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Early Tuesday, Britain's maritime security agency UKMTO said that a cargo vessel was struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman. US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a 'last chance before decapitation.' Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
US regulators approved Boeing's smallest 737 MAX jet more than eight years after its maiden flight, clearing the way for deliveries. The Federal Aviation Administration imposed new requirements after two fatal MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019.
US regulators approved Boeing's smallest 737 MAX jet more than eight years after its maiden flight, clearing the way for deliveries after a certification process prolonged by safety reforms following the model's two fatal crashes.
The coalition argues the president exceeded his legal authority by imposing broad tariffs on dozens of trading partners under the guise of combating forced labour, asking a federal court to block the measures and order refunds for importers.
The US president insisted negotiations were underway despite Tehran's denials, saying Iran had a final opportunity to reach an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and its nuclear programme before facing what he called 'decapitation.'
Firefighters made progress against several blazes Monday after wildfires driven by drought, extreme heat and strong winds tore through Washington state's second-largest city, destroying up to 1,100 structures and prompting what officials called the worst natural disaster in Spokane's history.
Firefighters made progress against several blazes Monday after wildfires driven by drought, extreme heat and strong winds tore through Washington state's second-largest city, destroying up to 1,100 structures and prompting what officials called the worst natural disaster in Spokane's history.
The US president insisted negotiations were underway despite Tehran's denials, saying Iran had a final opportunity to reach an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and its nuclear programme before facing what he called "decapitation".
The US president insisted negotiations were underway despite Tehran's denials, saying Iran had a final opportunity to reach an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz and its nuclear programme before facing what he called 'decapitation.'
In tonight's edition: Hundreds of people run from the most serious fighting to break out in Tigray since 2022, with many heading to Sudan despite the conflict there. Also, Nigeria is still probing links that Mexican drug cartels may have to Africa's top economy. Plus Cape Verde's veteran goalkeeper Vozinha arrives in Chile to join first division club Colo-Colo.
In tonight's edition, hundreds of people run from the most serious fighting to break out in Tigray since 2022. Also, Nigeria's still probing links that Mexican drug cartels may have to Africa's top economy. And Cape Verde’s veteran goalkeeper Vozinha arrived in Chile to join first division club Colo-Colo.
Europe's record-breaking hot and dry summer continues to take its toll on France and Greece, where firefighters fought to contain major blazes, while the UK recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries. Europe is Earth’s fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate service.
Norway's Sigrid Haugset won stage three of the Women's Tour de France on Monday, seizing the overall lead and yellow jersey from Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes. Haugset launched a gutsy solo attack less than halfway into the hilly 156.6km route between Geneva and Poligny, and held off Belgium's Lotte Kopecky.
Parisians are defying gravity on the Seine thanks to the e-foil, an electric board equipped with a propeller. The board emerges from the water as soon as it gains speed, creating the feeling of flying just above the surface.
The arrival of 60,000 people into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco last week has created serious tensions within the EU over immigration. Spain has called for a meeting of EU interior ministers which is due to take place Tuesday.
Several people ended up in the river after an important bridge collapsed on June 3 in the village of Hombo in the eastern part of the DRC. The bridge is one of the failing critical infrastructures in a territory that is home to one of the most lucrative mines in the region.
Greek firefighters are battling a wildfire northwest of Athens for the fourth day, as strong and erratic winds continue to fan the blaze. Fires throughout the country have killed five firefighters since last week.
Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Dr. Manlio Graziano, Founder and Director of Nicholas Spykman International Center for Geopolitical Analysis. Italy's temporary suspension of the Schengen Agreement with Spain, following the migration episode in Ceuta, is presented less as a meaningful European policy than as a symbolic act driven by domestic politics. Dr Graziano argues that the episode reveal...
Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Dr. Manlio Graziano, Founder and Director of Nicholas Spykman International Center for Geopolitical Analysis. Italy's temporary suspension of the Schengen Agreement with Spain, following the migration episode in Ceuta, is presented less as a meaningful European policy than as a symbolic act driven by domestic politics. Dr Graziano argues that the episode reveal...
The European Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen, has reiterated the EU's support to help tackle illegal migration following last week's chaos in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa. The crisis has fanned anti-immigrant rhetoric by right wing politicians in Europe and sparked diplomatic tensions between Spain and some EU members, notably Italy. An emergency video conference of EU i...
Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with an representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross on August 3rd. The 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner was taken into detention in early 2021, when a military coup ousted her elected civilian government. Since then, her location and condition have been largely unknown to international officials and the public.
Kremlin critic and anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin – who openly criticised President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's Ukraine offensive – said Monday he had fled Russia for Paris. Nadezhdin was recently detained outside Moscow and blocked from running for parliament. Russia's clampdown on dissent has left most critics in jail, in exile or dead.
U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start on August 3, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country. This is not a one-time occurrence: Trump has regularly announced ongoing talks after threatening agressive strikes on Iran. But this time, Iran seems to not have given into the strategy. FRANCE 24's Ke...
The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. France was quick to slam the proposal later on Monday, calling it "a violation of French sovereignty".
The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. France was quick to slam the proposal later on Monday, calling it "a violation of French sovereignty".
The hard-right Reform UK party on Monday revealed plans for "the largest military operation" in the Channel "since World War II", which would deploy Britain's Royal Navy to return small migrant boats to France. The proposal – which experts and other political parties promptly rubbished – comes as Reform and its leader Nigel Farage are embroiled in a series of scandals.
Between the U-turns, the posturing, the denials and the flexing of military might, it's hard to know exactly where negotiations between the US and Iran are actually at - if they have gone anywhere. While US President Donald Trump says negotiations are underway, Tehran has denied that any are planned but that it is in talks with Oman.
Nuclear power is often touted as a solution to global warming. It comes with risks, but creates energy without the same greenhouse gas emissions as coal or gas plants. However, rising temperatures and drought in Europe are creating problems and shutdowns at nuclear power plants. With water levels too low to cool the reactors, Hungary - for example - is shutting down the reactor that's meant to pro...
Jennie Shin is pleased to welcome Antoni Vives, policy analyst and the former Deputy Mayor of Barcelona. Vives offers a nuanced geopolitical interpretation of the Ceuta migration crisis, arguing that the events cannot be understood solely as a humanitarian emergency or a spontaneous wave of migration. Vives frames the crisis within a broader framework encompassing historical colonial legacies, dem...
US President Donald Trump's postwar transition body The Board of Peace on Monday assured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel's withdrawal would only begin after Hamas's complete disarmament, following objections. Israel had objected to the board's Thursday text that called for a phased withdrawal within the territory and the immediate cessation of Israeli strikes in Gaza.
