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This year, "The Little Prince" turns 80! Over the years, millions of readers have been touched by the classic story written and illustrated by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. To mark this special anniversary, a new edition of the book is being released around the world in 22 languages. It's an illustrated pop-up edition by MinaLima, the studio famous for creating the graphic design of the ...
The EU said on Tuesday that Israel's plans to legalise the death penalty for Palestinians found guilty of killing Israelis are "very concerning" and "a clear step backwards".
EU diplomats are travelling to Ukraine to mark the fourth anniversary of the massacre in the city of Bucha. It occurred only weeks into the war: after Russia evacuate the town, returnees found hundreds of bodies of men, women, children and elderly people who had been mass executed. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert looks back on an event that became a symbol of what many towns in Ukraine have experience...
The ongoing war in the Middle East is already having an impact on tourism around the world. Airlines from the region have been severely impacted, and holiday makers are now opting for destinations away from the theatre of war.
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on March 31 that talks on ending the Iran war are making progress - despite the conflict giving no sign of stopping, and US troops building up in the region. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert looks at the takeaways from the press conference, which seemed to be yet another attempt at 'trying to put the best face on a mission' that lacked preparation.
A leading Iranian archaeologist has told FRANCE 24 that the destruction of Iranian archeological sites is destroying part of human history. Sepideh Maziar is a senior researcher and lecturer at Goethe University Frankfurt and a founding member of the Society for Iranian Archaeology. Along with her colleagues, she has built an interactive map of sites in Iran that have been damaged. The aim is to t...
The European Union, Spain, Germany and other governments have condemned Israel's new law, which would make the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians who have murdered Israelis and have been tried by the military. 'This law will have an impact on what little is left of Israel's diplomatic standing', says FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky from Jerusalem.
Rewatch as US State Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine address the war in Iran, as Washington presses Tehran to accept a deal to end the war.
Periods of intense heat followed by extreme rainfall could cause structural damage to 12 million homes across France, or one in two detached houses, according to the French environment ministry. As homes deteriorate, some owners can lean on insurance for expensive repairs, but many are left with hefty bills. Our France 2 colleagues report.
After weeks of speculation, Céline Dion’s return to the stage after a six-year hiatus was announced with a spectacular lightshow at Paris’s Eiffel Tower on Monday. Dion will perform ten shows at Paris’s 45,000-capacity La Défense Arena, from September 12 to October 14, 2026.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday arrived in Japan for a visit expected to be dominated by the economic fallout of the Middle East war. France and Japan have said they stand ready to take "all necessary measures" to ensure the stability of global energy markets.
PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, March 31: Donald Trump fumes at the Supreme Court as its judges prepare to hear arguments in a constitutional case over his 2025 executive order on birthright citizenship. Also, the Financial Times alleges that Pete Hegseth sought to make investments in defence companies right before the US's war on Iran. Plus, a chilling trial begins in France into a freemason mafia accuse...
US President Donald Trump threatened to destroy Iran's Kharg Island and power grid, were it not to agree to a deal the US sent to Iranian leaders to end the war. This was later followed by fresh strikes from the US and Israel, which Iran responded to by targeting Gulf nations. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah tells us more from Tehran.
The European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas and several EU foreign ministers arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Bucha massacre and to voice their support for Ukraine, amid tension within the bloc over EU aid. FRANCE 24's Gullliver Cragg is in the city to tell us more.
Oil prices searched for direction on Tuesday amid conflicting events related to the Iran war. While US President Donald Trump's threats that the US would obliterate Iranian energy infrastructure if the Strait of Hormuz remained closed led to an increase in prices, a later report saying Trump is seeking an end to the war brought them down. Also in this edition: inflation in France ticks up because ...
Four years on from the Bucha massacre, the Ukrainian town is remembering its dead. When Russian military forces evacuated the city in 2022, hundreds of bodies of men, women, children and elderly people were discovered, with many lying in the street. A delegation of EU ministers is set to arrive to mark the anniversary and discuss ways to further support Ukraine.
Eleven children born prematurely, who were later evacuated to Egypt during the war, have returned to Gaza. The children were moved in the first weeks of the conflict when the hospital where they were being cared for was besieged by the Israeli military. The return to their families has been marked by uncertainty in a Gaza Strip devastated by two and a half years of war.
Spain's airspace is now closed to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has become one of the most vocal critics of the US and Israeli attacks in Iran, describing them as reckless and illegal.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and foreign ministers of several member states marked the fourth anniversary of the Bucha massacre at a commemoration ceremony in the Kyiv suburb on Tuesday. The ceremony comes amid tensions within the EU over Hungary blocking an aid package for Ukraine.
US president Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran's desalination plants if talks to end the war do not advance. Desalination plants across the Gulf region have become target during the one-month old war being vital civilian infrastructure targeted as vulnerabilities by Iran and Israel and the US alike.
Australia's government is threatening to sue social media companies as the country's Safety Commission is accusing Meta, Google, Snapchat and TikTok of failing to comply with a recent law banning under-16s from their platform.
Ahmed al-Sharaa started a visit to Berlin on March 30 for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and the return of refugees. The visit is the first to Germany for Syria's interim leader, with critics saying his human rights record is being ignored. It is also the newest attempt by al-Sharaa to kindle a relationship with Western countries, after years of isolation for Syria under dict...
In Lebanon, two Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in the south of the country on March 30 in an explosion. The UN agency tasked with policing the region said "an explosion of unknown origin destroyed their vehicle." It comes just a day after another Indonesian peacekeeper was killed when a projectile of unknown origin struck southern Lebanon, and amid ongoing exchanges of fire between Israel and...
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Dr. Jagannath Biswakarma, Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol. As an environmental scientist, his work focuses on understanding how human activity reshapes the natural systems we depend on, often in ways that remain invisible until their consequences surface in our bodies. He examines the growing global exposure to toxic heavy metals suc...
Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's junta chief and leader of the 2021 coup, was elected vice-president by the lower house on Tuesday. The country's parliament also elected another vice-president from a military-aligned party and a third will be chosen by the military. A parliamentary vote to select which of the three will be elevated to president is expected later this week.
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected a vice-president by the lower house on Tuesday, parliament officials said, with the coup leader edging closer to becoming the country's civilian leader.
Multiple explosions rocked Tehran on Tuesday, with news agencies reporting power outages in parts of the Iranian capital. Reporting from Tehran, FRANCE 24’s Reza Sayah says residents have been hearing “airstrikes, followed by the unnerving sound of thundering explosions," he says, noting that airstrikes have been knocking out power in parts of Tehran since Sunday before authorities manage to resto...
Jennie Shin is pleased to welcome Nadim Houry. According to Houry, the current conflict in Lebanon reflects not only an immediate military escalation but a deeper structural impasse shaped by decades of unresolved tensions. What we are witnessing is not simply a confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah, but a broader reconfiguration of the Lebanese state’s sovereignty, legitimacy, and strategic ...
Ghana lost 2-1 to Germany in a friendly match in Stuttgart. Ghana will kick off their World Cup campaign on 18 June against Panama, before facing England and Croatia.
