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Russia's attack on Ukraine's Sumy: 'It doesn't really look like a mistake'

Zelensky called for a global response to the attack. 'Talks have never stopped ballistic missiles and aerial bombs. What’s needed is an attitude toward Russia that a terrorist deserves,' he said. Asking about the attack, Trump said on April 13 that he w

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Steel steals the limelight as UK government comes to rescue of British Steel

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, April 14: As the UK government swoops to the rescue of British Steel, papers ask whether its Chinese owners Jingwe may have sabotaged the plant, and whether nationalisation could come back into fashion. In other news, newly elected

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China hits back at Trump tariffs with export restrictions on rare earths

China has restricted the export of rare earth minerals critical to the production of electric motors and high-tech components, a response to US President Donald Trump's 145 percent tariffs on Chinese goods. Meanwhile, an exemption for consumer electronic

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34 killed and 119 wounded in Russia's attack on Ukraine's Sumy

'Only filthy scum can act like this — taking the lives of ordinary people,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. In a statement on social media, he said the first strike hit buildings belonging to a city university, while the second exploded abov

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Five decades after Lebanon's civil war, battle-scarred buildings reflect ongoing trauma

Fifty years ago, Lebanon descended into one of the darkest periods in its modern history: the civil war. The brutal 15-year conflict was marked by sectarian violence and shifting front lines. In the capital Beirut, some buildings still bear the scars of

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Palestinian ministry condemns Netanyahu's 'unjustified attack' on Macron

The Palestinian foreign ministry blasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday for attacking French President Emmanuel Macron over his plan to recognise a Palestinian state within months. It called Netanyahu's comments "a blatant rejection

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'Creating a future society for our lives': Osaka Expo 2025 opens in Japan

The Osaka Expo is held at Yumeshima, which means 'dream island,' a reclaimed industrial waste burial site in the Osaka Bay, where participants from more than 160 countries, regions and organizations showcase their futuristic exhibits inside about 80 pavi

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Peruvian Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies

Nobel-winning Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, whose vivid novels explored Latin American despotism, corruption and fanaticism and who once ran for president, has died. The literary giant was 89.

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Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday and hits a hospital

A wave of Israeli strikes across Gaza on April 13 hit a hospital and other sites, killing at least 21 people, including children, as Israel vowed to expand its security presence in the small coastal strip.

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Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations

Russian missiles struck the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, killing at least 34 people, officials said, in the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in just over a week. France 24's Douglas Her

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Tariffs: Donald Trump warns no one is 'getting off the hook'

Markets on April 14 welcomed a US tariffs reprieve for electronics, but President Donald Trump warned no country would get 'off the hook' in his trade war - especially China. France 24's Patrick Fok tells us more.

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Landmark antitrust trial to challenge Meta's social media dominance

The US Federal Trade Commission's landmark antitrust case against social media giant Meta begins Monday in Washington, DC. The consumer protection agency alleges that Meta, which already owned Facebook, bought Instagram and WhatsApp in a bid to eliminate

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Algeria gives 12 French embassy officials 48 hours to leave amid diplomatic rift

Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy officials to leave the country within 48 hours, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Monday. The move appears to be a response to the arrest of three Algerians in France suspected of being involved in the ab

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Katy Perry to blast into space with all-woman crew on fully automated rocket

The first all-woman space crew since the 1960s will blast off on Monday aboard one of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s rockets. Singer Katy Perry, US entrepreneur Lauren Sanchez, TV presenter Gale King, film producer Kerianne Flynn and former NASA scientists

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Daniel Noboa is reelected Ecuador's president by voters weary of crime

Ecuadorian voters weary of crime reelected President Daniel Noboa, a conservative young millionaire with a divisive no-holds-barred crimefighting record, by a wide margin Sunday, but his opponent vowed to seek a recount over what she described as “grotes

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Trump vows tariffs for all, signals China exemptions will be short-lived

US President Donald Trump said Sunday no country would be "getting off the hook" on tariffs, as his administration signalled exemptions on some electronic products largely manufactured in China may not last. The two economic giants remain locked in high-

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Ecuador's Noboa holds on to power, voters back 'iron fist' on cartel violence

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa secured a decisive victory in Sunday’s election, as voters backed his tough stance on cartel violence. With 90% of votes counted, the National Election Council said Noboa led leftist rival Luisa González 56% to 44%. Gonza

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Xi Jinping warns protectionism 'leads nowhere' as he kicks off Southeast Asia tour in Vietnam

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for stronger cooperation with Vietnam in industrial and supply chains as he arrived in Hanoi for the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour. Xi will visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia as Beijing seeks to reinforce region

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Peruvian Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies

Nobel-winning Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, whose vivid novels explored Latin American despotism, corruption and fanaticism and who once ran for president, has died. The literary giant was 89.

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Lebanese filmmaker Ziad Doueiri: 'The civil war ended, but the conflict never ended'

A world-renowned filmmaker whose films are linked and mirror the events of the Lebanese civil war that broke out exactly 50 years ago has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how the conflict is still having a huge effect on the country. Ziad Doueiri said that even

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Netanyahu and war in Gaza 'hijacked by far right': PM clinging on to power to evade corruption trial

Israel has planned to expand its military offensive in Gaza after seizing a new corridor as part of a broader effort to take large parts of the war-battered Palestinian territory. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jam

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Katy Perry set to blast off on fully automated all-women space flight

US pop star Katy Perry and five other women will be launched to the edge of space Monday in a fully automated rocket owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos. The mission is the first all-women space crew since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's solo flight

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Ecuador's Noboa wins re-election, leftist rival calls for recount

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa secured a decisive victory in Sunday’s election as voters backed his tough stance on cartel violence. With 90 percent of votes counted, the National Election Council said Noboa led leftist rival Luisa González 56 percent

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Yesterday

Ukraine: More than 30 killed in Russian missile strike on Sumy, officials say

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said “dozens” of people were killed or wounded in Sumy after Russian missiles struck the city as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday. At least 34 people were killed, officials said, with more than 110 wounded.

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Gabon's junta chief wins presidency by landslide, provisional results show

Junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema won Gabon's presidential election with over 90 percent of the vote, according to provisional results released Sunday. Turnout was 70.4 percent, and no other candidate received more than 3 percent, in polls marking the firs

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Ecuador votes in tight presidential race

Voters in Ecuador are heading to the polls for a presidential runoff between conservative President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. The election comes amid a surge in drug-related violence that has shaken the once-peaceful nation. Christo

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Ukraine: Russia strikes Sumy's crowded city centre

Europe • 4:28 PM

Russia missiles struck the heart of the Ukrainian city of Sumy as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday, killing at least 32 people, officials said, in the second large-scale attack to claim civilian lives in just over a week.

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Gabon's junta chief wins presidency by landslide, provisional results show

Africa • 4:27 PM

Junta chief Brice Oligui Nguema won Gabon's presidential election with over 90 percent of the vote, according to provisional results released Sunday. Turnout was 70.4 percent, and no other candidate received more than 3 percent, in polls marking the firs

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🌟The Bright Side: What's the point of a World Expo?

Culture • 3:15 PM

From showcasing the Eiffel Tower to a Moon rock, World Expos have long been a stage for innovation and national pride. This year's six-month Expo kicked off in the Japanese city of Osaka on Sunday.

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China calls on the US to 'correct its mistakes' by cancelling reciprocal tariffs

China called on the United States on Sunday to "correct its mistakes" by cancelling its planned tariff hikes and return to a "path of mutual respect" towards Beijing. After his tariffs sent global markets plummeting this week, US President Donald Trump a

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Global market turmoil, Le Pen supporters rally, deadly Dominican club collapse: The week in pictures

FRANCE 24 highlights some of the week's top stories in pictures: global markets in turmoil after Donald Trump sparks a trade war with tariffs, Marine Le Pen's supporters gather in Paris to protest her ban from politics, the roof of a crowded Dominican ni

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Ecuador's incumbent president faces off leftist lawyer in election runoff

Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country’s presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González.

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More than 20 killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian city

Europe • 10:10 AM

More than 20 people were killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, officials said. Reporting from Kyiv, FRANCE 24's Olliver Cragg said that rescue operations are still ongoing, and that 10 people have been hospitalised a

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More than 30 killed in Russian missile strike on Sumy, officials say

Europe • 9:53 AM

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said “dozens” of people were killed or wounded in Sumy after Russian missiles struck the city as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday. At least 34 people were killed, officials said, with more than 110 wounded.

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Israel strikes hospital in northern Gaza, forcing evacuations

An Israeli air strike early Sunday hit Al-Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza, forcing health officials to evacuate patients from the building. Israel said it struck a command centre at the hospital used by Hamas to plan and execute attacks.

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Ethiopia's Bedatu Hirpa and Kenya's Bernard Biwott triumph at Paris Marathon

Ethiopian runner Bedatu Hirpa claimed a close victory at the women's Paris Marathon on Sunday by overtaking her compatriot Dera Dida by just four seconds. Kenyan Bernard Biwott won the men's event by a wide margin, dropping all of his rivals with 10 kilo

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🔴 'Dozens of dead and wounded' in Russian missile strike on Sumy, Zelensky says

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Lebanon displays bullet-riddled bus to commemorate start of civil war, 50 years on

An attack on a bus in the Christian suburb of Beirut on April 13, 1975 helped spark the Lebanese civil war. Lebanon is still grappling with the war's legacy 50 years on, and displaying the bus as a grim reminder of its bloody past.

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'We need you to stand up': Senator Bernie Sanders makes surprise appearance at Coachella

US Senator Bernie Sanders drew a massive crowd on Saturday as he made a surprise cameo at the Coachella music festival, telling those gathered to resist what is happening in Washington. "You can turn away and you can ignore what goes on, but if you do th

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Algeria summons ambassador after France indicts consular official in dissident's abduction

Europe • 3:33 AM

Algeria summoned the French ambassador after France indicted three officials, including an Algerian consular official, in connection with the April 2024 kidnapping of Amir Boukhors in a Paris suburb. Boukhors, an Algerian influencer and vocal critic of t

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World Expo 2025 opens in Japan amid turbulent times

Pacific Asia • 12:29 AM

World Expo 2025 began Sunday in the Japanese city of Osaka, with 160 countries and regions displaying their technological, cultural and culinary achievements. Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he hoped the event would restore "a sense of unity i

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Saturday, april 12, 2025

Ecuador chooses its next president as rampant drug violence undercuts the economy

Ecuadorians head to the polls Sunday in a close presidential run-off pitting incumbent President Daniel Noboa against leftist rival Luisa Gonzalez. The vote comes as the country sees unprecedented cartel violence, due largely to a boom in Colombian cocai

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Hundreds feared dead in Sudan as RSF launches attack on famine-hit camps

The United Nations reported on Saturday that more than 100 people, including 20 children, are feared dead after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched attacks on the besieged city of El-Fasher and two nearby displacement camps in Darfur.

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Iran, US hold 'constructive' nuclear talks in Oman, agree to meet again

Iran and the US conducted nuclear talks on Saturday in Oman, holding their first face-to-face meeting since Trump’s return to office. Envoys called the exchange constructive, with more negotiations set for next Saturday.

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First round of high-stakes Iran-US indirect talks conclude

The first round of indirect talks between Iranian and US delegations in Oman on Iran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme wrapped up Saturday with the two sides agreeing to meet next week, according to Iran’s foreign ministry. FRANCE 24's Leela Jacinto

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Thousands of children raped in war-torn DR Congo, UNICEF says

Africa • 4:01 PM

Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course of two months, the UN children's agency said Friday, warning that existing funding gaps meant that hundreds of thousands were deprive

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Trump exempts smartphones, computers from 'reciprocal' tariffs

The Trump administration has exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from new tariffs on Chinese imports, according to a notice published late Friday – softening the blow for US consumers and tech firms as broader trade penalties take effec

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🌟The Bright Side: Giant rodents charm visitors at Florida's Capybara Cafe

A hit cafe in Florida is letting animal lovers cosy up to capybaras, the internet’s latest obsession. Since opening in October, the venue has welcomed hundreds of visitors eager to pet the gentle rodents – alongside skunks, wallabies and armadillos.

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Israel takes over key Gaza corridor, calls on residents to evacuate

Israel on Saturday announced the full takeover of a key corridor in southern Gaza, pushing deeper into Palestinian territory. Meanwhile, Hamas released a video of a hostage alive in Gaza, reportedly Israeli-American Edan Alexander, who was filmed critici

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A look at the history of Iran's nuclear programme

The United States and Iran begin high-stakes talks on Tehran's nuclear programme on Saturday, with President Donald Trump threatening military action should they fail to produce a new deal. FRANCE 24 looks at the history of Iran's nuclear programme.

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Investors dump US government bonds as faith in America falters

Investors are dumping once-reliable US government bonds, sparking fears that major banks and traders are losing faith in America as a safe place to store their money. That could be bad news for US President Donald Trump, who had hoped his tariff pause ea

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US trade war could divert Chinese goods to European markets

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs could prompt China to sell more products in Europe – even if it means slashing prices. Some analysts say this could undermine Europe’s own industries, which are already struggling against Chinese competition.

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Gabon votes in first presidential election since coup ended 55-year Bongo dynasty

Africa • 5:19 AM

Gabon voted on Saturday for its first elected leader since a 2023 coup overthrew the Bongo dynasty, which had ruled Gabon for more than 55 years. The Bongo family has been accused of looting the wealth of a nation where a third of its 2.3 million people

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Friday, april 11, 2025

🌟The Bright Side: Brazil's Indigenous filmmakers showcase fight for rights

As thousands of Indigenous people gather for the annual Free Land Camp in Brazil’s capital this week to demand protection for land rights, filmmakers are shining the spotlight on their culture and struggles. By covering issues such as land rights often s

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Gabon to elect new president, nearly two years after coup

Africa • 8:40 PM

Gabonese are set to vote in presidential elections on Saturday, the first since the 2023 coup that toppled the Bongo dynasty after 56 years in power. Teams have been hard at work setting up the electoral system, distributing voter registration cards and

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