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Macron says officer killed in Iraq as pro-Iran group vows to target French interests

A French officer was killed in a drone attack in Iraq, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Earlier the Iran-backed Iraqi group, Ashab Alkahf, warned that French interests in the region were now targets after the arrival of a French aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean.

French soldier killed in attack in Iraqi Kurdistan

A French soldier was killed in an attack in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, confirming the first French military death in the Middle East war.

US allows sale of Russian oil at sea as Middle East war sends energy prices soaring

The United States will temporarily allow the sale of Russian oil already at sea, the Treasury Department said on Thursday, as energy prices surged after US-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered war in the Middle East. The license permits cargoes loaded by March 12 to be delivered and sold until April 11.

🔴 French soldier killed in attack in Iraqi Kurdistan, Macron says

🔴 French soldier killed in attack in Iraqi Kurdistan, Macron says

FBI opens terrorism investigation after deadly shooting at Virginia university

The FBI opened a terrorism investigation after a gunman opened fire Thursday at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, killing one person and wounding two US Army personnel, officials said. The suspect, previously convicted of aiding terrorists, was subdued by ROTC students after entering a classroom and asking if it was ROTC class, officials.

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Cocaine bound for Europe increasingly routed through West Africa

In tonight’s edition: a new report warns that trafficking routes from Latin America to Europe are increasingly passing through West Africa. The new US ambassador to South Africa has backtracked on his criticism of the "Kill the Boer" chant. And more than a month after Cyclone Gezani devastated eastern Madagascar, survivors are facing a new crisis as construction material prices have surged by 50 p...

30% of Europe’s cocaine routed through West Africa region

In tonight's edition, a new report warns that trafficking routes from Latin America to Europe are increasingly passing through the West Africa region. Also, the new US ambassador to South Africa backtracks on his criticism of the 'Kill the Boer' chant. And over a month after Cyclone Gezani devastated eastern Madagascar, the storm’s survivors are facing a new crisis as the price of construction mat...

Netanyahu says new Iran leader 'can't show his face in public'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei "can't show his face in public" after Tehran issued a first statement in his name that was read out by a TV presenter. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.

Iran to allow India-flagged tankers to pass through Strait of Hormuz (reports)

Iran will reportedly allow Indian-flagged tankers to transit the Strait of Hormuz, a conduit for 40% of the South Asian nation's crude imports, an Indian government source told Reuters on Thursday, but an Iranian source outside the country denied any such ​deal was reached. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Giacome Luciani, Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs.

Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated LEGO propaganda video

The war in Iran is not only being fought on the battlefield – it is also playing out online. Iran’s state media recently took a leaf out of the White House’s own social media playbook, mocking Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu with an AI-generated propaganda video styled like a LEGO animation. The clip suggested that Trump launched the conflict to distract from scrutiny over his links to disgrac...

Iran trolls Trump with AI-generated Lego propaganda video

US Democrats call for 'swift investigation' into strike on Iranian school

A group of 46 mostly Democratic senators on Wednesday sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking answers on the bombing of a school in Iran. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports.

Oil prices top $100 as markets brace for prolonged Iran conflict

Brent crude has once again topped $100 a barrel as energy markets brace for the Iran conflict to drag on. US President Donald Trump says he is less concerned about high oil prices than about stopping Iran, while his energy secretary has confirmed the military cannot yet escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Also, Indian households and businesses are facing high prices and shortages of cooki...

Oil prices top $100 as market braces for long conflict

Brent crude oil prices have once again topped $100 per barrel, as energy markets brace for the Iran conflict to drag on. US President Donald Trump says he's less concerned about high oil prices than about stopping Iran, while his energy secretary has confirmed the military cannot yet escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. Also in the show - Indian households and businesses are facing high pr...

US tech giants on Iran's list of potential targets in Gulf countries

Iran's Tasnim news agency has published a list of potential targets for Iran on Telegram, including the offices of tech giants such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Nvidia in Gulf countries and Israel. Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Doha for FRANCE 24.

Moscow court sentences 15 men to life in prison for jihadist attack on concert hall

A Russian court sentenced four perpetrators and eleven accomplices to life imprisonment on Thursday for the March 2024 attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which killed 150 people, making it the country’s worst jihadist attack in more than 20 years.

Russia sentences 15 men to life in prison for jihadist attack on concert hall

A Russian court sentenced four perpetrators and eleven accomplices to life imprisonment on Thursday for the March 2024 attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which killed 150 people, making it the country’s worst jihadist attack in more than 20 years.

Who gives the kill order? AI and the war in Iran

Warfare's always evolving, sometimes slowly: Napoleon’s armies traveled only as those of Julius Caesar. Sometimes, faster than commanders can process: see the futile carnage of World War I. The pace of change on the battlefield today? Fast, very fast.

Man fatally shot after ramming pickup truck into Michigan synagogue

Police shot and killed a man on Thursday after he drove a vehicle into a synagogue in West Bloomfield, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, where a large-scale law enforcement operation is now under way. The city's county sheriff confirmed the fatality and reported that a security guard had also been injured.

Man fatally shot after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

A man died on Thursday after attacking a synagogue in West Bloomfield, a suburb of Detroit in Michigan, where a large-scale law enforcement operation is underway. His death was confirmed by the county sheriff who also reported that a security guard had been injured.

Assailant dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

An unidentified assailant was killed Thursday after ramming his pickup truck into a synagogue on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, causing a blaze and triggering a huge police response.

The race for Paris: Will more armed police and more cameras make the city safer?

With France preparing to vote in the first round of municipal elections on Sunday, Paris has become a battleground between left- and right-wing forces fighting to shape the capital’s future. And as Parisians increasingly place public safety at the top of their concerns, candidates from across the spectrum have pledged to pour more funds into the city’s municipal police force and surveillance syste...

Cape leopard's return sparks hope

In South Africa's Western Cape mountains, the return of a top predator is giving conservationists hope after 170 years. But with fewer than a thousand Cape leopards left in the wild, the species remains dangerously vulnerable.