en24!https://www.france24.com/en/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:32:04 GMThttps://www.france24.com/en/fla-claims-attacks-on-malian-capital The army in junta-ruled Mali said on Saturday it was battling what it called “terrorist groups” that launched surprise attacks around the capital Bamako and other parts of the West African nation. The attacks were claimed by the Azawad Liberation Front, a separatist group that has been fighting the Malian army for more than a decade. FRANCE 24 journalist Justice Baidoo reported that the FLA has largely been confined to northern Mali in recent years. e16921ac-40a4-11f1-8860-ab5a686d3ffaSat, 25 Apr 2026 12:50:31 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/elections-in-west-bank-provide-credibility-to-palestinian-sovereignty-expert-says Local elections are being held in the West Bank and parts of Gaza on Saturday. The vote will determine the makeup of local councils tasked with overseeing water, roads, and electricity. Bertrand Besancenot, former French ambassador to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, said the vote would provide “credibility to Palestinian sovereignty” if voter turnout is high. c6e9816a-40a3-11f1-8d67-ff8e4fa6aac1Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:47:29 GMTFRANCE24Sportshttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/sports/20260425-roland-garros-defending-champion-carlos-alcaraz-forced-to-withdraw Following his defeat in the Monte Carlo final against Jannik Sinner and his withdrawal from the Rome Masters 1000, the uncertainty surrounding two-time defending Paris Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz's participation in this year's tournament has continued for several weeks. Ultimately, he has decided not to defend his title, citing an injury to his right wrist. caa592f4-403e-11f1-98a5-0b7417ff02fbSat, 25 Apr 2026 12:26:42 GMTL'Equipe TVhttps://www.france24.com/en/elections-in-west-bank-barometer-on-palestinian-public-opinion Palestinians on Saturday cast ballots in tents and damaged buildings in Deir al-Balah, marking the first local election in part of Gaza Strip in over 20 years. With Hamas affiliated candidates on the list of candidates, the vote serves as a "barometer" on Palestinian public opinion, said Hussein Ibish, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute. c2e5f850-4099-11f1-972f-2f9ffbb501a5Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:38:05 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/coordinated-attacks-hit-bamako-and-northern-mali Gunmen launched a wave of coordinated assaults across Mali early Saturday, striking the capital Bamako as well as key northern cities including Kidal and Gao. FRANCE 24's Justice Baidoo reports. 6670259c-4098-11f1-85ba-c9201dee1fc0Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:26:16 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/trump-attends-white-house-correspondents-dinner-for-first-time-as-president President Donald Trump, famous for his clashes with reporters and denunciations of the “fake ​news” media, will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday – his first time as president. Every year since its inception, the WHCA has invited the sitting president to its annual celebration of press freedom. Except for Trump, all have attended at some point during their presidencies. e9a881fe-4091-11f1-9f2f-7fab3005c634Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:35:57 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/mali-army-says-fighting-terrorist-groups-amidst-gunfire Mali's army said Saturday that it was fighting "terrorist groups" that had attacked army barracks in the capital Bamako and other areas in the African nation. Witnesses reported gunfire in several cities in the military-ruled state and an army statement said: "Terrorist groups, not yet identified, early this morning targeted certain points and barracks in the capital and the interior." FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr said it is still "too soon to tell" if the country's military junta will fall. ee524722-4090-11f1-8940-7fab3005c634Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:29:40 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/dire-humanitarian-crisis-hundreds-of-thousands-displaced-in-ethiopia-s-tigray People from the Western Tigray region in Ethiopia told Human Rights Watch that they had been arbitrarily detained and treated as second class citizens, FRANCE 24's Tom Canetti said, adding that there are more than 800,000 internally displaced people in Tigray. 95093602-408c-11f1-9191-4b9e215c7103Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:56:11 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/displaced-lebanese-remain-skeptical-despite-extended-truce In the coastal city of Sidon, displaced families sheltering from months of conflict express little relief at the extension of a fragile truce between Lebanon and Israel. While Donald Trump voiced optimism about a path toward peace, many civilians – uprooted by fighting involving Hezbollah – say ongoing strikes, uncertainty, and deep mistrust prevent them from returning home or believing in lasting stability. e81a16f4-4087-11f1-9260-176df764a5f3Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:39:04 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/us-envoys-to-travel-to-islamabad-despite-iran-ruling-out-direct-negotiations-with-us US envoys are expected to travel to Pakistan on Saturday in a new bid to salvage ceasefire talks with Tehran, even as Iran ruled out direct negotiations with US representatives as its top diplomat arrived in Islamabad. The latest effort to broker a deal comes as an indefinite ceasefire has paused most fighting, but the economic fallout is still mounting with global energy shipments disrupted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 98e8bfcc-4087-11f1-aa60-176df764a5f3Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:35:58 GMTFRANCE24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260425-mali-live-army-says-armed-terrorist-groups-launch-attacks-on-military-positions-nationwide Mali's ​army ​said on Saturday that unidentified armed "terrorist" groups ​had attacked ‌⁠military positions ‌in the ⁠capital and in several towns in the country's interior, with fighting ongoing. Journalists reported hearing gunfire at the country's international airport. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. 9f5619fc-4089-11f1-80d5-b75cd6693924Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:35:38 GMT© Stringer, ReutersFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/peru-police-raid-ex-election-chief-s-home-amid-widening-probe Police in Peru raided the homes Friday of the now-resigned elections chief and five other officials in an investigation into a ballot shortage and other irregularities in the first round of the presidential election on April 12. Despite denying any wrongdoing, Piero Corvetto resigned as the elections agency chief on Tuesday to take responsibility for the election shortcomings. 2e6b8cf6-4087-11f1-9a2f-176df764a5f3Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:33:55 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260425-spain-pm-brushes-of-reported-pentagon-email-on-punishing-nato-members Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday refused to be drawn into a dispute with the United States over reports that the Pentagon is weighing whether to punish members of NATO that fail to support American operations in the Iran war. Among those in the firing line is Spain, which has refused to allow US forces involved in the war to use bases on its territory or airspace. Spain says that US-Israeli actions in the Iran war contravenes international law. f5b30218-4086-11f1-849e-176df764a5f3Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:21:13 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260425-mali-army-says-armed-terrorist-groups-attacked-military-positions0cefeca8-4086-11f1-920c-f53ec9c1d991Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:08:55 GMTFRANCE24Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260425-mali-army-says-armed-terrorist-groups-attacked-military-positions Mali's ​army ​said unidentified armed "terrorist" groups ​attacked ‌several ⁠military positions ‌in the ⁠capital and in ​the ‌country's interior early ‌on Saturday as journalists and residents reported hearing gunfire at the country's international airport and in several towns.  984f4b8c-4085-11f1-849d-b75cd6693924Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:06:36 GMT© Souleymane Ag Anara, AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/mojtaba-khamenei-remains-out-of-the-spotlight-in-iran Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the spotlight since being named supreme leader of Iran, fuelling speculation that he was seriously injured in the strike that killed his father almost two months ago. According to a New York Times report, Khamenei lives in hiding, fearing for his life and participates in decision making by hand-written notes.  89761588-4084-11f1-8d30-b75cd6693924Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:03:24 GMTFRANCE24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260425-major-russia-drone-and-missile-attack-kills-several-wounds-dozens-in-ukraine Russia launched more than 660 drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight on Friday killing six people and injuring more than 30, Ukrainian officials said. Major strikes hit buildings in the eastern city of Dnipro where, on Saturday morning, rescue teams were searching for people trapped under rubble. 3ac7acea-4079-11f1-a02d-359e37646fddSat, 25 Apr 2026 07:34:43 GMT© Serhii Chalyi, ReutersFRANCE 24Americashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260425-head-of-openai-apologises-for-failing-to-alert-police-ahead-of-canada-mass-shooting The head of OpenAI – the research company that developed ChatGPT – has apologised for failing to alert the police to a user the company had flagged for her interest in "violent activities", who later went on to kill members of her family before carrying out a mass shooting at a secondary school in Canada.  8ffd8f70-4071-11f1-9208-c76cb9ca5ee0Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:39:50 GMT© Paige Taylor White, AFPFRANCE 24Europehttps://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260425-sarah-mullally-first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury-to-meet-pope-leo New Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the world's Anglican Christians, heads to the Vatican this weekend for an audience with Pope Leo XIV. 9433bfde-4066-11f1-ad2d-81c3a5669dfdSat, 25 Apr 2026 05:21:13 GMT© Henry Nicholls, AFP file photoFRANCE 24Middle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260425-middle-east-war-live-us-envoys-expected-in-islamabad-as-iran-rules-out-direct-talks Iran's military said on Saturday it would respond if the United States maintained its blockade of Iranian ports, calling it "banditry" and "piracy".  US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to arrive in Islamabad Saturday for talks with Iran in the latest attempt by the US to broker a peace deal. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. 729e91f6-4065-11f1-ba34-896e2ee03a03Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:13:07 GMTREUTERS - ReutersFRANCE 24Middle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260425-palestinians-vote-in-local-elections-as-polls-open-for-the-first-time-since-gaza-war Palestinians take to the polls on Saturday, for the first time since the Gaza war, to vote in municipal elections. There are no Hamas candidates on electoral lists, which are mostly aligned with president Mahmoud Abbas's secular-nationalist Fatah party or independents. 9cb8bc20-4045-11f1-809d-35279cfb7b47Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:25:14 GMT© Mussa Qawasma, ReutersFRANCE 24Middle Easthttps://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260424-iran-fm-araghchi-arrives-in-pakistan-ahead-of-planned-us-ceasefire-talks Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in the Pakistani ​capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, amid conflicting signals on whether he would meet with US negotiators there. The White House said special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would leave for Pakistan on Saturday morning to continue talks with Iran.  f7c986c4-401f-11f1-be03-1f95170ca324Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:01:59 GMT© AFPFRANCE 24Eye on Africahttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20260424-human-rights-watch-releases-a-new-report-detailing-the-quote-unrelenting-persecution-of-tigrayans Almost 4 years since a peace agreement signed between the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the Ethiopian government, hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans are still displaced and cannot return to their homes. Also, 518 people killed in the post-election violence that followed last octobeer presidential election in Tanzania that is the official figure issued by a government-appointed commission of inquiry. And, the 4th edition of the Marrakech African Literature Festival is underway, under the banner "imagining other possibilities". c9cf2be2-401b-11f1-9ad1-1f95170ca324Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:34:37 GMTClémence WALLEREconomyhttps://www.france24.com/en/economy/20260424-information-leakage-to-our-adversaries-when-prediction-markets-spiral-out-of-control A US Army soldier has been indicted on Thursday for using classified military intelligence to place winning bets on former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's capture. This is the latest and most explosive case in a growing pattern of insider trading on prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi. a2b3075a-4001-11f1-9644-3deecb2402e6Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:49:56 GMT© Wyatte Grantham-Philips, APMehdi BOUZOUINA