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In the predominantly Druze city of Aley, located on Mount Lebanon, authorities scrupulously check the identity documents of the many displaced who seek refuge there. They hope the measures will reassure a population fearful of inciting Israeli strikes because of the potential presence of Hezbollah militants among the arrivals fleeing southern Lebanon.
Cuba widely restored its electricity network on Tuesday after more than 24 hours of blackouts across the Caribbean island, which is under increasing pressure from the US to change its communist government. Cuba's leader Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday said the US would face "unbreakable resistance" if Washington tried to impose reforms.
Cuba's leader on Tuesday said the US would face "unbreakable resistance" if it tries to take over the impoverished island nation, as communist authorities scrambled to fix a nationwide electricity blackout.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States had been informed by most of its NATO allies that they did not want to get involved with the country's military operation in Iran, a move he described as a "very foolish mistake". Trump's remarks came as he hosted Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office to mark St Patrick's Day.
Cubans living abroad will now be allowed to invest and own businesses on the island, a senior government official said Monday, unveiling a key reform as the economy struggles under intense US pressure.
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Peter Trubowitz, Professor of International Relations and Director of the Phelan US Centre at the London School of Economics. According to Professor Trubowitz, what we are witnessing is a dynamic in which both sides are trying to expand the scope of the conflict in order to gain leverage. Iran has broadened the battlefield by targeting regional actors and threate...
As US and Israeli airstrikes continue to pound Iran, many residents there live in fear, choosing to limit outings as much as possible. France 24's Carys Garland and Ludovic de Foucaud take a look at how one family are trying as best they can to continue life as normal amid the constant threat of bombardments.
Pakistan on Monday said it had carried out precision strikes on "military installations and terrorist support infrastructure" in Kabul but denied Afghan claims that strikes hit a drug treatment centre, killing hundreds of civilians.
The director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has announced his resignation, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Kent said on social media that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
The Paris mayoral race narrowed on Monday as a former minister hoping to wrest control of the French capital from the left sealed a deal to join forces with a fellow right-winger for the second-round run-off. France 24's Marc Perelman takes a look at how things might go when France heads to the polls this Sunday to choose not only the capital's next mayor but vote in local elections across the cou...
A former Belgian diplomat has been ordered to stand trial over the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, who became the first prime minister of Congo after the country’s independence from Belgium. The 93-year-old suspect is the first person to be prosecuted in the case. All other suspects have passed away.
With the second round of French municipal elections coming up, we take a look at what was a hot-button, campaign issue in many towns and cities: second homes. In some of France’s coastal and Alpine communities, permanent residents are priced out of buying or renting because of vacation homes. We dive into how many second homes France has, who owns them and what mayors are trying to do about some o...
Israeli airstrikes rained down on three neighbourhoods in Beirut early Tuesday, Lebanese state media reported, as Lebanon said more than one million people had been displaced in two weeks of fighting.
Israel said Tuesday it had killed Iran's powerful national security chief, Ali Larijani, in what would be a huge blow to the Islamic republic, but probably not one that would deter Tehran from continuing the war against Israel and the US, says France 2''s correspondent in the Iranian capital Reza Sayah.
A British photographer who has spent the last four years living under near-daily attacks on Kyiv has told FRANCE 24 that his nervous system has adapted to the war in Ukraine. Mark Neville says he feels he now has an advantage over people living in the rest of Europe, as his body has naturally adapted to the situation. He has set up a charity, Postcode Ukraine, which makes deliveries of humanitaria...
Britain has been hit by an “unprecedented” meningitis outbreak, the country’s health minister warned Tuesday after two students died from catching a rare bacterial strain of the disease. So far, 15 cases have been reported. The outbreak has been linked to a Canterbury nightclub.
High up in the mountains of #Kyrgyzstan, a white yak has been bred over three generations of #herders. The family hopes to patent its breed as yaks are being presented by the #government as a sustainable solution for the agricultural nation in the face of #climate change.
High up in the mountains of #Kyrgyzstan, a white yak has been bred over three generations of #herders. The family hopes to patent its breed as yaks are being presented by the #government as a sustainable solution for the agricultural nation in the face of #climate change.
Dancer, choreographer and singer Ralph Beaubrun has built a global following with his joyful dance classes and infectious energy online. Now the Franco-Haitian artist is stepping further into music with his new EP "ID.2", blending Afro-Caribbean rhythms, shatta and pop while singing in Creole, French and English.
- US President Donald Trump vowed Monday to "take" Cuba as the communist island plunged into darkness under a total power blackout linked to a crippling oil embargo imposed by Washington.
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he is seeking to delay a highly anticipated trip to China in early April by about a month because of the Iran war. It comes after Trump called on numerous nations, including China, to help ships safely transit the Strait of Hormuz, a request that so far has largely been rebuffed.
The Israeli military said Tuesday that additional troops have been deployed in southern Lebanon, as part of efforts to create an “additional layer of security for residents of northern Israel against Hezbollah's threat". It comes as shelters in the country fill up with more than a million people displaced by the fighting in southern Lebanon. France 24’s Claire Paccalin has the latest from Lebanon’...
Israel said Tuesday it had killed Iran's powerful national security chief, Ali Larijani, in what would be a huge blow to the Islamic republic more than two weeks into the war engulfing the Middle East. It would also suggest Iran's senior leadership has been infiltrated by Israeli intelligence, says France 24's Angela Diffley, meaning Iran's leaders "can no longer trust anybody".
Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani, whom Israel claimed Tuesday to have killed in a strike, was a Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's right hand man and, following the supreme leader’s death early in the war, was believed to be effectively running the country. France 24’s Delano D’Souza takes a look at a man whose death, if confirmed would be a major blow against the Islamic republic.
The Paris mayoral race is set to be decided in a second round of voting on Sunday. The first round saw the candidate for the right, Rachida Dati, trailing behind left wing candidate Emmanuel Gregoire, but shifting alliances among the parties ahead of the runoff might prove pivotal.
At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday. Pakistan rejected the claim as false and misleading and said it "precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure" on Monday night.
As yet another war rages in the Middle East, we take a closer look at the United States' military presence across the region. It's a presence that stretches back decades, but took on heightened visibility during the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, when both those nations began targeting oil tankers and merchant shipping vessels in the Arabian Gulf. Some 40,000 to 50,000 US troops are stationed across ...
In eastern Lebanon, the Baalbek region – a stronghold of Hezbollah – has repeatedly been targeted by Israeli strikes since March 2. Fleeing the bombardment, residents from the predominantly Shiite area have sought refuge in the nearby Christian village of Deir al-Ahmar. FRANCE 24’s Laura Mousset travelled to this hilltop town overlooking the Bekaa Valley, around 100 kilometres northeast of Beirut,...
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Guy Poran, former Israeli Air Force Pilot, human rights activist and volunteer for Israeli peace activist group Mistaclim. According to Poran, the situation in the West Bank has entered a dangerous phase, following wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. He says the Israeli army is encouraging the escalating attacks by Israeli settlers, both passively and actively. To fost...
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 17: Donald Trump has called on US allies to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz as the energy crisis intensifies. But after those allies refused to help, Trump promptly threatened NATO. In the midst of the EU's energy crisis, Belgium's prime minister has suggested "normalising" relations with Russia, which sparked outrage in the Belgian press. Plus: Britain scramb...
