NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is working to keep the alliance united and Donald Trump engaged. But disputes over burden sharing, US military commitments, and the Iran war are creating a major test for NATO unity.
Prominent US Senator Lindsey Graham, a leading Republican and close ally of President Donald Trump, died on Saturday aged 71 after a "brief and sudden illness" his office said in a statement.
President Donald Trump blamed Canada for wildfire smoke spreading across the United States and said he would add the “incalculable cost” of dealing with the pollution to existing tariffs on Canadian goods. Heavy smoke from hundreds of Canadian fires enveloped a swath of the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast on Thursday and Friday, […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently called Netanyahu a war criminal.
US President Donald Trump has declassified intelligence that he claimed showed Chinese interference in US elections.
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship in a blow to one of his signature anti-immigration initiatives. The court, in an eagerly awaited decision on the final day of its term, ruled 6-3 to maintain the right to American citizenship for nearly everyone born on US soil. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports.
The US Department of Energy says the "peaceful" co-operation agreement will give US firms "great access" to the Saudi nuclear energy programme.
The Trump administration has unveiled new tariffs on dozens of US trading partners for what it says is lax enforcement of "forced labor" bans. The new tariffs arrive just as a 10% global duty was set to expire.
US President Donald Trump called FIFA president Gianni Infantino and asked him to review the World Cup suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. FIFA later lifted Balogun's one-match ban, clearing him to face Belgium in the last 16 after his red card against Bosnia.
Three people have been killed and at least four others wounded, including a toddler, after an apparent gunfight near the Space Needle landmark in Seattle last night, according to police.
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The NATO summit in the Turkish capital became the stage for renewed transatlantic turbulence on Wednesday as President Donald Trump leveled sharp criticism at Spain while reviving his long-standing interest in the acquisition of Greenland. The President’s remarks, delivered alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, highlighted persistent fractures […]
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall near Guam, a US territory located in the western Pacific Ocean. The storm brought powerful winds and heavy rain to the Northern Mariana Islands.
President Trump earlier indicated that in his view the ceasefire with Iran was over.
In the past week, US President Donald Trump has said he considers the ceasefire over.
He was assassinated in a #US-Israeli strike in February 2026. #Iran's Supreme leader Ali #Khamenei's #funerals are set to be held on July 4, with authorities expecting between 15 and 20 million people to attend.
Oil rose on Wednesday as President Donald Trump reimposed a naval blockade on all Iranian ports and Iran launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. infrastructure in the region. For the second straight session, Brent closed at its highest since June 12 and West Texas Intermediate at its highest since June 15 and rose further on early […]
Iran has said it could alert its Houthi allies in Yemen to close another key strait: the Bab al-Mandeb at the mouth of the Red Sea.
A US service member died during a "controlled detonation" of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq, the military said Sunday. It followed the killing of two US troops in Jordan late Friday. Jordan on Sunday summoned Iran's top envoy in Amman to protest Tehran's attacks on its territory as Iran targeted US allies in the region in retaliation for US strikes across Iran.
After US strikes on Iran, Iran has targeted US allies in the Middle East. Even if Iran isn't targeting the governments or populations of its neighbors, Gulf countries have much to lose as fighting escalates.
Iran and the US have concluded a round of indirect talks with no sign they had made headway toward a lasting peace.
The US and Iran have agreed to refrain from hostilities after a recent flareup, but Washington and Tehran have given conflicting statements on how talks are to proceed. DW has more.
Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory on Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave of searing temperatures.
President Donald Trump blamed Canada for wildfire smoke spreading across the United States and said he would add the “incalculable cost” of dealing with the pollution to existing tariffs on Canadian goods. Heavy smoke from hundreds of Canadian fires enveloped a swath of the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast on Thursday and Friday, […]
One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country.
France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities have said.
Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall near Guam, a US territory located in the western Pacific Ocean. The storm brought powerful winds and heavy rain to the Northern Mariana Islands.
Bavi has forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate in China, knocked out power in Japan and Taiwan, and triggered deadly landslides in the Philippines.
Kyiv has been struck by Russian missiles for the second time in less than a week, with at least 14 people killed. While Russia says it hit military-industrial targets and energy sites, the morning strikes hit residential areas in the early hours of the morning. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg tells us more from Odesa.
Police had been hunting Anastasiia Berezovska after a Ukrainian millionaire was injured in the blast.
Mass protests in recent days in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities had called for the removal of commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named Mykhailo Drapatyi as the army's new chief.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is working to keep the alliance united and Donald Trump engaged. But disputes over burden sharing, US military commitments, and the Iran war are creating a major test for NATO unity.
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The NATO summit in the Turkish capital became the stage for renewed transatlantic turbulence on Wednesday as President Donald Trump leveled sharp criticism at Spain while reviving his long-standing interest in the acquisition of Greenland. The President’s remarks, delivered alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, highlighted persistent fractures […]
Egypt beat Australia 4-2 on penalties and secured their first World Cup knockout victory.
After a 16-year wait, Spain has claimed a second men's World Cup. Ferran Torres scored the winner in a deserved 1-0 victory over Argentina, which means Spain is now men's and women's world champions.
US President Donald Trump called FIFA president Gianni Infantino and asked him to review the World Cup suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. FIFA later lifted Balogun's one-match ban, clearing him to face Belgium in the last 16 after his red card against Bosnia.
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent South Africa and the broader African football community are mourning the death of international midfielder Jayden Adams. The 25-year-old athlete passed away just weeks after representing his nation at the 2026 World Cup. His death was confirmed on Saturday by the country’s sports ministry and his club, Mamelodi […]
Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory on Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave of searing temperatures.
One of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record killed 12 people overnight into Friday, authorities said, as soaring temperatures grip much of the country.
After a 16-year wait, Spain has claimed a second men's World Cup. Ferran Torres scored the winner in a deserved 1-0 victory over Argentina, which means Spain is now men's and women's world champions.
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The NATO summit in the Turkish capital became the stage for renewed transatlantic turbulence on Wednesday as President Donald Trump leveled sharp criticism at Spain while reviving his long-standing interest in the acquisition of Greenland. The President’s remarks, delivered alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, highlighted persistent fractures […]
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to two more northeastern provinces, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, the country’s public health institute said in its latest report. The number of confirmed Ebola cases across the country rose to 1,926, including 702 deaths, official data showed late on Sunday. Four cases were recorded in […]
The high-level mission aims to strengthen a coordinated continental response to the Ebola outbreak
The pub is located in a busy part of northern Bangkok connected by its urban rail systems
Firefighters in France and Spain rushed to contain the worst wildfires in living memory on Tuesday, seizing crucial hours before the arrival of another wave of searing temperatures.
Two bombs exploded on Tuesday near a hotel in Damascus where French President Emmanuel Macron spent the night, wounding 18 people and overshadowing the first visit to Syria by a European Union head of state since Bashar al-Assad was toppled.
France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities have said.
Anti-immigrant groups set June 30 as an unofficial "deadline" for undocumented migrants to leave, with protests taking place across South Africa.
he death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,490, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Sunday on his Telegram account. The official count of injured remained unchanged at 16,740, while 6,462 people have been rescued. The number of people left homeless stands at 17,907, according to […]
The command center hums with activity as radios crackle to life, medical staff stop in to say hello and supplies are arranged in orderly piles. Though this organization would not be out of place at a military barracks overseen by generals, the deployment is taking place at the ‘Republic of Panama’ school in La Guaira, […]
Egypt beat Australia 4-2 on penalties and secured their first World Cup knockout victory.
After a 16-year wait, Spain has claimed a second men's World Cup. Ferran Torres scored the winner in a deserved 1-0 victory over Argentina, which means Spain is now men's and women's world champions.
India's "cockroach" party has said it was ending its youth-led protests in New Delhi after the government "accepted" all its demands, a spokesperson for the movement said.
German police said a 21-year-old man with a record of Islamist extremist activity was shot dead on Sunday, a day after he allegedly drove a minivan into people near Berlin’s Pride celebrations, killing one person. The ramming attack happened in the Tiergarten park near the Brandenburg Gate at about 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) on Saturday, […]
Palestinian Mohammad Salameh was building a home for his family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where his recently engaged son was meant to start married life. Instead, before construction was complete, a group of Israeli settlers seized the property. Video filmed earlier in the week and verified by Reuters showed at least six settlers moving […]
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent International Criminal Court member states voted Friday at United Nations headquarters in New York to dismiss chief prosecutor Karim Khan. The secret ballot resulted in 82 of the court’s 125 member states voting in favour of removing Khan. The court’s oversight body concluded that Khan committed a serious […]
Dozens of people were feared dead after a ferry carrying 133 people capsized off the coast of Guyana late on Saturday, with authorities suggesting an inaccurate passenger list and drug use by the crew might have contributed to the situation. No survivors have been found since Sunday afternoon, when Guyanese authorities announced they had rescued […]
Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the successor to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The former Manchester mayor has become a leading figure in the Labour Party and one of the UK's most popular politicians.
Police in southwest England say they have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of murdering politician Ann Widdecombe. Based on initial inquiries, they were not treating the case as terrorism or politically motivated.
US President Donald Trump has declassified intelligence that he claimed showed Chinese interference in US elections.
Bavi has forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate in China, knocked out power in Japan and Taiwan, and triggered deadly landslides in the Philippines.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture today, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping centre.
Israeli strikes have killed at least two Palestinians in Gaza, the territory's health officials said.
Kylian Mbappé has condemned a Paraguayan senator on Monday for making racist comments about him after France's World Cup last-16 victory over Paraguay, calling her "despicable" and "not worthy" of her position. The remarks sparked widespread condemnation from French officials, including President Emmanuel Macron.
Thousands are killed on Uganda's roads each year but this is one of its deadliest accidents involving children.