Europe
UKRAINE
Ukrainian PM makes plea to UN as pro-Kiev protester killed in east
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk visited the United Nations in New York on Thursday to urge Russia to negotiate an end to the stand-off between their countries, as street...
UKRAINE
Opinion: Crimea's sham referendum
FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Douglas Herbert gives his take on Sunday's referendum in Crimea.
UKRAINE
Video: 'Crimean voters urged to choose between Russia and fascism'
Billboards put up ahead of Sunday’s referendum in Crimea offer a stark choice between union with Russia and "fascist" rule from Kiev. FRANCE 24’s Robert Parsons reports f...
UKRAINE
At White House, Ukraine's PM to Putin: 'tear down this wall'
US President Barack Obama met with Ukraine’s interim Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk at the White House on Wednesday to discuss a political solution to the crisis in Crimea, during...
VATICAN
Low-key Pope Francis marks one year in office
Pope Francis marks his first year in office on Thursday, but instead of celebrating the anniversary in public, the pontiff has chosen to spend it at a modest spiritual retreat outs...
TURKEY
Clashes in Turkey as protesters mourn teenager’s death
Protestors clashed with police in Turkey on Wednesday as tens of thousands of people took to the streets to mourn a teenage boy who died from injuries suffered during last year...
FRANCE
Hollande government admits knowledge of Sarkozy phone tapping
The saga of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s seemingly endless legal woes took a fresh turn Wednesday when the ruling Socialist government admitted it was aware that his p...
UKRAINE
Video: Russian takeover of Crimea extends to local media
With Russian military forces in de facto control of Crimea, voices of dissent in the autonomous Ukrainian region have been nearly extinguished. FRANCE 24 spoke to some of the rare...
DIPLOMACY
Obama to welcome Ukrainian PM, in affront to Russia
US President Barack Obama welcomes Ukraine’s interim prime minister at the White House on Wednesday, a high-profile diplomatic gesture aimed at emphasising Western recognition of U...
FRANCE
In latest blow to Sarkozy, court rules diary seizures lawful
A French court on Tuesday rejected a plea made by Nicolas Sarkozy to stop investigative judges using his diaries in a corruption case involving close aides of the former president.
HURRIYET
Clashes as Turkish teen injured during protest dies
Berkin Elvan, who has been in a coma since June 2013 after being struck in the head by a gas canister during a police crackdown on protesters, died Monday. Clashes with the police...
DIPLOMACY
France warns of Russia sanctions over Crimea crisis
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday that Western sanctions against Russia over its occupation of Crimea could be imposed as early as this week if Moscow fails to re...
UKRAINE
NATO to deploy jets to monitor Ukraine crisis
NATO will start reconnaissance flights over Poland and Romania to monitor the crisis in neighbouring Ukraine where Russian forces have taken control of Crimea, the alliance said on...
FRANCE
Sarkozy seeks to block publication of secret recordings
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy and his singer-songwriter wife Carla Bruni sought an emergency injunction on Monday to block further publication of private discussions se...
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