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Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the Gazan community of Deir al-Balah this weekend headed to the ballots to elect their local leaders. For the Gazans who participated, it was their first local vote in more than two decades. Palestinian authorities hailed the vote a success and said it paves the way for more elections being held in war-torn enclave in the near future.
Annette Young is pleased to welcome Laurel Rapp, Director of the US and North America Programme at Chatham House. According to Ms. Rapp, the visit of King Charles to the US, planned prior to the outbreak of the US war on Iran, now unfolds with far higher stakes in the wake of an all-out diplomatic crisis. What was once regarded as a “special relationship”, the US and the UK are being increasingly ...
Some 60 countries are gathering in the coastal city of Santa Marta in Colombia to tackle an issue that has deadlocked UN climate talks: how to exist fossil fuels. It's the first global conference of its kind, bringing together nations that want to accelerate a fossil fuel phaseout, despite a decades-long stalemate at the UN-level COP summits. Our Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.
British lawmakers will on Tuesday vote on whether to launch a parliamentary probe into Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, the Times newspaper reported Monday. Mandelson was fired from the job after his links with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed. The investigation would look into whether Starmer misled MPs when presenting them with...
The Azawad Liberation Front and the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) launched an offensive against several Malian towns on April 25. In the north, the city of Kidal was recaptured following a three-year presence of Russian and Malian forces. Verified footage offers a window into these two days of tensions.
Chile's Atacama desert has become a hub of world-class astronomy, with some of the clearest views of our universe. A new project from the European Southern Observatory, the Extremely Large Telescope, will bring those stunning views even closer to the human eye.
Spectacular kites, huge crowds and glorious weather - the 39th edition of the International Kite Festival, in Berck-sur-Mer, just wrapped up in the north of France, having succesfully set a world record for the longest kite ever flown at 100 metres-long.
The first public trial in Syria of officials linked to the rule of former President Bashar al-Assad opened in Damascus Sunday. Assad himself and his brother, Maher, former commander of the Syrian military's 4th Armored Division — which Syrian opposition activists have accused of killings, torture, extortion and drug trafficking, in addition to running its own detention centers — were charged in ab...
Two days of national mourning have been declared in Mali after the country's defence minister was killed in an attack by Al-Qaeda linked group JNIM, who have allied with Tuareg rebels. Despite their disagreements, the two sides joined forces to fight against the Malian army, which is supported by Russian mercenaries.
Mali's military rulers faced a security crisis Sunday after coordinated nationwide attacks by jihadist fighters and separatist rebels this weekend killed the defence minister and reportedly left a key northern town in rebel hands. France 24's Douglas Herbert takes a closer look.
A French makeup artist who has worked regularly at the White House, including at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner itself, has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her experience and the security surrounding the US president. Audrey Lefèvre has made up Presidents Bill Clinton and Joe Biden, as well as more recently Ivanka Trump and other members of the Trump family. She says the gunman at th...
Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by US President Donald Trump planned to assassinate him and multiple top officials, as scrutiny grew over the event's security. Here is what we know about the suspect.
Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by US President Donald Trump planned to assassinate him and multiple top officials, as scrutiny grew over the event's security. Here is what we know about the suspect.
So much of Scotland’s history has been forged by its relationship to England and by one central question: union or independence? Brexit has given the independence movement new momentum, and with Scottish elections coming up in May, the question is back at the centre of the debating table. In this new episode of "Growing up in Europe", ENTR travelled to Scotland to ask young people where they see t...
Cities around the globe are clearing their billboards of adverts for flights, cruise ships and petrol cars in a bid to reduce global warming. Amsterdam is the latest city to join the movement, becoming the first capital in the world to approve a legal ban on fossil fuel advertisements. Following the historic win, Dutch activists are now calling for restrictions to be enforced on a national level. ...
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, April 27: Michael Jackson's biopic is enjoying a strong debut, despite numerous sexual abuse accusations. But first: papers discuss conspiracy theories following the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting. Plus: in some good news, a chubby sea lion has won the hearts of San Francisco locals and a German nun discovers the joy of eating a kebab.
Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by Donald Trump planned to assassinate the US president and multiple top officials. The suspect, widely named as Cole Allen, 31, had written in a note shared with his family shortly before the attack that his targets would be "prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest."
Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country's south on Sunday killed 14 people, the deadliest day since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war came into force over a week ago. It came as Israel and the Iran-backed group traded fresh accusations of breaching the fragile truce, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the military was "vigorously" targeting Hezbollah and the ...
Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires' once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence. The trial centres on the 2015 birth of ChatGPT maker OpenAI as a nonprofit startup primarily funded by Musk before evolving into a ca...
A California man accused of storming a gala dinner attended by President Donald Trump was to appear in court Monday over a shooting that marks at least the third time in three years that Trump has come under threat by an attacker, raising fresh concerns about security, and the growing pattern of political violence across the country.
U.S. law enforcement officials are reassessing security arrangements after a gunman opened fire near the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, raising questions about how he was able to get so close to an event attended by President Donald Trump, cabinet members and lawmakers. France 24's Fraser Jackson has the latest from Washington.
Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon's health ministry said, as the Israeli military warned residents to leave seven towns beyond the "buffer zone" it occupied before a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt hostilities. France 24's correspondent in Jerusalem Noga Tarnopolsky has the latest.
Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack on his residence, the government said on Sunday, a high-profile fatality during coordinated assaults staged the previous day by insurgents including the West Africa al Qaeda affiliate.
King Charles' state visit to the U.S. will go ahead as planned on Monday despite a shooting at a White House dinner attended by President Donald Trump, Buckingham Palace said after discussions with U.S. officials. The four-day trip - which is to include a private meeting with Trump and an address to Congress marking 250 years since U.S. independence — is intended to reinforce the strained U.S.-Br...
Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by Donald Trump planned to assassinate the US president and multiple top officials, as they continue to probe suspects exact motives. France 24's Andrew Hillier has the latest.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at a black-tie gala on Saturday night was a "pretty sick guy" who had been flagged to law enforcement by family members. Trump said in TV interviews that the suspect, whom an official identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, had posted what Trump described a...
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Paul Melly, Consulting Fellow on the Africa Program at Chatham House. According to Melly, what we are witnessing is the convergence of multiple fractures: political, territorial, and military. The recent attacks illustrate a dramatic expansion of jihadist operational reach into the very heart of state power. While the Malian state might not be collapsing outright...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine and vowed to help Moscow achieve victory in its "sacred war", state media reported Monday, after Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov met with Kim on Sunday. Pyongyang has sent missiles, munitions and thousands of troops to assist Russia in Ukraine, and analysts say Moscow is sending financial aid, military tec...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reaffirmed support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and vowed to help Moscow achieve victory in its "sacred war". Pyongyang has sent missiles, munitions and thousands of troops to assist Russia in Ukraine, and analysts say Moscow is sending financial aid, military technology, food and energy to the diplomatically isolated country in return.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reaffirmed Pyongyang's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, vowing to help Moscow achieve victory in its "sacred" war, state media reported on Monday.
