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Live: Ukrainas Zelenskij uppmanar EU igen att skicka jetplan, missiler
Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelensky bad de europeiska ledarna på torsdagen om fler vapen och varnade för att “förseningar” med att skicka stridsflygplan och långdistansmissiler kan förlänga kriget, sade en EU-tjänsteman. Följ vår liveblogg för den senaste utvecklingen om kriget i Ukraina. Alla tider är Paris-tid (GMT+1). 18:10: Ukraina hävdar att ryska styrkor drog sig tillbaka […]
So the Kurdish question is sacrificed to appease Erdoğan
Swedish Radio’s presenter Johar Bendjelloul tells about Swedish politicians who quickly changed their position on Kurdish groups after Sweden applied for membership in NATO. Hear how groups previously seen as allies are now being described as dubious with links to terrorists. The news podcast Today’s Eco brings you a story every weekday morning with host […]
Live: Ukraine says ‘survived the hardest winter in our history’
Ukraine has survived the “hardest winter” in its history, enduring months of Russian strikes on critical infrastructure, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. The fight to defend the eastern city of Bakhmut from Russian forces intensified, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in […]
Russian forces launch a wave of attacks to encircle Bakhmut
Ukraine has survived the “hardest winter” in its history during prolonged months of Russian attacks on critical infrastructure, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, as Russian forces launched a wave of attacks on the town of Bakhmut. Read our live blog to see how all of today’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time […]
The battle over the stolen cultural treasures
Swedish Radio’s culture reporter My Benaissa tells the story of how activists break into museums and how Europe begins to give in to their demands to return cultural treasures. Hear about a historic turn in who has the right to cultural heritage objects. The news podcast Today’s Eco brings you a story every weekday morning […]
The EU approves the tenth package of sanctions against Russia
The European Union approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on Friday night, the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Swedish EU presidency said. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). 8:46 a.m.: Biden says he doesn’t “anticipate” China providing arms to Russia United States President Joe […]
Live: Spain’s prime minister arrives in Kiev for talks with Zelensky
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrived in Kiev on Thursday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday criticized Russia’s decision to suspend a key nuclear treaty, but said there was no evidence Moscow was moving closer to actually using a […]
No German decision on tanks for Ukraine despite mounting pressure
Germany said Friday that no decision had been made on providing battle tanks sought by Kyiv, despite an emotional plea from President Volodymyr Zelensky. Western defence ministers gathered at Ramstein Air Base in Germany for a crucial US-led meeting to hammer out future military aid to Ukraine. Read our live blog to see how all […]
Putin supports the plan to expand the Russian armed forces to 1.5 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin backed a defense minister’s proposal to strengthen the Russian military by more than 30% on Wednesday, as he said Moscow needed to learn from and address the problems it faces in Ukraine. Read our live blog to see how all of today’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). This […]
Live: Ukraine’s Zelensky meets Biden in Washington
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to visit Washington on Wednesday for a meeting with US President Joe Biden and an address to Congress, according to the White House. Read our live blog for the latest updates on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). 7:16 a.m.: Zelensky says “on his way […]
Live: Ukraine calls on NATO to speed up aid as more aid is promised
Ukraine called on NATO members on Tuesday to speed up arms deliveries and help restore its shattered power grid, as Western allies pledged to boost support to help Kyiv through the winter in the face of Russia’s attacks. Follow our blog to see how today’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). 04:23: Ukraine […]
Live: European Union members near deal on Russian oil price cap
EU member states are close to agreement on a $60 dollar per barrel Russian oil price cap. Meanwhile, air raid alerts were issued across all of Ukraine on Thursday, as officials warned that Russia was preparing a new wave of missile and drone strikes. Follow our blog for all the latest developments. All times are […]
Turkey’s operation against Kurds in Syria risks reviving the IS group
Turkey is threatening to send group troops into northeastern Syria in retaliation for a deadly bomb in Istanbul on November 13 that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attributed to the Syrian Kurdish YPG (Kurdish People’s Protection Unit). The group has firmly denied responsibility for the attack. But Erdogan now plans to escalate the offensive in the […]
The US and allies criticize Russia at the UN for missile attacks on Ukraine
The United States and its allies on Wednesday criticized Russia at the United Nations Security Council for missile attacks on Ukraine in a meeting a day after a missile that NATO said was a stray fired by Ukraine’s air defenses crashed inside Poland. Read our live blog to review today’s latest developments. The time is […]
Live: France urges ‘extreme caution’ over origins of strike in Poland
France urged “extreme caution” on Wednesday about the origin of a deadly missile attack on NATO member Poland, saying many countries in the region have similar weapons. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). 06:42: Blinken calls Polish, Ukrainian FMs about missile attack US Secretary of State […]
Live: Water, power supply in Kyiv restored after missile attack
Kiev’s mayor said water and electricity had been restored to residents after “massive” missile strikes on the capital by Russian forces. Meanwhile, Russian-installed officials in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region announced the extension of an evacuation zone further from the Dnipro River, saying Ukraine may prepare to attack the Kakhovka dam and flood the region. Follow […]
Live: Explosions shake Ukraine’s capital Kyiv
Several loud explosions rocked central Kyiv early Monday, local officials said, as the United Nations General Assembly was due to begin a debate on a draft resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions. Read our live blog for the latest developments in the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2). […]
Marine Le Pen – the grande dame of right-wing nationalism
Marine Le Pen is 8 years old when she wakes up in the middle of the night to find that someone has tried to blow her family home to pieces with a large charge of dynamite. The attack is aimed at her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. He is the founder of the right-wing nationalist party […]
Swedish intelligence initiates Nord Stream’s sabotage inquiry
Sweden’s security service (SAPO) said on Wednesday it will investigate unexplained explosions and leaks on Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, calling them “gross sabotage”. SAPO took over the investigation from the police because “it could relate to a serious crime that could be at least partially targeted Swedish interests,” it said. The intelligence […]
Rama X – Thailand’s hardcore playboy king
In the spring of 2020, the Thai capital Bangkok is shaken by demonstrations. The protesters express their dissatisfaction with the current government. But the strong protests also mean a new chapter in Thailand’s history. Even though the country’s harsh majesty laws mean imprisonment for anyone who speaks negatively about the royal family, criticism and anger […]
Macron says five more EU countries will help France fight forest fires
As French officials warned Thursday that flare-ups could cause a massive wildfire to spread further in the country’s parched southwest, President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that five more European allies were helping firefighters battling eight major wildfires across the country. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne will meet authorities fighting Landiras blaze south of Bordeaux, and further reinforcements […]
Live: Flera explosioner hördes nära rysk flygbas på Krim
Explosioner vid en rysk militärflygbas på Krim på tisdagen orsakades av en detonation av flygammunition och dödade en person, sade den ryske guvernören på Krim i sociala medier. Fem personer, inklusive ett barn, skadades också i explosionen. Följ våra liveuppdateringar för den senaste utvecklingen kring kriget i Ukraina. Alla tider är Paris-tid (GMT+2). 18:48: Ryskt […]
Live: The French parliament supports Sweden’s and Finland’s accession to NATO
France’s National Assembly voted to ratify Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO on Tuesday after the two countries’ historic decision to give up their neutrality amid the war in Ukraine. All 30 NATO member states need to formally ratify the measure before Sweden and Finland can enjoy the full protection of Article 5 of the […]
Första sändningen av ukrainsk spannmål når turkiska vatten
Den första transporten av ukrainskt spannmål sedan Rysslands invasion nådde turkiskt territorialvatten på tisdagen nära inloppet till Bosporen. Antalet gränsövergångar från Ukraina har passerat 10 miljoner, rapporterade FN:s flyktingorgan. Läs om dagens händelser när de utvecklades på vår liveblogg. Alla tider är Paris-tid (GMT+2). Den här livesidan uppdateras inte längre. För mer av våra bevakning […]
Live: Inspection of the first grain shipment from Ukraine completed in Turkey
A Russian and Ukrainian team carried out an inspection in Istanbul on Wednesday of a cargo ship carrying the first shipment of grain from Ukraine since the Kremlin’s invasion, Turkish officials said. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 12:15 p.m.: Russia’s Putin told ex-German chancellor Schroeder […]
Live: France accepts 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
France has taken in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than five months ago, Didier Leschi, director general of France’s immigration and integration office, said on Thursday. The news came amid reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking an opportunity to speak “directly” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help end […]
Live: The number of Ukrainian refugees in France reaches 100,000
France has taken in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than five months ago, authorities said Thursday. The news came amid reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking an opportunity to speak “directly” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help end the war. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the […]
Live: Turkey says three grain ships to leave Ukraine on Friday
Plans are in place for three more grain ships to leave Ukraine on Friday, Turkey said, following the departure of the Sierra Leone-registered Razoni on Monday. France has taken in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began more than five months ago, authorities said Thursday. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest […]
Germany has lessons to learn about reducing gas demand to preserve EU unity
On Tuesday, the EU reached a draft agreement that member states will voluntarily reduce gas consumption by 15 percent from August to March. The load will fall unevenly given that some countries are more dependent than others on Russian gas. But beyond what the text says, analysts say countries that failed to heed warnings about […]
Vingegaard wins Tour de France 2022: a foregone conclusion, perhaps, but still one of Denmark’s sweetest sporting moments
DIF, Denmark’s Sports Confederation, wasted very little time in hailing Jonas Vingegaard for winning the Tour de France – an achievement all the more convincing as it was partly held in Denmark for the first time in its 118-year history. As is always to be expected when Stage 21 is a conventional road stage with […]
Sport Round-Up: Finland’s victory puts a “do-or-die” match against Spain for the women’s national team
After a choppy season at Chelsea plagued by injuries and time on the bench, Pernille Harder, 29, who has been one of the world’s best players for half a decade, might come to the boil at the right time. Her header in the 72nd minute was the difference between the teams as Denmark beat Finland […]
Live: The Russians are fighting to surround Ukraine’s last eastern stronghold
Russian forces fought on Wednesday to encircle the Ukrainian military’s last stronghold in a long-disputed eastern province when shock echoed from a Russian airstrike on a shopping mall that killed at least 18 people in the center of the country two days earlier. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris […]
Live: From the G7 to NATO, Ukraine at the center of the diplomatic marathon
World leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden will leave the group of seven in Germany on Tuesday and head to Spain for a NATO summit. G7 leaders issued a statement condemning Russia’s deadly attack on a Ukrainian shopping center on Monday as a war crime. Follow our live blog for […]
Live: Ukraine’s war at the center of the “important” NATO summit in Madrid
The war in Ukraine will be in focus for a NATO summit in Madrid, its secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, is considered “crucial” for the alliance’s future on Wednesday. Finland and Sweden will be formally invited to join the alliance after Turkey put down its opposition on Tuesday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. […]
Live: “You will not win,” the Spanish prime minister told Putin
The war in Ukraine will be in focus for a NATO summit in Madrid, its secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, is considered “crucial” for the alliance’s future on Wednesday. Finland and Sweden will be formally invited to join the alliance after Turkey put down its opposition on Tuesday. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. […]
Moscow will send Belarus nuclear-capable missiles within a few months
Russia will deliver missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads to Belarus in the coming months, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday when he received Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Read about today’s events when they developed on our live blog. All times Paris time (GMT + 2). This live page is no longer updated. For more […]
Live: Zelensky links Donba’s fate to battle over Severodonetsk
The fight for the Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk is brutal and will determine the fate of the Donbas region, said President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Russian troops devastated the city in an attack aimed at controlling eastern Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24’s live coverage of the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2). […]
Zelenskij besöker Ukrainas öst när Ryssland pressar på Donbas
Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelensky gjorde i söndags sin första resa till landets krigshärjade öster sedan inledningen av Moskvas invasion, då ryska styrkor intensifierade sina ansträngningar för att erövra nyckelstäder i Donbas-regionen. Läs vår liveblogg för att se hur alla dagens händelser utvecklades. Den här livesidan uppdateras inte längre. För mer av vår bevakning av kriget […]
Film critics are thinking about the next Palme d’Or when the Cannes Film Marathon ends
The Cannes Film Festival showed the last of its competition entries on Friday, ending its first full-scale edition since the pandemic. On the eve of the announcement of the Palme d’Or, FRANCE 24 spoke with critics from Japan, Italy and Bangladesh about watching the world’s premier film festival and their favorite films from this year’s […]
Live: Ryssland beskjuter Charkiv, kriget i Donbas når maximal intensitet
Ryska styrkor beskjuter Charkiv och dödade fyra personer på torsdagen efter att Moskvas försök att erövra Ukrainas andra stad avvisades tidigt i kriget. Längre söderut nådde striderna i Donbas-regionen “maximal intensitet”, enligt en hög ukrainsk försvarstjänsteman. Följ FRANCE 24:s liveblogg för den senaste utvecklingen. Alla tider är Paris-tid (GMT+2). 18:03: Mariupols hamn mineras, öppen för […]
Live: Ukrainian court sentences a Russian soldier to life in prison for war crimes
A Ukrainian court on Monday sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial that followed the Russian invasion on February 24. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2). 12:47: Russia’s Avtovaz appoints former transport […]
Shelter – this is what you need to know if the war is coming
This is what the rules say: Must be fully functional in 48 hours If we are to survive a bombing, we must go underground. But for everyone who needs to get a place, the bikes must be out, people in and once there, you must have what you need to survive for a couple of […]
Live: Finland confirms will apply for NATO membership
The Finnish government on Sunday officially announced its intention to join NATO, while Sweden’s ruling party is holding a crucial meeting that could pave the way for a joint application when the alliance’s military alliance leads to a historic expansion prompted by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. […]
Live: Ukrainian forces advance in Kharkiv region
Russia’s hopes for quick gains in northeastern Ukraine seemed to have stalled when Ukrainian troops managed to drive Russian troops out of Kharkiv, the region’s largest city, according to Ukrainian authorities. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2). 12:10: G7 foreign ministers promise to continue […]
Live: The fighting rages in the Donbas, Russian forces seem to have stopped
Russian forces appeared to have stayed in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region despite “significant efforts” in the Izium and Severodonetsk areas to make a breakthrough to Kramatorsk, the large city in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the coal basin. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2). 07:43: […]
Live: The EU promises an extra 500 million in military aid to Ukraine
On Friday, the European Union promised another € 500 million in military aid to Ukraine at a meeting with the G7 industrialized countries in northern Germany. The extra aid came as fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces intensified around the northeastern city of Kharkiv. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times […]
Live: Ukraine holds the first war crimes trial against captured Russians
Ukraine’s top prosecutor on Wednesday revealed plans for the first war criminal trial of a captured Russian soldier as fighting raged in the eastern and southern parts of the country. Finland is expected to announce its intention to join NATO with Sweden, which is likely to follow soon, diplomats and officials said, as Russia’s invasion […]
Live: German Foreign Minister visits Bucha on surprise trip to Ukraine
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock paid a surprise visit to Ukraine’s martyr city of Bucha on Tuesday, a day after Russian missiles struck the strategic port city of Odesa. Earlier, diplomats said the UN Security Council would hold a crisis meeting on Thursday to discuss the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine. Follow FRANCE 24’s live […]
The war in Ukraine threatens the geopolitical balance in the Arctic
Russia shares a maritime border in the Arctic with European and American NATO members. While environmental considerations and economic interests have typically dominated cooperation in the region, the war in Ukraine threatens to upset this prudent balance. Russia’s senior diplomat at the Arctic Council’s Intergovernmental Forum, Nikolai Korchunov, spoke on April 17 about NATO’s increased […]
Swedish police arrest dozens after clashes at anti-immigrant meeting
Swedish police arrested 26 people after the weekend clashes between police and protesters gathered against plans from a right-wing extremist group to burn copies of the Koran, police said on Monday. Eight people were arrested in the city of Norrköping and 18 people were arrested in the neighboring city of Linköping, the police state in […]
Several were injured in clashes at an anti-immigration meeting in Sweden
Swedish police said police injured three people on Sunday in the eastern city of Norrköping when protesters protested against plans by a right-wing extremist group to burn copies of the Koran. “The police fired several warning shots. Three people appear to have been hit by ricochets and are currently being treated in hospital,” police said […]
Live: Zelensky invites Macron to see evidence of genocide in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had invited French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Ukraine to see for himself evidence that Russian forces had committed “genocide”, a term that President Emmanuel Macron has avoided. Earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the strategic port city of Mariupol “has not fallen” and that the besieged […]
Live: Russian deadline for Mariupol troops to hand over passports
A Russian deadline for besieged Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol to “surrender or die” has passed. Russia gave troops trapped in Avozstal’s steelworks a few more hours on Sunday afternoon to lay down their arms in exchange for saving their lives. Russia previously took credit for destroying an ammunition factory near Kyiv. Humanitarian roads for the […]
Live: Another military factory near Kyiv was destroyed by Russian attacks
Russia took the credit for destroying an ammunition factory near the Brovary settlement, near Kyiv, on Sunday. No humanitarian routes for the evacuation of civilians will be opened in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Ukraine and Russia have failed to reach an agreement, said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk. Follow our live blog for […]
More than 900 civilian bodies found in Kyiv region, police say
The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital following the withdrawal of Russian forces – most of them fatally shot, police said Friday. Most of them had died from gunshot wounds, an indication that many people were “simply executed”, said the Kyiv regional police chief. Follow […]
Live: Russia warns attacks on Kyiv “will intensify”
Russia’s Defense Ministry warned on Friday that it would intensify attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in response to attacks on Russian soil, after accusing Ukraine of targeting Russian border towns. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT + 2). 10:23: Ukraine says they exchanged captured soldiers […]
Live: 5 dead in new Russian missile attacks on Kyiv
The threat that Russia could potentially use tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine cannot be taken lightly, but the CIA has not seen much practical evidence to reinforce that concern, CIA chief William Burns said on Thursday. Burn’s comments underscored concerns that the largest attack on a European state since 1945 could escalate into […]
Mariupol is still Ukrainian, says mayor of besieged port city
Ukraine said it was not opening humanitarian corridors on Wednesday that would allow civilians to evacuate, accusing Russian forces of violating agreements on granting safe passage. Mariupol’s mayor, Vadym Boichenko, told a press conference that Russian forces had destroyed all the buses slated for use in evacuations. Follow the day’s events as they unfolded on […]
The war in Europe gives Britain new impetus for a role on the world stage
Since Brexit, Britain has turned its back on Europe and fought to find natural allies as a solo global player. Now war in Ukraine can help Britain forge new ties with old partners. April 9, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It was […]
Live: Mariupol is still Ukrainian, says the mayor of the besieged port city
Ukraine said it did not open humanitarian corridors on Wednesday that would allow civilians to evacuate, and accused Russian forces of violating agreements to grant safe passage. Mariupol’s mayor, Vadym Boichenko, told a news conference that Russian forces had destroyed all buses used for evacuations. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for all the latest updates. […]
Live: The situation in Ukraine “too dangerous” for humanitarian corridors
Ukraine said it did not open humanitarian corridors on Wednesday that would allow civilians to evacuate, and accused Russian forces of violating agreements to grant safe passage. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the routes were “too dangerous” at the moment. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for all the latest updates. All times are […]
Live: Biden arrives in Brussels for trio of summits on Ukraine’s war
US President Joe Biden arrived in Brussels on Thursday to attend a series of NATO, G7 and EU summits on the war in Ukraine. Biden will later visit Warsaw to meet Polish President Andrzej Duda. Follow FRANCE 24’s live blog for the latest updates on the situation in Ukraine. 06:45 am: Zelensky calls for global […]
No longer neutral War in Ukraine tests Finland’s attitude towards Russia
Finland has traditionally taken a cautious line of neutrality to avoid confrontation with its Russian neighbor. But the war in Ukraine is changing public attitudes, and joining NATO is becoming an increasingly realistic option. Twenty years ago, join NATO would have been unthinkable in Finland. But a historic shift in public opinion is now taking […]
Russia continues to wage war – the latest development in Ukraine
Russian forces launched coordinated missile and artillery attacks on Ukrainian cities on Saturday, including the capital, Kiev, where a curfew came into force at 5 p.m. local time. After Ukrainian forces said they had repulsed an attack on the capital overnight, President Volodymyr Zelensky recorded a selfie-like video in the city center, promising to stay […]
Live: Kyiv under curfew when France and Germany promise to arm Ukraine
Russian forces launched coordinated missile and artillery attacks on Ukrainian cities on Saturday, including the capital, Kiev, where a curfew came into force at 5 p.m. local time. After Ukrainian forces said they had repulsed an attack on the capital overnight, President Volodymyr Zelensky recorded a selfie-like video in the city center, promising to stay […]
Medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 13
BEIJING, February 13 (Xinhua) – The following is the medal table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing after the competitions on Sunday, February 13 (table under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): Norway 9 5 7 21 Germany 8 5 1 14 USA 6 5 1 12 The Netherlands 6 4 2 12 Sweden […]
Sahel security: Takuba Task Force is still welcome in Mali
While Paris is counting on a reinforcement of the Takuba combat force in the Sahel region to compensate for the withdrawal of troops from its previous Operation Barkhane, Denmark announced on Thursday that it would withdraw its troops from Mali at the request of the ruling junta. Does this mark the beginning of the end […]
Denmark begins to withdraw troops from Mali following the junta’s demands
Denmark announced on Thursday that it will begin withdrawing its troops from Mali after the West African country’s ruling junta insisted on an immediate withdrawal, hitting France’s attempt to trick European allies into bearing part of the burden of fighting jihadists in the region. The decision comes in the middle of the tension between Mali […]
Denmark begins to withdraw troops from Mali at the junta’s request
Denmark announced on Thursday that it will begin withdrawing its troops from Mali after the West African country’s ruling junta insisted on an immediate withdrawal, hitting France’s attempt to trick European allies into bearing part of the burden of fighting jihadists in the region. The decision comes in the middle of the tension between Mali […]
The phenomenal victory of the Icelanders over the French
Iceland took a glorious eight-goal win over France 21-29 in the teams’ second leg in the regular round. Iceland played without eight key players, but the great performance of inexperienced players resulted in a victory with a clear advantage over the Olympic champions. Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson saved 15 shots in the match, while Ómar Ingi […]
The wiretapping program that shook the world
In the summer of 2021, attention is drawn to the spy program Pegasus for having intercepted human rights activists, journalists and world politicians. According to Amnesty, tens of thousands of people are suspected of being interested in the program, which has been called the most advanced eavesdropping tool ever. Pegasus was developed by the Israeli […]
With billions in new business, France’s Rafale fighter is making a comeback
The sale of 80 Rafale fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates was not only considered “historic”, but also seemed to confirm the continued commercial success of the French fighter, a twin-jet aircraft capable of operating from either land or an aircraft carrier. And December 3rd agreement that France would sell 80 Rafale fighter jets […]
Yahya Hassan – Poetry, anger and death
Yahya Hassan is the young poet who came to live a short, fast and hard life. When he made his debut in 2013 with his collection of poems, he took the cultural world by storm. He was a poet with a rare charisma, rawness and pitch black blackness. A talent that suddenly made the whole […]
Live: Deposed Sudanese PM returns home as protests over coup continue
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was allowed to return home Tuesday but remains “under heavy guard”, a day after he was detained when the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Protests against the coup continued on Wednesday as Khartoum airport reopened to inbound and outbound traffic. Follow events […]
Deposed Sudanese PM returns home as protests over coup continue
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok returned home Tuesday evening and remains “under heavy guard”, a day after he was detained as the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Protests against the coup continued on Wednesday as Khartoum airport reopened to all inbound and outbound flights. Follow all the […]
Sudan’s Prime Minister returns home after coup in coup
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok returned home on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested when the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Follow today’s developments as they happen. The release of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife followed international condemnation of the coup and called on […]
Live: Sudan’s Prime Minister returns home after deprivation of liberty in coup
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok returned home on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested when the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Follow our live updates for the latest developments. 21.00 Paris time PM comes home Sudanese imprisoned Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and his wife were allowed […]
Live: Sudan’s supreme general says the prime minister is “at home with me” after the coup
Roads were blocked, telephone and internet services were down and mosque speakers called for a general strike in Sudan on Tuesday, a day after the army seized power in a coup that has claimed at least seven lives. Follow our live updates for the latest developments. 14:20 Paris time The top general says that PM […]
Concerns about rural migration, laboratory-grown coffee and shortage of technology experts: Finland in the world press
Perceived lack of respect and outdated attitudes towards ethnic and sexual minorities have also driven women out of the countryside. Migration has accelerated depopulation in rural areas, and some municipalities are trying to make up for the shortage of skilled labor. Due to growing concerns about climate change and deforestation, Finnish researchers have developed a […]
The marathon trial begins in November 2015 in Paris jihadist attacks
The largest trial in modern French history begins on Wednesday, with 20 suspects charged in the November 2015 Paris attacks, in which 130 people were killed and hundreds injured, with expected nine-month hearings that will resume still raw wounds. The suicide bombing and the gun attack by three teams of jihadists at bars, restaurants, le […]
Euro 2021: Spain crushes Slovakia, Sweden thumbs past Poland
Spain claimed the biggest victory of the tournament with a 5-0 trashing of Slovakia in their final European Championship group Group E match on Wednesday to come second in the group and set up a final 16 match with Croatia in Copenhagen. Goals from Aymeric Laporte, Pablo Sarabia, Ferran Torres and two own goals from […]
Belgium and Denmark qualify for the knockout phase of Euro 2020
Belgium continued their perfect start to Euro 2020 by beating Finland 2-0 on Monday to finish top of Group B. Denmark claimed an astonishing 4-1 victory over Russia to survive in the 16-year-olds. For Belgium, the group game at EM could hardly have gone better. The world’s top ranked team beat Finland 2-0 on Monday […]
Euro 2020 position (updated)
Germany 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 Portugal 2 1 0 1 5 4 3 Hungary 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 LONDON June 19 (Xinhua) – The following is the position of the EC 2020 group after Saturday’s matches (tabulated under games played, won, draws, lost, goals scored, goals conceded, points): Group […]
Wales pulls with Switzerland, mighty Belgium goes into battle
Euro 2020 stopped in Baku when Kieffer Moore earned Wales a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in their opening game on Saturday, after Italy’s impressive victory to get the tournament started in Rome the night before. Finland beat Denmark 1-0 in a match overshadowed by the collapse of Danish star Christian Eriksen, and star-studded Belgium began […]
How Denmark became the NSA’s listening post in Europe
Sunday’s revelations that Danish spies helped the US National Security Agency (NSA) to monitor European leaders highlighted the crucial role that the Scandinavian country has played in US intelligence, a collaboration that has intensified over the years. Denmark served as an outpost for NSA agents spies on German Chancellor Angela MerkeI and other politicians across […]
Britain’s vaccine campaign fails to launch EU ‘Exit’ movements
PARIS – If there is an advantage to the coronavirus pandemic, the head of France’s new generation Frexit movement – who wants France to follow Britain’s example when he leaves the EU – believes it has been Europe’s clumsy response. “I believe that the roll – out of vaccinations is the best advertisement for Brexit […]
Frozen carousels, ice surfing and therapeutic video games: Finland in the world press
The project has been developed by a renewable energy expert Janne Kapylehto, who discovered the first idea of an ice carousel in 2017 and has since built over 60. Windsurfing enthusiasts in Finland have also carved ice in the frozen Baltic Sea. Many have attached skates to their windsurfers to practice ice boarding – an […]
The EU agrees to sanction Russian officials for imprisonment in Navalny
EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday to prepare sanctions against four senior Russian officials in a largely symbolic response to the jail by Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, according to EU diplomats. The decision followed a meeting with ministers from 27-nation block in Brussels which included an extensive video conference with the new US Secretary of […]
Team Australia wins Snowboard Cross World Championship mixed gold
IDRE FJALL, Sweden, February 12 (Xinhua) – Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff qualified for the FIS Snowboard Cross World Championships in Idre Fjall, Sweden on Friday. After a fall in the singles competition on Thursday, she lost a narrow silver medal. Now she was the first to cross the finish line in the mixed event. “It’s […]
Winter readiness, quantum computers and motor sports: Finland in the world press
An effective warning system and hard-working street maintenance staff ensure that the city’s schools, businesses and public services remain open even during a snowstorm. Technical journals revealed that VTT Technical Research Center of Finland is collaborating with the computer hardware company IQM to build the country’s first quantum computer. Quantum computers – machines that use […]
British EU residents were barred from flights in travel chaos after Brexit
Days after a “mutant” coronavirus strain destroyed the Christmas plans for holidaymakers on both sides of the English Channel, the bureaucracy and confusion over Brexit have raised obstacles for Britons trying to return to their homes in several European countries. After a holiday season already subdued Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit The blues started early for Britons […]
UK court rules extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange to the United States
A British judge on Monday ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would not be extradited to the United States to be responsible for spy charges for publishing hundreds of thousands of secret documents online. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said the 49-year-old Australian publisher was at risk of suicide if sent into custody across the Atlantic. […]
Top 10: FRANCE 24’s most read stories from 2020
In a year when global headlines were dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s no surprise that the most read stories from 2020 were about coronavirus – from national lockdown strategies to long-term complications to hopes of a possible cure. Sweden’s Covid-19 strategy has caused a strengthening of the epidemic” Sweden is known as one of […]
World champions France fell to a 2-0 defeat against Finland
France ready for their upcoming Nations League matches with a shock 2-0 defeat against Finland when their 12-match unbeaten streak ended abruptly on Wednesday. Marcus Forss and Onni Valakari made the first half of the year to give Finland their first victory against Les Bleus, after losing all their previous eight meetings that went into […]
New icebreakers, the success of the snake dog and the COVID opera: Finland in the world press
Finland also drew attention to its unique pilot project, which involved snus dogs detecting a coronavirus at an airport, which researchers say has shown very promising initial results. Studies are currently comparing the accuracy levels of snus dogs with the results of nasal PCR tests. Other countries have noticed how Finland has coped with the […]
Europe Talks: Promoting dialogue between Europeans on critical issues
FRANCE 24’s editorial team joined forces with 17 other European media to create a platform where Europeans with different political views can exchange and discuss their ideas. Join the Europe Talks project. During a time of algorithms and internet filter bubbles, when was the last time you openly discussed with someone who has opposing views? […]
The EU proposes a plan for asylum seekers, but Austria warns of quotas
Five years after Europe’s immigration crisis, Brussels will on Wednesday propose that Member States share responsibility for asylum seekers under a “mandatory solidarity mechanism”. But it could trigger outrage from countries such as Austria, whose chancellor Sebastian Kurz warned against any attempt to force EU countries to accept migrants. The new pact on migration and […]
