Dominic Tierney, the author of The Right Way to Lose a war, published in 2015, looking at US conflicts from Korea, to Vietnam, Iraq, to Afghanistan and the lessons taken from them.

Hoda Abdel-Hamid is live from Doha, Qatar.

Rene Davis is live from Beirut.

A US judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagons controversial media access policy violated constitutional protections, restoring journalists credentials after major outlets refused to comply. The decision marks a significant victory for press freedom, underscoring the publics right to diverse reporting during wartime.

Nowruz,theFarsi-languagewordfornewyear,isanancientPersianfestivalthatisalsocelebrate byKurdsinSyria,TurkeyandIraqaswellasIran.Itischaracterizedbycolorfulstreetfestivalsandtorch-bearingprocessionswindingtheirwayintothemountains.

IsraeliDefenceMinisterIsraelKatzwarnedthattheUnitedStatesandIsraelwouldintensifytheirstrikesonIraninthecomingweekstartingSunday.

Ali Vaez, Director of Iran Project & Senior Advisor at the International Crisis Group, is our guest.

Lebanonhasbeenmiredinconflictsandcrisesfordecades,theworstofwhichwasthe15 yearcivilwarthateruptedin1975andwhichdividedthecountryintowarringsectarianfiefdoms.

Lebanon is the second front of the war in the Middle East. While there has been excellent reporting by domestic and foreign press, France 24's media show Scoop asks why hasn't there been more international coverage.Israeli strikes have killed more than one thousand people; displaced well over a million; and there is a growing list of potential violations of ...

AfederaljuryinCaliforniafoundFridaythattechtycoonElonMuskmisledTwittershareholders,drivingdownthecompany'ssharepriceashewaspoisedtobuyitina$44billiondeal.

SyrianPresidentAhmedal- SharaasaidFridayheisworkingtokeephiscountryawayfromconflict,againstthebackdropoftheMiddleEastwar,stressingthathisgovernmentisongoodtermswithallregionalcountries.

Dana Alboz, our correspondent in Damacus, has more.

Rather than enduring a legendary 200-mile (320-kilometre) overland march to confront the invading William the Conqueror at the famous Battle of Hastings in 1066, King Harold Godwinson's forces likely launched a "sophisticated land-sea operation" that ultimately failed to stop the Norman conquest of England, a British historian has found.

Some650delegatesfrom33countriesand120organizationsbeganarrivinginCubaonFridayaspartofasolidaritycaravantransportingsome20tonsofhumanitarianaidastheislandgrappleswithasevereenergycrisis.

Emmanuelle Chaze is live from Kyiv.

Sardar Aziz, Former Senior Advisor Kurdish Parliament (Iraq) and Researcher, is our guest.

With Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah's military command reeling from Israel's brutal 2024 offensive that killed the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah, senior commanders and thousands of its militants, Iran's Revolutionary Guards stepped in to help get its ally back on its feet ahead of its latest clash with Israel, sources have said.

ThedeathofChuckNorrishastriggeredanoutpouringofmemorialsfromfellowHollywoodtoughguysandfans.ThemartialartsgrandmasterandactionstarofWalker,TexasRangerdiedThursday,inwhathisfamilydescribedasasuddenpassing.

SouthKoreanmegastarsBTSreuniteSaturdayfortheirfirstshowinnearlyfouryears,withanexpected260,000fanstakingovercentralSeoulforaK-popextravaganzalivestreamedtomillionsmoreworldwide.

Smartphones are banned in more than half of schools worldwide reports UNESCO.

Lens delivered a statement performance on Friday, thrashing Angers 5-1 at home to provisionally move back to the top of Ligue 1. The Sang et Or are closing in on a Champions League place, and piling the pressure on PSG.

Tech multi-billionaire Elon Musk could be forced to pay billions of dollars in damages after a federal jury found that the world's richest man had misled Twitter shareholders while purchasing the social media platform. Musk was found to have posted false statements to drive down the company's share price. FRANCE 24 correspondent Wassim Cornet reports from ...

Tech multi-billionaire Elon Musk could be forced to pay billions of dollars in damages after a federal jury found that the world's richest man had misled Twitter shareholders while purchasing the social media platform by posting false statements to drive down the company's share price. The tycoon's lawyers said that Musk would appeal the decision.

The US-Israeli war with Iran has put AI use in defence systems in the spotlight like never before. AI's exact role in the military, its accuracy and possible repercussions are slowly beginning to emerge but the extent of its use and role in the war so far still largely remain a mystery.

As tensions continue in the Middle East, the economic fallout is being felt far beyond the region. In South Africa, officials are warning that the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran could come at a steep cost. Our South African correspondent speaks to political analyst Sanusha Naidu about the economic effect the war has on South ...