Gunshots fired in standoff at Philippine Senate over ICC suspect

Gunshots broke out at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people ran for cover after a top politician wanted by the International Criminal Court said his arrest was imminent and security forces entered the building. Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former police chief who was the main enforcer of ex-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “war … Read more

Sarkozy appeal trial: Prosecution wrapping case ahead of sentencing request

Almost two months after the start of the appeal trial concerning allegations of Libyan funding of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign, the prosecution takes the floor to present its closing arguments. Sarkozy, 71, has faced a raft of accusations since leaving office after a single term from 2007 to 2012. He has denied all allegations … Read more

Romanians fearful as Danube Delta targeted by Russian attacks

Several heads of state, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are gathering in Bucharest this Wednesday for the B9 summit, which brings together NATO’s eastern flank countries amid growing tensions linked to the war in Ukraine. Even in Romania, the conflict feels increasingly present. In recent months, Russian attacks have intensified against Ukrainian Danube ports … Read more

In Sudan, both sides ‘have taken the country to the dogs’: Kenya’s Ruto

As the Africa Forward summit concluded in Nairobi, FRANCE 24 sat down with Kenya’s President William Ruto. For him, the summit was “significant” after French President Emmanuel Macron announced investments in Africa in areas such as the energy transition, digital and AI. Ruto also discussed the war in Sudan, refuting claims that he is siding … Read more

REPLAY: King Charles lays out Starmer’s agenda as PM fights for survival

King Charles III outlined UK leader Keir Starmer’s legislative plans during a pomp-filled ceremony Wednesday, despite uncertainty over the prime minister’s future as he faces calls to resign from his own party. The monarch’s address, and its lavish traditions, was meant to be a brief interlude from the open warfare within the ruling Labor party … Read more

Fabled Argentina city Ushuaia tries to shrug off hantavirus suspicions

Argentina’s city “at the end of the world,” Ushuaia, the jump-off point for expeditions to the Antarctic, is working under suspicion of being the source of the deadly hantavirus outbreak that killed three cruise ship passengers. The MV Hondius set sail from this spectacular Patagonian port, sandwiched between snow-capped mountains and the South Atlantic, on … Read more