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A drone coming from Russian airspace struck a power plant in Estonia on Wednesday while another crashed into Latvian territory, with officials in Riga saying it was likely a Ukrainian drone gone astray. Kyiv launched a massive drone barrage on Russia, a day after Moscow fired almost 1,000 drones at cities across Ukraine.
A drone coming from Russian airspace struck a power plant in Estonia on Wednesday, while another crashed into Latvian territory, with officials in Riga saying it was likely a Ukrainian drone gone astray. Kyiv earlier launched a massive drone barrage against Russia, sparking a fire at a major petroleum export hub not far from the Estonian border.
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Mursal Sayas, Radio Producer & Presenter at Radio Afghanistan International and Public Speaker for Women's Rights. Education, once a pathway toward individual and collective development, has been severed for millions of Afghan girls, transforming years of life into empty duration. This exclusion extends beyond schooling into the erasure of women from public, profes...
More than a million people have been driven from their homes in Lebanon as Israel continues its bombardment of the country and seizes land south of the Litani River. FRANCE 24 correspondent Renée Davis reports from Beirut on the rising resentment towards Israel's ongoing air strikes.
The US Democratic Party appears to have won back a Florida state legislative from the Republicans – and one that's home to US President Donald Trump's lavish Mar-a-Lago estate.
The French national team have arrived in Boston for their US tour. France will face Brazil on March 26 and Colombia on March 29.
The French national team have arrived in Boston for their US tour. France will face Brazil on 26 March and Colombia on 29 March.
Iran fired cruise missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, the military said in a statement carried by state television Wednesday, warning of further launches when the strike group's ships come in range. The statement said the alleged missile launch forced the carrier "to change its position". Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
In Lebanon, Israeli strikes killed at least six people in a town and a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Sidon area, and three more in another town. This comes as Donald Trump expresses optimism at ending the war, after sending a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran. Follow our liveblog for all the latest updates.
Denmark's Social Democrats, led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, finished first in Tuesday's general election but posted their weakest showing in more than 120 years and the left-wing bloc failed to secure a majority.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faced a sharp electoral setback Tuesday, as her Social Democrats slid toward their worst result in more than a century. Despite broad international backing for her firm stance toward Washington over Greenland and steady leadership through global crises, domestic concerns over migration and the rising cost of living dominated the vote, leaving Frederiksen pol...
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he had sent a peace plan to Iran, expressing cautious optimism about ending nearly a month of war. In a potential sign of de-escalation, Tehran announced it would allow “non-hostile” vessels to pass through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global oil supplies.
Donald Trump said Tuesday he had sent a peace plan to Iran, expressing cautious optimism about ending nearly a month of war even as fresh violence underscored the fragility of the moment. In a potential sign of de-escalation, Tehran announced it would allow “non-hostile” vessels to pass through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global oil supplies.
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Dr Mark Loustau, Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University, asserts that "we can probably safely say that Hungary is the Kremllin's biggest agent in the EU" adding that "for years now Orban has done the bidding" of Moscow "in trying to destabilise not only unity in the EU but also the government in Ukraine". Hungarian foreign...
In the wake of the Confederation of African Football's recent decision to strip Senegal of its AFCON title and declare Morocco the winners, some online users are claiming that the AFCON trophy has been hidden away in a military base in Senegal. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, this rumour is not true, and the footage some internet users have been using to make the false claim has been...
In the wake of the Confederation of African Football's recent decision to strip Senegal of its AFCON title and declare Morocco the winners, some online are claiming that the AFCON trophy has been hidden away in a military base in Senegal. But as France 24's Charlotte Hughes explains, this rumour is not true, and the footage some internet users have been using to make the false claim has been taken...
A New Mexico jury has delivered a landmark verdict against social media giant Meta, finding the company liable for exposing children to predators and other online dangers across its platforms. The decision follows a lengthy trial examining whether Facebook and Instagram’s parent company failed to safeguard minors from abuse, marking one of the first major jury rulings on child safety in the social...
A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found social media giant Meta liable for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms and other dangers.
Oil prices rose again on Tuesday, a day after a sharp decline, amid confusion over which way the Iran war was going. Brent crude settled well above 100 dollars a barrel. Meanwhile, rising energy costs stemming from the conflict are causing the cost of plastic packaging to skyrocket, which in turn will make everything on supermarket shelves more expensive. But first, the EU and Australia sealed a ...
The United States is planning to send some 3,000 soldiers from the elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East to support operations against Iran, US media reported Tuesday. They would join thousands of Marines due to arrive in the Middle East by Friday, the latest deadline set by President Donald Trump for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Guardian W...
In tonight's edition: Ghana has become the first African country to enter into a landmark security and defence partnership with the European Union. Also, with several African countries heavily reliant on fertiliser imported from the Gulf, there's been a knock-on effect on the continent as the war in Iran chokes traditional supply routes. Plus the death toll from heavy flooding in Kenya reaches 88,...
In tonight's edition, Ghana has become the first African country to enter into a landmark security and defence partnership with the European Union. Also, with several African countries heavily reliant on fertiliser imported from the Gulf, there's been a knock-on effect on the continent as the war in Iran chokes traditional supply routes. And the death toll from heavy flooding in Kenya has reached ...
Denmark's left bloc headed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen took an early lead in Tuesday's general election but failed to secure a majority, exit polls showed, with Frederiksen's Social Democrats posting their weakest showing in 125 years. FRANCE 24's Haxie Meyers-Belkin speaks with Ulrik Pram Gad, Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies.
Moscow launched nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine within 24 hours in one of its biggest-ever daytime attacks, killing at least eight people and damaging a UNESCO heritage site in Lviv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday slammed Moscow's "absolute depravity" and said Russia "has no intention of actually ending this war".
Moscow launched nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine within 24 hours in one of its biggest-ever daytime attacks, killing at least eight people and damaging a UNESCO heritage site in Lviv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday slammed Moscow's "absolute depravity" and said Russia "has no intention of actually ending this war".
Pakistan’s prime minister says his country is ready to “facilitate meaningful and conclusive talks” to end the Iran war. Pakistan is one of the countries pushing diplomatically for talks between Iran and the United States after President Donald Trump said Monday there were ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran. FRANCE 24's August Hakansson reports.
The New York Times reports on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has been pushing President Trump to continue the war against Iran, arguing that the U.S.-Israeli military campaign presents a “historic opportunity” to remake the Middle East. FRANCE 24's Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Doha.
François Picard is pleased to welcome former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. According to NATO's Secretary General, Europe is entering a decisive strategic rupture, one that forces a long-delayed reckoning with its own dependency structures and security assumptions. The erosion of American commitment to European defence is not a hypothetical risk but an unfolding reality, exposing th...
François Picard is pleased to welcome former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. According to NATO's Secretary General, Europe is entering a decisive strategic rupture, one that forces a long-delayed reckoning with its own dependency structures and security assumptions. The erosion of American commitment to European defence is not a hypothetical risk but an unfolding reality, exposing th...
Russia fired almost 1,000 drones at Ukraine over the last 24-hours, unleashing one of its largest-ever daytime attacks, killing at least eight people and hitting the UNESCO-protected city centre of Lviv, officials said Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports.
