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A Paris appeals court on Thursday rejected a bid by the French government to suspend Chinese e-commerce platform Shein after a consumer watchdog found items listed for sale on the site including sex dolls resembling children and banned weapons. The government request went to appeal after being denied by another Paris court in December.
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, January 19: We look at why Russian oil is the big winner from the US and Israel's war in Iran. Also, the New York Times reveals sexual assault and rape allegations against the late US civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. In Mexico, the new leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel is a US-born citizen, which will complicate efforts to eradicate him. Plus: researchers reveal...
A flight carrying dozens of cats, dogs and their owners landed in Athens on Wednesday as part of a successful government effort to evacuate pets from the war in the Middle East. Greece's interior and foreign ministry worked together for days to coordinate the operation to repatriate Greek nationals without forcing them to leave their pets behind.
Following the unprecedented decision to strip Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title and hand it to Morocco, Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Eurosport's Ruben Slagter. Not only is our guest troubled by the decision itself, but also the opacity of its timing and communication: the delayed ruling, coupled with its quiet release during a major European fixture, the Champions League, raises questi...
Following the unprecedented decision to strip Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title and hand it to Morocco, Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Eurosport's Ruben Slagter. Not only is our guest troubled by the decision itself, but also the opacity of its timing and communication: the delayed ruling, coupled with its quiet release during a major European fixture, the Champions League, raises questi...
Following the unprecedented decision to strip Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title and hand it to Morocco, Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Eurosport's Ruben Slagter. Not only is our guest troubled by the decision itself, but also the opacity of its timing and communication: the delayed ruling, coupled with its quiet release during a major European fixture, the Champion's League, raises quest...
Following the unprecedented decision to strip Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title and hand it to Morocco, Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Ruben Slagter of Eurosport. Not only is our guest troubled by the decision itself, but also the opacity of its timing and communication: the delayed ruling, coupled with its quiet release during a major European fixture, the Champion's League, raises ques...
European activists delivered a five tons of medical aid to Cuba on Wednesday as the island nation is suffers the impacts of an ongoing US energy blockade that has exacerbated its economic crisis and caused widespread electricity blackouts.
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Ayman Mhanna, Executive Director of the Beirut-based Samir Kassir Foundation. The war between Iran and Israel is unfolding in Lebanese territory. While Lebanon demonstrates notable competence in distributing humanitarian aid, coordinating with international institutions, and mitigating social fragmentation, Mr. Mhanna explains, it remains structurally incapable o...
France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot will visit Lebanon on Thursday in a show of "support and solidarity with the Lebanese people, dragged into a war they didn't choose", his ministry said. The visit comes as Israel continues strikes on its northern neighbour amid a spiralling war in the Middle East.
PSG and Liverpool will face each other in the Champions League for the second consecutive year, this time in the quarter-finals. After being defeated 1-0 by Galatasaray in the first leg, the Reds completely turned the situation around in the return leg, winning 4-0. This gives them the chance to take revenge on the French side, who knocked them out on penalties last year in the round of 16.
Leaders from the European Union will gather in Brussels on Thursday aiming to unlock a €90 billion loan for Ukraine, with the funding stalled by a dispute between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over damage to a key Russian oil pipeline.
Leaders from the European Union will gather in Brussels on Thursday aiming to unlock a €90-billion loan for Ukraine, with the funding stalled by a dispute between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over damage to a key Russian oil pipeline.
Leaders from the European Union will gather in Brussels on Thursday aiming to unlock a €90-billion loan for Ukraine, with the funding stalled by a dispute between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over damage to a key Russian oil pipeline.
Watch live on FRANCE 24 as US defence chiefs Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine speak about the war in the Middle East, where Iran on Thursday struck a series of Gulf energy sites after an Israeli attack on its South Pars gas field. Oil and gas prices surged on Thursday after both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reported drone strikes on oil refineries while Qatar said firefighters had put out a blaze at a major ...
Oil and gas prices surged on Thursday after Iran intensified its attacks on the energy infrastructure of its Gulf Arab neighbours, raising further concerns over supply. Both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reported drone strikes on oil refineries as Qatar said firefighters had put out a blaze at a major gas plant following Iranian missile attacks. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
Oil and gas prices surged on Thursday after Iran intensified its attacks on the energy infrastructure its Gulf Arab neighbours, raising further concerns over supply. Both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait reported drone strikes on oil refineries as Qatar said firefighters had put out a blaze at a major gas plant following Iranian missile attacks. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
Oil prices extended gains on Thursday after Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours' energy infrastructure, raising further concerns over supply. Brent North Sea crude jumped more than 10 percent to $119.13 a barrel, while the main US oil contract West Texas Intermediate rose 2.6 percent to $98.81 a barrel. Qatar said firefighters had put out a blaze at a major gas plant after it ...
Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours' energy infrastructure Thursday, setting Qatari liquified natural gas facilities ablaze as it hit back following an Israeli attack on its main natural gas field, a major escalation in the Middle East war that has sent global fuel prices soaring. Qatar said firefighters had put out a blaze at a major gas plant after it had been hit by Iranian...
US President Donald Trump has pledged that Israel would make no more attacks on Iran’s major South Pars gas field, but if Iran attacked Qatar again, the US would retaliate and 'massively blow up the entirety' of the field. This comes after Iranian strikes on Gulf states energy sites. Follow our live blog for the latest developments.
Markwayne Mullin, US President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, told senators Wednesday he would be a 'steady hand' for the embattled agency while pursuing the administration's hard-line immigration agenda during a combative confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.
Liverpool stormed into the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday with a 4-0 win over Galatasaray at Anfield, overturning a first-leg deficit to set up a last-eight clash with holders Paris Saint-Germain.
Around 90% of global goods are transported by sea. And while just approximately 5% of that travels directly through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's effective closure of the key passage is having a ripple effect, disrupting trade routes world wide. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Ebru Surucu-Balci, Assistant Professor in Circular Supply Chains at the School of Management at the University of Br...
Qatar's foreign ministry on Wednesday ordered Iran's military and security attaches along with their staff to leave the country within 24 hours, following an attack on its massive natural gas facility. FRANCE 24's Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from Doha.
Around 90% of global goods are transported by sea. And while just approximately 5% of that travels directly through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's effective closure of the key passage is having a ripple effect, disrupting trade routes world wide. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Ebru Surucu-Balci, Assistant Professor in Circular Supply Chains at the School of Management at the University of Br...
More than two weeks after the US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, a rumour has sprung up that American soldiers are refusing, en masse, to fight. There is no evidence for this. However, the number of conscientious objectors in the US military is on the rise, according to the NGO Center on Conscience & War.
More than two weeks after the US and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, a rumour has sprung up that American soldiers are refusing, en masse, to fight. There is no evidence for it. However, the number of conscientious objectors in the US military is on the rise, according to the Centre on Conscience and War NGO.
Weeks before crucial parliamentary elections, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s campaign has characterised his main rival as a stooge of Kyiv and Brussels. As part of this strategy, Orban’s government has sought to escalate tensions between Hungary and Ukraine, alleging that Kyiv and its European allies are conspiring to drag Hungary into war with Russia.
Weeks before crucial parliamentary elections, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s campaign has characterised his main rival as a stooge of Kyiv and Brussels. As part of this strategy, Orban’s government has sought to escalate tensions between Hungary and Ukraine, alleging that Kyiv and its European allies are conspiring to drag Hungary into war with Russia.
In tonight's edition, Senegal is demanding a corruption investigation, after the Confederation of African Football stripped the Lions of Teranga of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title. Also, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu meets King Charles and the royal family at Windsor Castle for a 2-day visit. And we learn more about "the right of salt" -- an age-old custom in North Africa honouring women d...
