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Today in "Let's talk about it", the exceptional testimony of Olivier Grondeau, a young man who was arbitrarily detained in Iran for two and a half years. In "Joseph in the night" (Ed. L-Iconoclaste, 2026), he tells the story of his first weeks in prison. But beyond arbitrariness and violence, he goes back to what art, words and beauty can do in such a dark world.
Second day of UN General Assembly kicks off with speeches from world leaders, including from Syria, Iran and Ukraine.
One year after the discovery in Iran of five Boeing 777 bearing Madagascar's administrative record, the Malagasy judiciary opened the trial of 33 defendants on Tuesday, 22 September. They are charged with charges ranging from passive corruption to the violation of national sovereignty. The civil party did not finally appear at the hearing, which was therefore postponed to 27 October. The details of Aurélie Kouman, France 24 correspondent to Antananarivo.
The day began with Donald Trump threatening to annihilate Iran but ended with a three-hour meeting between US and Iranian mediators, which Trump described as “very good.” Trump also held a high-level meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with both sides saying they wanted the war in Ukraine to end before winter. Today, as the UN General Assembly continues, Zelensky and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are among those expected to address the assembly, as world leaders seek ways to end the two conflicts dominating international politics. France 24 International Affairs Editor K
Qatar’s Majed al-Ansari says Doha is determined to make diplomacy work to end the US-Iran conflict.
Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted at the UN Wednesday that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian after Colombia’s new far-right government last month recognised Israeli sovereignty over the occupied territory. The United Nations considers the strategically important region as Syrian territory under Israeli military occupation. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Donald Trump announced on Tuesday, September 22, that the dialogue with Tehran had resumed to put an end to a conflict that was politically ravaging him, a few minutes after threatening, in the UN rostrum, to destroy Iran. According to Iranian State TV IRIB, Tehran communicated during these talks its conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Ormuz.
The Iranian Head of State, Massoud Pezeshkian, arrived in New York for his speech scheduled for Wednesday, 23 September, at the UN Annual General Assembly. Last week, the State Department announced the granting of visas to Mr. Pezeshkian and his delegation. An unprecedented decision for a leader of a country in conflict with the United States. The explanations of Siavosh Ghazi, correspondent France 24 in Tehran.
The United States wants to isolate Iran's air sector from the rest of the world. A spectacular offensive against the regime but whose first victims could be the 93 million Iranians.
Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran and then brags about diplomacy, provoking Tehran to warn of a response.
As the UN General Assembly starts its second day, much attention will turn to the war in Iran, artificial intelligence and climate change. Follow live.
The day began with Donald Trump threatening to annihilate Iran but ended with a three-hour meeting between US and Iranian mediators, which Trump described as “very good.” Trump also held a high-level meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with both sides saying they wanted the war in Ukraine to end before winter. Today, as the UN General Assembly continues, Zelensky and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are among those expected to address the assembly, as world leaders seek ways to end the two conflicts dominating international politics. First, Morgan Ayre reports on the latest
The day began with Donald Trump threatening to annihilate Iran but ended with a three-hour meeting between US and Iranian mediators, which Trump described as “very good.” Trump also held high-level talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with both sides saying they wanted the war in Ukraine to end before winter. Today, Zelensky and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are among those addressing the UN General Assembly, as world leaders seek ways to end the two conflicts dominating global politics. The assembly also marks UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ final one, with him warn
Iranian Presidents Massoud Pezeshkian and Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky are expected on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly's rostrum, while today the Security Council is looking at the risks of AI with the participation of the bosses of the Sam Altman sector (OpenAI), Dario Amodei (Anthropic) and Clément Delangue (Hugging Face).
France convenes a UN Security Council meeting Wednesday on artificial intelligence (AI) and international security, which includes briefings by leading industry figures, including the heads of OpenAI and Anthropic. The meeting comes as world leaders jostle over how to address the risks of the new technology. On the second day of the UN General Assembly, the Iran war is also set to dominate the agenda.
The talks are the first since a ceasefire collapsed in June, with the sides exchanging fire intermittently.
Tehran's proposal could pave the way for restoring traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, reviving fragile hopes for a diplomatic off-ramp.
Tehran ties diplomatic progress to lifting shipping blockades and unfreezing assets during New York negotiations.
Oil prices were mixed Wednesday, amid hopes of a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Middle East after Iran and the U.S. had talks.
Investors shrug off AI safety concerns and Iran war, sending market to a new peak.
