open the country’s energy sector to US companies after assuming power earlier this year.
In tonight’s edition: South Africa ramps up its fight against crime with the deployment of soldiers in Cape Town. Also, the Democratic Republic of Congo gets a chance at World Cup glory for the first time in over half a century. And top African leaders and changemakers gather in Paris for the ChangeNOW international climate summit — we speak to one of them, Elizabeth Wathuti.
In tonight's edition, South African government ramps up its fight against crime with the deployment of soldiers in Cape Town. Also, DR Congo gets a chance at World Cup glory for the first time in over half a century. And top African leaders and changemakers came together for the international Climate Summit Change Now in Paris. We speak to one of them, Elizabeth Wathuti.
