An Antarctic mission is shining a light into the depths of the waters of the South Pole.Conservation group Under the Pole have been conducting marine research and raising awareness for almost 20 years.They've recently made some stunning discoveries by diving deep under the ice. Our France 2 colleagues report.

Israel has said it is reopening the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Wednesday. Israeli authorities had partially opened the crossing on February 2 as part of the peace plan agreed with Hamas in October, but closed it on February 28 when Israeli and US missiles and planes began striking Iran.

As Volodymyr Zelensky meets with European leaders to strengthen Ukraine's alliances, Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Dr. Iryna Mudra, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. According to Dr. Mudra, Ukraines struggle goes beyond defending its own territory; it remains a frontline of European security. Amid a complex global environment where ...

The long-awaited return to the stage of K-pop sensation BTS is set to boost South Korea's tourism and consumer economy. Our regional correspondents report. But first: the war in Iran upends the spring travel season for airlines and passengers alike, and investors await the latest rate call from the US Federal Reserve.

PRESS REVIEW Wednesday, March 18, 2026: The Africa Cup of Nations has seen another unbelievable turn as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has stripped Senegal of their 2025 African Champions title, to give it to Morocco. Also, the Guardian reveals that the UK took part in negotiations between Iran and the United States inGeneva andhad judged a war ...

Ali Larijani was the head of Iran's Security Council and a key voice in the ear of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. GholamrezaSoleimani was the head of the Basij militia.Both were pillars of Iran's security apparatus.If they have indeed been taken out, the question is who replaces them, and will they take Iran down an even more hardline path?

Cuba widely restored its electricity network on Tuesday after more than 24 hours of blackouts across the Caribbean island, which is under increasing pressure from the US to change its communist government.Cuba's leader Miguel Diaz-Canel on Tuesday said the US would face"unbreakable resistance" if Washington tried to impose reforms.

Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title.Morocco had lodged a protest and see case upheld more than two months after lost final.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that international attention must remain on Ukraine's fight against Russia despite the US-Israeli war with Iran. The two leaders met in London and signed a new defence partnership focused on countering drones.

Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday by appeals judges who overturned Senegals victory in a chaotic final in January. The Confederation of African Football said its appeals board ruled that Senegal is declared to have forfeited the final and its 1-0 win in extra time becomes a 3-0 default win for host nation Morocco. ...

The French team swept into the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday with a 3-0 win at Chelsea FC, sealing an emphatic 8-2 aggregate victory in their last-16 tie.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council late on Tuesday confirmed Israeli claims that the country's security chief Ali Larijani had been killed. Israel had previously announced that the top Iranian official was killed in an overnight air strike. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

Senegal was on Tuesday stripped of its Africa Cup of Nations title and Morocco declared champion, after the CAF appeal board ruled that the Senegalese team had forfeited the final when its players walked off the pitch before the match was over. In its ruling, the appeal board judges handed Morocco a 3-0 win.

Iran has confirmed the deaths of two senior security officials, considered among the most powerful figures in the country, in overnight strikes: Ali Larijani, secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council, and General Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Revolutionary Guards Basij force. It's a major blow to Irans complicated security apparatus. FRANCE ...

First, fresh violence is sweeping across Nigeria. Fifteen people killed in Katsina State while deadly explosions rock the northeastern city of Maiduguri, leaving at least 23 dead. Also, in the DR Congo, talk of a third term for President Flix Tshisekedi is growing louder. As allies openly back the idea, tensions are rising with an opposition that says the ...

Iran is continuing its retaliatory strikes against Israel, with some damage to homes in central Israel this Tuesday. Israel says Tehran is using cluster munitions, which explode mid-air and indiscriminately scatter bomblets across a wide area. FRANCE 24's Carys Garland reports.

Reporting from Doha for FRANCE 24, Hoda Abdel-Hamid explains that Iranian security chief Ali Larijani "was key to Iran's reach to the Gulf region" adding that "the GCC and Iran were two parties deeply suspicious of each other, it took decades for them to get close to each other and Larijani played a big role in that". Ali Larijani was reported to have died ...

As Israel announces it has killed Iran's security chief,Ali Larijani,Annette Young is joined by Negah Angha, Visiting Fellow at King's College London. In assessing the reported killing of senior Iranian leadership figures, Ms. Angha argues that such developments represent a serious shock to the Iranian political system but not an existential threat to the ...

Congo-Brazzavilles incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected for a fifth term in a landslide win, provisional results showed Tuesday. Sassou Nguesso, 82, is one of Africas longest-serving leaders, and has been at the helm for a total of 42 years. The main opposition boycotted the vote, describing it as a farce.

Two Indian-flagged tankers together carrying over 92,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas have arrived at ports in Gujarat state after safely passing through the Strait of Hormuz. New Delhi has been negotiating with Iran, but the government denies discussing the possible release of Iranian tankers it seized in February as part of the bargain. ...

Frances former president Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday maintained his innocence as he returned to court to appeal his conviction for seeking financing from Libyas late dictator Muammar Gaddafi to fund his 2007 presidential campaign. If Sarkozy loses his appeal, he faces up to 10 years in prison.

In the predominantly Druze city of Aley, located on Mount Lebanon, authorities scrupulously check the identity documents of the many displaced who seek refuge there. They hope the measures will reassure a population fearful of inciting Israeli strikes because of the potential presence of Hezbollah militants among the arrivals fleeing southern Lebanon.

A former Belgian diplomat has been ordered to stand trial over the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, who became the first prime minister of Congo after the countrys independence from Belgium. The 93-year-old suspect is the first person to be prosecuted in the case. All other suspects have passed away.

With the second round of French municipal elections coming up, we take a look at what was a hot-button, campaign issue in many towns and cities: second homes. In some of Frances coastal and Alpine communities, permanent residents are priced out of buying or renting because of vacation homes. We dive into how many second homes France has, who owns them and ...