Tuesday, 22 September 2026
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France 24 · 02:18
EU fails to agree on lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs ↗EU countries failed Monday to reach a final deal that would remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the bloc's sanctions list, with diplomats set to resume talks Tuesday.
France 24 · 02:33
UK and US make first-ever torpedo test from uncrewed vessel ↗The United Kingdom and the United States have for the first time test-fired a torpedo from an uncrewed underwater vessel, marking a step forward in AUKUS efforts to develop autonomous naval technology.
France 24 · 03:41
Middle East live: Yemen fighting escalates as Trump heads to UN ↗Saudi airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port of Mokha have killed at least six people as Iran-backed Houthis press their offensive. The escalation comes as the US and its allies face growing pressure to protect Saudi Arabia and regional energy infrastructure, while Donald Trump prepares to address the UN in New York. Fo…
France 24 · 03:49
World leaders gather at UN amid wars, AI fears and global divisions ↗World leaders are gathering at the United Nations this week against a backdrop of wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, rising fears over artificial intelligence and mounting economic and climate pressures. The annual General Assembly will test whether the 193-member body can still bring countries together to tackle…
France 24 · 05:27
'Macron has been trying to convince Trump to take a harder line on Putin' ↗US President Donald Trump's first meeting with a foreign leader on the sidelines of the UN general assembly was with French President Emmanuel Macron. The French president said that the talks, which focused on Ukraine and the Middle East, were "quite constructive". Macron has been trying to convince Trump to take a…
France 24 · 05:35
Football: France enter new era with Zinédine Zidane ↗Zinédine Zidane led his first training session as manager of Les Bleus.
France 24 · 07:56
First New York, now Berlin: Why the left turn for major metropolises? ↗There's the inroads of the far right, but also the broader desire for change. Introducing Berlin's answer to Zohran Mamdani: Elif Eralp, who led the far-left Die Linke party's historic win in Sunday's municipal elections in Berlin. We ask if the 45-year-old daughter of Turkish political exiles can push through her p…
France 24 · 09:31
US networks halt Trump coverage after three media outlets banned ↗US television networks on Monday effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump in protest at his decision to ban three leading outlets - CNN, MS NOW and Politico - from the White House. As a result, Trump's opening of his cherished new White House helipad and his trip to the United Nations General Assembl…
France 24 · 09:34
'Great deal of scepticism' as Trump launches own TV channel ↗The White House launched a "Trump TV" stream on Monday evening, days after Trump banned three media outlets from the White House. The White House said the stream will run videos and highlights of what it calls the Trump administration's achievements but critics have compared it to state propaganda networks seen in a…
France 24 · 09:54
How to break the negative habit of 'toxic multitasking'? ↗PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 22: The Moscow Times talks about mobilisation rumours scaring anti-war activists in Russia. Next: The New York Times interviews South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung. Also: why is multitasking bad for the brain and the nervous system? Finally: this year's Fat Bear contest is startin…
France 24 · 10:00
States settle lawsuit with Paramount, paving way for Warner merger ↗Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to settle their lawsuits on Monday, effectively paving the way for the $81 billion mega merger to cross the finish line, with some new commitments from the company.
France 24 · 10:09
Live: Guterres to open UN General Assembly in final speech of his mandate ↗UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will open the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday for the last time before his term ends on December 31. Guterres will be followed at the podium by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. Follow our live…
France 24 · 10:23
Macron, Trump hold 'constructive' talks ahead of UN General Assembly ↗French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had "very constructive" talks with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine as they met in New York ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a closer…
France 24 · 10:29
Flights cancelled, evacuations urged as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan ↗More than one million people were under evacuation advisories in Japan early Tuesday and hundreds of flights have been cancelled as Typhoon Dujuan brushed past Tokyo, bringing torrential rains, flooding and landslides to the region.
France 24 · 10:38
EU fails to reach deal to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs ↗EU countries failed Monday to finalise a deal that involved lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman, Multiple diplomats said earlier that member states had reached a provisional agreement to take the pair off the EU's blacklist as part of a compromise to extend sanctions on almost…
France 24 · 10:44
UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks ↗A British tanker plane will provide "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi warplanes to help the country defend against Houthi strikes, the UK government confirmed late Monday. The show of solidarity follows a Saudi request for military support after the Houthis increased drone and missile attacks on it in rece…
France 24 · 10:46
Hope and scepticism among youth as Morocco goes to the polls ↗With just a day to go before legislative elections on September 23, young Moroccans are torn between hope and scepticism ahead of the crucial vote. Nearly 16 million Moroccans are set to elect their representatives to the National Assembly in the country’s first legislative elections since the Gen Z protests which s…
France 24 · 10:53
Donald Trump: US outlets boycott Trump over media ban ↗During a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new helipad at the White House on Monday, Donald Trump made a brief statement that was inaudible. In response to Trump’s decision to bar MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House, US television networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox News, suspended their pooled coverag…
France 24 · 10:59
Top TV networks – including Fox – revolt in solidarity with media banned by Trump ↗The top five US television networks staged a revolt on Monday when they effectively boycotted coverage of President Donald Trump to protest his decision to ban three news outlets from the White House. "No administration should restrict a news organization because it objects to its reporting," ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and…
France 24 · 11:07
Greenland agreement 'doesn't really give the US many more rights', expert says ↗As the US, Denmark and Greenland itself sign an agreement on Greenland's security, we've been asking what difference it will actually make. Our expert says the deal won't really give the US many more rights, but that US President Donald Trump wanted to prevent at all costs the tiny risk of Greenland turning towards…
France 24 · 11:16
Americas feel effects of record El Nino ↗The El Nino–Southern Oscillation this year equaled its record intensity, according to specialists, and could yet reach record levels. The weather phenomenon's influence has already been felt across the world, with drought, wildfires, food shortages and sharp rises in water temperatures. The state of California has d…
France 24 · 11:17
Wars, AI and climate on agenda as world leaders meet at UN ↗In the face of an unrelenting succession of global crises, this year's United Nations General Assembly has chosen as its theme “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all”. From AI to climate change and ongoing wars, France 24 takes a look at what’s on the agenda.
France 24 · 11:28
Trump admin's hardline deportation policy an 'attempt to break the global refugee and asylum system' ↗François Picard is pleased to welcome Washington Post national security reporter Adam Taylor. The Forbidden Stories consortium, involving France 24 and 25 other media outlets, has spent six months investigating the thousands of people abruptly deported from the United States to third countries, amid concerns over du…
France 24 · 11:30
Climate change, overfishing: Lake Chad sees fish stocks dwindle ↗People living in Chad’s Lake Province are bearing the brunt of climate change. The region and the communities that have developed there have historically depended on this vast body of water. Fishing, first and foremost, but also farming, are the pillars of local livelihoods. Yet both are increasingly disrupted by er…
France 24 · 12:07
Media ban 'an escalation even for Trump' ↗CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration days after they were barred from White House grounds, calling the selective ban — based on the content of their coverage — a “blatant violation” of the First Amendment. The extraordinary ban represents an escalation of Trump’s long-runni…
France 24 · 12:08
Macron calls on EU to tackle soaring energy prices ↗Emmanuel Macron has written to the EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, calling on Brussels to take immediate action to lower energy prices. They have been on the rise as the conflict in the Middle East spreads, and as Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel refineries continue.
France 24 · 12:09
New book by Princess Diana's brother sparks royal ruckus ↗A new book published Tuesday by the brother of the late Princess Diana has made headlines around the world with its damning allegations about Diana's ex-husband, now King Charles III, and reopened decades-old wounds within Britain's royal family. France 24's correspondent in London Benedicte Paviot has the details.
France 24 · 12:35
New report tackles problem of governments' overreliance on consulting firms ↗Dependence on consulting firms is a growing trend among governments globally. Left unchecked, it can have a negative impact due to high costs or transparency issues. Such dependence came to the fore in France a few years ago, when the Macron government was criticised for its close ties with US consulting giant McKin…
France 24 · 13:02
Nutrition expert shares easy steps to healthier eating ↗In this edition we're looking at how to eat healthier. We speak to Cynthia Ka, the author of "Mes assiettes naturo". Cynthia says cooking is your pharmacy and doing your weekly shopping is a powerful act. We find out what her go-to recipe is and how we can all make the change to healthier eating.
France 24 · 13:29
Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance ↗On the eve of International Peace Day, an Ethiopian rebel leader announced an alliance of seven armed groups with the stated objective of toppling Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling party and establishing a transitional government. The alliance consists of former enemies during the 2020 civil war that killed 600,000…
France 24 · 13:30
Ladin: Dolomites villages refuse to give up on ancient language ↗Year after year, the mountains of the Dolomites become more popular with tourists. Amid millions of visitors, 30,000 inhabitants speak a language only they understand: Ladin, one of the oldest minority languages in Europe.
France 24 · 13:34
US threatens South Sudan with sanctions over aid obstruction ↗The United States has threatened to impose sanctions on South Sudan over alleged obstruction of humanitarian assistance, accusing officials at national, state and local levels of treating aid as a source of revenue.
France 24 · 14:04
'UN unable to bring peace to conflicts: We haven’t seen this level of violence in decades’ ↗Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi is pleased to welcome Fanny Badache, Researcher at Sciences Po and Lecturer at the University of Geneva. The UN mandate is international peace and security, yet its ability to fulfill that mandate ultimately depends on the cooperation of sovereign states, namely the five powerful permanent…
France 24 · 14:05
Guatemala receives first US arms in nearly 50 years ↗Guatemala on Monday received the first batch of military weapons from the US in almost five decades. It ends an arms embargo implemented by the US due to human rights violations made during Guatemala's civil war. The US has continued to cooperate with Guatemala in recent years in the battle against drug trafficking.
France 24 · 14:06
From slavery to today: The Black women who shaped America ↗"If you don’t understand the history of Black women, you don’t understand the history of America." Those words from Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison open Sasha Bonét's debut memoir, "The Waterbearers". The New York writer traces three generations of Black women in her family: her grandmother Betty Jean, th…
France 24 · 14:11
REPLAY: UN chief Guterres makes final address to the General Assembly ↗United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres used his final address to the General Assembly on Tuesday to urge world leaders to regulate artificial intelligence, end wars, focus on climate change and overhaul UN institutions he warned are struggling to confront mounting global challenges. Watch his speech in fu…
France 24 · 14:28
Guterres delivers 'message to superpowers' in last UN General Assembly speech ↗UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” as he made his final address Tuesday to the General Assembly, a yearly gathering of world leaders, in a message that was largely intended for the world's superpowers, says France 24's UN correspondent Jessica Le Masurier.
France 24 · 14:38
UN climate change body accused of conflict of interest, Saudi influence ↗An investigation conducted by the Guardian is raising questions about potential conflicts of interest among experts helping produce the next major assessment from the UN’s Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. Out of the 223 lead authors in the part of the body which assesses how emissions can be reduced or re…
France 24 · 14:59
Lady Diana: Spencer’s memoir on Diana reignites royal controversy ↗Prince Charles married with Lady Diana in 1981. The couple divorced in 1996 and a decade later Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, now Queen Camilla. Spencer has long clashed with the royals over their treatment of his older sister.
France 24 · 15:15
Syrian man reunited with secret library hidden for 15 years ↗A Syrian man has been reunited with his collection of over 100 Islamic texts, science books and poems,15 years after sealing the collection behind a wall. Mustafa Khaled Alwan had built to conceal the library, which would likely have landed in prison, or worse, under Bashar al-Assad's rule.
France 24 · 16:07
How is the EU responding to record fuel prices? ↗Fuel prices have hit record highs across Europe in recent days, driven by soaring oil prices amid the war in the Middle East and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. However, the scale of the increases, as well as the measures taken to address them, varies significantly from one country to another. Here’s why.
France 24 · 16:13
REPLAY: Trump defends Iran war, attacks ICC in UN speech ↗US President Donald Trump called Tuesday for all nations that are part of the International Criminal Court to quit the body, calling it "out of control." He also used the speech to argue that the war with Iran prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warn that he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" i…
France 24 · 16:17
Iran: Trump believes in an agreement after US midterms ↗US President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that he would have to decide whether to “annihilate” Iran if Tehran fails to reach a deal to end the war in the Middle East. He added that he believed an agreement was possible after the US midterm elections in November.
France 24 · 17:09
Iran, AI and the ICC: Trump makes threats, touts policies at UN General Assembly ↗US President Donald Trump launched a full-throated defence of the deeply unpopular US-Israeli war against Iran before the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, claiming that Washington would reach a deal with Tehran after the upcoming US midterm elections. Trump also rejected the idea of global regulation of artificial in…
France 24 · 18:14
Trump's world? Leaders navigate consequences of US policy ↗A year ago, Donald Trump went to the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly - and after taxing an axe to US aid and development funding, read the world the riot act. One Iran war later, the US president sticking to script with a speech that borrowed much of the language of last year. With citizens on five co…
France 24 · 20:08
Macron urges world to 'stand firm' against 'abuse of power by empires' in final UN speech ↗French President Emmanuel Macron used his last address before the UN General Assembly as France's leader to urge the world's nations to stand alongside the United Nations in the face of a resurgent "law of the jungle". Macron also called for a moratorium on strikes on civilian and energy infrastructure in the Russia…
France 24 · 20:13
US refusing to give Sudan's de facto leader visa for UN ↗In tonight's edition, the United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance. Also, Ghana’s beefing up its drugs authority in the wake of major drug busts in France, Belgium and South Africa. And it’s back-to-school season in Ivory Coast.
France 24 · 20:44
Viral NATO video falsely framed as ‘war propaganda’ against Russia ↗A viral NATO video is being falsely framed online as “war propaganda”, with users accusing the Alliance of sharing a “promotional video” designed to prepare the public for imminent war with Russia. But the footage is not new: NATO published it in July 2024 for its 75th anniversary, and it’s been stripped of its orig…
France 24 · 20:54
French government scales up targeted fuel price relief ↗Under pressure to help businesses and workers cope with soaring fuel prices, the French government has announced it will expand targeted energy relief for those most affected. The new measures will cost €450 million, bringing the total so far to €1.4 billion. Meanwhile, as French president Emmanuel Macron calls for…
France 24 · 21:02
Guterres pleads for 'world built on interdependence' in final General Assembly address ↗UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for “a world built on interdependence” Tuesday as he made his final address to the annual gathering of world leaders convening to face a formidable menu of challenges, from climate change and war to inequality and the rise of artificial intelligence.
France 24 · 21:38
Zelensky says Ukraine is ready for an energy ceasefire with Russia ↗On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists that Kyiv is ready to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure if Moscow does the same, with hopes to end the war before winter.