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At least 14 people were killed and 38 injured in a highway bomb attack in southwest Colombia that the authorities blamed on the dissidents of the former FARC guerrilla army. The attack came amid a spate of violence across the country ahead of next month's presidential election.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi returned to Pakistan on Sunday following a brief visit to Oman, state media reported, for more peace negotiations after leaving Islamabad the previous day. US President Donald Trump told his envoys not to travel to Pakistan as Islamabad attempts to reignite ceasefire talks. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday for more peace negotiations, state media reported, having just left Islamabad the previous day. US envoys did not arrive in Islamabad as expected on Saturday after Iran said it would not participate in direct negotiations with the US. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
A member of the French Resistance who was deported to Dachau concentration camp, 102-year-old Jean Lafaurie continues to share his story with generations of students – and warn them about the hard right’s return in Europe. Ahead of France’s National Day of Remembrance for Victims and Heroes of the Deportation, Lafaurie told FRANCE 24 about the solidarity that helped him and other prisoners survive...
Tibetans living outside Chinese control vote on Sunday for a government-in-exile in a ballot seen as increasingly significant as they prepare for an eventual future without their revered spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The India-based Central Tibetan Administration remains central to the exile community.
Shots were fired near a Washington hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday as US President Donald Trump attended the event, prompting security agents to rush him off stage. Guests ducked under tables as chaos erupted. Trump later said the suspected gunman had been apprehended.
Shots were fired near a Washington hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday as US President Donald Trump attended the event, prompting security agents to rush him off stage. Guests ducked under tables as chaos erupted. Trump later said the suspected gunman had been apprehended.
Suspected gunshots disrupted a dinner attended by US President Donald Trump in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters said, as loud bangs rang out at the Washington Hilton. Guests hid under tables as tactical teams moved in and Trump was evacuated.
Suspected gunshots disrupted a dinner attended by US President Donald Trump in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters said, as loud bangs rang out at the Washington Hilton. Guests hid under tables as tactical teams moved in and Trump was evacuated.
The Strait of Hormuz, which is a key passage for oil produced in the Middle East, has come to the center of the Iran-US conflict.
Since the beginning of the Iran-US war, Pakistan has tried to host talks between the two countries, aiming at finding peace.
Since the beginning of the Iran-US war, Pakistan has tried to host talks between the two countries, aiming at finding peace.
Since the beginning of the Iran-US war, Pakistan has tried to host talks between the two countries, aiming at finding peace.
Associations that support food delivery workers here in France have filed a criminal complaint for "human trafficking" against the platforms Deliveroo and Uber Eats. One of the attorneys accused the companies of making significant profits by exploiting their workers.
A festive and cheerful mood has taken hold of the West Bank as the Palestinian Authority holds local elections, FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky said, reporting from Bethlehem. Most electoral lists are aligned with president Mahmud Abbas's secular-nationalist Fatah party or running as independents. There are no lists affiliated with Fatah's archrival Hamas, which controls nearly half of the Gaza Strip...
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least six people, officials said Saturday, most of them in an attack on a residential building in the eastern city of Dnipro.
The coordinated attacks on Mali's capital of Bamako represent a "dramatic setback" for the junta-led government, said Andrew Lebovich, Research Fellow with Clingendael's Conflict Research Unit. Lebovich said the attacks also showed how tenuous the security situation in Mali is with authorities along with their Russian partners struggling to prevent the attacks in and around the capital.
Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted Saturday in municipal elections, the first since the war in Gaza erupted, with low turnout and a limited political field. Nearly 1.5 million people are registered to vote in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as 70,000 people in Gaza's Deir el-Balah area, according to the Ramallah-based Central Elections Commission.
US envoys were expected in the Pakistani capital on Saturday to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations with Iran, although Iranian state media said Tehran's representatives had no immediate plans to hold face-to-face talks. "According to Tehran, until and unless that blockade (of Iranian ports) is lifted, the conditions are not ripe for diplomacy," FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah said, reporting from ...
The army in junta-ruled Mali said on Saturday it was battling what it called “terrorist groups” that launched surprise attacks around the capital Bamako and other parts of the West African nation. The attacks were claimed by the Azawad Liberation Front, a separatist group that has been fighting the Malian army for more than a decade. FRANCE 24 journalist Justice Baidoo reported that the FLA has la...
Local elections are being held in the West Bank and parts of Gaza on Saturday. The vote will determine the makeup of local councils tasked with overseeing water, roads, and electricity. Bertrand Besancenot, former French ambassador to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, said the vote would provide “credibility to Palestinian sovereignty” if voter turnout is high.
Following his defeat in the Monte Carlo final against Jannik Sinner and his withdrawal from the Rome Masters 1000, the uncertainty surrounding two-time defending Paris Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz's participation in this year's tournament has continued for several weeks. Ultimately, he has decided not to defend his title, citing an injury to his right wrist.
Palestinians on Saturday cast ballots in tents and damaged buildings in Deir al-Balah, marking the first local election in part of Gaza Strip in over 20 years. With Hamas affiliated candidates on the list of candidates, the vote serves as a "barometer" on Palestinian public opinion, said Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute.
Gunmen launched a wave of coordinated assaults across Mali early Saturday, striking the capital Bamako as well as key northern cities including Kidal and Gao. FRANCE 24's Justice Baidoo reports.
President Donald Trump, famous for his clashes with reporters and denunciations of the “fake news” media, will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday – his first time as president. Every year since its inception, the WHCA has invited the sitting president to its annual celebration of press freedom. Except for Trump, all have attended at some point during their presi...
Mali's army said Saturday that it was fighting "terrorist groups" that had attacked army barracks in the capital Bamako and other areas in the African nation. Witnesses reported gunfire in several cities in the military-ruled state and an army statement said: "Terrorist groups, not yet identified, early this morning targeted certain points and barracks in the capital and the interior." FRANCE 24's...
People from the Western Tigray region in Ethiopia told Human Rights Watch that they had been arbitrarily detained and treated as second class citizens, FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti said, adding that there are more than 800,000 internally displaced people in Tigray.
In the coastal city of Sidon, displaced families sheltering from months of conflict express little relief at the extension of a fragile truce between Lebanon and Israel. While Donald Trump voiced optimism about a path toward peace, many civilians – uprooted by fighting involving Hezbollah – say ongoing strikes, uncertainty, and deep mistrust prevent them from returning home or believing in lasting...
