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Peru’s presidential election has been delayed after logistical problems disrupted voting across the country, forcing electoral authorities to extend the process into Monday. With 35 candidates in a crowded field and widespread frustration over crime and corruption, voters are now waiting for results in a highly uncertain and tightly contested race.
Iran's military said a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz set to begin on Monday would be illegal and amount to piracy, warning that no Gulf ports would be safe if its own are threatened. US President Donald Trump earlier told reporters he didn't "care" whether Tehran returns to negotiations with the US after weekend talks in Pakistan ended without a deal. Follow our liveblog for the latest...
US President Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian ports starting Monday afternoon, after ceasefire talks collapsed in Pakistan. The move triggered an oil price surge and warnings of escalation, as both sides traded threats and blamed each other for the breakdown in negotiations and rising regional tensions. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
"Gugusse and the Automaton", a short silent film made by French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès back in 1897, was lost to history until it was found in a trove of film reels donated to the US Library of Congress. The precious celluloid belonged to a potato farmer who showed silent movies to audiences in rural Pennsylvania at the turn of the 20th century.
The battered wooden trunk had been in the family for a century -- shifted from attic to barn to garage as it was handed down through the generations. No one knew a cinematic treasure was inside.
A 32-hour Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine expired on Monday, with both sides accusing each other of thousands of violations despite a brief lull in air and missile strikes along the 1,200-kilometre front line. The ceasefire period still saw ongoing drone and artillery activity, officials said, alongside continued mutual allegations of breaches.
Hungarian voters delivered a shock election result on Sunday, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule and handing victory to pro-European challenger Péter Magyar, in a vote set to reshape Hungary’s ties with the EU and reverberate across global far-right movements.
Hungarian voters delivered a shock election result on Sunday, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule and handing victory to pro-European challenger Péter Magyar, in a vote set to reshape Hungary’s ties with the EU and reverberate across global far-right movements.
Hungarian voters delivered a shock election result on Sunday, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule and handing victory to pro-European challenger Péter Magyar, in a vote set to reshape Hungary’s ties with the EU and reverberate across global far-right movements.
President Donald Trump said the US Navy will begin a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz Monday morning after US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan collapsed without agreement. This announcement fuelled fears of further disruption to global energy supplies and shipping routes.
As Péter Magyar is set to become Hungary's new prime minister, with an astounding supermajority, FRANCE 24's Senior European Editor Armen Georgian is pleased to welcome Tamás Harangozó, Hungarian jurist, politician, and Deputy Leader of the MSZP Socialists in parliament. According to Harangozó, this election is nothing short of a collective civic awakening: a moment in which citizens, across ideol...
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Alexandre Vautravers, Associate Fellow in Leadership in Conflict Management at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). According to Vautravers, amid Trump's fiery rhetoric, the real challenges lie in the technical, logistical, and strategic underpinnings of the alliance and interoperability across US and European forces. He says Europe is entering a phase o...
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Alexandre Vautravers, Expert in Strategy and Security, Editor in Chief of The Swiss Military Review (RMS) and Associate Fellow in Leadership in Conflict Management at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP). According to Vautravers,Donald Trump's fiery rhetoric threatening US withdrawal from NATO remains largely performative chest-thumping.HE argues the real...
Benin voters cast their ballots for the country's next president Sunday, with current Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni expected to win handily over the sole opposition candidate Paul Hounkpè. Results are expected earlier in the week.
Military air strikes on a village in northeastern Nigeria killed dozens of people on Saturday, Amnesty International reported Sunday. The country's air force initially said it had struck a "known terrorist enclave and logistics hub" before later saying it was launching an investigation into the attack following reports of civilian casualties.
François Picard is pleased to welcome Jad Shahrour, journalist and Spokesperson at the Samir Kassir Foundation. Amid Israeli military operations across Lebanon, international negotiations and a ceasefire with Iran does not extend to Lebanon. The Lebanese territory remains an active battlefield. He highlights three core dynamics: the fragmentation of international narratives, the asymmetry between ...
Gavin Lee is joined by General Jean-Paul Palomeros, former Supreme Allied Commander for NATO's Transformation and French Air Force veteran, to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East. In light of President Trump's recent threats to impose a military blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, Palomeros offers his insights into the strategic moves unfolding, particularly the shifting dynamics in U...
Jean Paul Palomeros, a former French Airforce General, who's held high level command roles in both France and NATO, where he was Supreme Allied Commander in the alliances warfare development command, overseeing transformation from 2012 to 2015.
Jean Paul Palomeros, a former French Airforce General, who's held high level command roles in both France and NATO, where he was Supreme Allied Commander in the alliances warfare development command, overseeing transformation from 2012 to 2015.
The US navy will begin blockading ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz “effective immediately”, US President Donald Trump said in a social media post Sunday. He added that the US would also “interdict” every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran for passing through the critical waterway.
François Picard is joined by Aaron David Miller, former State Department Middle East negotiator and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. With decades of experience in diplomacy, Miller sees the current situation in the Middle East not as the result of a coherent strategy, but as an exercise in improvisation, shaped by pressure, personalities, and shifting power dynamics...
François Picard is pleased to welcome Aaron David Miller, former State Department Middle East negotiator, and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Miller has spent decades working in diplomacy, and he does not see a coherent strategy playing out here, just improvisation shaped by pressure, personality, and shifting leverage. The negotiations surrounding Iran, Israel, an...
François Picard is pleased to welcome Aaron David Miller, former State Department Middle East negotiator, and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Miller has spent decades working in diplomacy, and he does not see a coherent strategy playing out here, just improvisation shaped by pressure, personality, and shifting leverage. The current negotiations surrounding Iran, Is...
The outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat in Sunday’s election during a brief speech at his campaign headquarters. After having been in power for 16 years, he congratulated his opponent Peter Magyar. The election saw record turnout, with young people turning out in large numbers. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog.
The outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban conceded defeat in Sunday’s election during a brief speech at his campaign headquarters. After having been in power for 16 years, he congratulated his opponent Peter Magyar. The election saw record turnout, with young people turning out in large numbers. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has congratulated centre-right challenger Peter Magyar on his election victory, Magyar said on Sunday after partial results put his Tisza party on course for a parliamentary majority. The election saw a record turnout. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Polling stations closed on Sunday in Hungary, following a day marked by record turnout. After more than 15 years in power in Hungary, Viktor Orbán is seeking a fifth term. Trailing in the polls behind his centre-right rival Peter Magyar, the Prime Minister has run a highly aggressive campaign, claiming that his defeat would drag his country into war alongside Ukraine. Follow our liveblog for all t...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban faces his biggest challenge on Sunday as the country votes in crucial elections that could hand victory to his centre-right rival Peter Magyar. Orban, an ally of US President Donald Trump and one of the European Union's biggest antagonists, has run an aggressive campaign, claiming that a defeat would drag his country into war alongside Ukraine. Follow our live...
