As the Iran war has passed its 60-day mark, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testified to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, saying the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request "reflects...
Mali faces ‘very high risk’ of new coup d’état, analyst says, amid jihadist insurgence
Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Michael Shurkin, Director of Global Programmes at 14 North Strategies, says that Mali faces a very high risk of a new coup d’état, adding that the jihadist group JNIM and...
Armenia’s foreign minister signals new era: Peace, EU ambitions, trade, ‘huge’ infrastructure plans
Ahead of the first-ever EU–Armenia summit, France 24’s François Picard sits down with Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, at the country’s newly inaugurated embassy in Paris. He presents a country at...
WFP warns malnutrition crisis in South Sudan set to worsen
The World Food Programme is warning that a hunger and malnutrition crisis in South Sudan is set to get worse. Nearly 8 million people will face acute food insecurity between April and July, as conflict and displacement...
Israel quietly expands Gaza zones, squeezing Palestinians into shrinking enclaves
Israel has quietly expanded "restricted zones" across Gaza, trapping displaced Palestinians inside shifting boundaries and exposing them to further attacks in continued violation of the ceasefire. New maps...
