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Behind most card payments in Europe stand two American giants, Visa and Mastercard – a dependence recently thrust into the spotlight. After issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, several judges at the International Criminal Court were sanctioned by Washington, leaving them unable to use their bank cards – even on European soil.
The US military said it will begin a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas on Monday, after weekend talks failed to reach a deal to end the war with Iran, jeopardizing a fragile two-week ceasefire.
Pope Leo XIV embarked Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria, aiming to promote Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global conflict and honor the locally born inspiration of his religious spirituality, St. Augustine. Leo’s two-day stop in Algeria opens an intense 11-day tour of four African nations — Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea — that will bring history’s first US...
Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar spent most of his professional life moving comfortably within the political world built by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. On Sunday, he brought that system down. The 45-year-old lawyer and leader of the opposition Tisza party has charted a meteoric political rise since bursting into public view in early 2024. He galvanised large numbers of voters across Hunga...
Lawmakers in the National Assembly are set to debate draft legislation to facilitate the return of artworks and other prized artefacts looted during the country’s colonial era. The bill, which was backed by the Senate earlier this year, could help address requests already submitted by various countries, including Mali, Algeria and Benin.
In southern Lebanon, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had eliminated the “threat of an invasion” by Hezbollah, during his first visit there since fighting began against the Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite movement on March 2.
In southern Lebanon, Netanyahu said Israel had eliminated the “threat of an invasion” by Hezbollah, during his first visit there since fighting began against the Iran-backed Lebanese Shiite movement on March 2.
US crude oil prices surged nearly 8%, reaching US$104 per barrel, as concerns grow over a potential US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. In March, Iran exported around 1.85 million barrels of crude per day through the strait. Meanwhile, Hungarians are eyeing a new economic future as Peter Magyar promises reforms to tackle corruption.
Budapest turned into a party zone well into the early hours on Monday with people dancing outside pubs and cars honking as supporters of the opposition Tisza party celebrated their sweeping victory in a pivotal election on Sunday. The election, which brought a record turnout of 80% based on preliminary data, ended the 16-year rule of right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban and for Hungarians t...
President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy on Sunday to block the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping lane, furious with Iran's refusal to surrender its nuclear ambitions after peace talks in Pakistan broke down without an agreement. In response to Trump's announcement, Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned they had traffic in the strategic waterway under their full control and would trap any enemy who...
China urges calm and restraint on all sides, a spokesperson for its foreign ministry said on Monday, when asked about US President Donald Trump's threat to launch a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran failed. Keeping the key waterway safe, stable and unimpeded serves the common interest of the international community, the spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, told a regul...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Sunday he was working to stop the Israel-Hezbollah war, ahead of planned talks on Tuesday in Washington between Lebanese, Israeli and US officials -- even as Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu told troops in south Lebanon that the fight there was far from over. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky reports from Jerusalem.
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, April 13: First, the Hungarian papers react to Viktor Orban's defeat in the parliamentary elections. Next, Pope Leo's historic visit to Algeria is making the front pages. Elsewhere, women break new ground as Susan Coyle is appointed head of the Australian army, and Union Berlin welcomes the league's first female coach. Finally, the world's Andrews unite.
Peruvian voters will have to wait until at least Monday to learn the outcome of Sunday’s presidential election after the process was mired with logistical issues that even left thousands of people in the country and abroad unable to cast ballots. The problems prompted electoral authorities to allow more than 52,000 residents of Peru’s capital, Lima, to vote on Monday. The extension, announced afte...
The battered wooden trunk had been in the family for a century, shifted from attic to barn to garage. No one knew a cinematic treasure was inside. That was until retired high school teacher Bill McFarland's curiosity got the better of him. Spliced in the middle of one of 10 reels was a lost short film by Georges Melies, a French cinema pioneer – the first to experiment with fictional narratives an...
🇭🇺 🗳️ Thousands of #Hungarians took to the streets of Budapest on Sunday night as pro-European challenger Peter #Magyar and his #Tisza party unseated PM Viktor #Orban's #Fidesz, after 16 years in power, in parliamentary elections.
Pope Leo XIV began on Monday a landmark visit to Algeria where he called for forgiveness in a speech paying tribute to victims of the country's war of independence from France. It marked the first visit by a pontiff to the Muslim-majority country, which risked being overshadowed by public criticism from US President Donald Trump over the pope’s stance on the Iran war.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday at the start of an 11-day tour of Africa, in the first visit by a pontiff to the Muslim-majority country, which risked being overshadowed by public criticism from US President Donald Trump over his stance on the Iran war.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday at the start of an 11-day tour of Africa, in the first visit by a pontiff to the Muslim-majority country, which risked being overshadowed by public criticism from US President Donald Trump over his stance on the Iran war.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria on Monday at the start of an 11-day tour of Africa, the first international trip of his papacy that risked being overshadowed by public criticism from US President Donald Trump over his stance on the Iran war.
The elections in Hungary had one of the highest turnouts since the fall of the Soviet Union. Following Péter Magyar's landslide victory, FRANCE 24's Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Bálint Magyar, Author, Hungary's former Minister of Education and one of the founding members of the Alliance of Free Democrats. According to Magyar, this election marks the "third regime change" since 1989-90, which w...
The elections in Hungary had one of the highest turnouts since the fall of the Soviet Union. Following Péter Magyar's landslide victory, FRANCE 24's Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Bálint Magyar, Author, Hungary's former Minister of Education and one of the founding members of the Alliance of Free Democrats. According to Magyar, this election marks the "third regime change" since 1989-90, which w...
We speak to an influential voice on European reform, the former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta, author of a landmark report on the future of the Single Market, presented in April 2024. Two years on, he says many of its recommendations remain unimplemented, warning that continued fragmentation of the Single Market – and by extension the energy market – is contributing to higher costs for the E...
Europe’s energy dependence has been sharply exposed by the war in Iran. Although efforts have been made over the past four years to reduce reliance on Russia, disruptions to liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have highlighted the EU’s continued vulnerability. The impact is already being felt in European households, with inflation rising to 2.5% in March, driven larg...
A former Orban loyalist, Peter Magyar carried his Tisza party to a crushing win in Sunday's high-stakes elections, ending 16 years of Fidesz rule. The 45-year-old has pledged to crack down on corruption and rebuild Hungary's damaged relationships with the European Union and NATO.
US President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, accusing the US-born pontiff of being "a very liberal person" and "terrible for foreign policy". His comments came after Leo suggested over the weekend that a "delusion of omnipotence" was fuelling the US-Israeli war on Iran.
FRANCE 24's Senior European Editor Armen Georgian is pleased to welcome András László, MEP for Patriots for Europe / Fidesz. According to Laszio, the outcome cannot be reduced to a single campaign misstep or policy failure. He says governing parties across Europe are all under pressure from economic stagnation. But he does accuse the opposition of a "filthy and hate-filled campaign" that prioritis...
Iran executed at least 1,639 people last year, an average of more than four executions per day, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) said in their joint annual report, warning that the regime risked killing even more people this year after protests in January and amid the war triggered by the US and Israel.
Iranian authorities executed at least 1,639 people in 2025, the highest number since 1989, two NGOs said Monday, warning it risked using capital punishment even more extensively after protests in January and the war against Israel and the US.
