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Source linkedUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the world’s leaders Wednesday to keep choking Russia’s revenues and impede its war efforts, telling the UN General Assembly that “Russia’s revenues must remain a target”. Watch his full speech above.
Source linkedUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had enlisted fighters from 47 countries including North Korea, Ghana and India to fight against Ukraine. Zelensky also warned that his forces could target Russian heating and energy facilities in the winter months if Moscow continues to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
Source linkedThere's the inroads of the far right, but also the broader desire for change. Introducing Berlin's answer to Zohran Mamdani: Elif Eralp, who led the far-left Die Linke party's historic win in Sunday's municipal elections in Berlin. We ask if the 45-year-old daughter of Turkish political exiles can push through her promises of rent freezes and nationalisation of private real estate companies. Just like in New York last year, affordable housing was a hot-button issue. It didn't hurt that her party ran a social media-savvy campaign.
Source linkedEU countries on Tuesday agreed a compromise deal to prolong sanctions on Russia that will see oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman removed from the blacklist, diplomats said. Ukraine called the EU’s delisting of Usmanov and Fridman “shameful” and urged national sanctions.
Source linkedAn auction of the personal belongings of French screen icon Brigitte Bardot fetched nearly €1 million in Paris on Monday, with the sale featuring hundreds of personal objects ranging from sunglasses to furniture.
Source linkedThe EU has agreed to remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from its sanctions list, while extending restrictions on nearly 3,000 individuals and companies linked to Russia’s war in Ukraine for another three years. The decision came after difficult negotiations, as EU sanctions require unanimous approval from all 27 member states. Caroline Baum reports.
Source linkedAzerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday pardoned a French national imprisoned for espionage a day after the EU lifted sanctions on a Russian billionaire.
Source linkedAs the US, Denmark and Greenland itself sign an agreement on Greenland's security, we've been asking what difference it will actually make. Our expert says the deal won't really give the US many more rights, but that US President Donald Trump wanted to prevent at all costs the tiny risk of Greenland turning towards China. He adds that for Trump voters, if you inflate the risk, people will talk about it and see you're acting. We spoke in Perspective to Mikaa Blugeon-Mered, Senior Researcher on Hydrogen and Arctic Affairs at the Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen at the University of Québec Trois Rivières.
Source linkedThe British Museum said on Monday that it has banned people from taking photos of the Bayeux Tapestry to prevent crowds from backing up at the new exhibit. The 1,000-year-old artwork is on display in the UK after an unprecedented loan from France, and tickets are sold out until December 31.
Source linkedIreland, on behalf of the European Union, said Monday it had fined Google €403 million for improperly using users' location data between May 2018 and February 2020. However, the eight-year delay drew some criticism, as the European Consumer Organisation said that "can be as harmful as no enforcement at all".
Source linkedSunday's elections in two German states resulted in the defeat of the country's ruling CDU, a result described as a “disaster” by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the northeast of the country, the far-right AfD became the strongest party while the hard-left Die Linke led the polls in Berlin.
Source linkedRussian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a large majority in parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results published by state media Monday, in a vote held amid Ukrainian drone strikes, cyberattacks and a crackdown on anti-war opposition. The election was the first since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Source linkedRussian President Vladimir Putin's ruling United Russia party won a large majority in the country's parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes, according to results published by state media early Monday. Meanwhile, Moscow has vowed to "intensify" its strikes on Kyiv in response to the massive drone attack on the Russian capital. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Source linkedTwo German states are heading to the polls today – in Berlin and the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The far-right AfD party is expected to make further gains after securing a historic win in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks ago, though it has no realistic path to power in Berlin. Sunday's vote is a key test for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, one that could determine whether he can hold on to power. Details with Jamie Smith-Maillet, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.
Source linkedRussia is completing its three-day vote for the Duma this Sunday – the first since its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. The election was organised for the first time also in the Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia, and it was marked by Ukrainian drone strikes at various areas - mainly Moscow. Details by Shirli Sitbon.
Source linkedPolling is underway in the German capital Berlin and the largely rural state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for regional elections. Both elections are seen as a test for Germany's centre-right Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He has already scheduled a crisis meeting and decided to skip this week's UN General Assembly to deal with the potential fallout. Could he be forced to step down based on the election’s results? Details and analysis by Yann Wernert, senior policy fellow at the Jacques Delors Centre in Berlin.
Source linkedIn Russia, voters are on the third and final day of casting ballots in the country's first wartime parliamentary election. Despite the voting however, Ukraine carried out what Moscow described as the "largest ever" drone attack on the Russian capital. Kyiv reportedly fired over 1.000 drones at the country, leaving two dead in the Moscow region and inflicting damage upon an oil refinery. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver Cragg.
Source linkedThe US and Denmark have announced a deal on Greenland's security, resolving a diplomatic dispute sparked by President Donald Trump when he threatened to seize the semi-autonomous territory. The exact terms of the deal remain uncertain but it seems Denmark will maintain its sovereignty while the US will be able to develop a significant military presence on the island, and ban their adversaries from building their own bases on the island. Details by Charlotte Hughes.
Source linkedTwo weeks after the far-right AfD won its first major regional election in Germany, two more eastern states vote this Sunday. Polls have just opened in the capital, Berlin, and the largely rural state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Berlin, Jörg Taszman.
Source linkedUkraine launched what Moscow’s Mayor Sergei Sobyanin described on Sunday as the “largest ever” attack on the Russian capital, killing two people and damaging part of an oil refinery. The major attack comes on the third and final day of voting in Russia’s first wartime parliamentary election. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Source linkedGermans began voting Sunday in two closely watched state elections that could deliver fresh gains for the far-right and far-left, piling pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he struggles with low approval ratings and tensions within his governing coalition.
Source linkedIs there a resolution on Greenland? President Trump’s pressure campaign began in December 2024, right after he won re-election, when he began talking about the need for U.S. ownership and control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
Source linkedGermany is gearing up for two more pivotal state elections on Sunday: in the capital Berlin and in the largely rural region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. All eyes are on the far-right AfD, which after recording its best ever result in the recent Saxony-Anhalt elections, is hoping to once again make sweeping gains. The anti-immigration party's surging popularity is proving challenging for Chancellor Friedrich Merz and both elections are expected to further test his leadership. Story by Eliza Herbert.
Source linkedAs the West continues to denounce Russian aggression in Ukraine and to support Kyiv with a host of economic and military measures, Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Nato is expanding its reach and influence with the intention of preparing for war with Russia. Analysis by Dr Alexander Titov, lecturer in Modern European History at Queen's University Belfast in the UK.
Source linkedDenmark on Saturday welcomed a deal announced by President Donald Trump that bolsters the US military presence in Greenland and limits its adversaries from investing or having a military presence on the Arctic territory. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the deal respects the "red lines" of sovereignty and "the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination".
Source linkedRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday to take control of the Russian assets of Swiss food giant Nestle and three French groups, citing hostile actions by "unfriendly" countries. France responded by calling on Russia to "reverse this decision". While most Western companies sold their Russian operations and holdings after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has since made it difficult for firms to leave the country.
Source linkedPolls opened in Russia's Far East on Friday as the country began three days of voting for its parliamentary election, the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power alongside other parties aligned with President Vladimir Putin, as the only party that criticised the war was removed from the ballot.
Source linkedThe Ukrainian capital Kyiv again came under fire from Russian missiles on Friday, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, with witnesses confirming they could hear explosions in the capital. Earlier, Moscow struck four Ukrainian cargo vessels in the Black Sea, Russian state media said. The latest attacks unfolded as Russians headed to the polls for the country's first parliamentary election since the start of the war. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Source linkedUS President Donald Trump said that Washington and Warsaw were making "major progress" towards establishing a US military base in Poland, potentially giving the United States a permanent military foothold on NATO's eastern flank even as his administration reviews its broader troop presence in Europe.
Source linkedA Russian aerial bomb struck an apartment building in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy late Friday killing at least two people, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Ukraine's state rescue service published an image showing an apartment with a gaping hole across three floors. Follow our liveblog to see how the day's events unfold.
Source linkedUS President Donald Trump said on Friday he had reached a deal with Denmark to expand the US military presence in Greenland, while respecting Danish and Greenlandic sovereignty. Denmark said the agreement would be signed next week during the UN General Assembly but still requires parliamentary approval.
Source linkedSpanish police in Ceuta on Friday morning started moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of the Spanish enclave to a new tented area. Several thousand migrants remain in Ceuta after tens of thousands of people crossed the border with Morocco in late July.
Source linkedA French police officer who allegedly adheres to a 'violent radical far-right ideology' has been arrested on suspicion of plotting attacks against state interests and manufacturing 3D-printed weapons, sources told AFP Thursday.
Source linkedAs the United States threatens Europe with more tariffs and eyes Greenland, as Russia tests the continent’s resolve over Ukraine, as the planet overheats, where do citizens sense the biggest threat? In her Wednesday state of the EU speech, the Commission president addressed Ursula von der Leyen going big on manning the borders, literally suggesting new tools to better deal with migration, particularly after July’s run on Ceuta, where over two days, tens of thousands of mostly Moroccans overran Spain’s North African enclave.
Source linkedA village in Oxfordshire has held a symbolic referendum to leave the United Kingdom in protest against government plans to house up to 1,200 asylum seekers at a nearby military base. While the vote has no legal force, it highlights wider tensions over the UK's asylum policy and migration debate.
Source linkedReal Madrid's French forward Kylian Mbappé is facing mounting criticism by Spanish and French conservative and far-right politicians for partially obscuring a t-shirt supporting residents of Ceuta, Spain's territory bordering Morocco grappling with a migration crisis. Mbappé said he wore the t-shirt rolled up to show solidarity with "all the immigrants who have lost their lives".
Source linkedCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney used his address to the European Parliament to signal that Ottawa wants to deepen its partnership with the EU beyond trade, expanding cooperation on energy, AI, space and payment sovereignty, while also seeking to join the Erasmus programme. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating explains how the push reflects Canada's broader strategy to build stronger alliances beyond the United States without seeking to join the EU's single market, even as questions remain over how those ambitions can be turned into concrete action.
Source linkedSweden's centre-left opposition, led by Magdalena Andersson, is set to defeat the incumbent right-wing bloc by one seat after nearly all votes were counted in Sunday's election. The narrow result means coalition talks are likely to be challenging, with parliament due to begin the government formation process on September 28.
Source linkedIreland will boycott the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for the second year over Israel's participation, the country's public broadcaster RTE said Thursday. Ireland was one of five countries along with the Netherlands, Iceland, Slovenia and Spain to skip Eurovision this year in protest over Israel’s inclusion in the contest, citing its ongoing war on Gaza.
Source linkedSweden's left-wing opposition won a narrow majority in the country's general election after the vote count ended Thursday, but faces laborious negotiations to form a government. The incumbent prime minister, conservative Ulf Kristersson, announced his resignation.
Source linkedCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the European Parliament as Ottawa and Brussels deepen ties against a backdrop of strained relations with the United States. FRANCE 24's Doug Herbert explains how the speech illustrates a broader shift in alliances, with a message that, until recently, would more likely have been delivered in Washington than Brussels.
Source linkedHere's the replay of Mark Carney's address to the European Parliament on Thursday, September 17, after President Donald Trump suggested that allowing Canada to become an associate EU member could be seen as a "hostile act"
Source linkedThe US House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine. Loud explosions were heard across Kyiv overnight on Wednesday into Thursday as authorities issued a missile alert, an AFP journalist reported. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Source linkedRussian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described voter turnout in the upcoming parliamentary election as a barometer of public support for Russia’s war against Ukraine and urged voters to go to the polls. It will be Russia's first parliamentary election since the Kremlin launched its offensive in February 2022.
Source linkedTurkish courts have jailed more LGBTQ activists and supporters, raising to 62 the number remanded in custody following a weekend crackdown, a legal rights group said on Wednesday. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Koen Slootmaeckers, Reader in International Politics at City St George's, University of London, says that Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan wants to claim "the idea of a strong, masculine state and LGBTQ people are a threat to this ideal".
Source linkedSweden's centre-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster SVT said on Wednesday, after 99% of the votes in Sunday's parliamentary election had been counted. FRANCE 24's Paul Rhys reports.
Source linkedWith a US president who talks of making Canada the 51st state, its leader in Europe where it’s not quite the EU's 28th state on offer, but something the president of the European Commission is calling ‘associate membership’. We’ll ask what that means, how it differs from the close status afforded to the likes of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the UK which Carney’s also visiting ahead of his own Strasbourg speech Thursday before the European Parliament.
Source linkedFormer Kosovo President Hashim Thaci was found guilty of war crimes committed as part of the Kosovo Liberation Army including murder, torture and illegal arrests by a tribunal in The Hague on Wednesday. Thaci was sentenced to 25 years in prison alongside fellow former KLA figures who were also found guilty and sentenced.
Source linkedEU chief Ursula von der Leyen raised the possibility on Wednesday that Canada could become the European Union’s first “associate member” during the annual State of the European Union speech, at which Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was present. Carney has been pursuing closer ties with the EU as both seek to pivot away from the US.
Source linkedTurkish police on Sunday swooped into gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said. Turkey's LGBTQ community has frequently been targeted by the government, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labelling it as a "deviant movement" of "perverts" responsible for the falling birth rate. In this edition, FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with Yildiz Tar, Editor-in-Chief of KaosGL.org.
Source linkedFive people were killed and at least seven more were injured in a Russian drone attack on a passenger bus near the frontline in Ukraine's southeast on Wednesday, the regional governor said.
Source linkedNATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace and Denmark accused a Russian frigate of firing flares at a Danish military helicopter on Tuesday, in incidents that heightened tensions along the alliance’s eastern flank.
Source linkedThe European Union accused Russia on Tuesday of the "reckless" firing of flares at a Danish frigate which, with the shooting down of a drone over Lithuania, heightened the continent's anxiety over the Ukraine-Russia war. Danish analysts are calling for NATO and the EU to step up their response to Russia, according to FRANCE 24's Copenhagen correspondent Trine Villemann.
Source linkedFormer Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo acknowledged a “collective failure” to protect children on Tuesday as police investigate more than 200 allegations of violence, mistreatment and sexual abuse at the French capital’s state-run nurseries and primary schools for over more than a decade.
Source linkedNATO scrambled fighter jets overnight to shoot down a drone over Lithuania after the latest incursion on the alliance's eastern flank. In a separate incident, Denmark said a Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea, adding that the Russian ambassador had been summoned over the "reckless action". Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Source linkedUkraine is ready to halt attacks on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow does the same, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday, after US President Donald Trump announced an apparent agreement between the two sides. Kyiv also warned that intensifying Russian strikes on Ukraine’s rail network are worsening each week.
Source linkedTurkish police on Sunday swooped on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, arresting at least 60 people in raids authorities said were aimed at boosting traditional family values, officials and activists said. Turkey's LGBTQ community has frequently been targeted by the government, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashing it as a "deviant movement" of "perverts" responsible for the falling birth rate. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with Yildiz Tar, Editor-in-Chief of KaosGL.org.
Source linkedTwelve European countries meeting in Finland on Monday urged the European Union to beef up its presence in the Arctic, a geopolitical battleground caught between Russia and US President Donald Trump. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports.
Source linkedTwelve European countries on Monday called for the European Union to step up its presence in the Arctic, as melting ice opens new maritime routes while growing tensions with Russia and the United States increasingly put the region in the geopolitical spotlight.
Source linkedImmediate France 24 analysis as polls close, and exit polls indicate how the country has voted in the 2026 election. France 24 Gavin Lee has been speaking to Scandinavia Correspondent Trine Villeman
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