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Megastar singer Celine Dion on Monday announced her return to performing after a lengthy break prompted by a rare health condition, calling the comeback news revealed on her birthday "the best gift".
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine give an update Tuesday on operations against Iran, with Hegseth saying that "the upcoming days will be decisive". The US launched strikes near an Iranian nuclear site earlier in the day while Tehran set ablaze a Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. Follow our liveblog for the latest.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine give an update Tuesday on operations against Iran, with Hegseth saying upcoming days will be "decisive". The US launched strikes near one of Iran’s main nuclear sites earlier in the day while Tehran set ablaze a Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. Follow our liveblog for the latest.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine give an update Tuesday on operations against Iran as the conflict continued to engulf the region. US launched strikes near one of Iran’s main nuclear sites while Tehran set ablaze a Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine give an update Tuesday on operations against Iran as the conflict continued to engulf the region. US launched strikes near one of Iran’s main nuclear sites while Tehran set ablaze a Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian Gulf. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Israel's military will continue to occupy a swath of southern Lebanon even after it concludes its war against Hezbollah militants based in the area, Defence Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday. In the UAE, an Iranian attack on a Kuwait-flagged oil tanker at Dubai Port caused a fire but no injuries or oil spills, according to Emirati authorities. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Israel's military will occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon even after the end of the current war against the Hezbollah armed group, Defence Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday. In the UAE, an Iranian attack on a Kuwait-flagged oil tanker at Dubai Port caused a fire, but no injuries or oil spill, according to Emirati authorities. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
An Iranian attack on a Kuwait-flagged oil tanker at Dubai Port on Tuesday caused a fire, but no injuries or oil spill, according to Emirati authorities. Meanwhile China on Tuesday confirmed that three Chinese ships were allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz in recent days. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Iran fired new missiles across the Middle East Tuesday, defying US President Donald Trump, who threatened to destroy the country's energy infrastructure unless Tehran accepts a deal to immediately end the war. In southern Lebanon, four Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes with Hezbollah, the Israeli military said Tuesday. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Iran fired new missiles early Tuesday as it vowed defiance against US President Donald Trump, who threatened to destroy the country's oil export hub of Kharg Island along with power and desalination plants unless Tehran quickly accepts a deal to end the war. Tehran described US peace proposals as "unrealistic" and fired waves of missiles at Israel. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
NASA kicked off its two-day countdown Monday for its first crewed Moon mission in over 50 years, aiming for a historic launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday evening. The Artemis 2 flight, featuring four astronauts - including the first woman, a person of color, and a non-American on a lunar mission - will circle the Moon and test the agency’s new SLS rocket, a key step toward a f...
On her 58th birthday, Céline Dion announced her return to the stage with 10 concerts in Paris this fall, marking her first major performances since pausing her career for health reasons. The news was highlighted by a Paris-wide ad campaign and a light show on the Eiffel Tower.
On her 58th birthday, Céline Dion announced her return to the stage with 10 concerts in Paris this fall, marking her first major performances since pausing her career for health reasons. The news was highlighted by a Paris-wide ad campaign and a light show on the Eiffel Tower.
Months after Australia became the first country to enact a social media ban for children under 16, Communications Minister Anika Wells on Tuesday said big tech companies were "failing to obey the laws". Australia is investigating Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for implementation breaches, she added. Tech companies face fines of up to $33.9 million under the new law.
US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to destroy Iran’s key oil export hub at Kharg Island and other critical infrastructure unless Tehran swiftly agrees to a deal to end the US-Israeli war, sharply escalating tensions in an already volatile region. The warning has rattled global energy markets and raised fears of a broader conflict, as Iran signals potential retaliation and moves to tigh...
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Helen Yaffe, Professor of Latin American Political Economy at the University of Glasgow, describes the "stark hypocrisy" of the Trump administration's complaints about Iran blocking free movement on the seas while at the same time weaponising starvation by denying the Cuban people oil. The US has allowed a sanctioned Russian tanker to deliver fuel to the i...
Global oil prices continued to surge after Yemen's Houthi rebels entered the war, launching attacks on Israeli targets. The Iran-allied militants had previously attacked commercial ships passing through Bab el-Mandep, a maritime chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, during Israel's war with Hamas. The weekend events stoked fears of wider disruption to the global energy and goods tr...
In tonight's edition, Nigerians are feeling the consequences of the war in the Middle East at the pump, with gas prices soaring. Also, the Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces begin a disarmament push against the FDLR, a militia linked to the Rwandan genocide in 1994. And in South Africa, a mine owner has reached an understanding with illegal miners, allowing them limited access to his pro...
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that he and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa agreed the vast majority of Syrian immigrants living in Germany should return to their homeland over the next three years. Al-Sharaa met Merz in Berlin – making his first presidential visit to Germany, which is home to the largest Syrian diaspora in Europe.
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Dr Elisabeth Kendall, President of Girton College at the University of Cambridge, says that with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea has become a vital export route and that "if the Houthis choke off the vital exit point of Bab el-Mandeb, it will have a dramatic impact on the oil supply".
Reportedly frustrated that his war in Iran is dragging on longer than intended, US President Donald Trump has been conveying the message that it will be over soon. But with the Americans' ceasefire proposal leading nowhere, Washington's options now range from bad to worse. FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien has the story.
French police on Monday arrested two more people over an apparent bid to set off a homemade explosive device outside a Bank of America branch in Paris, bringing the total in custody to five, prosecutors said. The arrests follow an incident early Saturday morning when police arrested a first suspect after he placed a device outside the US financial institution near the Champs-Elysees. Interior Mini...
For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Sir Peter Westmacott, distinguished ambassadorial fellow with the Atlantic Council's Europe Center and former British Ambassador to Turkey, France and the United States. As a senior British diplomat with decades of experience across key transatlantic and Middle Eastern postings, he approaches the current crisis with both concern and analytical c...
For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Sir Peter Westmacott, distinguished ambassadorial fellow with the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, who was British Ambassador to Turkey, France and the United States. As a senior British diplomat with decades of experience across key transatlantic and Middle Eastern postings, he approaches the current crisis with both concern and analytical cau...
For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Sir Peter Westmacott, distinguished ambassadorial fellow with the Atlantic Council's Europe Center, who was British Ambassador to Turkey, France and the United States. As a senior British diplomat with decades of experience across key transatlantic and Middle Eastern postings, he approaches the current crisis with both concern and analytical cau...
Israel's parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted on terror charges of carrying out deadly attacks on Israelis. The law, which also allows the courts to impose the death penalty on Israeli citizens, has been harshly criticised by Israeli and Palestinian rights groups.
What could possibly go wrong? As Donald Trump repeats threats of a Venezuela-style seizing of Tehran’s oil exports, as US assault troops get in position, the price of oil blowing past 110 dollars a barrel, and as markets take it at face value that the Pentagon's planning to make a grab for Kharg Island - the hub for nearly 90-percent of Iranian crude exports...
The UN said on Monday that two members of its peacekeeping force were killed in an explosion in south Lebanon, with a third being killed in a separate blast the previous day. Here's what to know about how the Blue Helmets are involved in the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
As Iran’s Houthi allies enter the conflict, Iran has threatened to disrupt shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait – a strategic waterway linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal – with the help of its Houthi allies in Yemen. While disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz primarily affect Asia, blocking access to the Gulf of Aden could affect European energy supplies and imports from Asi...
