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Iran's President Pezeshkian made the offer at the SCO summit in Bishkek hours after Iran and the US exchanged fire over the weekend. IRGC's demands for control of Hormuz and war compensation remain conditions Washington is unlikely to accept.
Scotland international Scott McTominay, who joined Napoli from Manchester United, to undergo heart surgery.
Nepal is burying dozens of bodies in multiple trenches as Nepal’s disaster agency said that 1,003 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreign nationals. In its latest update, China reported 16 deaths and 546 missing, including 261 foreigners. Crews faced challenging conditions as they searched unstable terrain and piles of debris. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah tel...
According to a study carried out by Met Office scientists, the record-breaking season was made roughly 130 times more likely due to "human-induced climate change."
Norway's new King takes the first major step of his reign as his father, the late King Harald V, lies in state at the Royal Palace.
Norway's new King takes the first major step of his reign as his father, the late King Harald V, lies in state at the Royal Palace.
Families in Kathmandu post photos of missing relatives after Nepal floods kill more than 1,000 people, with thousands still unaccounted for.
Ghanaian cocoa farmers are ramping up their pushback against a new law preventing them from using their land for anything else without permission. President Mahama says supporting local processing is the key to economic growth. Cocoa chiefs say that the changes still leave the sector resting on an outdated colonial model.
Prime minister will tell MPs he wants to ‘unlock positivity’ after his predecessor stepped down as an MP, triggering a north London byelectionMy colleague Richard Partington, the Guardian’s senior economics correspondent, grew up, like Andy Burnham, in the Warrington suburb of Culcheth. He has been home to find out what people there are saying about the new PM.Yesterday, Kemi Badenoch announced a ...
Europe's largest wine exporter is already battling a cocktail of crisis from heatwaves to lower sales.
At least one civilian was killed and 11 other people, including several police officers, were injured after a car packed with explosives was detonated outside a police station in northeastern Colombia
Not even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing between China and Nepal last week, according to one of the first peer-reviewed assessments of the disaster. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) calculated that the surface velocity of the debris flow was 19 metres per second (62 feet per second) when it struck the c...
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump says he plans to meet Kim Jong-un this year, citing good relationship US President Donald Trump said that he planned to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year, despite Pyongy...
Boy’s mother says she hopes case will help others, as judge says exclusion should be ‘a tool of last resort’The mother of a 10-year-old autistic boy who had his permanent exclusion from a primary school quashed by the high court has said she hopes the ruling helps other children.The boy, who cannot be named, was permanently excluded from his primary school, part of the Lift academy chain, after co...
Head of tree collections at Kew ‘very worried about this autumn’ as hot, dry summer has caused brittlenessHigh winds associated with El Niño could cause widespread mortality among tree species already weakened by a prolonged period of extreme heat and drought, experts have warned.This summer much of Europe has been scorched by a series of record-breaking climate crisis-induced heatwaves. The impac...
Both parents' vitamin B12 status before conception may influence the odds of birth defects, a new study suggests.
The death toll in Nepal has crossed 1,000 from the deadly floods that tore through an area on the border with Tibet on August 26, and nearly 4,000 people remain missing. six days on hopes for survivors are dimming, but rescuers focused on a network of hydropower sites along the Trishuli River are holding out hope. Of the roughly 900 workers missing, some 500 people are believed to be trapped in th...
Millions of French students are heading back to school this week and with that comes a host of new rules for what will be the last school year of Emmanuel Macron's presidency. From phone bans to exam schedules, Camille Knight takes a look at what's changing in the French school system, and why those changes are being put in place.
Twelve jurors found former gangster Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of the murder of Tupac Shakur in Nevada's Clark County court on August 31. Although the 63 year-old is not thought to have fired the deadly shots himself, he is the only man still alive out of those who were in the car at the time. Under Nevada law, someone who helps another person commit murder can be convicted of the crime.
Navigating app surpasses Google and Apple Maps on top-downloaded US chart after posting ‘we’re not changing it’A pioneering online mapping app that defied Donald Trump by refusing to rename Lake Ontario has become the most in-demand navigation tool in the US.MapQuest, which was openly dismissive of the president’s 27 August executive order directing federal agencies to refer to the smallest of the...
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the group of 20 major economies are meeting for two days in Asheville, North Carolina. With the United States holding the rotating G20 presidency, Washington is trying to rally partners towards greater economic pressure on Iran and find ways to boost growth. But an unexpected attendee drew fierce criticism.
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been inaugurated for his second term after a disputed election
As the digital landscape evolves, more new tech terms have surfaced, covering everything from the overwhelming presence of AI to the rising power of tech bros.
There's still plenty of cinematic goodness to look forward to in the last four months of 2026. Here are our picks for the hotly awaited movies you won't want to miss.
Hong Kong public schools have slashed a record 126 Primary One classes for the 2026-27 academic year amid a shrinking student population, prompting a sector leader to warn that the “worst is yet to come”. According to the latest Primary School Profiles, the total number of Primary One classes across public schools dropped from 1,558 in 2025-26 to 1,432 in 2026-27, representing a net decrease of 8 ...
In DR Congo, managing the spread of Ebola is made all the more difficult as the country is juggling simultaneous security crises including untangling a peace deal with M23 rebels. President Felix Tshisekedi offered to convene a national dialogue which opposition parties call a smoke screen hiding an attempted power grab.
Billy Allison, 36, pleads not guilty over Matthew O’Gara’s death following alleged assault in LichfieldA man accused of murdering a businessman after an alleged assault outside a bar in Staffordshire has pleaded not guilty.Billy Allison, 36, a member of the flag-raising group Raise the Colours, appeared at Stafford crown court on Tuesday and entered not guilty pleas to the murder of Matthew O’Gara...
EU defence ministers grapple with bolstering Ukraine's air defences, as worries grow over Russia's campaign to destabilise Kyiv's European backers. This comes as Moscow is taking advantage of Kyiv running low on US-built air defence missiles to intensify its attacks on the country. EU ministers are also expected to discuss Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine's European allies. FRANCE 24's Angela D...
The SCO started in 1996 and accounts for 43 percent of the world’s population and 23 percent of the global economy.
