Author: Frank Deux

Top national security officials for President Donald Trump, including his defence secretary, texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story posted online Monday. Trump officials texted war plans to a group chat that included a journalist

The United Nations will reduce its presence in Gaza after an Israeli tank strike on its compound killed a staffer and wounded five others, a UN spokesman said Monday. Meanwhile the Israeli military issued fresh calls to evacuate parts of Gaza’s north, as it pressed its renewed bombardment and ground operations. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. Live: UN to scale back Gaza presence after deadly Israeli strike

South Sudan is on the verge of another civil war, the UN’s top official in the country warned Monday, citing escalating violence and a stalled peace process. Tensions between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar have deepened, threatening to unravel the fragile 2018 peace deal and plunge the nation into renewed conflict. South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN warns of rising tensions

Israel’s military struck the largest hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday night, killing five people, wounding others and causing a large fire, the territory’s Health Ministry said. Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser hospital kills five including Hamas official

A US delegation will seek progress toward a Black Sea ceasefire and a broader cessation of violence in the war in Ukraine when it meets for talks with Russian officials on Monday, after discussions with diplomats from Ukraine on Sunday. The so-called technical talks come as US President Donald Trump intensifies his drive for a halt to Russia’s three-year-old assault against Ukraine.  US-Russia talks on Ukraine start in Riyadh with focus on Black Sea ceasefire

South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled on Monday to reinstate Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s powers, marking the latest twist in the country’s turbulent politics after his impeachment as acting president more than two months ago. S. Korea court dismisses impeachment of PM, reinstates him as acting president

Israel’s attorney general said on Friday that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu cannot name a new internal security chief, following a supreme court decision freezing the government’s bid to oust him. The unprecedented move to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar has deepened divisions in the country while Israel resumes its military operations in the Gaza Strip. FRANCE 24 speaks to Guy Lurie, research fellow at the Democratic Values and Institutions Program to shed more light on the situation. Israeli court freezes Netanyahu's bid to oust internal security chief

Since Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Natanyahu’s attempt to fire security chief Ronen Bar – despite a court ruling against the move – regular protests against the Israeli leader are growing “and they are being joined by major forces in Israeli society”, says FRANCE 24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky, reporting from Israel. Among them, heads of industry, commerce and labour unions who have threatened strikes that could bring the country to a halt if the government defies the courts. Protests against Neyanyahu surge amid attempt to fire security chief

Tens of thousands of protestors in cities across France rallied against racism and the rise of the far right on Saturday, amid a rightward shift in French and US politics. Tens of thousands in France join protests against racism and far right

France 24 brings you all the news from Africa with France 24’s correspondents and guests on set. Sudan army retakes presidential palace

This week, a high-stakes call between Russian and U.S. leaders shaped the Ukraine conflict, with Russia claiming a diplomatic victory while key issues remained unresolved. In Gaza, Israeli airstrikes reignited violence, killing over 600 Palestinians, including children, and deepening Netanyahu’s political crisis. Meanwhile, after 287 days in space, astronauts Butch and Suni finally returned to Earth, splashing down off the Florida coast. Their mission, originally planned for just eight days on the ISS, was extended by nine months due to a fault in Boeing’s Starliner rocket. A Trio of Truce Talks & “Oopsie…too late”

France 24’s Gavin Lee speaks to CBS Correspondent and Anchor Lilia Luciano, one of the few reporters to be given access inside the ‘Terrorism Confinement Centre’ Inside El Salvador's 'Mega' Prison

Britain’s Heathrow airport, Europe’s busiest, was shut down early Friday for 24 hours after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling facility west of London, officials said. London's Heathrow airport closed after fire causes major power cut

Amid fears of a US government crackdown on freedom of speech in academic circles, US judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered that Indian researcher at Georgetown University Badar Khan Suri not be deported, calling Suri’s detention and expulsion “patently unconstitutional.” US judge rejects deportation of researcher accused of having Hamas ties

Riots broke out at the campus of Ankara’s Middle East Technical University as students protested against the detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Thousands have been protesting in major Turkish cities for a second night in a row as Imamoglu, President Erdogan’s main political rival, called for judges to take a stand against the Turkish government’s misuse of the courts. FRANCE 24’s Jasper Mortimer reports from Ankara. Riots break out at Ankara university campus after Erdogan rival detained

The World Happiness Report 2025 ranks Finland as the happiest country globally for the eighth consecutive year. Released Thursday by the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre, the report also places Denmark, Iceland and Sweden in the top four. Finland tops global happiness rankings, US falls to lowest-ever position

Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations on Thursday after issuing what it called a “last warning” for Palestinians to return hostages and remove Hamas from power. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. Live: Israel resumes ground operations, issues 'last warning' to Gazans

President Trump proposed that the US take over Ukrainian nuclear power plants to protect them from Russian attacks and support a partial ceasefire. The offer was made during a Tuesday call with Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump proposes US ownership of Ukraine's nuclear power plants to Zelensky

The US announced on Tuesday that fresh talks on a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine will take place in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching fresh strikes despite agreeing to a 30-day ceasefire on energy infrastructure. Ukraine ceasefire talks planned for Sunday as Zelensky blasts Russian strikes

Continuing US federal judges’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive orders, a Washington, D.C., District Judge moved to block Trump’s ban on transgender people from serving in the military, a seminal component of the President’s crusade to eliminate diversity, equality, and inclusion initiatives in the US. Judge blocks Trump administration order to ban transgender people from military

NASA’s Steve Stich said on Tuesday the aerospace agency was “overjoyed” with the successful return of astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams after technical issues and an abandoned rescue mission left Wilmore and Wilson stranded in space for nine months. NASA 'overjoyed' with return of stranded astronauts, says agency official

Homeland Security officials on Monday said that a doctor from Lebanon who was deported over the weekend despite having a U.S. visa “openly admitted” to supporting a Hezbollah leader and attending his funeral. The 34-year-old Lebanese citizen, who held an H-1B visa, was detained on Thursday at Logan International Airport in Boston after returning from a trip to Lebanon to see family. FRANCE 24’s Jessica Le Masurier reports from New York. Homeland Security says professor deported to Lebanon with US visa supported Hezbollah leader

The Israeli army said Monday it had targeted military sites in southern Syria that were deemed a ‘threat to the State of Israel’. Syria’s health ministry also reported three killed in an Israeli strike near the southern city of Daraa. Israel strikes military targets in southern Syria over national security concerns

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments. Live: Israel launches full-scale strikes against Hamas in Gaza after talks stall

The interim government in Damascus will attend an annual aid pledging conference for Syria on Monday, amid a deep humanitarian crisis and uncertain transition post-Assad. Hosted by the EU in Brussels since 2017, the event previously excluded Assad’s government over its role in Syria’s civil war. Syria's new rulers join EU donor conference amid political uncertainty