Conflicting accounts from the US and Iran over escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. US President Donald Trump claims American forces destroyed seven Iranian boats and intercepted missiles and drones fired by...
Ukraine steps up strikes on Russian capital ahead of Victory Day parade | DW News
Ukrainian drones struck targets deep inside Moscow for a third consecutive night. President Volodymyr Zelensky says scaled-back Victory Day plans reveal growing Russian vulnerability. As pressure builds, questions...
Can solar cars become mainstream? • FRANCE 24 English
The energy crisis caused by the Iran war has been a wake-up call and prompted governments to try and speed up a shift to electric cars. Could solar cars be next? Although they have been around for decades, solar...
Opaque nature of US-Iran shadow war: Are they ‘dancing their way out of a minefield’ toward a deal?
François Picard welcomes Peter Apps, Global Defence Commentator, who writes a bi-weekly column for Reuters on national security, conflict, international affairs, and technology. Rather than casting the current state of...
Some think the UN isn’t fit for purpose. This Is Why.
With conflicts continuing in Ukraine, Africa and the Middle East, the global economy being held to ransom and the old world order seemingly up-ended, is there any role left for the United Nations? Founded in the shadow...
War of words: Trump, Iran trade claims of missile strikes in the Strait of Hormuz • FRANCE 24
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated Monday after Donald Trump announced "Project Freedom," to help "guide" ships stranded by Iran’s closure of the crucial waterway. Iran said the US had...