Talks to decisively end the war in Iran have stalled. Donald Trump has previously rejected any plan that doesn’t include an end to Tehran’s nuclear program, something experts say that Iran is unlikely to agree to. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis has more
Talks to decisively end the war in Iran have stalled. Donald Trump has previously rejected any plan that doesn’t include an end to Tehran’s nuclear program, something experts say that Iran is unlikely to agree to. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis has more
Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of Pope Leo XIV, who responded to the US president's broadside on Tuesday by reaffirming his mission to preach peace while accepting public scrutiny. The verbal clash between the two men comes days before US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits the Vatican, raising concerns the dispute could hinder delicate diplomatic efforts.
Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of Pope Leo XIV, who responded to the US president's broadside on Tuesday by reaffirming his mission to preach peace while accepting public scrutiny. The verbal clash between the two men comes days before US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits the Vatican, raising concerns the dispute could hinder delicate diplomatic efforts.
Romania's parliament on Tuesday voted to oust liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in a motion of no confidence initiated by the Social Democrats and the far right, deepening political turmoil in the EU and NATO country bordering Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Laurențiu Pleșca, Policy Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He says that the collapse of the government "does not alter Romania's foreign policy or security trajectory".
Romania's parliament on Tuesday voted to oust liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in a motion of no confidence initiated by the Social Democrats and the far right, deepening political turmoil in the EU and NATO country bordering Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Laurențiu Pleșca, Policy Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He says that the collapse of the government "does not alter Romania's foreign policy or security trajectory".
Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 peace prize for her decades of campaigning for human rights in Iran, could die in prison unless she is urgently given proper health care after suffering two suspected heart attacks in recent weeks, supporters warned on Tuesday. FRANCE 24's international affairs commentator Douglas Herbert has more.
Jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 peace prize for her decades of campaigning for human rights in Iran, could die in prison unless she is urgently given proper health care after suffering two suspected heart attacks in recent weeks, supporters warned on Tuesday. FRANCE 24's international affairs commentator Douglas Herbert has more.
With its strategic location at the crossroads of Middle Eastern, Central and South Asian trade routes, its arsenal of combat-tested Chinese weapons and an army chief playing a high-wire diplomatic act, Pakistan is poised to play a security role in the Gulf. It's an interesting mix for some Gulf states questioning the US security commitment in the region – but not for all.
With its strategic location at the crossroads of Middle Eastern, Central and South Asian trade routes, its arsenal of combat-tested Chinese weapons and an army chief playing a high-wire diplomatic act, Pakistan is poised to play a security role in the Gulf. It's an interesting mix for some Gulf states questioning the US security commitment in the region – but not for all.
Senegalese duo Lamine Camara (AS Monaco) and Moussa Niakhaté (Olympique Lyon) will vie with Mali's Mamadou Sangaré (RC Lens) for the 2026 Marc Vivien-Foé Prize for the best African player in the French football league, presented by FRANCE 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI).
Senegalese duo Lamine Camara (AS Monaco) and Moussa Niakhaté (Olympique Lyon) will vie with Mali's Mamadou Sangaré (RC Lens) for the 2026 Marc Vivien-Foé Prize for the best African player in the French football league, presented by FRANCE 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI).
Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi is pleased to welcome the Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, Peter Zalmayev, to offer context & perspective on the battlefield dynamics and political theatre of Russia's war on Ukraine. While Russia invokes symbolic gestures tied to historical commemorations, beneath the surface of geopolitical spectacle, Zalmaev points to a quieter revolution. “The answer is the drones,” highlighting it's effectiveness in an asymmetrical war. Yet, the most revealing is Z
Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi is pleased to welcome the Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, Peter Zalmayev, to offer context & perspective on the battlefield dynamics and political theatre of Russia's war on Ukraine. While Russia invokes symbolic gestures tied to historical commemorations, beneath the surface of geopolitical spectacle, Zalmaev points to a quieter revolution. “The answer is the drones,” highlighting it's effectiveness in an asymmetrical war. Yet, the most revealing is Zalmayev's portrayal of Putin’s internal state: “a renewed sense of fear for his life.”
The US and Israel's war on Iran is also hitting migrant workers who live in the Gulf region, often accepting harsh controls and little in the way of rights in return for the kind of pay they'd never see back home. Now though, they have a choice - stay and risk their lives in an active war zone, or return home - likely to poorer nations struggling with the fallout from that same war as living costs spiral and an energy crisis endures, making for some difficult decisions.
The US and Israel's war on Iran is also hitting migrant workers who live in the Gulf region, often accepting harsh controls and little in the way of rights in return for the kind of pay they'd never see back home. Now though, they have a choice - stay and risk their lives in an active war zone, or return home - likely to poorer nations struggling with the fallout from that same war as living costs spiral and an energy crisis endures, making for some difficult decisions.
Health authorities raced Tuesday to find a port for a cruise ship battling a hantavirus outbreak, as it remained off the West African coast with passengers isolating after three people died. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said it suspects some rare human to human transmission of the virus took place between close contacts on board the ship.
Health authorities raced Tuesday to find a port for a cruise ship battling a hantavirus outbreak, as it remained off the West African coast with passengers isolating after three people died. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said it suspects some rare human to human transmission of the virus took place between close contacts on board the ship.
A small airplane with five occupants crashed into a building on Monday in the city of Belo Horizonte in southeastern Brazil, killing three people, local officials and firefighters said.
A small airplane with five occupants crashed into a building on Monday in the city of Belo Horizonte in southeastern Brazil, killing three people, local officials and firefighters said.
Several years before Mondrian and Kandinsky were believed to have pioneered visual abstraction, a young Swedish woman named Hilma af Klint produced a series of strikingly original artworks that were way ahead of their time. Long hidden away from the world in a secret vault, her major work, the “Paintings for the Temple”, is now on display in France for the first time at a groundbreaking exhibition at Paris’s Grand Palais.
Several years before Mondrian and Kandinsky were believed to have pioneered visual abstraction, a young Swedish woman named Hilma af Klint produced a series of strikingly original artworks that were way ahead of their time. Long hidden away from the world in a secret vault, her major work, the “Paintings for the Temple”, is now on display in France for the first time at a groundbreaking exhibition at Paris’s Grand Palais.
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