Everything on the wire from France 24 (France).
In tonight's programme, Gambia's electoral commission has announced the five official candidates for the country's upcoming presidential election. President Adama Barrow is seeking a third term. Tensions continue to rise in Ethiopia following the federal government's appointment of a new head of…
European Council President Antonio Costa on Friday said that Brussels will send diplomats from the bloc and five countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Poland, to upcoming Ukraine talks.
Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement Friday, pledging a unified response to any attack on either country, the two leaders said in a joint statement. The defence pact follows the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed by Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in August.
On The World This Week with Gavin Lee, our panel distills the breaking news and global stories of the past 7 days into 45 minutes. Ukraine: Who will speak for Europe? In a week thats seen the first direct talks between Ukraine and Russia since February, with the US in the room and the Europeans…
Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Alexander Titov, Lecturer in Modern European History at Queen's University Belfast and a specialist on Russia. He's joined us to discuss high-level meetings in Abu Dhabi, Dublin and the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine.
China has been carrying out major military drills around Taiwan since early November. But contrary to some claims on social media, Beijing's armed forces have not actually implemented a blockade on the island; they just simulated it.
FRANCE 24 hosts Albin Kurti, the prime minister of Kosovo, a country that declared its independence from Serbia back in 2008 and sees itself as part of the European family. But four years after applying to join the EU, Kosovo has still not received candidate status. We explore Kosovo's path towards…
As EU leaders meet for an AI summit in Dublin, largely overshadowed by Russia's war on Ukraine, William Hilderbrandt is pleased to welcome Fabrice Pothier, CEO of Rasmussen Global. On AI, Pothier points to Europe's limited computing capacity, estimating that it barely represents "5% of what's…
Jensen Huang’s departure from Nvidia exposes the vulnerabilities behind the AI boom. As equities reel in response to his resignation following extramarital affairs, alleged Chinese espionage and a summons to testify before US lawmakers, questions mount over who is really in charge of tech and…
Eleven years on, France pays tribute to the victims of the November 13 attacks. French officials, victims’ associations and families gathered this Friday to pay their respects to those killed in the attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015.
Highway 1, or the Ring Road, connects Afghanistan's major cities. After September 11, 2001, it became a hotspot for crime and fighting, particularly between the capital Kabul and Kandahar, the Taliban's birthplace. People taking it had to navigate extortions, kidnappings and suicide bombings. What…
Numerous civilian casualties have been documented in Rakhine State amid a renewed military offensive by the junta to regain control of the area. Available evidence suggests that military aircraft are deliberately targeting civilian sites and carrying out double-tap strikes.
2026 is set to be one of the hottest years on record, with El Niño worsening the impact of extreme weather events. With COP31 underway in Turkey, FRANCE 24 speaks with the UNDP's climate boss about the cost of waiting in a warmer world, and with one of the student activists from Pacific Island…
France is considering legislation to restrict trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, namely the West Bank. Ivar Ekeland, Professor Emeritus at Paris Dauphine-PSL University and Chair of the Organization of Academics for the Respect of International Law in Palestine…
In an interview with FRANCE 24, UN refugee chief Barham Salih called the war in Sudan "shameful" and urged the world to end it. With forced displacement at a record high, he warned that funding cuts are hurting people "in dire need". "Efficiency has its limits," he said. Salih also defended the…
France announced on Friday that it will ask the European Commission to "examine" Algeria's non-compliance with its EU association agreement. Earlier in July, Algiers imposed a near-blanket ban on French imports, and last month, Algeria suspended urea shipments to France.
US lawmakers have called Jensen Huang to face their questions in December after the Nvidia ex-CEO quit over extramarital affairs, including one with a suspected Chinese spy. The Taiwanese-born businessman was a close informal adviser to President Donald Trump on AI and had spent years lobbying…
Russian strikes hit targets across Ukraine on Thursday, with one attack damaging a hospital. Ukraine meanwhile fired almost 1,200 drones at Russian targets overnight in one of its biggest aerial attacks since Moscow’s full-scale invasion nearly five years ago.