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FRANCE 24 correspondent Renée Davis reports from Beirut, where Israel on Friday carried out fresh air strikes on the once densely packed southern suburbs. And in the country's south, Shiite group Hezbollah said its fighters continued to push back against Israel's ground offensive.
Despite sometimes going without wages for months at a time, Gabon's eco-rangers continue to patrol the African nation's beaches to protect the nests of sea turtles against seagulls, crabs and encroaching sea levels.
Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, newly hatched sea turtles emerged on a Gabonese beach to embark on the treacherous 10-metre (33-foot) scramble across the sand to the ocean.
Ukraine and Saudi Arabia signed an “agreement” on defence cooperation that lays the foundation for future contracts and technological cooperation, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf nation that has come under attack since the February 28 launch of the war in Iran. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they conducted missile and drone strikes the previous day against targets in Israel and US-linked military facilities across the Gulf, hitting sites in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, including a Patriot air-defence maintenance facility. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they conducted missile and drone strikes the previous day against targets in Israel and US-linked military facilities across the Gulf, hitting sites in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, including a Patriot air-defence maintenance facility. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
A US federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on AI company Anthropic, saying the measures likely violated the law. The ruling freezes a Pentagon designation of the firm as a national security risk, protecting it while the government considers an emergency appeal.
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Clémence Bectarte, a lawyer at the Paris Bar, specializing in international criminal law and international human rights law. She speaks from a position shaped her direct involvement, working with survivors of the Yazidi genocide, whose experiences reveal both the depth of the brutal systematic violence and the enduring struggle for recognition and basic justice....
President Donald Trump said Thursday he would order the immediate payment of TSA agents as Congress struggles to end a 41-day funding shutdown that has snarled airports, left workers unpaid and forced officials to consider emergency measures, including shifting money or invoking a national emergency.
South Africa announced Thursday that it has been excluded from the G7 summit in France this June, sparking tensions with the United States. Initially blaming Washington for pressure on Paris, Pretoria later backtracked, emphasising ongoing diplomatic engagement.
South Africa announced Thursday that it has been excluded from the G7 summit in France this June, sparking tensions with the United States. Initially blaming Washington for pressure on Paris, Pretoria later backtracked, emphasising ongoing diplomatic engagement.
The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibility to compete in the female category, preventing transgender women from competing. The screening will mean Olympic women's sports from the 2028 Los Angeles Games will be limited to biological females, which would also rule out those with differences in sexual development (DSD). FRANC...
Concern that the Iran war could plunge the world into stagflation is rising as hostilities in the Middle East continue with no end in sight. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)'s chief economist Beata Javorcik tells France 24's Yuka Royer that while the world is not yet seeing high stagflation risks, everything depends on how long the conflict will last as high energy price...
As Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz fuels global energy anxiety, viral posts are claiming that major economies are on the brink of an unprecedented crisis. From footage of endless car queues in the UK to alarming graphics about Australia and Taiwan’s dwindling reserves, social media is awash with warnings of an imminent blackout. FRANCE 24's Maya-Anaïs Yataghène dives into the data to sep...
As Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz fuels global energy anxiety, viral posts claim that major economies are on the brink of an unprecedented crisis. From footage of endless car queues in the UK to alarming graphics about Australia and Taiwan’s dwindling reserves, social media is awash with warnings of an imminent blackout. France 24's Maya-Anaïs Yataghène dives into the data to separate f...
In tonight's edition: South Africa says France rescinded President Cyril Ramaphosa's invitation to the G7 leaders' summit in June, alleging Paris bent to the demands of the US. Also, Ethiopia steps up its bid to join the World Trade Organization, over two decades on since applying for accession. Plus we take a look at the role of accessible and inclusive cybersecurity.
In tonight's edition, South Africa says France rescinded President Cyril Ramaphosa's invitation to the G7 Leaders Summit in June, alleging Paris bent to the demands of the US. Also, Ethiopia steps up its bid to join the World Trade Organization, over 2 decades on since applying for accession.And we take a look at the role of accessible and inclusive cybersecurity.
European lawmakers cleared the way Thursday for tougher penalties for irregular migrants and their potential deportation to so-called "return hubs" outside the bloc. The measures, criticised by human rights groups, are part of a tightening of Europe's immigration rules in response to pressure across the 27-nation bloc to curb migration. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports.
Russia's spring offensive in Ukraine is expected to focus on the so-called "Fortress Belt" of heavily defended cities in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which Moscow has repeatedly demanded Kyiv relinquish in return for peace. Speaking on FRANCE 24, retired Vice Admiral of the US Navy Robert B Murrett, says that the region is "a veritable highway for any army that wanted to conduct operations f...
Donald Trump lambasted NATO and other allies for rejecting his appeals to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, through which around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes. "I'm so disappointed in NATO, because this was a test for NATO" the US President said during a cabinet meeting on Thursday. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports.
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that an air strike killed the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' navy, Alireza Tangsiri. The US military confirmed the operation and said Tangsiri's death "makes the region safer".
A day after Tehran dismissed Donald Trump’s 15-point ceasefire plan, the American leader claimed that Iran was “begging to make a deal,” and that he wasn’t the one pushing for negotiations. Reporting from Tehran for FRANCE 24, Reza Sayah says that Iranian leaders do not consider the exchanges "legitimate negotiations" and that they "are trying to project the message that they're in the driver's se...
As G-Seven foreign ministers root for the offramp in the Iran war, François Picard’s panel weighs the damage done to the region, to the world economy and to transatlantic trust. From Donald Trump’s threats against NATO allies to France denying it disinvited South Africa from next June’s G7 summit to placate Washington, The France 24 Debate weighs US threats… and Iran’s threats.
Genie Godula welcomes Aaron David Miller, former State Department Middle East negotiator, and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. According to Miller, Trump's war on Iran is evolving into systemic entrapment, in which regional dynamics involving Iran, Israel, and the US have escalated into an all-out international crisis. Miller argues that Iranians are ready for "seri...
Restrictions that had left Moscow residents without mobile internet for three weeks – with the Kremlin citing “security” – were lifted on Wednesday while St Petersburg endured a third consecutive day of outages. Some fear an attempt to isolate Russians from information from the outside world amid a parallel government effort to ramp up digital surveillance.
The Russian government on Wednesday lifted restrictions that had left Moscow residents without mobile internet for three weeks, with the Kremlin citing “security reasons”, while mobile internet remained out for the third consecutive day in St Petersburg. Some fear the outages are an attempt to isolate Russians from information coming from the outside world amid a parallel effort to ramp up surveil...
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Danny Citrinowicz, Senior Researcher in the Iran and Shi'ite Axis Program at the Institute for National Security Studies. According to Citrinowicz, the trajectory of the war in Iran hinges not on battlefield dominance alone, but on competing perceptions of resilience, legitimacy, and leverage. Despite America's overwhelming military asymmetry, the Iranian regime ...
As tensions between the US, Israel and Iran choke the Strait of Hormuz, cutting global energy and fertiliser flows, markets face rising prices and food insecurity. We discuss the global fallout with Carlos Razo from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), exploring the risks for the world's poorest economies and the threat of widespread inflation.
The Kremlin said Thursday that a report in the Financial Times that it was close to completing a shipment of drones to Iran was "lies". Russia is a close ally of Iran, but denies having sent military aid to its partner since the United States and Israel began attacking the country in February.
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Iran war was "extremely" ahead of schedule, as he pushed Tehran to make a deal at his first cabinet meeting since the conflict began nearly a month ago. As Tehran publicly rebuffed negotiations, Trump again cited the original timeframe of four to six weeks that he gave early on in the joint US-Israeli military offensive. FRANCE 24's International Af...
