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Lyon have been eliminated from the Europa League following its 2-0 home loss to Celta Vigo in the second leg of the round of 16 (1-1 in the first leg). Lyon were hampered by Moussa Niakhaté’s red card in the 19th minute. Rueda opened the scoring just after the hour mark, before Jutglà sealed the Spanish side’s qualification in additional time. After seven consecutive matches without a win, Lyon no...
President Donald Trump fumed at NATO allies on Friday for not heeding his calls to join a US-led initiative to secure the Iran-blocked Strait of Hormuz. "Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER!" Trump said in a social media post on Truth Social. "COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!" Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesperson Ali Mohammad Naini was killed in dawn US-Israeli air strikes on Friday, state media reported. The strikes came as an Iranian drone attack hit Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery, causing several fires but no casualties. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
An Iranian drone attack hit Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on Friday, causing several fires but no casualties, state media said, adding that the attack had “shut down” some refinery units. The attack came as Israel pounded Tehran with air strikes as Iranians marked Nowruz amid a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
An Iranian drone attack hit Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on Friday, causing several fires but no casualties, state media said, adding that the attack had “shut down” some refinery units. The attack came as Israel pounded Tehran with air strikes as Iranians marked Nowruz amid a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
srael pounded Tehran with airstrikes Friday as Iranians marked Nowruz, or the Persian New Year, in the midst of a war that has sent shock waves through the global economy and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbors directly into the conflict. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Thursday she had replaced all senior military commanders, expanding sweeping reforms after the US ousted Nicolas Maduro. The move follows the dismissal of a long-serving defence minister and the appointment of a former intelligence chief, as Caracas reshapes its armed forces.
After an almost four-year hiatus, K-pop icons BTS dropped a new album Friday ahead of an open-air concert in Seoul expected to draw more than a quarter of a million fans from around the world.
President Donald Trump's administration is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East, as the U.S. military prepares for possible next steps in its campaign against Iran, Reuters reports quoting a U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Michael O’Hanlon, Director of Research in the Foreign Po...
Since Tuesday, videos supposedly showing Iranian soldiers being bombed in Tehran have been widely shared by pro-Israel accounts, Israeli media and even an official Israeli government social media account. But doubts have surfaced over their authenticity, as Emerald Maxwell explains in Truth or Fake.
Since Tuesday, videos supposedly showing Iranian soldiers being bombed in Tehran have been widely shared by pro-Israel accounts, Israeli media and even an official Israeli government social media account. But doubts have surfaced over their authenticity, as Emerald Maxwell explains.
In tonight's programme: A joint statement is issued by DR Congo and Rwanda, where both nations have agreed to take steps to advance last year's stalled peace accord. Also, Senegal says it's not losing its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title without a fight. And in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, a groundbreaking menstrual leave policy for government employees is making a difference and proving a success.
In tonight's program, in a joint statement from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, both nations have agreed to take steps to advance last year's stalled peace accord. Also, Senegal says it's not losing its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title without a fight. And in the Kenyan capital, a groundbreaking menstrual leave policy for government employees is making a difference and proving a succe...
Natural gas prices soared as attacks intensified on energy infrastructure in the Middle East. The Ras Laffan plant in Qatar has sustained "significant damage", according to its operators, which could take years to fully repair. That will have a significant impact on global supplies, because the facility produces around a fifth of the world's LNG. Also in the show: the World Trade Organization warn...
Natural gas prices soared, as attacks intensified on energy infrastracture in the Middle East. The Ras Laffan plant in Qatar has sustained 'significant damage,' according to its operators, which could take years to fully repair. That will have a significant impact on global supplies, because the facility produces around a fifth of the world's LNG. Also in the show - the World Trade Organization wa...
Several candidates from France’s mainstream left have joined forces with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Unbowed to boost their chances in mayoral runoffs on Sunday, even as others reject any association with the hard-left party, exposing a deepening divide in the French left ahead of next year's presidential election.
Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Dr. Hanna Shelest, Director of Security Studies and Global Outreach Programmes at the Foreign Policy Council Ukrainian Prism and editor-in-chief at UA: Ukraine Analytica. According to Dr. Shelest, Ukrainian forces demonstrate that with adaptive strategy, technological innovation and timely support, it is possible not only to resist but to go on the offensive. Yet th...
Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Dr. Hanna Shelest, Director of Security Studies and Global Outreach Programmes at the Foreign Policy Council 'Ukrainian Prism' and Editor-in-chief at UA: Ukraine Analytica. According to Dr. Hanna Shelest, Ukrainian forces demonstrate that with adaptive strategy, technological innovation, and timely support, it is possible not only to resist but to go on the offensiv...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday denied what he called "fake news" that Israel had dragged US President Donald Trump into war with Iran. "Does anyone really think that someone can tell President Trump what to do?" Netanyahu told journalist at a press conference. Reporting from Jerusalem, FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky explains that Netanyahu's remarks were directed to an audienc...
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s press briefing Thursday on the Iran war was targeted at an “audience of one”, says FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky, reporting from Jerusalem, noting that his message was directed at President Donald Trump. The briefing provided a “behind-the-scenes peek” into “the manner in which Prime Minister Netanyahu framed the Iran situation for Donald Trump,” Tarnopolsky notes.
Watch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's press conference on the Iran war.
The Middle East War is on its 19th day, the next phase could well be its most decisive. With a perceived split in US and Israeli strategy now emerging. If we can believe Donald Trump’s words. He says Israel bomned Iran’s gas field “without his knowledge.Then Trump, perhaps playing catch up, threatens to “blow up” - his phrase - Iran’s South Pars gasfield if Iran strikes Qatar. A move experts say w...
A Yazidi woman held as a sex slave by the Islamic State (IS) group recounted her harrowing ordeal before a French court Thursday, detailing her abduction, repeated rapes and forced sales. The trial of French jihadist Sabri Essid, prosecuted in absentia for genocide and crimes against humanity, marks France’s first case on IS group atrocities against the Yazidis.
A Yazidi woman held as a sex slave by the Islamic State recounted her harrowing ordeal before a French court Thursday, detailing abduction, repeated sexual assault, and forced sales. She testified in the trial of French jihadist Sabri Essid, prosecuted in absentia for genocide and crimes against humanity, marking France’s first case addressing IS atrocities against Yazidis.
French billionaire Vincent Bolloré is set to face trial on corruption and embezzlement charges linked to election campaigns in Togo and Guinea between 2009 and 2011, prosecutors said on Thursday. Bolloré, the former head of his family’s eponymous multinational group, is accused of undercharging for services provided to presidential candidates in both countries in exchange for port contracts.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday underlined the body's commitment to making sure the World Cup goes ahead "as scheduled" with "all teams" taking part amid doubts about Iran's presence at the tournament.
In a shock, historic decision, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced that it is withdrawing the Africa Cup of Nations trophy from Senegal, awarding it instead to Morocco. The decision follows complaints from the host nation Moroccan, after a highly contested final. The news has left many Senegalese in shock, torn between confusion and anger, as FRANCE 24’s team in Dakar reports.
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Elliott Abrams, a former special envoy of US President Donald Trump to Iran, dismissed as "foolishness" the idea that Israel led Trump into war with Tehran. Abrams, who served during Trump's first term in office, said he backed the ongoing war, saying that "five presidents in a row" had vowed to prevent a nuclear Iran but Trump "is the first person who's really acti...
#Mumbai rang with drums as it celebrated the #GudiPadwa festival, which marks the start of the new year in #Marathi culture and the arrival of spring. "Gudi" references the flag of Lord Brahma, creator of the universe according to Hindus, and "Padwa" means the first day of the lunar phase.
