Pope Leo returns to Vatican four days after lung cancer surgery
Saturday, October 17,2026,10:35
Pope Leo XIV was released from the hospital on Saturday after lung cancer surgery. Doctors removed part of the 71-year-old's right lung last week to extract a cancerous tumour. .. read more..
Zelensky turns to Europe for backing as ties with Trump deteriorate
Friday, October 16,2026,20:25
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned to his European allies on Friday, asking Brussels for an additional €70 billion to fund the war against Russia next year. Zelensky's relationship with US President Donald Trump deteriorated after the US eased sanctions on Moscow as part of a diesel-supply deal. .. read more..
'Finish what we started': After student protests, France braces for return of...
Friday, October 16,2026,20:10
An online movement against rising fuel prices has gained momentum ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations on October 17 with former Yellow Vest figures set to join the protests in support of high-school students. Some are drawing parallels between the latest action and the 2018 cost-of-living protests that rattled President Emmanuel Macron's first term in office. .. read more..
Clashes grip Tirana as Albanian PM blames 'foreign hands' for protests
Friday, October 16,2026,19:59
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Trump Vs Zelensky, From the Screen to the Streets, Gen Z protests from Paris ...
Friday, October 16,2026,19:21
In India, the Cockroach movement felt the crushing boot of the state this week. Thousands of Gen Z protesters were rounded up and detained in sports stadiums and community halls turned into makeshift detention centres, while the movement’s founder, Abhijeet Dipke, was arrested on arrival. A mass demonstration over alleged voter fraud was effectively crushed before it could begin.And Abdijeet has been detained again todayNarendra Modi’s government says the measures were necessary to protect civilians in the capital. But he now faces accusations of choosing repression over democracy, with the UN Human Rights Office urging authorities to respect the right to peaceful assembly. It’s been a... .. read more..
'US tilting toward Russia: Europeans are standing more and more solidly with ...
Friday, October 16,2026,18:33
As transatlantic relations confront renewed geopolitical uncertainty, former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves delivers a pointed assessment of Washington's shifting approach to Russia's war on Ukraine and the profound implications for European security. At the heart of his analysis lies a fundamental question: can Europe develop the political unity, strategic independence and military capabilities necessary to defend its interests in an increasingly unpredictable international order? Ilves response: "If there's any time for Europe to begin to act as Europe and not as being strictly self-interested, then this is the time for it." .. read more..
Swiss Market Ends Higher Again
Friday, October 16,2026,17:38
The Switzerland market extended its gains to a sixth straight session even as stocks swung between gains and losses for most part of the trading day on Friday. The market tracked gains in other markets across Europe amid easing concerns about interest rates and AI-related investments. .. read more..
European Equities Close Higher On AI Optimism
Friday, October 16,2026,17:20
European equities closed higher Friday as easing rate concerns and AI investments boosted sentiment. Defense stocks rallied amid European leaders' Ukraine support. Stoxx 600 gained 0.72%, with DAX up 0.95% and FTSE 100 up 0.38%. .. read more..
The risks faced by women migrants in Europe
Friday, October 16,2026,15:05
This October marks 10 years since French police dismantled the notorious Calais "Jungle" camp. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin returns to the region to explore what has changed for migrants over the past decade. She joins Annette Young and Dr Marissa Quie of Cambridge University to discuss migration routes and their growing role in European political debate. .. read more..
Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass in hospital while recovering from lung cancer op...
Friday, October 16,2026,12:57
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a mass at Rome's Gemelli hospital Friday after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, photos released by the Vatican showed. Doctors said his recovery was ongoing normally but that further tests would show whether the cancer had spread. .. read more..
'America, with this president, is not our ally. Trump is a liar': French MEP ...
Friday, October 16,2026,12:55
Our guest is veteran French journalist and commentator Bernard Guetta, who is a Member of the European Parliament for the centrist Renew group. He tells the programme that Donald Trump is "a liar, because he tried to tell the American people that Zelensky and the Ukrainian resistance were responsible for the price of diesel. This is a pure lie. He (Trump) is responsible because he started the war with Iran." Guetta goes on to say that "without American intelligence sharing, Ukraine is weaker and weaker. That's terrible, to see the president of the United States giving a hand to Putin against Ukraine." .. read more..
EU and Canada seek closer ties: Will Canada become the EU's first associate m...
Friday, October 16,2026,12:04
As the international context becomes more challenging for the European Union, the bloc is looking to boost its ties with like-minded allies. Canada is part of that architecture that the EU says it wants to build. The big news of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech in September was that Canada could become an associate member – an arrangement that does not exist for the EU's partners at the moment. .. read more..
FTSE 100 Up Slightly At Noon In Cautious Trade
Friday, October 16,2026,11:08
The U.K. market's benchmark index FTSE 100 was marginally above the flat line a few minutes past noon on Friday as stocks recovered from a weak start thanks to support at lower levels. Potential tax hike on banks weighed on sentiment at the start. .. read more..
CAC 40 Recovers After Week Start
Friday, October 16,2026,10:19
French stocks turned in a mixed performance on Friday with investors making cautious moves due to trade tensions following China's warning that it would retaliate against new EU trade measures that could potentially target Chinese companies and products. .. read more..
DAX Hits 3-Week High Amid Tech Rally, Softer Oil
Friday, October 16,2026,09:59
German stocks extended gains to a third consecutive session Friday as interest rate and AI spending concerns eased. The DAX benchmark climbed 260.51 points to 25,643.13, with Rheinmetall, Volkswagen, and Scout24 leading advances. Brent crude fell to $104.91 before recovering to $105.47. .. read more..
European Shares Edge Higher As Tech Stocks Recover
Friday, October 16,2026,09:18
European stocks traded higher on Friday, after hitting their highest in more than two weeks the previous day on the back of solid earnings and softening global bond yields. .. read more..
UK bookstores scramble as Sally Rooney's novels are pulled over Palestine Act...
Friday, October 16,2026,06:15
Critically acclaimed Irish novelist Sally Rooney's announcement that her books could no longer be sold in the UK due to her support for proscribed group Palestine Action has left British booksellers rushing to stock up on her works before distributors run out. The British government's ban on the group, which practiced non-violent direct action and sabotage against UK military assets believed to be working with the Israeli government, makes support for Palestine Action punishable by up to 14 years in prison. .. read more..
European Shares Seen Broadly Higher At Open
Friday, October 16,2026,05:45
European stocks are seen opening broadly higher on Friday as a selloff in chip stocks eased and bond markets stabilized following a heavy sell-off earlier in the week, triggered by AI debt concerns. .. read more..
Live: Trump calls renewed Ukraine attacks on Russian oil refineries 'a disgrace'
Friday, October 16,2026,01:50
US President Donald Trump called Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a "disgrace" after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected his calls for an "energy ceasefire." Zelensky sought support from European allies earlier that day in Brussels on the sidelines of an EU summit. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. .. read more..
19 injured as minibus crashes into train at Channel Tunnel entrance
Friday, October 16,2026,00:53
Nineteen people were injured Thursday when a minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a vehicle shuttle train at the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel near Calais, forcing a 90-minute suspension of shuttle services. Two people were hospitalised with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, French authorities said. .. read more..
France and Germany agree to ease EU car emissions rules in new deal
Thursday, October 15,2026,23:48
France and Germany have backed looser EU emissions rules for carmakers and agreed to include Britain in a “made in Europe” scheme, in a provisional deal reached Thursday that could reshape the bloc’s automotive and climate policies. .. read more..
Zelensky rallies European allies as US support for Ukraine wanes
Thursday, October 15,2026,23:06
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought European backing Thursday after vowing to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries despite US President Donald Trump’s demands, as tensions with Washington escalated over sanctions, energy infrastructure attacks and restrictions on satellite communications. .. read more..
Sally Rooney's books cannot be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban, publishe...
Thursday, October 15,2026,21:15
Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said on Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a "terrorist" organisation by the UK government in July 2025. It is not banned in Ireland, where Rooney lives. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Alan Greene, Professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights at the Birmingham Law School. .. read more..
'It is clear that sooner or later we will have European casualties', Romanian...
Thursday, October 15,2026,20:03
Rescuers searched on Thursday for seven missing sailors after drones struck two chemical tankers near Romania's Black Sea coast, setting them ablaze and raising fresh security concerns along a vital shipping route used by Ukraine. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Europe editor Armen Georgian, Nicolae Stefanuta, Romanian MEP and Co-Chair of the Group of the Greens, says that the Danube delta region is facing a more intense threat from Russia than Baltic States and that "it is clear that sooner or later we will have European casualties". .. read more..
Donald Trump 'openly financing Russia's war with Ukraine', Nobel peace laurea...
Thursday, October 15,2026,19:48
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Nobel Peace laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, Director of the Centre for Civil Liberties, says that with the diesel-supply deal with Moscow Donald Trump "is openly financing this war, by lifting sanctions is providing Russia with opportunities to earn more money" adding that "extra money will be converted in rockets and drones and additional deaths among the civilian population". .. read more..
Seven missing off Romania after latest Black Sea drone attacks
Thursday, October 15,2026,19:04
Romania reported seven people missing on Thursday after two drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea, where several vessels have been hit recently in suspected fallout from the Ukraine war. The attacks are the latest in a series off the coast of Romania and neighbouring Bulgaria in recent weeks. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports. .. read more..
Albania's leader defies calls to resign as student protesters rampage in capital
Thursday, October 15,2026,19:02
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday rejected calls to resign as thousands of student-led protesters smashed windows and fought running battles with riot police firing water cannon and tear gas in the capital. The demonstrators accuse officials of corruption and neglecting education and say they are angry about the sale of parts of Albania's southern coastline to a luxury resort development backed by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports .. read more..
Will Trump really pull the plug? Starlink restored but Ukraine's fate still u...
Thursday, October 15,2026,18:38
Can a flick of a switch really be enough for Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end Ukraine's hopes of holding out against Russia? With Kyiv already reeling from daily strikes by Russia's new motor-powered drones, the United States decision to slow SpaceX Starlink service felt immediately Wednesday when air raid warnings failed. .. read more..
Swiss Market Ends Higher For 5th Straight Session
Thursday, October 15,2026,18:14
Swiss stocks moved higher on Thursday, extending gains to a fifth straight session, thanks to strong buying at several counters. In addition to digesting Swiss producer and import prices data, investors looked ahead to corporate earnings updates. The benchmark SMI settled with a gain of 219.58 points or 1.55% at 14,349.51, the day's high. .. read more..
Why have US-Ukraine relations soured ahead of the midterms?
Thursday, October 15,2026,17:54
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said he felt “betrayed” on Wednesday after access was seemingly restricted to US intelligence and Space X satellite services, raising new questions about US commitment to Ukraine. With Trump under pressure over rising fuel prices, is the White House hoping criticism of Kyiv can help shift the blame? .. read more..
Major European Markets Close On Firm Note
Thursday, October 15,2026,17:51
The major European markets closed higher on Thursday, supported by gains in retail, luxury, pharmaceuticals and industrials sectors even as tech stocks were under some pressure amid uncertainty about returns on AI-related investments. Softening global bond yields and strong UK GDP data aided sentiment. .. read more..
'We're done': Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries as 'only leve...
Thursday, October 15,2026,16:14
Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Peter Zalmayev, Founder and Director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative, LIVE from Kyiv. As Zelensky declares Ukraine "done" with Trump's self-declared energy ceasefire and resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries, Zalmayev warns: "When you talk about the energy ceasefire, it presupposes two to be able to tango and to dance this dance." He challenges the legitimacy of Trump's unilateral announcement, made without agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, as Russia continues attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure. Yet he cautions that Zelensky may need tactical restraint to preserve vital US support. Zalmayev also examines Western sanctions, frozen Russia... .. read more..
NATO to address drone attacks in the Black Sea after seven missing off Romania
Thursday, October 15,2026,13:35
NATO will put drone strikes in the Black Sea on its agenda at a meeting next week, officials said Thursday, following two new attacks and the disappearance of seven people. Incidents involving civilian vessels in the Black Sea have been on the rise off the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania in a suspected spillover from Russia’s war in Ukraine. .. read more..
Student protests spread in Albania as demonstrators call for PM resignation
Thursday, October 15,2026,12:27
Clashes broke out between demonstrators and police for the third consecutive day on Thursday in Albania, with Prime Minister Edi Rama condemning the “chaos” that caused damage to government buildings. Thousands of protesters are calling for Rama's resignation and better studying conditions for Albanian students. .. read more..
CAC 40 Outperforms Broader Markets
Thursday, October 15,2026,12:01
The CAC 40 index that tracks the 40 largest French stocks based on the Euronext Paris rallied on Thursday. The outperformance came despite a weak sentiment in global markets attributed to the selloff in tech stocks, high interest rates and worries about inflation. .. read more..
Russia detains independent outlet Novaya Gazeta editor Sergei Sokolov
Thursday, October 15,2026,11:39
Sergei Sokolov, the editor-in-chief of Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was detained and taken for questioning on Thursday after authorities searched his home, the newspaper said. .. read more..
'American abandonment' threatens Ukraine's civilians in war against Russia
Thursday, October 15,2026,11:09
PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, October 15: First, reported Starlink disruptions in Ukraine make the European front pages. Next, US papers go into more detail about the situation. Also, an unusual alliance forms in Germany between far-right and far-left parties. Meanwhile, the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards have been announced. Finally, Finland flaunts its smelly islands. .. read more..
DAX Declines On Thursday As Tech Slide Deepens
Thursday, October 15,2026,10:33
The DAX benchmark that tracks the performance of the 40 largest companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange declined on Thursday amidst worries over artificial intelligence and fears of rising interest rates. .. read more..
War in Ukraine: Kyiv residents decry shortage of bomb shelters
Thursday, October 15,2026,09:50
Kyiv's mayor, Vitaly Klitschko, has advised those residents who can "temporarily relocate" for the winter to do so. That advice has been met with derision at best from many residents, who say his administration is responsible for failing to better prepare the Ukrainian capital for Russian attacks. In particular, they complain of a severe shortage of adequate bomb shelters. .. read more..
European Shares Mixed As Oil Prices, Yields Ease
Thursday, October 15,2026,09:26
European stocks were mixed on Thursday as oil prices fell and Eurozone government bond yields slipped, tracking an overnight decline in U.S. Treasury yields. .. read more..