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Europe never prepared to 'take care of their extreme dependency on the US for their own security' European Union leaders said on Thursday that they will continue to support Ukraine, but they did not immediately endorse a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to approve a package of at...

Thousands protest for second night over Istanbul mayor's arrest Turkish riot police fired teargas and rubber bullets on Thursday, as demonstrators protested for a second night outside Istanbul City Hall over the shock arrest of the Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft and terror probe. The powerful...

International Olympic Committee votes for its next leader in wide-open race The next president of the IOC, one of the most powerful people in sport, will be elected on Thursday. Voting by about 100 eligible committee members for seven candidates is set to begin at about 4pm local time (1400 GMT)...

US author Alice Austen on her WWII novel '33 Place Brugmann' In Perspective, Oliver Farry speaks to American author Alice Austen about her new novel "33 Place Brugmann". The book tells the stories of 14 characters in a Brussels apartment building on the eve of World War II, a building that...

Military chiefs gather in UK to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force Senior officers from some 30 countries across Europe and beyond were due to meet Thursday at a military headquarters on the outskirts of London to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine, days after UK...

Live: Two killed in east Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv launch massive drone attacks Russian bombardment of eastern Ukraine killed two people overnight, local authorities said Thursday, as both Moscow and Kyiv launched large-scale drone barrages that sparked fires hundreds of kilometres from the...

'We hope it's just blah blah': European wineries brace for Trump's 200% tariffs Europe's winemakers are the latest to find themselves in the crosshairs of a possible trade spat with the United States after President Donald Trump threatened a 200-percent tariff on wine, Champagne and other...

Trump proposes US ownership of Ukraine's nuclear power plants to Zelensky President Trump proposed that the US take over Ukrainian nuclear power plants to protect them from Russian attacks and support a partial ceasefire. The offer was made during a Tuesday call with Volodymyr Zelensky.

Finland tops global happiness rankings, US falls to lowest-ever position The World Happiness Report 2025 ranks Finland as the happiest country globally for the eighth consecutive year. Released Thursday by the University of Oxford's Wellbeing Research Centre, the report also places Denmark...

2027 Tour de France to start in 'Magical' Edinburgh The men's and women's 2027 Tour de France will begin in the United Kingdom, with Edinburgh to host the men's Grand Depart.

US State Department confirms program tracking abducted Ukrainian children halted President Donald Trump promised Wednesday to help Ukraine get back thousands of children allegedly abducted to Russia. But Yale University's Humanitarian Research Lab, which has been tracking the missing children...

Another mass drug-facilitated rape case roils France A man has confessed to fifteen rapes after drugging his victims. The 34-year-old suspect is a landscaper by profession and has no criminal record. According to the prosecutor in Montpellier, he "admitted to filming the events and acting under...

Trump floated US ownership of Ukraine power plants: White House President Donald Trump has raised the possibility of the United States taking ownership of Ukrainian power plants, the White House said Wednesday as efforts to end the war with Russia proceed. Trump hailed a "very good" call with...

France plans 'survival manual' distribution to prepare households for emergencies France is planning to dispatch a “survival manual” to every household, which gives out instructions on how to prepare for a crisis such as an armed conflict or natural disaster. The decision is still pending...

EU seeks to kickstart defence push to counter Russian threat, US retreat The EU on Wednesday sought to fire the starting pistol on plans to help member states bolster their defences. A key part of the EU's proposals is not just to equip its forces to face the menace from Russia but also to make...

Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask, continues to recover from pneumonia, Vatican says Pope Francis is no longer using mechanical ventilation to help him breathe in the latest positive update on his health, the Vatican said on Wednesday. The 88-year-old pontiff has spent more than a month in...

Mass protests as Turkey detains Erdogan's main election rival Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Wednesday over graft and "terror" allegations, prompting outrage from the opposition which slammed it as a politically-motivated "coup". Imamoglu of the main...

Erdogan could use Imamoglu detention to extend the term limit to presidency, analyst says Anger has erupted on the streets of Istanbul, with thousands of people rallying in the cold in front of the city hall on Wednesday evening, yelling: "Erdogan, dictator!" and "Imamoglu, you are not alone!"...

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday announced they had each swapped 175 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion more than three years ago. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly...

No, Ukraine's Zelensky did not purchase a $20 million mansion in Florida As discussions continue surrounding a potential ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has come under fire for allegedly purchasing a lavish mansion in Florida. But as FRANCE 24's Charlotte...