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Journalists at the Voice of America’s (VOA) Kurdish service face uncertainty after the Trump administration froze funding to the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM). [Getty]Journalists at the Voice of…

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…

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…

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…

Sudan has been locked in a civil war since April 2023 when fighting broke out between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces [Getty]Three civilians including two children were killed…

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…

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…

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.…

World number three Carlos Alcaraz said “he was not feeling great” as he suffered a shock early exit from the Miami Open with Belgian veteran David Goffin fighting back for…

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…

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'…

Tunisian pro-Palestine activists have long been calling for a ban on companies with ties to Israel operating in Tunisia. [Getty]In Tunisia, pro-Palestine protesters were physically attacked by alleged workers at…

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,…

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…

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…

Demonstrators hold signs as they protest the deportation of Assistant Professor of Medicine Dr. Rasha Alawieh of Brown University at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island, on 17 March…

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…

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…

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…

CHP calls Imamoglu’s detention a ‘coup’ as the mayor vows to challenge diploma invalidation, barring him from the presidency.Turkish police have arrested Istanbul’s mayor as part of what they say…

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…

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,…

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…

Over 300 Palestinians have been killed in fresh Israeli strikes, ending the ceasefire [Getty]A massive Israeli bombardment of Gaza has killed an Israeli captive and wounded at least two others, a senior…