For the first time, the Islamic State Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM have clashed in West Africa’s Niger. While previous confrontations between the two jihadist groups had taken place in the tri-border area with Mali and Burkina Faso, they are now spreading toward a new border region between Niger, Nigeria, and Benin, in what France 24’s Wassim Nasr describes as a “race to the border” as the two groups vie for resources and recruits.

Pope Leo XIV is following in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St Augustine, on the second day of his visit to Algeria, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins of eastern Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought. France 24s Claire Paccalin has the latest.

The head of the French energy group Total has warned that a shortage of jet fuel may occur at airports in Europe in the coming weeks or months if the situation at the strait of Hormuz does not improve. Solange Mougin and Alexandra Quairini have more.

An intimacy coordinator has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how their role is to ensure that everyone's humanity is respected on a film or television set. Paloma Garcia Martens has made a career working on some of Europe's top film and television shows, giving advice primarily to actors and actresses about how to achieve the perfect love scene with someone you probably don't want to be with, while being watched by potentially hundreds of crew. Her book is entitled "L’intimité sur un plateau", or "I...

As Israel and Lebanon sit down for US-Mediated talks in Washington on Tuesday, expectations are running low. The Israeli side has already dismissed the idea of a potential truce, saying the priority is to get Iran-backed Hezbollah disarmed. France 24's Delano D'Souza takes a look at what each side is hoping to get from the negotiations.

Lebanon and Israel are set to hold the first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant. But while the talks may be historic, the Israeli government has been mostly “ambivalent” towards their outcome, says France 24’s correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky, although there are some signs that has started to shift in the last few days.

Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s broadside against him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration.

After a month and a half spent living under the threat of drones, residents of Iraqi Kurdistan are exhausted. Just 24 hours before the ceasefire, a civilian was killed in a drone attack blamed on Iran by Kurdish authorities. In total, around 700 drone and missile attacks have targeted US positions and certain Kurdish interests. Victims' loved ones are devastated by the war between Iran and the United States, of which they are the indirect victims. FRANCE 24's Marie-Charlotte Roupie reports, w...

A ⁠new trial over ​the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona will begin on Tuesday, with seven members ​of his medical team charged with negligent homicide nearly a year after a previous case collapsed in a mistrial.

French former hostages Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris have given their first television interview since returning to France from Iran. They had been detained in Iran on espionage charges for almost four years. The pair spoke in detail about their ordeal, and how they managed to maintain hope while imprisoned.

Lebanese and Israeli representatives are set to meet in Washington Tuesday for US-mediated talks on ending the war in Lebanon. However, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has said will not abide by any agreements that may result from the negotiations and called for them to be cancelled and the prospects of a deal appear slim. France 24's Oliver Farry takes a closer look.

Eurosceptics may come and go... but there's only one Viktor Orban. It took 16 years and Sunday's record turnout in Hungary to vote out the seemingly unbeatable far-right leader who once boasted of building an illiberal state. Why did the far-right idol of Magaworld finally fall out of favor? And not just by a nose: “The Hungarian people didn’t vote for a simple change of government, but for a complete change in regime,” boasts prime minister-in-waiting Peter Magyar. How will the once-ally-tur...

Lebanese and Israeli representatives are scheduled to meet in Washington Tuesday for US-mediated talks on ending the war in Lebanon, but the prospects of an agreement appear slim.

Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud said on Monday he was unaware safety checks had not been conducted for six years at a Swiss ski resort bar where a New Year fire killed 41 people. Prosecutors are investigating the blaze, with nine people, including Feraud, under criminal investigation over the disaster.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife, Begona Gomez, has been formally charged with corruption following a years-long investigation, a court ruling said on Monday. The probe, opened in 2024, examines whether she used her position for private gain, allegations she and Sanchez deny, increasing pressure on his minority government.

Donald Trump launched an extraordinary attack on Pope Leo late Sunday, also going as far as to share an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick. He later deleted the image Monday following backlash from his usually loyal Christian and Catholic supporters, saying he “thought it was me as a doctor.”

As Pope Leo XIV makes a historic visit to Algeria, in the spirit of interfaith dialogue, François Picard is pleased to welcome Father Fred Wekesa, Rector of the Basilica of Saint Augustine in Annaba. From his experience of living over a decade in Algeria, he challenges inherited narratives shaped by the violence of the 1990s, highlighting the present reality of coexistence and tolerance. He argues that interreligious dialogue must extend beyond institutions into families and daily life.

A French court on Monday fined the cement group Lafarge over $1.3 million and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to the Islamic State group and other jihadists to maintain its business in war-torn Syria. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.

The deadline passed on Monday for the start of a US ​military blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours after weekend talks on ending the war broke down. Oil prices surged, with no sign of a swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to ease the biggest ever disruption in supplies. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.

From Madrid to Helsinki, many hope that Hungary's premier-elect Peter Magyar's win will help unshackle the 27-nation European Union as it faces hybrid warfare attacks from Moscow, an antagonistic Washington and Beijing's economic pressure. EU leaders had been increasingly frustrated with Orbán over his takeover of democratic institutions and vetoing of strategic action like a 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine. It remains to be seen whether those hopes will be fulfilled, as FRANCE 24's Europe E...

An open letter signed by hundreds of Hollywood heavyweights, including Jane Fonda, Joaquin Phoenix and Bryan Cranston, was published Monday opposing a deal that would see the historic Warner Bros. studio swallowed by rival Paramount.

US President Donald Trump received a DoorDash delivery from McDonald's to the Oval Office during a press conference where he spoke about Iran and the pope.

Lebanese and Israeli representatives were set to meet Tuesday in Washington for their first direct talks in decades. France 24's Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson takes a look at what the opposing sides are hoping to achieve during the talks which he says are a "a significant and symbolic step" for the long-time adversaries.

At least 200 people are feared dead after Nigerian military jets struck a village market while ​pursuing Islamist ‌militants in the northeast of the country on Saturday night, a councillor for ⁠the area and residents said on Sunday.

A new exhibition opens this Tuesday at Paris's City of Sciences and Industry. It's called Frontier and it focuses on borders. Concrete walls, military checkpoints, surveillance algorithms: borders have a thousand faces, and none of them are truly alike. In this edition of Entre Nous we speak to the curator of the show, Delphine Heyndrickx. She tells us how her team came up with the idea and what the different sorts of borders can be.

There is a sense of "very cautious optimism" in Lebanon, reports France 24's Cyril Payen in Beirut, as the country gets ready to hold its first direct diplomatic talks with Israel in decades on Tuesday in Washington, following more than a month of war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group that has rocked the tiny Mediterranean country.

The Strait of Hormuz carries a significant share of the world’s energy and agricultural inputs. Disruptions since the outbreak of hostilities between the US and Iran are constraining flows of oil, gas and fertilizer, with ripple effects reaching far beyond the Middle East. As the US begins its naval blockade of Iran’s ports, America's farmers are already feeling the repercussions, a few weeks out of the start of planting season.

PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, April 14: There's outrage after Donald Trump's vitriolic critique of Pope Leo and a now deleted Jesus-like AI image of him. The Washington Post suggests that this latest controversy will alienate Trump's staunchly religious base. Also in the press: Amazon is accused of ignoring the death of a worker for several hours in a distribution centre in Oregon. Plus: an independent coffee shop shares its recipe for a drink and goes viral!

Peruvians waited Monday to see who will face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a presidential runoff, after a chaotic first round of voting that sparked criminal proceedings against top election officials. Sunday's vote saw a series of logistical foul-ups in delivering election materials that caused polling centers to open hours late. Police raided the headquarters of the National Office of Electoral Processes and later detained an election official over the delays.

Nearly 700 civilians have been reported killed in drone strikes so far this year, the United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher said Tuesday, lamenting that "the world has failed to meet the test of Sudan" after three years of a gruesome civil war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced more than 11 million.

President Donald Trump warned on Monday that any Iranian "fast-attack" ships that go near a US maritime "blockade" on Iran would be eliminated. The US blockade on vessels entering and departing Iran went into effect at 1400 GMT on Monday.

US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous. The outrage added to widespread dismay among US Catholics over Trump’s unprecedented verbal assault on Pope Leo XIV, the first American to lead their church.

The Parisians head to Anfield for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool. After a 2–0 first-leg win, the Paris club arrive with a strong advantage and are targeting a place in the Champions League semi-finals.

The leader of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group urged Lebanon on Monday to pull out of direct talks with Israel set to take place in Washington the following day, the first such talks in decades. Naim Kassem spoke in a televised address on the eve of the scheduled meeting between Lebanon and Israel's ambassadors to the United States, as both sides set a framework for negotiations. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.

US President Donald Trump has warned that any Iranian vessels that breach Monday's newly enforced US naval blockade will be “immediately eliminated,” escalating tensions amid a fragile ceasefire after talks brokered by Pakistan failed to reach a peace agreement on the conflict in Iran.

President Donald Trump refused to apologize to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticizing the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran — and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a doctor. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called Trump's remarks "unacceptable". FRANCE 24's Seema Gupta reports from Rome.

Peter Magyar's landslide victory over Viktor Orban in Sunday’s Hungarian legislative elections marks a seismic shift for Hungary and the EU, but Brussels may need to temper its enthusiasm. On the rule of law, migration and LGBTQ rights, the road ahead is neither straight nor guaranteed.

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Lukáš Macek, Director of the Greater Europe project at the Jacques Delors Centre, says on the question of Ukraine the new Hungarian government led by Peter Magyar is likely to stop obstructing aid for Ukraine and will be "a tough partner, but a partner nonetheless" on the issue of Ukrainian accession to the EU.

Peruvians headed back to the polls Monday after ballot shortages forced an unprecedented extension of Sunday’s election, reflecting deep strains in a country crippled by political instability and escalating crime.

Congratulations from across Europe poured in Monday for Hungarian political newcomer Peter Magyar, who defeated nationalist Viktor Orban in elections seen as a blow to right-wing populism worldwide. In France, the outcome represents a setback for Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, as FRANCE 24’s French Politics Editor Marc Perelman explains.

Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar promised on Monday to usher in a "new era" in Hungarian politics, restoring democratic standards and unblocking European Union funds, following a landslide victoryover a MAGA- and Moscow-aligned incumbentthat will likely anchor Budapest in the EU mainstream.

French investigators raided the Elysee palace on Tuesday in relation to an events company contracts probe.

At least two ships using Iranian ports passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday despite a US military blockade, data from maritime tracking firm Kpler indicated Tuesday. France 24's Angela Diffley takes a look at why some ships may still be getting through and what this might mean for the US blockade.

Pope Leo XIV embarked Monday on the first-ever papal trip to Algeria, aiming to promote Christian-Muslim coexistence at a time of global conflict and honor the locally born inspiration of his religious spirituality, St. Augustine.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government has suspended Italy's defence cooperation agreement with Israel amid rising tensions between the two countries after Rome accused Israeli forces of firing warning shots at a convoy of Italian UN peacekeepers in Lebanon.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife, Begona Gomez, has been formally charged after a years-long corruption investigation, according to a court ruling published Monday. Gomez was charged with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds, the ruling added.

Pope Leo XIV arrived Tuesday in the city of Annaba on the second day of his Algeria trip, following in the footsteps of his spiritual father St. Augustine, who wrote some of the most important works in early Christian thought in the ancient Roman city formerly known as Hippo.

Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and displace native species years after notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar brought in the first ones.

US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a Jesus-like figure on Sunday, drawing widespread criticism even from some religious conservatives who typically support him, before deleting the post on Monday. It came amid his escalating feud with Pope Leo, who has criticized the war that started with US-Israeli strikes on Iran as inhumane. France 24’s correspondent in Italy Seema Gupta takes a look at how some of the Italian newspapers have been reacting.

China's exports grew only 2.5% in March from a year earlier, a significantly slowdown caused by the war in Iran. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed up the cost of materials, and many Chinese factories saw their profits squeezed last month. Also in this edition: hundreds of Hollywood stars have come out in opposition to the acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery by Paramount. Plus, the man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI's CEO is facing attempted murd...

Lebanese and Israeli representatives are set to meet in Washington Tuesday for US-mediated talks on ending the war in Lebanon, although Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has said will not abide by any agreements that may result from the negotiations and called for them to be canceled.

Following the landslide victory of Peter Magyar over Hungary's long standing autocratic ruler Viktor Orbán, Genie Godula is pleased to welcome Ian Bond, former Senior British Diplomat and Deputy Director of the Centre for European Reform. Bond sees this election within broader European political dynamics, particularly the limits of right-wing populism, the legacy of hardline governance, and the implications for EU cohesion and Ukraine policy. Hungary’s political shift invites cautious optimis...

Two US lawmakers stepped down on Monday and two others faced possible expulsion amid scandals roiling Congress. Democrat Eric Swalwell resigned after misconduct allegations, while Republican Tony Gonzales said he would retire following pressure over an affair with a former aide, deepening turmoil in the House of Representatives.

EU lawmakers and member states agreed on Monday to double tariffs on foreign steel to 50%, aiming to shield the bloc’s struggling industry from a surge in cheap Chinese imports. The deal also cuts duty-free import volumes by 47%. Trade chief Maros Sefcovic warned global overcapacity threatens Europe’s industrial strength.

The Iran war has exposed vulnerabilities of countries reliant on Middle Eastern fossil fuels. Ramon Mendez, former Uruguayan Energy Secretary and President of REN21, tells France 24 that a drastic shift to renewable energy is possible with the right strategy in place, and other nations can follow Uruguay's footsteps - the South American country now gets 98% of its electricity grid from low-carbon sources.

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, former British Military Intelligence officer Philip Ingram says that "Donald Trump hasn't read the psychology of the Iranians well at all" adding that "the Iranians are not going to give in, and therefore Donald Trump either has to continue the blockade and deal with the impact that that's going to have on global economies [...] or go back to a bombing campaign".

FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with the Lebanese Minister for Social Affairs, Hanin Sayyed, about the humanitarian crisis in Lebanon in the wake of the Israeli attacks and ground invasion. She says that if the war continues and displacement in Lebanon continues at the current pace, the country will need "1 billion dollars in a 12-month period to be able to just keep the humanitarian situation afloat".

Hungarians were waking up to a ​political earthquake on Monday, after a landslide victory for the centre-right opposition reverberated everywhere from Washington to Kyiv, sending local markets surging and turning Budapest into a party zone. Magyar has pledged a sweeping anti-corruption drive, including stronger judicial independence and tougher public procurement rules to help secure the release of the EU funds.

The Pope pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump’s criticism of him over the US-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican’s appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gospel, and that he doesn’t fear the Trump administration. Leo XIV's comments came as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to have come to a halt, an intelligence firm said, and oil prices resumed their climb after Trump announced on social media that the United States would blockade the wa...