The three-day G7 summit is wrapping up in France on Wednesday, but for US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron there’s still something on the menu: dinner at the Palace of Versailles. For more than 400 years, the opulent residence has welcomed many foreign dignitaries and heads of state. This time round, it … Read more
Russia appears to have fired warning shots at a UK-registered yacht in the English Channel on June 16. British authorities say they are investigating the incident but so far treating it as isolated. The Grigorovich had been missioned with escorting tankers carrying Russian oil through the channel in the past. There were no reports of … Read more
François Picard is pleased to welcome François Heisbourg, Chair of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He argues that the apparent Iran-related “peace deal” announced by Donald Trump remains opaque, incomplete, and potentially unstable, with crucial details unresolved. Source link
A Ukrainian woman who quit her job on Wall Street to return to Ukraine to work as a medic on the front line has told FRANCE 24 she simply couldn’t sit on the sidelines. Viktoriia Honcharuk was just starting her career when the war broke out. But she felt that if she had children in … Read more
As France is bracing for another heatwave, Paris is allowing swimming in one of its canals so residents could cope with the heat. It will be the second spell of hot temperatures this year, after an unusually scorching week in May. Later in the summer, swimmers will also be able to cool off at designated … Read more
Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 on June 16. Lionel Messi’s hat trick of goals came 20 years to the day after his World Cup debut. Messi is now the first man to play in six World Cups and the tournament’s joint all-time scorer, alongside Germany’s Miroslav Klose, with 16 goals. The player was praised by supporters … Read more
Ahead of the expected formal signing of the Iran-US Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday, Iran’s political environment has clearly become more tense. Hardline factions that remained relatively quiet during most of the war are now waging a vigorous campaign against the leaked terms of the agreement, which have not been fully made public, and … Read more
Since the US-Israel strikes on Iran began on February 28th the Strait of Hormuz has effectively been blocked – a key strategy by Iran that increased global oil supplies and pressured its opponents. But what did it mean for the seafarers stranded there? Or those who call its islands home? With plans for the key … Read more
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday that the fatal shooting of exiled Russian artist Semyon Skrepetsky was likely a political assassination. The Kremlin critic, known for provocative caricatures of President Vladimir Putin and other political figures, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in eastern Poland on Monday. Source link
France is launching a charm operation on the US. Macron is hoping to get increased support for Ukraine and bring back US sanctions on Russia and Putin, with France hoping to seal the deal during a dinner in the sumptuous palace of Versailles on June 17. FRANCE 24’s Philip Turle tells us more about what … Read more