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An Israeli strike kills three Lebanese journalists, Lebanon's Al Manar TV reported on Saturday, as the war in the Middle East entered its second month. Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthi rebels earlier claimed responsibility for their first attack on Israel since the start of the war. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
The war in the Middle East entered its second month on Saturday as attacks continued across the region and the United States insisted that its objectives will be achieved within two weeks. Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for their first attack on Israel since the start of the war. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
The war in the Middle East entered its second month on Saturday as attacks continued across the region and the United States insisted that its objectives will be achieved within two weeks. Earlier, Israel announced that it had been targeted for the first time since the war began by a missile fired from Yemen, where Tehran-backed Houthi rebels had threatened to join the conflict. Follow our liveblo...
The war in the Middle East entered its second month on Saturday as attacks continued across the region and the United States insisted that its objectives will be achieved within two weeks. Earlier, Israel announced that it had been targeted for the first time since the war began by a missile fired from Yemen, where Tehran-backed Houthi rebels had threatened to join the conflict. Follow our liveblo...
More than 3,000 protests are planned across US cities on Saturday against US President Donald Trump at a time when his approval ratings are at an all-time low and midterm elections to be held in November.
More than 3,000 protests are planned across US cities on Saturday against US President Donald Trump at a time when his approval ratings are at an all-time low and the midterm elections in November are approaching.
Massive nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Washington expects its military operation against Iran to wrap up within weeks without the need for ground troops. This comes as G7 nations adopted a declaration on Iran calling for an immediate halt to attacks against civilian populations and infrastructure.
In tonight's edition, Egypt orders shops, restaurants and shopping malls to shut their doors from 9:00 pm Saturday as it hopes to cushion the blow of energy prices that have more than doubled because of the Iran war. Also, rising jihadist violence in the Sahel is hitting tourism in Benin. And Somali women defy Al-Shabaab threats and conservative norms to play football.
Pope Leo XIV will travel on Saturday to the principality of Monaco, becoming the first pontiff in almost five centuries to visit the Mediterranean enclave, in a trip the Vatican says will underscore the global influence of small states.
In an interview with FRANCE 24 in Beirut, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. "This war was imposed upon us," the Lebanese leader said, adding that Lebanon "could have avoided it" had Hezbollah not fired rockets in retaliation for the US-Israeli assassination of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Philippe Bolopion. Executive Director of Human Rights Watch. He describes a profound and accelerating shift in the conduct of war, marked not merely by violations of international humanitarian law, but by an unprecedented openness in asserting, even embracing, such violations. What distinguishes this moment is not the erosion of norms alone, but the rhetorical norma...
In a week of movable ultimatums set by President Trump, to “obliterate Iran’s power plants”, a deadline was set initially of Monday at Midnight, then extended by five days on account of “very productive conversations”, then to ten days with Trump claiming “talks are ongoing” and “going very well”.
France’s foreign minister on Friday accused Russia of flouting international law in both Ukraine and Iran, rebuking remarks by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov after he defended Moscow’s stance in a French television interview.
Europe must speed up its push for energy independence and break free from "excessive dependence on fossil fuels" as the continent grapples with a more volatile and hostile global order, the head of the world's largest public bank told FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert in Talking Europe.
Haxie Meyers-Belkin is pleased to welcome Ayman Mhanna, Executive Director of the Beirut-based Samir Kassir Foundation. He describes a media landscape in which expressive freedom coexists with insecurity. The conditions necessary to protect journalists remain dangerously insufficient, particularly in war zones, where targeting the press has become normalised. Mhanna sees tension within Lebanese so...
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Friday that Russia does not defend international law either in Ukraine or Iran with its actions, in response to comments made by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in an interview on French TV. "Mr. Lavrov was able to calmly spread his propaganda last night on a French television channel... You do not defend international law by laun...
As fears of a wider regional conflict escalate following US and Israeli strikes on Iran that began in late February, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected mediator, offering to help bring Washington and Tehran to the negotiating table. Islamabad isn't often called on to act as an intermediary in high-stakes diplomacy, but it's stepped into the role this time, both because it has relatively good ti...
The 32nd Sidaction campaign kicks off here in France today. The AIDS prevention campaign works to raise funds for programs fighting HIV here in France and abroad, notably in African nations. With our colleagues at France Television we take a look at some of their work.
A 25-year-old woman underwent legal euthanasia in Spain on Thursday after a nearly two-year protracted legal battle and struggling with psychiatric illness since she was a teenager. Noelia Castillo's case was closely followed in Spain, which passed legislation in 2021 enshrining the right to euthanasia and medically assisted suicide for patients meeting certain conditions.
It had only been observed among #primates... until now: scientists have jus released proof of #birth assistance among sperm #whales off the coast of #Dominica, filmed in 2023.
It had so far only been observed among #primates: scientists recorded proof of #birth assistance among sperm #whales off the coast of #Dominica.
After Greenland and trade tariffs, US President Donald Trump is threatening European countries once again. If they fail to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, "it will be very bad for the future of NATO", Trump has said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made it clear that the US will make its own security decisions, whatever Europe thinks. Admittedly, Europe's own standing has been diminished b...
From teenage pub gigs in London to a number one album at age 66 with Rod Stewart, Jools Holland has spent more than five decades at the heart of music. He's best known as the bandleader of his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, co-founder of rock group Squeeze and host of Britain's longest-running live music show, "Later... with Jools Holland", where guests have included Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney.
Eighty years ago, Moldova was struck by a famine that killed more than 150,000 people. Long shrouded in silence, this episode remains a blind spot in the country's history. But gradually, survivors' accounts, combined with the work of researchers, have shed light on a tragedy largely orchestrated by the Soviet authorities of the time. FRANCE 24's Maria Gerth Niculescu and Bastien Renouil report.
William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Nitzan Horowitz, Journalist and former Israeli Minister of Health (2021–2022). According to Horowitz, regime change and the dismantling of military capabilities were unattainable. And now there's a widening gap emerging between expectation and reality, not only at the military level but within society itself. Public support is now eroding under the weight...
Faced with financial instability caused by the US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable policy changes, analysts have created the “TACO” index — based on the premise that Trump Always Chickens Out – to rationalise the president’s decision-making process and mitigate the financial shocks caused by the war in the Middle East.
This week, FRANCE 24's media show Scoop looks at media coverage of the war in Israel. The country's military censor has tightened restrictions on the press. Authorities say the changes are for national security, but critics argue it leaves audiences with an inaccurate and incomplete picture of the war. Our guest this week is acclaimed Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, who says the biggest risk facin...
The Belarusian and North Korean leaders exchanged gifts as they met to sign a friendship treaty. Alexander #Lukashenko aims to strengthen ties with #Russia allies while normalizing his relationship with the #US.
The Belarusian and North Korean leaders exchanged gifts as they met to sign a friendship treaty. Alexander #Lukashenko aims to strengthen ties with #Russia allies while normalizing his relationship with the #US.
