enFRANCE 24 explores events across Europe, including in the 27 member states of the European Union and the United Kingdom. Follow our on-the-ground reports, interviews and analyses of the events affecting social and political life on the Continent and Europe’s role in the world.https://www.france24.com/en/europe/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:15:22 GMTEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260329-zelensky-visits-jordan-on-middle-east-tour-to-bolster-security-ties Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was in Jordan on Sunday as part of a regional tour focused on security cooperation, after Kyiv deployed anti-drone experts and struck defence agreements with several Gulf states amid rising tensions linked to Iran. ea2d4dd2-2ba4-11f1-a444-5f9326285abdSun, 29 Mar 2026 19:27:19 GMT© Liesa Johannssen, ReutersFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260329-the-week-in-pictures-massive-daytime-attack-on-ukraine-no-kings-and-france-adieu-jospin France held its national tribute to former prime minister Lionel Jospin, Russia launched one of its largest daytime attacks on Ukraine, and protesters across the US and some world capitals held a third round of "No Kings" mass protests against President Donald Trump: here's a look back at the week's most striking images. fd26cc40-29e4-11f1-9b74-8beddc6fa391Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:26:34 GMT© Handout / TELEGRAM /@andriysadovyi/AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260329-unidentified-drones-crash-finland Two unidentified drones crashed in southern Finland on Sunday, an incident the defence ministry described as a "suspected territorial violation". Neighbouring countries Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia experienced similar crashes by drones on their land earlier this week.  d61ba524-2b6c-11f1-a3db-f5f4ed03030bSun, 29 Mar 2026 12:58:40 GMT© Sasu Järnstedt, APFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/russian-strikes-on-ukraine-kill-at-least-5 Russia launched over 270 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least five people, Ukrainian authorities reported on Saturday. Two people were killed and at least 11 more were injured in a nighttime Russian drone strike on Odesa, according to the head of the region, Serhii Lysak. According to Lysak's Telegram posts, the attack damaged a maternity hospital and private houses in the major Black Sea port city. f603b7c8-2abd-11f1-ad9a-9b2522822bd9Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:54:30 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-tens-of-thousands-march-against-far-right-in-londonn-ahead-of-elections Tens of thousands of protesters marched through central London on Saturday in a major show of opposition to the far right, weeks before key elections and amid growing support for hard-right movements in the UK. 7a074404-2ab9-11f1-9af8-373c4ef39b2eSat, 28 Mar 2026 15:19:12 GMT© Henry Nicholls, AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/deadly-russian-strikes-damage-port-maternity-hospital Russian air attacks across Ukraine early Saturday killed at least four people and damaged critical infrastructure, including a port and a maternity hospital, authorities said, as Russia pressed on with its war against Ukraine. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Kyiv. 341e91ec-2ab7-11f1-a6ca-819269a22b84Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:08:38 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-22-die-off-coast-of-greece-after-six-days-at-sea-on-migrant-rubber-boat Greece's coast guard on Friday rescued 26 people hoping to reach Europe from North Africa after they had spent six days at sea in a rubber boat. According to survivors, 22 others lost their lives during the journey. The number of migrants who died trying to reach EU soil more than doubled during the first two months of 2026. 6e610a24-2aa8-11f1-86e7-71a693830d50Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:17:11 GMT© Costas Metaxakis, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-zelensky-agrees-defence-cooperation-with-uae-qatar-on-gulf-tour Ukraine signed a 10-year defence agreement with Qatar on Saturday as part of a series of deals with Gulf countries to counter missile and drone threats. Kyiv is seeking to leverage its battlefield expertise and secure new partnerships amid rising regional tensions. 6d09b524-2a9c-11f1-937f-25c6e4d5462dSat, 28 Mar 2026 11:51:14 GMT© Amiri Diwan, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-pope-leo-xiv-denounces-chasms-between-poor-and-rich-during-monaco-visit On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV denounced widening economic inequalities during his first speech of his visit to Monaco, a Catholic principality best known for its wealth. 8cfaa0a0-2a97-11f1-8368-6fc74923ff7cSat, 28 Mar 2026 11:19:11 GMT© Guglielmo Mangiapane, ReutersFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260328-strikes-on-ukrainian-cities-kill-three-child-dies-in-drone-attack-on-moscow Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least five people and wounded at least 11 overnight Friday into Saturday, while a Ukrainian drone strike killed a child in Russia, local authorities said. 719885b6-2a7e-11f1-8f95-13e7a395c8edSat, 28 Mar 2026 08:17:04 GMT© Oleg Grekov, AP (Archives)FRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260327-rubio-says-iran-war-to-last-weeks-no-us-ground-troops-needed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Washington expects its military operation against Iran to wrap up within weeks without the need for ground troops. This comes as G7 nations adopted a declaration on Iran calling for an immediate halt to attacks against civilian populations and infrastructure. 46043bfc-2a24-11f1-aaa7-4786ac57b216Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:55:20 GMT© Brendan Smialowski, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260327-pope-leo-xiv-makes-historic-visit-to-glitzy-monaco Pope Leo XIV will travel on Saturday to the principality of Monaco, becoming the first pontiff in almost five centuries to visit the Mediterranean enclave, in a trip the Vatican says will underscore the global influence of small states.  9125b99a-2a19-11f1-b119-7db7727705f2Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:23:07 GMT© Filippo Monteforte, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260327-france-rebukes-lavrov-says-russia-does-not-defend-international-law France’s foreign minister on Friday accused Russia of flouting international law in both Ukraine and Iran, rebuking remarks by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov after he defended Moscow’s stance in a French television interview. c38107d0-2a07-11f1-bc59-f58ee8f7f386Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:23:19 GMT© Stephanie Lecocq, ReutersFRANCE 24Talking Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260327-we-need-to-double-down-on-energy-autonomy-eib-chief-nadia-calvi%C3%B1o Europe must speed up its push for energy independence and break free from "excessive dependence on fossil fuels" as the continent grapples with a more volatile and hostile global order, the head of the world's largest public bank told FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert in Talking Europe. 476a635c-26ac-11f1-8b7f-2bac17a49322Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:14:01 GMTDouglas HERBERTEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260327-spanish-woman-dies-by-euthanasia-in-case-that-drew-national-spotlight A 25-year-old woman underwent legal euthanasia in Spain on Thursday after a nearly two-year protracted legal battle and struggling with psychiatric illness since she was a teenager. Noelia Castillo's case was closely followed in Spain, which passed legislation in 2021 enshrining the right to euthanasia and medically assisted suicide for patients meeting certain conditions. 8ec3b5de-29f2-11f1-b7c8-ef6ff37ca97cFri, 27 Mar 2026 16:17:49 GMT© LaSextaFRANCE 24Talking Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20260327-trump-administration-sidelines-threatens-europe-in-iran-war-eu-flounders-in-new-world-order After Greenland and trade tariffs, US President Donald Trump is threatening European countries once again. If they fail to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, "it will be very bad for the future of NATO", Trump has said. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made it clear that the US will make its own security decisions, whatever Europe thinks. Admittedly, Europe's own standing has been diminished by its inability to speak with one clear voice on this crisis, as on previous ones. Our guests evaluate the EU's response as US-Israeli strikes on Iran continue. b6f49a94-26ac-11f1-be44-2bac17a49322Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:08:45 GMTArmen GEORGIANRevisitedhttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/revisited/20260327-soviet-famine-still-haunts-moldova-80-years-on Eighty years ago, Moldova was struck by a famine that killed more than 150,000 people. Long shrouded in silence, this episode remains a blind spot in the country's history. But gradually, survivors' accounts, combined with the work of researchers, have shed light on a tragedy largely orchestrated by the Soviet authorities of the time. FRANCE 24's Maria Gerth Niculescu and Bastien Renouil report. eea227b8-2869-11f1-8dad-21510951bb80Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:33:22 GMTMaria GERTH-NICULESCUhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20260327-belarusian-leader-gifts-gun-to-north-korea-s-kim-jong-un The Belarusian and North Korean leaders exchanged gifts as they met to sign a friendship treaty. Alexander #Lukashenko aims to strengthen ties with #Russia allies while normalizing his relationship with the #US. 006a69ee-29ee-11f1-bb4b-3fb35ff04c74Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:02:40 GMTFRANCE24Reportershttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20260327-opus-dei-spain-under-influence-of-ultra-conservative-catholic-movement The ultra-conservative Catholic organisation Opus Dei was founded a century ago in Spain. Today, it's an international movement with around 90,000 members. In its home country, it has managed to infiltrate all spheres of modern society, from schools to hospitals. Despite serious allegations against it, Opus Dei remains a powerful force in Spain. FRANCE 24's Maude Petit-Jové, Mathilde Lopinski, Emile Roger and Sarah Morris report. 4979b67c-292f-11f1-af07-47d61de01435Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:27:52 GMTMaude Petit-Jovéhttps://www.france24.com/en/return-hubs-for-migrants-clear-eu-parliament-hurdle European lawmakers cleared the way Thursday for tougher penalties for irregular migrants and their potential deportation to so-called "return hubs" outside the bloc. The measures, criticised by human rights groups, are part of a tightening of Europe's immigration rules in response to pressure across the 27-nation bloc to curb migration. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports. 6663e9d4-2956-11f1-9b11-63347f0b5de7Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:01:32 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/russia-s-spring-offensive-in-ukraine-expected-to-focus-on-fortress-belt-in-donetsk-region Russia's spring offensive in Ukraine is expected to focus on the so-called "Fortress Belt" ​of heavily defended cities in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which Moscow has repeatedly demanded Kyiv relinquish in return for peace. Speaking on FRANCE 24, retired Vice Admiral of the US Navy Robert B Murrett, says that the region is "a veritable highway for any army that wanted to conduct operations further into Ukraine and beyond". 006d14fe-2954-11f1-a997-8f194d1e6065Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:50:33 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260326-moscow-mobile-internet-restored-as-saint-petersburg-goes-offline Restrictions that had left Moscow residents without mobile internet for three weeks – with the Kremlin citing “security” – were lifted on Wednesday while St Petersburg endured a third consecutive day of outages. Some fear an attempt to isolate Russians from information from the outside world amid a parallel government effort to ramp up digital surveillance. 8d5e4446-292c-11f1-a07c-47d61de01435Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:10:47 GMT© Ramil Sitdikov, ReutersJoanna YORKEuropehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260326-g7-meets-in-france-mend-rupture-with-us-on-middle-east-war G7 nations want to "create the conditions for lasting peace and stability" in the Middle East, ‌France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said at a two-day conference outside Paris on Thursday. The talks aim to narrow differences with the US on the Middle East war.  0b5c816a-292c-11f1-b469-05938b653746Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:17:39 GMT© Stephanie Lecocq, ReutersFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260326-nato-reports-20-increase-europe-canada-defence-spending A NATO report on Thursday said military spending by European allies and Canada rose by 20 percent in 2025. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that NATO partners significantly boost defence expenditures, with leaders agreeing at a summit last year to spend 5 percent ​of GDP on defence and related investments by 2035. eb837a0a-2918-11f1-9ca1-715331271ce5Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:10:06 GMT© Louiza Vradi, ReutersFRANCE 24Focushttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260326-in-hungary-some-mayors-can-reject-undesirable-residents In Hungary, mayors now have the right to "select" residents of their towns after a new law was passed last summer. The far-right mayor of Pilis, a town of 12,000 inhabitants, is one of them. One former resident of the town, who was forced to leave, explains why he believes the procedure is discriminatory, particularly towards the Roma minority. Our France 2 colleagues report, with FRANCE 24's Florent Marchais.  e542de9e-2871-11f1-ac91-95b287f94bf2Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:46:05 GMTFRANCE 2Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260326-return-hubs-eu-parliament-clears-the-way-for-offshore-migrant-detention-centres The European Parliament on Thursday approved a proposed reform that would allow member states to deport migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected to offshore detention facilities outside EU borders. Migrant arrivals to Europe have declined in recent years, shifting the focus to repatriating people ordered to return to their country of origin. 526a9014-2900-11f1-b82b-3941bfc12e96Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:41:17 GMT© Sameer al-Doumy, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260326-turkey-operated-tanker-carrying-russian-oil-struck-by-naval-drone-in-black-sea A crude oil tanker sailing from the Russian port of Novorossiysk to Istanbul was hit by a naval drone near Istanbul's Bosphorus strait Thursday morning, Turkey's Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said. No one was injured in the attack, which Uraloglu said had targeted the ship's engine room. 7cc52cf0-28ee-11f1-8622-870d85a0ef0eThu, 26 Mar 2026 09:21:14 GMT© Yoruk Isik, ReutersFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260325-us-ties-ukraine-security-guarantees-to-donbas-withdrawal Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky said the US is conditioning post-war security guarantees on Kyiv ceding the Russian-occupied Donbas, as Washington pushes for a swift end to the war. Zelensky warned such terms would weaken Ukraine’s defences and embolden Moscow, amid uncertainty over future US support despite continued military aid. 69155686-289d-11f1-a5d4-f9f5da937894Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:53:15 GMT© Mindaugas Kulbis, APFRANCE 24Spotlighthttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/spotlight/20260325-lacking-morals-values-or-principles-georgia-government-guided-by-kremlin François Picard is pleased to welcome Tina Khidasheli, jurist and former defence minister of Georgia. According to Khidasheli, Georgia is suspended between its declared European future and an increasingly authoritarian present. While formally holding candidate status for EU membership, the political reality has shifted toward systemic control, legal ambiguity, and the suppression of dissent. Legal instruments, particularly the foreign agents law, are designed not merely to regulate but to deter, creating an environment where ordinary professional or civic activity risks criminalisation. edaeef52-2892-11f1-99a8-a185050b63b4Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:38:13 GMTFrançois PICARD