Romania, Poland and Portugal cast votes in tightly contested elections

18/05/2025 07:07 France 24

Voters in Romania, Poland and Portugal head to the polls on Sunday in elections expected to deliver gains to populist parties as the European Union grapples with growing immigration concerns, global trade tensions, economic instability and pressure from the US to bolster its defence spending in the context of Russia's war with Ukraine.

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Russia launches 'record' overnight drone attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine says

Russia fired a "record" number of drones against Ukraine overnight that included 273 Shahed attack drones and various types of imitator drones in an attack that killed a woman in the capital region and injured at least three others, including a child, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday. ...

18/05/2025 10:32 France 24

Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight kill at least 103 people

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18/05/2025 09:31 France 24

Poland votes for a new president in 2nd and last round of a tense election

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18/05/2025 09:17 France 24

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18/05/2025 08:48 France 24

Ukraine: Russian strike on a civilian bus kills nine

A Russian drone hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region Saturday, killing nine people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire. Story by Shirli Sitbo...

17/05/2025 15:26 France 24

Romania faces its most decisive presidential election in decades

Romania heads to the polls Sunday to elect its next president. The first round saw the hard-right candidate secure an impressive 40 percent of the vote against the mayor of Bucharest, a champion of pro-Europe policies. Many view the outcome as a geopolitical choice between Russia and West after the...

17/05/2025 15:12 France 24

The Kremlin fixes conditions for new Ukraine talks, Trump to speak with Putin on Monday

A meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin was "possible" provided the two sides first reached certain "agreements", a Kremlin spokesperson said Saturday. US President Donald Trump said he will speak with Putin on Monday followed by calls with Zelensky and...

17/05/2025 10:15 France 24

Russia and Ukraine agree to swap 1,000 prisoners each

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17/05/2025 08:32 France 24

Several killed after Russia strikes civilian bus in Ukraine, military says

At least nine people were killed and seven others wounded after a Russian drone attack on a bus carrying civilians in Ukraine's Sumy region, the local military administration said on Saturday. The strike comes just hours after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct peace talks in a year which fail...

17/05/2025 06:00 France 24

Israel launches 'extensive strikes' in major new Gaza offensive

Israel has announced the launch of "extensive strikes" in Gaza over the past day, the Israeli military said Saturday, as part of the "initial stages" of a campaign to expand its war objectives and to force Hamas to release hostages. Hundreds of people have been killed in recent days amid the intens...

17/05/2025 05:24 France 24

US loses top triple-A credit rating after Moody’s cites debt concerns

Moody's warned of a growing government debt burden in the US after it downgraded the country's pristine triple-A credit rating on Friday, undermining President Donald Trump's narrative that his administration is steering the economy towards prosperity. ...

16/05/2025 22:33 France 24

Iran, European powers meet amid tensions over nuclear deal

Iran held talks with European powers in Istanbul on Friday to discuss its nuclear negotiations with the US as President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning for Tehran to "move quickly" towards a deal. While Tehran insists on its right to uranium enrichment, European nations including the UK, France...

16/05/2025 19:32 France 24

Arts24 in Cannes: ‘The world has never been closer to a world war in my lifetime,’ says Bono

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16/05/2025 18:42 France 24

Trump's Middle East week, Kyiv calls Putin's bluff and Cannes' opening week

In the week that President Trump made the first overseas tour of his second term, where Riyadh royalty rolled out a lavender carpet ahead of a 600 billion dollar pledge of Saudi investment for US contracts. Qatar next, The Beast surrounded by a caravan of camels, while the man inside watched a ce...

16/05/2025 18:14 France 24

What's next in the US-China trade war?

A 90-day truce in the US-China trade war has officially begun, with both sides temporarily lowering sky-high tariffs on each other's goods. But there's still a lot of uncertainty facing global trade. Yuka Royer speaks with Louise Loo, China lead at Oxford Economics, about what came out of the recen...

16/05/2025 15:17 France 24

No breakthrough in Turkey as Ukraine-Russia peace talks falter

The first direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in three years concluded in Turkey after just two hours. With Russian President Vladimir Putin absent, the meeting yielded no progress as Ukraine accused Moscow of introducing “unacceptable demands,” including the withdrawal of Ukrainian f...

16/05/2025 15:11 France 24

Turkey's crackdown on dissent disrupts EU-Turkey relations: Europe in difficult balancing act

"Business as usual with Turkey cannot continue." That was the message MEPs sent when they voted on a report about Turkey's EU accession process on May 7 in Strasbourg. Amid a crackdown on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political rivals as well as on protesters, MEPs said that EU membership talks...

16/05/2025 14:59 France 24

In Albania, EU readying new sanctions to increase pressure on Russia as talks stall

The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday as leaders from across Europe met in Albania....

16/05/2025 14:12 France 24

Russia-Ukraine peace talks end after less than 2 hours in Istanbul, officials say

The first direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine since Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended in under two hours, according to Turkey and a senior Ukrainian official. Kyiv accused Moscow of introducing “unacceptable demands,” including the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from large areas of terri...

16/05/2025 14:08 France 24

India-Pakistan crisis: Rise in misinformation, warmongering and censorship

The ceasefire is apparently holding between India and Pakistan. But even if the fighting has stopped, the information war continues. There has been misinformation, warmongering and a crackdown on independent journalists in both countries. Experts say the fog of war has created one big casualty: the...

16/05/2025 13:41 France 24

Ukraine peace talks open in Istanbul with little hope for progress

Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Friday for their first direct peace talks in over three years. However, with Russian President Vladimir Putin absent and under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, hopes for meaningful progress in ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since...

16/05/2025 11:56 France 24

'Europe will never drop Ukraine: There is no prospect of complete victory for Russia'

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine are meeting in Istanbul for their first direct peace talks in three years. A Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov sat down with a low-level Russian team headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. Officials and observers expect the Turkis...

16/05/2025 11:52 France 24

Poland battles Russian destabilisation efforts ahead of presidential vote

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16/05/2025 11:01 France 24

'Putin's choice of sending Medinsky reinforces idea this is a continuation of failed talks in 2022'

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with top Turkish and Ukrainian officials Friday after landing in Istanbul ahead of the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in three years. Ukraine's negotiators will be led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, while the Russian side is headed by Vladimir Med...

16/05/2025 08:18 France 24

Zelensky sends delegation to Istanbul for direct peace talks as Putin abstains

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he has dispatched a high-ranking team, led by his defence minister, to Istanbul for the first direct peace talks with a Russian delegation in three years. This development comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin declined to attend a face-to...

16/05/2025 08:16 France 24

European leaders meet in Albania to debate security concerns on Ukraine

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16/05/2025 08:00 France 24

'Europe's security being played out in Ukraine: It is in our interests that Ukraine joins NATO'

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16/05/2025 06:55 France 24

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16/05/2025 06:01 France 24

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Dramatic video of thwarted kidnapping sparks ‘Mexicanisation’ of France warnings

An attempted kidnapping this week of the daughter of a cryptocurrency platform boss in Paris, which was caught on video, has sparked calls to bolster security. It was the third such violent incident in France this year, prompting fears of a rise in crypto kidnappings....

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