Outrage and mourning following the shooting death of Alex Pretti by US federal agents in Minneapolis, a polar cold snap slams Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits China and tensions flare between the US and Iran: FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking images.

The death toll from the Crans Montana bar fire has rises to 41 after a teenager died in hospital after being injured by the blaze that broke out during new year's celebrations in the Swiss resort town.

From tech titans to Wall Street power brokers and British royalty, a whos who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released Friday by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein. Story by Nicholas Rushworth.

Pakistan forces were hunting on Sunday for the separatists behind a string of coordinated attacks in restive Balochistan province, with the government vowing to retaliate after more than 190 people were killed in two days. Story by Jennie Shin.

Costa Rica, a beacon of stability in Central America that is battling a surge in violence related to drug trafficking, goes to the polls on Sunday in elections that are expected to bring a tough-on-crime right-winger to power. Laura Fernandez, the 39-year-old candidate of outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves's party, is the runaway favorite to become the next ...

With music's biggest night, the Grammy Awards, one artist stands out: Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican reggaeton musician has already made history as the first Spanish language artist to be nominated for song record and album of the year for Deb Tirar Ms Fotos. The ceremony will cap off what's been an extraordinary year for the artist. Story by Gabrielle Nadler.

Parts of Ukraine and Moldova, including the neighbouring countries' capitals, were plunged into blackouts on Saturday caused by a malfunction of high-voltage power lines. Power was later restored. Officials did not directly link the accident to war damage though Ukraine's power grid has suffered from the accumulated impact of Russian airstrikes. That took ...

Gaza's main border crossing in Rafah will reopen for Palestinians on Monday, Israel said, with preparations underway at the war-ravaged enclave's main gateway that has been largely shut for almost two years. Israel says that 150 people would be able to cross per day, only on foot. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz dismissed a slow start to blast past Serbia's Novak Djokovic in Melbourne on Sunday, becoming the youngest man to win all four majors. It's Djokovic's first defeat in a Melbourne final, having won the last 10.

US envoy Steve Witkoff said Saturday he had held constructive talks with a Russian envoy in Florida as part of Washington's drive to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting came just a day before Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss a US-backed plan to halt the nearly four-year conflict that began with Russia's ...

Gazas Rafah border crossing with Egypt showed signs of activity Sunday as Israel said that limited travel to and from the territory is set to resume after years of near-complete isolation. Reopening the border crossing is a key step as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire moves ahead. Story by Camille Knight.

Elon Musk said on Saturday that measures taken by his company SpaceX have stopped Russia from using its Starlink internet system. Ukraine previously said that it found Russia had used Starlink to guide long-range drones used in attacks on its territory.

Travel misery was poised to continue on Sunday as a powerful snowstorm ravaged southern US states, inflicting subzero temperatures upon regions not used to such life-threatening winter weather.

Elena Rybakina won her first Grand Slam in nearly four years by beating the top seed in Melbourne (6-4, 4-6, 6-4). Sabalenka, who was leading 3-0 in the final set, has now lost three of her last four major finals.

Music superstars are set to attend the Grammy Awards in California on Sunday with top acts Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga all in the running for the coveted album of the year award.

Music's A-listers are set for Sunday's Grammy Awards, the industry's biggest night, with superstars Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga hoping to make history in Los Angeles.

Israel will on Sunday partially open the Rafah crossing a vital gatewaylinking Gaza and Egypt, which has remained largely closed for more than 18 months. The crossing will initially be opened to foot traffic, but Israel has not yet said how many people will be allowed to cross and whether those seeking to return to Gaza will be permitted entry.

Qatar's foreign minister held talks in Iran Saturday to try to "de-escalate tensions in the region" the kingdom's foreign ministry said, as Washington's naval battle group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier off Iran's shores. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

An explosion at a building in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday killed one person and wounded 14, according to authorities. The blast, which came a day before a planned Iranian naval drill in the strategic Strait of Hormuz,was caused by a gas leak, said the local fire chief.

Protesters on Saturday gathered at Milan's Piazza XXV Aprile, a square named for the date of Italys liberation from Nazi fascism in 1945, to protest the deployment of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics there. Demonstrators in the Italian city denounced what they called "creeping fascism" in the US.

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New Israeli air strikes slammed targets across Gaza on Saturday, including a Gaza City residential building and a tent camp Khan Younis, killing at least 30 people, hospital officials said. The strikes come just a day before the announced reopening of the enclave's Rafah crossing with Egypt and mark a continually rising death toll as Israel and Hamas trade ...

Nigerias Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti will be posthumously honored this weekend with a Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first African artist to receive the prestigious distinction.

Ukraine reported mass power outages across its power grid on Saturday due to a "technical malfunction" affecting international power lines. The power cuts come as Ukraine faces a particularly harsh winter and increased Russian attacks on energy infrastructure that have caused major disruption to heat, electricity and water provision in recent weeks.