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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to rally European allies at a Brussels summit on Friday after saying Kyiv would no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demands not to strike Russian oil refineries. Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured since last week, when Trump eased sanctions on Russia in exchange for Moscow releasing large amounts of diesel onto global markets.
EU leaders rally around Ukraine's president after new criticism from Donald Trump, who says Zelensky is "more difficult to work with than Putin".
Ukraine is seeking winter energy and air-defense support as Russian strikes intensify and Starlink limits disrupt military operations.
Trump said he would not use nuclear weapons against Iran or send ground troops as the U.S. reportedly weighs new strike options.
In 2024, a 46 percent share of the Latino vote helped propel Donald Trump to the White House. But two years on, polls show that support has plummeted in spectacular fashion. Amid an immigration crackdown, violent ICE raids and the spiraling cost of living, some Latino voters say they regret having backed Trump at the ballot box. Now, as the midterms approach, can the Democrats capitalise on this sense of regret to win back what was once an essential part of their base? France 24 reporters Sam Ball and Barbara Gabel met with Latino voters and local Democrats in Phoenix, Arizona, to find out.
Ukraine depends on US satellite intelligence service Starlink to intercept jet-powered Russian drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at an EU leaders summit in Brussels Friday. Kyiv was angered this week by disruptions to the critical satellite system hampering its military's ability to counter intense Russian bombardment ahead of the winter months. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Lawsuit comes weeks before midterm elections and follows debunked claims of noncitizens voting in various states.
Polls show GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton trailing Democratic Rep. James Talarico in the Texas Senate race.
Polls have found that Trump's hardline immigration enforcement effort has divided voters before the 2026 midterm race.
Can a flick of a switch really be enough for Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end Ukraine's hopes of holding out against Russia? With Kyiv already reeling from daily strikes by Russia's new motor-powered drones, the US decision to slow SpaceX's Starlink service was felt immediately on Wednesday, when air raid warnings failed.
A protester who heckled Donald Trump at his midterm rally in Youngstown, Ohio, was physically assaulted and removed from the event, but fake AI-generated photos recreating the incident are going viral online. The images carry digital watermarks identifying them as AI-generated. While footage confirms the woman was punched, there is no evidence to support Trump’s claim that the protester was "paid" to disrupt his speech, as he mocked the protester's weight. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Nobel Peace laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, Director of the Centre for Civil Liberties, says that with the diesel-supply deal with Moscow Donald Trump "is openly financing this war, by lifting sanctions is providing Russia with opportunities to earn more money" adding that "extra money will be converted in rockets and drones and additional deaths among the civilian population".
Big Tech gave millions to Trump's White House ballroom, documents show
Ismael Ayala-Uribe was one of 53 people to die in ICE custody during Trump’s first 500 days back in office.
Widespread voter disillusionment and pocketbook anxieties set a volatile stage for the GOP weeks before election night.
Official data shows tens of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have been sent to countries they have no ties to.
Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf says contracts are won 'on the merits' amid ethics questions over co-founder Palmer Luckey's Pentagon role
The lawsuit by the Trump administration comes less than a month before the midterm election that will determine which party controls both chambers of Congress.
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was cancelling plans to livestream the firing squad execution of a convicted military base shooter – a project that had sparked outrage in the United States. Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed on December 3 at Fort Hood in Texas, where he killed 13 people in 2009.
US president reverses Pentagon's plan to publicly stream execution of Nidal Malik Hasan after outcry.
