Hegseth blasts ‘invasion’ of migrants on Europe’s beaches in D-Day speech in France

06/06/2026 13:53 France 24

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings in France with a speech that bemoaned the "invasion" of "boats and men" on Europe's beaches. In his address at a US military cemetery in Normandy, Hegseth called on allies to contribute more for their defence.

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Estonia's former President on lessons learnt in dealing with Putin

There is an ongoing NATO exercise taking place right now just off the south western coast of Estonia in the Gulf of Riga, and around the Baltic Sea stretching south to Skagan on the coast of Denmark. ...

06/06/2026 18:30 France 24

Russian Andreeva beats Chwalinska to win French Open title

Russian eighth seed Mirra Andreeva beat Polish qualifier Maja ‌Chwalinska ⁠6-3 ‌6-2 to win the ⁠French Open and capture her maiden ‌Grand Slam title on ‌Saturday. The 19-year-old became the first teenager to win the Roland Garros crown since Pole Iga Swiatek i...

06/06/2026 14:54 France 24

Russian Andreeva beats Poland's Chwalinska to win French Open title

06/06/2026 14:54 France 24

Ukraine launches fresh drone attack on St. Petersburg region on final day of ‘Russian Davos’

Ukraine on Saturday fired hundreds of drones targeting the St. Petersburg region in the second such attack on Russia’s second-largest city in less than a week. The attack came on the final day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, President Vladimir Putin’s annual investment forum...

06/06/2026 13:07 France 24

French Open women's final set to make history as Chwalinska faces Andreeva

The French Open women's final is guaranteed to make history, with Poland's Maja Chwalinska aiming to become the first qualifier to win the title and Russia's Mirra Andreeva seeking to become the youngest champion since 1992. The match takes place on Saturday at Roland Garros. FRANCE 24's Jamaes Vas...

06/06/2026 13:02 France 24

Parliamentary elections mark 'historical moment' for Armenia, expert says

Armenia's upcoming parliamentary elections, which could reshape the country's ties with Russia and the West, mark a "historic moment" for the country, according to Ulrich Schmid, Professor of Eastern European Studies at the University of St Gallen. Incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seekin...

06/06/2026 10:22 France 24

Armenia prepares for vote amid shifting relations with Russia and the West

Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will be a vote on its geopolitical future as incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer relations with the European Union and the United States despite longstanding ties with Russia that have been championed by his critics. FRANCE 24's Olivia Bizo...

06/06/2026 08:56 France 24

Ukraine: Dear Putin, Lebanon: A Crude Call, Colombia's 'Tiger'

In a week where a renewed ceasefire was proclaimed between Israel and Lebanon, a deal that hinges on the complete cessation of attacks from the Iranian backed militants Hezbollah and withdrawal from the south of the country....

05/06/2026 18:26 France 24

Ukrainian drone explodes in Romanian sea port

A sea #drone self-destroyed in the Romanian port of Constanta. #Ukraine's navy said it had been knocked off course by Russian jamming....

05/06/2026 15:09 France 24

ISS astronauts briefly put on evacuation alert during repair to fix air leak

NASA ordered astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for a possible evacuation on Friday after an air leak in the Russian module of the orbiting laboratory worsened, raising fresh concerns over a long-running technical problem....

05/06/2026 14:50 France 24

Ukraine under heavy drone attack as Zelensky seeks direct meeting with Putin

Russia fired hundreds of drones at Ukraine between late Thursday and early Friday, killing seven people and destroying a factory that produces milk products for children, authorities said. Moscow and Kyiv have intensified drone strikes on each other in recent months as US-led diplomatic efforts to...

05/06/2026 14:08 France 24

Anthropic calls for pause of global AI development

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic suggested Thursday a global pause on building the most powerful AI systems as the latest models are beginning to show signs they could escape human control. The San Francisco-based company, which makes the Claude family of AI models, said in a report that a...

05/06/2026 14:06 France 24

Iran's Khamenei warns against divisions after 'enemy's defeat on battlefield'

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a message on Thursday that Iran's enemies, having been ‌defeated on ⁠the battlefield, were now ‌seeking to undermine public resilience ⁠and sow internal divisions. Khamenei called for national unity in ‌the face of those threats a...

05/06/2026 14:05 France 24

Predicted global hunger crisis becoming a reality as Mideast war drags on, UN warns

Predictions that the Middle East war could drive tens of millions more people into acute hunger are proving to be accurate, the United Nations said Friday, warning that higher fuel and food costs linked to the conflict are deepening food insecurity far beyond the region....

05/06/2026 12:09 France 24

EU should not miss an opportunity on Ukraine diplomacy: Bulgarian FM Velislava Petrova

Bulgaria has become notorious for holding elections. In 5 years, voters went to the polls 8 times. But this debilitating crisis finally ended on April 19th, when the Progressive Bulgaria party won an outright majority. It is led by the former president, Rumen Radev, now the prime minister....

05/06/2026 12:03 France 24

Sea drone explodes in the Romanian port of Constanta, raising fear of Ukraine war spillover

A sea drone exploded Friday near Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta without causing casualties. The incident prompted authorities to evacuate more than 1,000 people amid heightening concerns over the spillover effects of Russia's war in Ukraine just a week after a separate drone incident injured...

05/06/2026 11:43 France 24

Feeling the heat: Women and climate change

In a special edition, we examine how climate change is affecting the lives of women as rising temperatures and increasingly extreme weather events continue to impact communities worldwide. This as the world is also facing a warming El Nino climate pattern in the coming months. We report from Indi...

05/06/2026 11:00 France 24

Israel army warns of imminent strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israel's military warned residents of south Lebanon's Sarafand, a town on the coastal road between Tyre and Sidon, to immediately evacuate on Friday ahead of expected attacks against Iran-backed Hezbollah. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan reports from Beirut, Lebanon....

05/06/2026 10:11 France 24

Japan steps up efforts on cooking oil in race for sustainable aviation fuel

Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, doing her part in her Tokyo kitchen for a national effort to ramp up production of eco-friendly jet fuel. Her contribution is pooled at a nearby supermarket that is among ro...

05/06/2026 10:05 France 24

In open letter to Putin, Zelensky calls for meeting and ceasefire

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader Thursday, shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded Moscow needed to strengthen its air defences following a spate of Ukrainian attacks. The Kremlin said Putin had not yet...

05/06/2026 09:05 France 24

War in Ukraine: Zelensky proposes face-to-face meeting with Putin to end years-long war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader Thursday, saying he was also ready for a "full ceasefire". "Ukraine proposes ending this war through direct engagement between us -- and you. I am proposing a meeti...

05/06/2026 09:05 France 24

The hidden front: How disinformation is targeting Armenian voters

One ballot box, two competing battles: In Armenia, voters are heading to the polls to decide the future direction of their country. But beneath the political campaigns lies a far more insidious warfare. Analysts warn that a massive, coordinated network of foreign disinformation – much of it traci...

05/06/2026 09:04 France 24

Israel continues deadly attacks on Lebanon as Hezbollah rejects ceasefire agreement

Israeli strikes overnight in the historic south Lebanon city of Tyre killed seven people, a source from the civil defence told AFP on Friday, despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. A conditional truce was announced by Lebanese and Israeli envoys this week that would require Hezbollah to s...

05/06/2026 09:02 France 24

2026 World Cup: France begin their preparation with a defeat against Ivory Coast

It was a false start for France after losing 2-1 to Ivory Coast in their first warm-up match before the World Cup. While Rayan Cherki put on a show, France lost control in the second half, allowing the Elephants to come back and take the lead, notably thanks to an outstanding performance from Guél...

05/06/2026 06:16 France 24

Live: Maritime drone ‘of type used' in Ukraine explodes in Romanian Black Sea port

⁠A maritime drone “of the type used in the war in Ukraine” self-detonated on Friday morning in the Romanian Black Sea civil port ‌of ⁠Constanta, the ‌Romanian defence ministry said. No casualties were reported. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates....

05/06/2026 03:29 France 24

'Human role narrowing': Anthropic calls for global AI slowdown as systems could escape control

The developer of the Claude chatbot says a pause in the AI race would "likely be a good thing" and warns that cutting-edge models are beginning to show signs they could become increasingly difficult for humans to control....

05/06/2026 02:51 France 24

US throws support behind Bolivia's president as unrest grows

Washington is pledging emergency aid to Bolivia and is warning against attempts to topple President Rodrigo Paz as his government faces mounting protests and worsening shortages....

05/06/2026 01:33 France 24

France stunned by Ivory Coast in World Cup warm-up defeat

The Elephants overturned an early deficit to beat France 2-1 on Thursday, inflicting a rare defeat on Didier Deschamps's side in their penultimate World Cup warm-up game....

04/06/2026 21:35 France 24

Lebanon health ministry says Israeli strikes in south and east kill eight

An Israeli strike in eastern Lebanon killed five people on Thursday, while another attack near the southern city of Tyre killed three more, the Lebanese health ministry said. The strikes also left eight wounded, including three children and two women. They came a day after the Lebanese and Israeli...

04/06/2026 20:20 France 24

Ukraine's Zelensky pledges clear timetable of talks on EU membership

President Volodymyr Zelensky ⁠pledged on Thursday that Ukraine would keep to a clear timetable in talks on joining the European Union and in sticking to its obligations with the 27-nation bloc. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Georgia's former minister of Euro-Atlantic integration and prof...

04/06/2026 19:39 France 24

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