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Iranian missile strikes on two southern Israeli towns wounded more than 100 people on Saturday, medics said, after Israeli air defence systems failed to intercept the projectiles. The two direct hits tore open the fronts of residential buildings and carved craters into the ground.
The US military declared on Saturday it had taken out an Iranian bunker housing weapons threatening oil and gas shipments in the Strait of Hormuz, as thousands of Iranians marked Eid al-Fitr with prayer. The US statement appeared designed to calm the concerns of energy markets and of Washington's sceptical international allies, more than 20 of whom issued a statement vowing to back efforts to re-o...
"All eyes are on the three biggest cities – Paris, Marseille and Lyon", said FRANCE 24's journalist Antonia Kerrigan. Each of these cities are currently held by left-wing mayors – but which all are up for grabs today, said Kerrigan.
The city of Nabatieh in Lebanon has been hit hard by Israeli airstrikes. "Hezbollah has a strong presence here, this is one of the heartlands of Lebanon's Shia community. Israel says it is targeting fighters who are launching rockets into northern Israel," said Claire Paccalin, reporting from the area. Click on the video for more.
Voters across France head to the polls Sunday for mayoral runoffs in major cities including Paris and Marseille, with the left fighting to hold key strongholds and the far right seeking gains in a closely watched test ahead of next year’s presidential election.
At least 64 people, including 13 children, were killed when a strike hit a hospital in Sudan’s East Darfur state, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday. The total number of people killed in attacks on health care during Sudan's civil war has now surpassed 2,000, noted WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus after the strike.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday threatened to completely close the Strait of Hormuz if US President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to target Iranian energy facilities unless the key transport route is fully reopened within 48 hours. Meanwhile, Israel continued its strikes on Lebanon, destroying a major bridge linking the south to the rest of the country. Follow our liveblog for all t...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday threatened to completely close the Strait of Hormuz if US President Donald Trump makes good on his promise to target Iranian energy facilities unless the key transport route is fully reopened within 48 hours. The Revolutionary Guards also said that US military bases hosted in other countries would become "legitimate targets", and that they would seek to “compl...
Iran has fired more than 400 ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the Middle East war, an Israeli military spokesman said Sunday, adding that roughly 92 percent of them had been intercepted. Blasts were heard and air raid sirens sounded earlier today in Jerusalem after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
US President Donald Trump issued Iran with a 48-hour deadline Saturday to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, after which he warned the US will “obliterate” Iranian power plants. Meanwhile, blasts could be heard from Jerusalem on Sunday after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran towards central Israel. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
President Donald Trump issued Iran with a 48-hour deadline Saturday to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, after which he warned the US will “obliterate” Iranian power plants. Meanwhile, blasts could be heard from Jerusalem on Sunday, after the Israeli military warned of incoming missile fire from Iran towards central Israel. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Ten years after Islamic State (IS) group terrorists staged Belgium’s deadliest attack in peacetime, killing 32 people and wounding more than 300, authorities vow to have learnt the right security lessons. Since the 2016 massacre, a coordinated extremist profile database has been set up, and the number of state security staff has been heavily increased. But some victims say their psychological and ...
Ten years after Islamic State (IS) group terrorists staged Belgium’s deadliest attack in peacetime, killing 32 and wounding more than 300, authorities vow to have learnt the right security lessons. Since the 2016 massacre, a coordinated extremist profile database has been set up, and the number of state security staff has been heavily increased.
Belgium on Sunday marked 10 years since 2016 jihadist bombings in Brussels, a trauma that still scars the country and that authorities say sharpened focus on intelligence and counterterrorism.
Cuba was hit by another nationwide blackout on Saturday, leaving much of the island in darkness for the second time in less than a week as its overstretched power system buckled under aging infrastructure and acute fuel shortages.
Cuba plunged into darkness for the second time in less than a week on Saturday after its national power network failed again, strained by aging infrastructure and a US oil blockade.
An Iranian missile struck the Israeli town of Dimona, home to a nuclear facility, injuring dozens in what Tehran said was retaliation for strikes on its Natanz nuclear site. The attack comes amid escalating regional tensions, including two failed Iranian missile strikes on the US‑UK base Diego Garcia, some 4,000 km from Iran – launches that suggest Tehran’s missiles may have greater range than pre...
Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who led the investigation into alleged Russian interference in US President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign, has died aged 81. The veteran prosecutor, long seen as a bipartisan figure, drew a sharply divisive response from Trump, who said he was “glad he’s dead” in a post on social media.
Israel's military said an Iranian missile on Saturday struck the southern town of Dimona, home to a nuclear facility, after medics reported treating some 30 wounded people. The Iran war is showing "no sign of abating", FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert said in an analysis, adding that there doesn't appear to be an "exit tunnel" in sight with Iran determined as ever to show that it would retaliate for wh...
Israel's military said an Iranian missile on Saturday struck the southern town of Dimona, home to a nuclear facility, after medics reported treating some 30 wounded people. The Iran war is showing "no sign of abating", FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert said in an analysis, adding that there doesn't appear to be an "exit tunnel" in sight with Iran determined as ever.
Dominic Tierney, the author of The Right Way to Lose a war, published in 2015, looking at US conflicts from Korea, to Vietnam, Iraq, to Afghanistan and the lessons taken from them.
President Donald Trump on Saturday warned he may deploy ICE agents to US airports if Congress fails to fund airport security. The move comes as TSA staff face a second missed paycheck in a 36-day partial government shutdown, raising fears of travel disruption. Critics question ICE’s suitability for airport duties, given its focus on immigration enforcement.
Renée Davis is live from Beirut.
Hoda Abdel-Hamid is live from Doha, Qatar.
As the Iran conflict enters its fourth week, strikes on nuclear sites and a reported attack on a US-UK base signal further escalation. With no clear exit in sight, fears are mounting of wider instability and humanitarian fallout. “The attack on Diego Garcia is an escalation… it’s a joint US-UK base, not just US territory – that in and of itself is definitely an escalation,” said Ali Vaez, Director...
Ali Vaez, Director of Iran Project & Senior Advisor at the International Crisis Group, is our guest.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that the United States and Israel would intensify their strikes on Iran in the coming week starting Sunday.
Nowruz, the Farsi-language word for “new year,” is an ancient Persian festival that is also celebrate by Kurds in Syria, Turkey and Iraq as well as Iran. It is characterized by colorful street festivals and torch-bearing processions winding their way into the mountains.
A US judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagon’s controversial media access policy violated constitutional protections, restoring journalists’ credentials after major outlets refused to comply. The decision marks a significant victory for press freedom, underscoring the public’s right to diverse reporting during wartime.
