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Two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges were welcomed by President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday. Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72, thanked their families, friends and the French government for their support in their first comments to the media following their release.
An Israeli strike destroyed a building in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Wednesday as Israel kept up its offensive against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the country, insisting a truce agreed between itself and the United Sates with Iran does not apply to the country.
Israel's military said Wednesday its forces would continue their campaign against Hezbollah fighters, claiming the ceasefire with Iran does not apply to Lebanon. France 24's Noga Tarnopolsky has the latest.
Supporters of Iran's Supreme Leader have been taking to the streets in Tehran to celebrate following the two week ceasefire announcement in the war with the US and Israel. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed "regime change" has already happened in the country despite hardliners remaining in charge, while anti-regime voices in the country remain brutally suppressed.
The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reaching a deal less than two hours before President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the wiping out of "a whole civilization". Negotiations are now set to take place over a more permanent peace. France 24's Oliver Farry takes a look at what might happen next.
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire barely an hour before US President Donald Trump's Wednesday deadline to obliterate the country, triggering global relief. Following the announcement, both Tehran and Washington claimed to have won the more than month-long conflict.
A two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran on Wednesday led to a steep drop in oil prices and a rebound in Asian and European equities. In this edition, we see what the various stakeholders are saying the deal means for the future of the Hormuz Strait through which a fifth of the world's supply of oil and natural gas transits. And we see how Pakistan's adoption of solar powe...
Donald Trump has added more confusion to the terms of the ceasefire agreed with Iran by telling AFP that the US had a “15-point” proposal for talks set to take place in the next two weeks, having earlier said that Iran had presented a 10-point plan, reports France 24’s correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson.
An agreement for a two-week ceasefire with the US and Israel is being hailed as a victory in Iran, reports France 24's correspondent Reza Sayah, with state media claiming the deal is "yet another retreat" by US president Donald Trump.
A number of Gulf states have reported being targeted by Iranian strikes despite the ceasefire agreed between Iran, the US and Israel. Qatar and the United Arab Emirates said missiles heading for the country were intercepted, sirens were heard sounding in Saudi Arabia and two people have been injured in Bahrain due to falling debris. France 24’s correspondent Hoda Abdel-Hamid has the latest.
PRESS REVIEW - Wednesday, April 8: Papers discuss US President Donald Trump's mental health after his "stunning" threat to wipe out Iran. While attention is on the Middle East, the Epstein investigation continues: we take a look at the latest. Finally, an iconic duo graces the cover of Vogue Magazine...
Much of Hungary's electoral campaign has centred around energy policy, at least in incumbent Viktor Orban's camp, as he seeks re-election amid the world's worst energy crisis in decades. Orban promises to keep prices low with energy subsidies and warns of unaffordable power bills should he lose. But is it really that simple? He's continued to commit to buying Russian gas, one of only two European ...
The two-week ceasefire agreed between the US, ISrael and Iran will bring relief for the international community and the Iranian population, Myriam Benraad, professor and Middle East specialist at the University of Exeter, tells France 24. But, with talks now set to take place to negotiate a longer-term peace and given the constradictory messages coming from the White House "we don't really know wh...
Iran, the United States and Israel reached a two-week ceasefire Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back from his threats to destroy Iranian civilisation. The agreement came just hours before Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its bridges and powerplants.
The US and Iran on Wednesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reaching a deal just hours before President Donald Trump's deadline and threatened destruction of Iranian "civilisation" if Tehran failed to unblock the Strait of Hormuz. Details of the Pakistan-brokered agreement are set to be negotiated in Islamabad on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the truce deal does not inclu...
Two French nationals released after nearly four years in Iranian detention returned home on Wednesday, vowing to speak out about the “daily horror” of their imprisonment, as President Emmanuel Macron hailed the end of their ordeal.
French President Emmanuel Macron met with French nationals Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris at the Elysée Palace after they touched down in Paris on Wednesday following their November release by Iran. The pair had spent more than three years in detention on espionage charges.
Iran proposed a 10-point plan for ending the war with the US and Israel early Wednesday after the establishment of a two-week ceasefire just before a US-imposed deadline and threats to destroy Iranian "civilisation". US President Donald Trump said the plan was "workable", despite several points which Washington had previously said were unfeasible.
Bayern Munich won 2-1 away at Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. The second leg will take place in Munich on April 15.
François Picard is pleased to welcome Manlio Graziano, Professor of Geopolitics and Geopolitics of Religions at the American Graduate School of International Relations and Diplomacy in Paris. He argues that we are living through a transitional moment as we embark on a new world order: the United States remains extraordinarily powerful, yet no longer functions as "the leader of the free world", cap...
As another ten people have been killed in an airstrike in central Gaza, an NGO speaks to FRANCE 24 about the ongoing catastrophic situation for Palestinians, both in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The latest incident comes despite a fragile ceasefire put in place last October. As the world's attention has turned towards the war in and surrounding Iran, millions of Palestinians still need basic ...
An assailant was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting Tuesday outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, which was empty of diplomats at the time, and two police officers sustained minor injuries, according to an initial official report.
The Artemis II astronauts wrapped up their lunar flyby as they continue their journey back to Earth on Tuesday, bringing with them rich celestial observations including little-known lunar craters, a solar eclipse and meteor strikes that scientists hope will open doors.
The South African government has deployed 2,200 soldiers alongside the police in five provinces for a period of one year to combat gangs and organized crime. One of the hardest-hit cities is Cape Town where, in the face of the violence, local initiatives are emerging, including a group of mothers who are organizing neighbourhood watch groups to protect their community and its residents.
In France, a massive jump in the price of diesel fuel is having a particularly onerous effect on the country's drivers. French economic policies from the 1970s and 80s turned the country into one of the most diesel-dependent nations in the Western world. But less and less of the fuel is being refined in France - leading to price spikes at the pump even more pronounced than for gasoline.
US President Donald Trump expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges Monday as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war. “The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,” Trump said.$
Germany's armed forces are working on clarifying a provision in a recently updated military service law that requires fighting-age men to gain permission to leave the country for more than three months, the defence ministry said. The law went into effect in January, but the requirement - which theoretically affects millions of men between the ages of 17 and 45 in the European Union's most pop...
What do beavers have to do with preventing flooding? The aquatic rodents have become a source of inspiration for engineers looking to flood–proof rural areas. Beaver dams are one of the nature-based solutions being considered by the European Union in a €15 million project. The Lèze valley in the south of France is putting them to the test.
US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Hungary's capital Tuesday in a bid to turn the tide of an election campaign where long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a close ally of President Donald Trump, is trailing in the polls. France 24's Oliver Farry takes a look at the ties between the US MAGA movement and Hungary's far-right leader.
