Skip to next section Meraz and Trump push Iran for talks, nuclear issue 05/15/202615 May 2026 Mertz and Trump push ahead on Iran talks, nuclear issue German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and US President Donald Trump have called on Iran to engage in talks and keep key shipping routes open. After a phone conversation with Trump, … Read more
Thirty-four European countries, including Australia, Costa Rica and the European Union, signed on Friday as a unit to create a future special tribunal that will seek to prosecute Russia for crimes committed during its invasion of Ukraine. The plan has been in the works for a full-scale invasion by Russia in 2022, with Ukrainian President … Read more
From shocking statements to red carpet bans… Cannes has never been just about cinema. Lars von Trier, Harvey Weinstein, Roman Polanski… FRANCE 24’s Stella Elgersma looks back at the scandals that marked the Festival 🎬 Source link
US President Donald Trump on Friday warned Taiwan against formally declaring its independence in an interview with Fox News shortly before the end of his visit to China. During their meetings, Chinese President Xi Jinping had pressed him against supporting the self-ruling island. Source link
It’s a big day at the Cannes Film Festival. Marion Cotillard stars in “Karma”, the new psychological thriller from her former partner Guillaume Canet – their first film together since the couple split, and their ninth collaboration overall. Cotillard plays a woman whose life collapses when her young godson mysteriously disappears. Also on the Croisette … Read more
“This is the biggest crisis in Eurovision’s 70-year history.” Amid boycotts against Israel’s Eurovision 2026 inclusion, France 24’s Dave Keating explains how politics have increasingly shaped the competition over the past three years. More on #F24Debate➡️ https://go.france24.com/GA4B Source link
05/15/202615 May 2026 German economy suffered a big blow from Iran in the second quarter The German government says it expects the Iran war to lead to a deep recession in the economy in the second quarter. The forecast comes less than a month after the government cut its economic growth forecast for the full … Read more
The arrest of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s former right-hand man Andriy Yermak Thursday in connection to a corruption scandal comes as a major test for both the Ukrainian government and the country’s independent anti-corruption agencies. Yermak is accused of laundering 460 million hryvnia (more than $10 million) in dirty money through an elite real estate … Read more
Will Starmer face a leadership challenge? Owen Jones tells #F24Spotlight why Andy Burnham could make his Westminster return following a Makerfield MP resignation ➡️https://f24.my/BvKr Source link
Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each on Friday, part of an agreement linked to a three-day ceasefire earlier this month brokered by US President Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it was the first step in a bigger prisoner of war swap, after Kyiv and Moscow had agreed to swap 1,000 … Read more