The European Union on Monday approved new sanctions on Israeli settlers "guilty of supporting the extremist and violent colonisation of the West Bank", French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on social media. Israel called the sanctions “arbitrary and political” and vowed to stand '”for the right of Jews” to settle in the West Bank.

Rail passengers will soon be able to travel directly by train from Berlin to Oslo. Described as part of a boom in long-distance rail travel, the new ICE L service promises a greener, simpler way to reach Scandinavia.

Most of the civilian deaths attributed to drone strikes in the first three months of the year were recorded in the Kordofan region and Darfur, although the strikes were also increasingly spreading beyond both regions.

French farmers have staged a protest outside a major oil refinery near Lyon, dumping manure and rubbish at the entrance in anger over rising fuel costs and falling incomes.

More than 700 private flights flew to and from Cannes Film Festival for last year’s star-studded event, burning two million litres of fuel.

Hungary's new Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who was sworn in on Saturday, said that Hungary would no longer protect people wanted elsewhere.

The French president is currently in #Nairobi for the Africa Forward summit, a gathering meant to showcase France’s new policy for the continent. It is the first time the summit is held in an English-speaking country , and is attended by more than 30 presidents, deputy presidents and prime ministers from across Africa. It also comes at a time where #France has undergone a series of setbacks in former West African colonies aiming to reduce its influence.

A complex day-long operation to repatriate occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak neared completion late Sunday after 94 people of various nationalities were flown home from Spain's Canary Islands. Three passengers from the MV Hondius -- a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman -- have died, while others have fallen sick with the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents. No vaccines or specific treatments exist for hantavirus, which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship departed in April.

Prime Minister ​Keir Starmer promised to be bolder to turn around Britain's fortunes, making an impassioned plea to both his Labour Party and voters on Monday to stick with him and avoid a leadership contest he said would only bring chaos. Speaking at a community centre in London, Starmer all but admitted he had been too timid in tackling the myriad of problems besetting Britain since he won a ​large majority in 2024, and ‌said he took responsibility for one of the worst defeats for Labour in last week's elections.

Iran and the United States were at an impasse again Monday over how to end their war while their ceasefire grew increasingly shaky, with the two sides exchanging fire in recent days, ships and Gulf states being targeted, and fighting flaring between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley tells us more.

A French ​passenger who was on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for ​the ‌virus and her condition ⁠is deteriorating, French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said on ‌Monday. The passenger was among five French ⁠people who were on the ship. The four other passengers tested negative. So far French authorities have traced 22 contact cases. FRANCE 24's Environment Editor Valerie Dekimpe tells us more.

In France, nearly two months after the start of the appeal trial concerning allegations of Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign, the prosecution presented its closing arguments on Monday. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizot reports.