Winter Paralympics opening ceremony clouded by boycott over Russia’s return

06/03/2026 03:31 France 24

Controversy is overshadowing the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, which kick off Friday with an opening ceremony boycotted by several countries protesting the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags for the first time since 2014.

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Nadim Houry: Middle East being overrun by 'madmen' showing total disregard for international law

As civilians in southern Beirut are ordered to evacuate, ahead of an Israeli offensive, François Picard is pleased to welcome Nadim Houry, Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI). Mr. Houry describes the war on Iran and ensuing conflict spreading across the Middle East as "one large...

06/03/2026 08:59 France 24

Middle East war: Fuel prices surge in France amid margin concerns

Motorists in Lille and across northern France have seen petrol and diesel prices jump sharply in recent days, with some stations reporting increases of up to 20 cents per litre. The sudden rise has prompted scrutiny from the government, with the economy minister summoning fuel industry representati...

06/03/2026 08:57 France 24

Live: Trump says sending US ground troops to Iran would be a ‘waste of time’

US President Donald Trump Thursday said it would be a "waste of time" to send US ground troops into Iran, NBC News reported. Intense Israeli air strikes pounded the capitals of Iran and Lebanon early Friday as the US apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea, intensifying its campaign targe...

06/03/2026 03:35 France 24

Paralympics brace for tense opening as Russia comes in from the cold

The Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics start on Friday with an opening ceremony clouded by a boycott by several countries in protest at Russian athletes competing under their national flag for the first time since 2014....

06/03/2026 03:31 France 24

US Congress narrowly rejects war powers resolution to halt Trump’s Iran attacks

The US House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly rejected a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump’s military strikes on Iran. The measure followed a similar Senate defeat a day earlier, highlighting divisions in Congress over Trump’s decision to bypass lawmakers and e...

05/03/2026 23:37 France 24

Trump says Zelensky ‘has to get on the ball’ to reach Russia deal

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was the main obstacle to reaching a deal with Russia, describing President Vladimir Putin as cooperative. Trump said Zelensky “has to get on the ball” and make compromises to secure an agreement....

05/03/2026 22:30 France 24

Israeli army announces start of airstrikes on southern Beirut suburb

An Israeli strike targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut late Thursday, according to Lebanese state media, following an Israeli evacuation warning. Israel's military chief said Thursday he had ordered troops to expand the area under Israeli control in southern Lebanon, as the country's ongoing ope...

05/03/2026 21:30 France 24

US and Middle East countries seek Ukraine's support in drone protection

The United States asked Ukraine for help to fend off Iranian drone attacks in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, adding that he had ordered expert support to be given. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Peter Zalmayev, Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative....

05/03/2026 20:49 France 24

Trump unlikely to ever commit ground US forces to Iran, expert says

Top US officials, including the Defense Secretary, have said that sending US troops into Iran could not be ruled out. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Daniel Schneiderman, Director of Global Policy Programs at Penn Washington. He says that US President Donald Trump is unlikely to ever commit groun...

05/03/2026 20:26 France 24

US claims Iran's missile capabilities 'severely degraded'

Washington claims it has severely degraded Iran's missile capabilities, but as the war continues and Iran retaliates, it seems that the country's military capabilities are far from being extinguished. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago reports....

05/03/2026 20:22 France 24

How vulnerable is the Gulf? Iran war escalation undermines energy security

Who’s paying for this war? First and foremost, the people of the Middle East directly in harm’s way. ...

05/03/2026 19:12 France 24

US war on Iran has no Plan B, warns Scott Lucas: 'Trump just wants to kill people and blow stuff up'

As the US war on Iran escalates, sowing conflict across the Middle East, Angela Diffley is pleased to welcome Scott Lucas, journalist and Professor of American Studies and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin. The Trump administration entered this confrontation...

05/03/2026 18:03 France 24

'We will dismantle the stronghold of Hezbollah': Israel's permanent representative to UN

Danny Danon, Israel's permanent representative to the United Nations, told FRANCE 24 that Israel "will not allow Hezbollah to attack our civilians" and "will dismantle the stronghold of Hezbollah", following an unprecedented warning to residents to evacuate all of Beirut's southern suburbs. He add...

05/03/2026 17:41 France 24

Iranian artists in exile speak out as war shakes their homeland

As war shakes their home country, Iranians of the diaspora in Paris have raised their voices, calling for peace, solidarity and a sustainable transition from autocracy. ...

05/03/2026 17:17 France 24

War in the Middle East: Iranian artists react to current events

Reactions to developments in Iran have not been limited to politicians and diplomats – many Iranian artists have spoken out since the outbreak of war, especially those in the diaspora, including those living here in France. FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Olivia Salazar-Winspear tells us more....

05/03/2026 16:56 France 24

Bombing rages in Iran as war widens in Middle East

The US and Israeli bombardment of Iran has sent smoke plumes rising above Tehran and left buildings in ruins. An Iranian state-owned newspaper called Iran reported bombings at a police station and even a gym in Tehran, as residents shuttled to grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations to buy supp...

05/03/2026 16:43 France 24

Israel orders people to leave swathe of Beirut

Israel warned residents to leave Beirut's southern suburbs, including Hezbollah-controlled areas, on Thursday, prompting an exodus from a swathe of the capital, which a far-right Israeli minister said would soon resemble parts of Gaza. Suggesting a major escalation looms in Israel's offensive...

05/03/2026 16:42 France 24

Iran conflict is 'not a justified war': Former US special envoy for Iran Robert Malley

Robert Malley, former US special envoy for Iran under Joe Biden and a key negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, told FRANCE 24 that the US-Israeli war against Iran is "not a justified war, not a necessary war and not a lawful war". For Malley, the "cacophony" over the conflict's rationale "refl...

05/03/2026 16:30 France 24

‘Panic and fear’: Iran’s political prisoners face increasing danger amid US-Israel war

Rights groups warned this week that prisoners in Iran – thousands of whom were detained during recent anti-government protests – are being refused shelter during US and Israeli strikes and face increased risk of forced disappearance and execution due to a nationwide internet blackout....

05/03/2026 15:44 France 24

War in the Middle East: Iran under heavy attack

The United States and Israel have launched nationwide strikes on Iran, targeting military sites as well as civilian infrastructure. The war has killed at least 1,230 people in Iran, more than 70 in Lebanon and around a dozen in Israel, according to officials....

05/03/2026 15:29 France 24

REPLAY: UK PM Starmer holds press conference on Middle East war

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a press conference on Thursday afternoon to give an update on the escalating conflict in ‌the Middle East. Britain's cautious response to the Iran crisis and ‌a drone attack on its key military base in ⁠Cyprus have led to doubts among partners...

05/03/2026 15:00 France 24

US Senate rejects war powers bill to halt attacks against Iran

As the US-Israeli war on Iran spirals, US Senate Republicans rejected a war powers measure demanding congressional approval before further attacks. A twin House bill faces the same long odds in the Republican-controlled Congress, and Trump would almost certainly veto it anyway....

05/03/2026 14:47 France 24

'Very tense situation here': Israel's fresh strikes hit Beirut

Lebanon was dragged into the conflict on Monday, when the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel to avenge the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the US-Israeli strikes that launched the war. Israel responded with air strikes and sent ground troops into some L...

05/03/2026 14:46 France 24

Iran war is now 'a logistical battle': Former head of the French military mission to the UN

The former head of the French military mission to the UN has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how long the war in the Middle East could go on. General Dominique Trinquand says the war is now a logistics battle, which depends entirely on how many drones and missiles, and the means of launching them, remain...

05/03/2026 13:50 France 24

Iraqi-based Kurdish groups a ‘long-running threat’ to Tehran

Fresh blasts were reported in Iran's capital on Thursday as Tehran said it had targeted Kurdish groups in Iraq and warned "separatist groups" against action in the widening war. FRANCE 24's Reza Sayah reports from Tehran, Iran....

05/03/2026 13:25 France 24

Israel keeps up Lebanon strikes, more than 83,000 people displaced

Israel's attacks on Lebanon entered a fourth day on Thursday, killing at least two according to state media, after Israeli forces pushed into border towns and conducted air strikes targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on Monday, when Hezbollah a...

05/03/2026 13:23 France 24

Iran pummeled by intensive airstrikes as war enters day six

The US-Israeli campaign against Iran entered its sixth day on Thursday with what residents described as even more intensive bombing, while Iran vowed to retaliate anywhere for a US attack on a ship thousands of miles from the battle zone. "Increasingly, these airstrikes are targeting locations t...

05/03/2026 13:22 France 24

'No to Israel': US veteran violently dragged from Senate during protest

Footage posted by the anti-war women’s group Code Pink and verified by Reuters shows US Marine veteran Brian McGinnis shouting slogans such as “no one wants to fight for Israel” as he interrupts a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing. Shortly before, the US veteran posted a video on s...

05/03/2026 13:14 France 24

Middle East war spirals as Iran hits Kurds in Iraq

Israel pounded Tehran with fresh strikes and Iran targeted Kurdish guerrilla groups in Iraq on Thursday as a spiralling war engulfed the Middle East. Earlier Thursday, Tehran said it had hit Iraq-based Kurdish groups, as the United States reportedly seeks to arm Iranian Kurdish guerillas to infiltr...

05/03/2026 12:53 France 24

Trouble in MAGA paradise over war with Iran

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, March 5: The mass exodus from southern Lebanon makes front pages. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is lambasted for a lack of clarity on its war with Iran, including from the US president's own supporters. Plus, we get some bad news on sea levels globally, but ther...

05/03/2026 12:14 France 24

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05/03 21:28 - Why has Hezbollah joined Middle East war? 05/03 21:07 - Son of last shah tells Russian pranksters Europe should join ‘crusade’ against Iran 05/03 20:54 - Dubai influencers warned over posts depicting war damage 05/03 20:49 - US and Middle East countries seek Ukraine's support in drone protection 05/03 20:34 - US House of Representatives to vote on latest effort to halt Iran war 05/03 20:34 - US House of Representatives to vote on latest effort to halt Iran war 05/03 20:26 - Trump unlikely to ever commit ground US forces to Iran, expert says 05/03 20:25 - No UK government ministers to attend Paralympic ceremonies 05/03 20:22 - US claims Iran's missile capabilities 'severely degraded' 05/03 20:03 - Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens 05/03 19:54 - Israel behind Azerbaijan drone provocations to frame Iran – envoy 05/03 19:50 - Dismay as Hegseth urges Latin American allies to join ‘offense’ against cartels 05/03 19:41 - Ukraine, Russia free 200 POWs each in latest swap amid stalled peace talks 05/03 19:41 - Ukraine, Russia free 200 POWs each in latest swap amid stalled peace talks 05/03 19:41 - RFK Jr urges medical schools to increase nutrition education training 05/03 19:37 - Sri Lanka Is Caught in the Middle as Second Iranian Vessel Seeks Safe Haven 05/03 19:35 - Stock market falls resume as US-Israel war with Iran drives up oil and gas prices 05/03 19:24 - Israelis back war with Iran despite uncertainty and fatigue 05/03 19:12 - How vulnerable is the Gulf? Iran war escalation undermines energy security 05/03 19:08 - Sri Lanka evacuates crew from Iranian navy vessel days after warship was destroyed by US 05/03 18:58 - Defence secretary accuses Tory and Reform MPs of ‘unpatriotic’ behaviour 05/03 18:40 - Iran's high-risk war strategy seems to centre on endurance and deterrence 05/03 18:36 - 'This is war': BBC speaks to Iranians at border 05/03 18:25 - UK firms pull fixed energy deals as Iran war pushes up prices 05/03 18:19 - US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says 05/03 18:15 - In Case You Thought We Weren't Living In The Most Putrid Timeline, I'm Here To Tell You That People Are MAD At The POPE For Saying WAR Is BAD 05/03 18:03 - US war on Iran has no Plan B, warns Scott Lucas: 'Trump just wants to kill people and blow stuff up' 05/03 18:00 - The Whole Internet Is Absolutely Appalled That The White House Actually Posted This "Call Of Duty”-Style War Video 05/03 17:50 - At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says 05/03 17:41 - 'We will dismantle the stronghold of Hezbollah': Israel's permanent representative to UN 05/03 17:34 - In maps: Six days of strikes across the Middle East 05/03 17:29 - ‘The Truth Social war’: the US playbook for war with Iran 05/03 17:29 - ‘The Truth Social war’: the US playbook for war with Iran 05/03 17:25 - News24 | Oman insists: ‘There are off-ramps available’ in war, rejects Iran ‘imminent threat’ idea 05/03 17:17 - Iranian artists in exile speak out as war shakes their homeland 05/03 17:10 - Iranians ‘ready to disgrace’ US troops if they invade, top official says 05/03 17:10 - Iranians ‘ready to disgrace’ US troops if they invade, top official says 05/03 16:58 - What satellite images reveal about war in Iran 05/03 16:56 - War in the Middle East: Iranian artists react to current events