A Russian drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed one man and wounded another early Monday, regional officials said, as Moscow intensified strikes across the country ahead of the anniversary of its full-scale invasion. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine.
Continue ReadingA Paris criminal court will on Monday review former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s request to combine sentences handed down in separate convictions for corruption and illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy, who served from 2007 to 2012, has faced multiple legal cases since leaving office. His lawyer said such requests are routine.
Continue ReadingThere are growing calls across Europe for tighter scrutiny of the American AI firm Palantir Technologies, amid concerns over privacy and its expanding role in military and government operations across the US and its allies. The company, led by CEO Alex Karp, provides battlefield analytics to the US, NATO and Ukraine, while also holding civilian […]
Continue ReadingRussia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine on Sunday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Moscow’s all-out invasion. The capital Kyiv, regularly targeted by Russian missile and drone attacks since the start of the full-scale invasion, has faced waves of […]
Continue ReadingThe 2026 Winter Olympics is drawing to a close, with the closing ceremony scheduled in Verona on Sunday. Reflecting on the Games over the past weeks, FRANCE 24 spoke with James Reade, Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Reading, to explore the event’s impact on the region’s economy and the wider […]
Continue ReadingSaint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on public display from Sunday for the first time for the 800th anniversary of his death, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors. Inside a nitrogen-filled plexiglass case with the Latin inscription “Corpus Sancti Francisci” (The Body of St Francis), the remains are being shown in the Italian hill […]
Continue ReadingGreenland does not need healthcare assistance from foreign countries, Denmark’s Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said Sunday after President Donald Trump announced the US was sending a “great hospital boat” to tend to the “many” sick people “not being taken care of” in the autonomous Danish territory that Trump covets.
Continue ReadingRussia attacked Ukraine with dozens of strike drones and ballistic and cruise missiles, focusing on energy infrastructure and killing at least one person, the Ukrainian military and local officials said on Sunday. Reporting from Kramatorsk, FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg said the strikes on the city appeared to have been unsuccessful, as no power cuts had […]
Continue ReadingWhen her kids aren’t watching, Olga devours every piece of news she can find about the war in Ukraine. The Russian mother forces herself to look at photographs of the Ukrainians who have been killed, trying to remember the face of every child lost in her country’s four-year aggression. Speaking out has cost her friends […]
Continue ReadingRussia attacked Kyiv with ballistic and cruise missiles as overnight strikes in the Black Sea port of Odesa and central Ukraine targeted energy infrastructure, Ukrainian military officials said Sunday. The attacks came just two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
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