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Expert’s warning to US Navy on China: Bigger fleet almost always wins

Meanwhile, the US fleet sits under 300 ships, and the Pentagon’s goal is to have 350 manned ships, still well behind China, by 2045, according to the US Navy’s Navigation Plan 2022 released last summer.

January 17, 2023

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Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan in August 2022. Picture Hector RETAMAL / AFP.

‘Frightening’: 90 days to world disaster if China invades Taiwan

January 14, 2023

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Sweden, Turkey not expected to back down in NATO accession tug of war

January 10, 2023

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January 09, 2023

Beijing deploys troops near Taiwan

The joint combat strike drills are intended to discourage separatism, according to Chinese officials

January 09, 2023

FILE PHOTO: People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy personnel stand under maritime signal flags. © Felix Wong / South China Morning Post via Getty Images

January 08, 2023

China Reopens to the World as International Travel Restrictions End

Thousands of people flew into mainland China as Beijing scrapped mandatory hotel quarantines for arrivals

January 08, 2023

Travelers at Beijing’s international airport on Sunday. PHOTO: MARK R CRISTINO/SHUTTERSTOCK

January 06, 2023

Leak reveals Roman Abramovich’s billion-dollar trusts transferred before Russia sanctions

Exclusive: Files raise questions about whether oligarch’s children were made beneficiaries to protect fortune from possible asset freezes

January 06, 2023

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January 03, 2023

Ex-NATO chief lands in Taiwan

Anders Fogh Rasmussen is set to meet with the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen

January 03, 2023

Former NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks at an event in Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2022. © Philip Davali / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP

January 01, 2023

New Year: Countries around the world celebrate after Covid lull

Countries around the world have celebrated New Year, after two years of muted or cancelled events due to the Covid pandemic.

January 01, 2023

GETTY IMAGES / Thousands of people gathered in Wuhan and released balloons as 2023 began

January 01, 2023

What major events does 2023 have in store?

From King Charles III’s upcoming coronation at Westminster Abbey to the first ever Africa Super League and commemorating the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, FRANCE 24 looks ahead to the new year and shares some of the major events coming up in 2023.

January 01, 2023

King Charles III’s coronation, Turkey's upcoming presidential election, the Women's FIFA World Cup in Australia and New Zealand... FRANCE 24 looks ahead to some of the major events coming up in 2023. © AFP

December 31, 2022

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health.

December 31, 2022

December 28, 2022

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ‘very sick’, says Pope Francis

Liberal incumbent pope asks God to comfort and support retired conservative pope until ‘the end’

December 28, 2022

Pope Francis, right, shakes hands with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in the Vatican in August. Photograph: Vatican Media/EPA

December 28, 2022

China Covid: US considers restrictions on Chinese arrivals

The US is considering imposing new Covid restrictions on Chinese arrivals, after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month.

December 28, 2022

China Covid: US considers restrictions on Chinese arrivals

December 27, 2022

Russia’s Medvedev ‘predictions’ showcase Moscow mentality - analysis

Dmitry Medvedev's predictions were ostensibly part of a series of “New Year” predictions and could be seen as a kind of mocking or jest, but they also reveal Moscow's mentality.

December 27, 2022

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December 26, 2022

A look back at the major African news stories of 2022

From the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to coups d'état in Burkina Faso and the French military withdrawal from Mali, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the news highlights from Africa this year.

December 26, 2022

France 24 takes a look at the top news stories from Africa in 2022. © Studio Graphique - France Médias Monde

December 22, 2022

Putin calls Netanyahu as Zelensky visits Washington

Netanyahu told Putin "he hopes a way will be found quickly to end the war [with Ukraine] and the suffering caused by it."

December 22, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia September 12, 2019. (credit: REUTERS/SHAMIL ZHUMATOV)

December 13, 2022

‘Qatargate’: European Parliament VP Eva Kaili stripped of role amid corruption scandal

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to strip Eva Kaili of her role as vice president of the assembly after she and others were charged for allegedly receiving cash and gifts from Qatar in return for influencing decisions.

December 13, 2022

REUTERS I/ Eva Kaili was arrested on Saturday and has reportedly had her assets frozen

December 09, 2022

'Still a hostage': Critics slam Biden over Griner prisoner swap that left Paul Whelan in Russia

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., also argued that Whelan’s release should have been part of prisoner swap.

December 09, 2022

Cherelle Griner, wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, speaks after President Joe Biden announced Brittney Griner's release in a prisoner swap with Russia, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

December 09, 2022

Viktor Bout speaks of time in US prison and his ‘value’ to Russia

The Russian was exchanged for basketball player Brittney Griner, after spending more than a decade behind bars in the US

December 09, 2022

December 08, 2022

Jailed US basketball star freed by Russia

Jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner has been freed by Russia in a prison swap deal.

December 08, 2022

Brittney Griner after a court hearing near Moscow in August. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press

December 07, 2022

Experts warns Turkey’s Russia-Ukraine juggling act could backfire

One country is hedging its bets on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but experts warn it could come at a cost.

December 07, 2022

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Vladimir Putin. Experts say the balancing act could go badly for Turkey. Picture: AFP