British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday announced her resignation just six crisis-filled weeks after taking office, becoming the shortest-lived premier in UK history. Her Conservative party detailed a rapid…
Continue ReadingThe United States has said Iranian military trainers were in Crimea helping Russian forces operate Iranian-made drones to attack targets in Ukraine, adding an alarming strand to a war that…
Continue ReadingAs the Ukrainian counter-offensive continues, FRANCE 24’s correspondents went to the southern region of Kherson, and the village of Mykhailivka, which was recaptured from Russian troops at the beginning of…
Continue ReadingNorway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on Wednesday accused "foreign intelligence" services of being behind a recent slew of "unacceptable" drone flights in the country, indirectly pointing the finger at…
Continue ReadingUkrainian authorities are warning of power outages in the wake of targeted attacks by Russia on its energy infrastructure. Kyiv has introduced restrictions on power for the first time since…
Continue ReadingBritish Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday — bowing to the inevitable after a tumultuous six-week term in which her policies triggered turmoil in financial markets and a rebellion in…
Continue ReadingUkraine is restricting electricity usage nationwide on Thursday for the first time since Russia’s invasion following a barrage of missile and drone attacks destroyed some power plants just before the…
Continue ReadingThe government of French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said it would push the 2023 budget bill through the lower house of parliament using rarely used constitutional powers to override…
Continue ReadingThe European Parliament awarded the people of Ukraine on Wednesday its annual Prize for Freedom of Thought to honour their fight against Russia’s invasion. "They are standing up for what…
Continue ReadingIranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returned to Tehran early Wednesday after competing in South Korea without wearing a headscarf, an act widely seen as support for anti-government demonstrators amid weeks of…
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday introduced martial law in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that Moscow claims to have annexed. "I signed a decree to introduce martial…
Continue ReadingCancer patients are withstanding the worst of Lebanon’s financial crisis, with hospitals facing a shortage of life-saving drugs and an exodus of critical medical staff. FRANCE 24 reports. #Lebanon #women…
Continue ReadingThe new commander of Russian forces in Ukraine made a rare acknowledgment of the pressures they were under from Ukrainian offensives to retake southern and eastern areas that Moscow says…
Continue ReadingThe Russian forces’ commander has said the situation in the southern city of Kherson is "difficult" and residents are to be evacuated. General Sergei Surovikin told Russian state TV that…
Continue ReadingImages and videos of the protests that have rocked Iran for weeks have been shared around the world on social media. The unrest was sparked following the death of 22-year-old…
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