By Staff, Agencies Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has publicly challenged French President Emmanuel Macron over his shifting positions on Iran’s peaceful nuclear program and the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [JCPOA], urging him to “get your story straight.” In a post on X on Thur»»»

Passengers urged to check updates as Etihad extends Saudi flight cancellations Dubai: Etihad Airways has cancelled all flights between Abu Dhabi and Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah until Thursday, November 5, due to regional disruptions, the airline said. Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gul»»»

He reflects on why success means creating opportunities for others Dubai: For Ahmed Al Zarooni, the importance of community was a lesson learned early in life. Born and raised in Sharjah, he grew up with family, friends, and neighbours at the centre of his everyday life, where looking out for one a»»»

The President of the Republic emphasized the need to pass on the ideas and lessons of 1956 at a Thursday commemoration held in Nyíregyháza on the 70th anniversary of the revolution and war of independence. At the event held at the county and city library, András Baka said in his opening remarks tha»»»

Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced the establishment of a museum to honour the heroes and victims of the 1956 revolution and freedom fight on Thursday in Budapest, at Bem József Square, during a wreath-laying ceremony held on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the uprising. The prime »»»

Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued carrying out strikes with unmanned aerial vehicles on railway infrastructure facilities, as well as on Ukraine's ports and maritime vessels involved in supporting the Ukrainian army. The following were hit as a result of the strikes:📍»»»

The Israeli military said on Friday it had ‌killed ‌two suspected ‌attackers following a reported shooting attack in the Judea Junction ‌area ‌and was continuing searches ‌in ‌the area. A ‌cordon had been imposed, it said in a statement.»»»

Quick look at current exchange rates - as of October 23- against the UAE dirham Dubai: Continued declines in Asian currencies are helping UAE expats make their money go further on remittances. The Indian rupee, Philippine peso and Pakistani rupee are all lingering near lows not seen in years. Sign »»»

In September 2026, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4 million 661 thousand. The number of unemployed persons was 224 thousand, and the unemployment rate stood at 4.6%. In the period July–September 2026, the average number of employed persons aged 15–74 was 4 million 669 thousan»»»

Police used an X-ray to locate the stolen jewellery inside the suspect's body A man who swallowed stolen diamond earrings worth more than $760,000 to conceal them from police has been found guilty of robbing a Tiffany & Co. store in Florida. A jury convicted Jaythan Gilder of robbery and grand thef»»»

Introducing a much bolder visual language built around black, white and electric green UAE: Integrated communications agency AroundtheClock (ATC) has unveiled a new brand identity and positioning under the tagline “The Agency in Motion,” marking the next stage in the agency’s evolution as it expand»»»

The Interreg VI-A Greece-Bulgaria Cooperation Programme will host a high-level meeting on Friday to mark the official opening of the new Dimario-Rudozem border crossing between Greece and Bulgaria, acccording to a press release on the Programme's website. The opening is described as a landmark achi»»»

⁠French President Emmanuel ​Macron landed in Riyadh on Wednseday, ‌adding an ⁠unscheduled stop to his ‌ongoing tour of the Gulf ⁠region. The president's office said the visit aimed to demonstrate “France's solidarity” ​with Saudi Arabia in ‌the face of attacks launched by the ‌Houthis against its t»»»

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 22: The New York Times's sources report plans for fresh strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections. In other news, the French Senate publishes a 30-step proposal for how to "take back control", just days after protests gave way to riots. Also, how software engin»»»

President Donald Trump has declared petroleum production, refining and related activities essential to US national defense, invoking powers under the Cold War-era Defense Production Act. CNBC reported that the move could allow the administration to provide financial incentives for oil projects, pip»»»

François Picard welcomes former US Assistant Secretary of Defense Jim Townsend and former US Air Force officer Michael (Mikey) Weinstein, founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Is American military power becoming an instrument of political and religious coercion, both a»»»

Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over the United Arab Emirates’ nomination of its former envoy Lana Nusseibeh to be the next UN Secretary General. They say electing a diplomat from the UAE, a country with a questionable human rights record that is accused of backing forces behind a mas»»»

Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Federico Donelli, Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Trieste in Italy. Can another three days of military strikes achieve what eight months of confrontation have failed to de»»»

ATLANTA, Georgia – President Donald Trump's push to redistrict congressional maps and a Georgia state election law disproportionately affecting African Americans are aimed at diluting the power of the Black vote. Six decades after Atlanta was at the heart of the civil rights mov»»»

As Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday for the second round of presidential elections, our correspondents take us to the heart of the country's favelas, where residents live in unsanitary conditions. Over the past 40 years, the area occupied by Brazilian favelas has almost tripled in size. They »»»

Brazil's future within the margin of error ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff: most of the latest polls put the far-right's Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... a lead that's narrowed after last weekend's acrimomious debate. We'll ask about crime, inequality»»»

US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday defended an explosive attack ad by Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign against his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race, telling fellow Republicans to "stop whining" about it and go win the race. The ad features ​Democrat Amy Acton’s ‌estranged moth»»»

AMMAN — Jordan’s economy is expected to maintain steady growth despite the economic fallout from the war in the Middle East, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) keeping its growth forecasts for the Kingdom unchanged while sharply downgrading its outlook for the wider region.In its October 20»»»

SANTIAGO — The world is hungrier than ever for copper, a key ingredient in green energy and the data centres that power artificial intelligence.But Chile, which accounts for one-quarter of the world's supply of the critical mineral, has seen its output of its biggest export fall in recent years.In »»»

AMMAN — The Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI) held a workshop to discuss the "Made in Jordan" programme and its role in promoting high-quality Jordanian products in local and international markets.According to a statement issued by the chamber on Thursday, the workshop was attended by Chamber Directo»»»

LONDON — Equities sank Thursday as tech firms resumed their downward spiral following a mixed bag of earnings from Wall Street titans, while sentiment was also soured by rising oil prices.AI-linked companies continued the rollercoaster ride they have endured since hitting record highs in June amid »»»

AMMAN — Jordan has opportunities to expand its exports to Indonesia, particularly in dates, chocolate, biscuits, tahini and sesame products, according to a market-entry study that found Indonesian imports across seven priority export categories reached $359.4 million in 2024.The study, prepared by »»»

“Whether I called or whether somebody else called, it doesn’t make any difference. I guess the bottom line, he put it back,” US President Donald Trump said amid days of controversy over speed restrictions. Asked whether he told SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to restore Starlink access, Trump declined to say »»»

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has prohibited Department of War personnel from using nonpublic information to place bets on military outcomes, including through prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi. The order applies to both classified and unclassified information, as well as transaction»»»

Libya pipeline shutdown adds to oil price pressures and supply uncertainty US crude traded at $100 a barrel on Friday, Oct. 23, while Brent hovered above $113, as traders weighed threats to Saudi Arabian supplies and fresh disruptions in Libya. As of 1:08 pm Tokyo time, US oil benchmark West Texas »»»

In tonight's edition: Sudan's brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 people. We speak to the UN envoy for Sudan following an emergency international meeting on the escalating crisis. Also, health authorities prepare to coordinate a »»»

Research carried out by the NGO Alliance4Europe suggests that pro-Russian networks manipulated information online in an effort to exacerbate anger in France ahead of last weekend's massive protests and subsequent unrest. After analysing more than half a million posts across various social media pla»»»

French authorities have banned or curbed protests across the country ahead of the weekend in a bid to prevent another wave of the violence and looting that plagued last week’s demonstrations. In Paris alone, hundreds of shops and other small businesses were destroyed on the sidelines of the protest»»»

France has reported the first-ever recorded case of a human contracting the Shamonda livestock virus, which is most commonly found in cattle. Public health authorities stressed that there did not appear to be any health risk to the public, adding that the infection had been "an exceptional case" in»»»

Fires in Indonesia have burned through more than 1.9 million hectares of land, according to new data, as the country battles its worst wildfire season in a decade. The blazes have sent toxic smoke across much of Southeast Asia, forcing schools to close and fuelling a rise in respiratory illnesses. »»»

In an interview with FRANCE 24, exiled former Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay said any successor to the Dalai Lama appointed by China "is going to be a fake one". He also likened Beijing's ethnic unity law to "an ethnic erasure", said Tibetan concerns had been "downgraded a bit" in US-China talks and»»»

Iliaana Yotova and Kiril Valchev lead Bulgaria’s presidential election race with 43.4% support, ahead of Andrey Gyurov and Georgi Kandev at 28.9%, according to a nationally representative survey by polling agency Myara for the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR). The poll, reflecting voter preferences i»»»

Journalist Sonya Koltuklieva was hospitalized after a National Protection Service (NSO) officer forcefully threw her to the ground as she tried to question Parliamentary Speaker Mihaela Dotsova outside the headquarters of Prime Minister Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party in Sofia, according t»»»

Youth-driven protests have been popping up all over Europe: in Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Albania, Serbia and Greece. The spark here in France was deteriorating conditions in high schools and universities, particularly for students from underprivileged backgrounds. Meanwhile, wages aren't kee»»»

A US envoy met Putin in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday after the Kremlin agreed to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.»»»

The International Criminal Court, which US President Donald Trump's administration has threatened to dismantle "brick by brick", has been awarded the European Union's Sakharov human rights prize. The ⁠International Criminal Court ​has been awarded the European ​Union's 2026 Sakharov Prize, the EU's»»»

The French "interfac" student movement organised new protests on Thursday, even though it is currently the school holidays in France. Student representatives are set to meet soon with Education Minister Edouard Geffray. Details by FRANCE 24's Ellen Gainsford.»»»

Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone and missile strikes on Thursday, killing seven people in Ukraine, according to authorities. Moscow said it had intercepted 630 Ukrainian drones targeting the Russian capital. The strikes came hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St. P»»»

In Paris, shopkeepers fear further losses ahead of a demonstration planned for next Saturday. After last weekend’s protests saw scenes of vandalism, some are considering closing their shops, while others plan to stay open.»»»

Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine show there has been “no real change” in Moscow’s attitude towards the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. The deadly strikes came just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff his country was ready to resume t»»»

Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was on Thursday awarded the European Union's top rights prize, in a show of support that risks upsetting President Donald Trump. "The European Union is built on respect for multilateralism and international institutions, and this prize recognise»»»

Since Jair Bolsonaro lost Brazil’s presidency four years ago, he has been barred from running again and jailed for plotting a coup, yet his eldest son now stands within reach of returning the family name to the Planalto Palace. In the first round of the presidential election on 4 October, Flávio Bo»»»