🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Iranians took to the streets, shouting anti-US and anti-Israel chants, after the #US announced a ceasefire with #Iran.

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🔴 🇫🇷 Two #French nationals returned to Paris on Wednesday after more than three years in detention in #Iran on espionage charges, marking the end of a politically sensitive ordeal that had drawn international concern.

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US, Iran agree to two-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats The US and Iran on Wednesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire, reaching a deal just hours before President Donald Trump's deadline and threatened destruction of Iranian "civilisation" if Tehran failed to unblock the Strait of Hormuz. Details of the Pakistan-brokered agreement are set to be negotiated in Islamabad on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the truce deal does not include Lebanon.

US, Iran agree to two-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats

🗣️ "Death to America! Death to Israel!"

🪧 Supporters of the #Iranian regime took to the streets of Tehran early on Wednesday in protest shortly after the announcement of a two-week #ceasefire deal with the #US.

French detainees formerly held in Iran Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris arrive in Paris Get the latest Breaking News Alerts from France 24 in real time on Facebook and Twitter: @BreakingF24

French detainees formerly held in Iran Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris arrive in Paris

French detainees formerly held in Iran Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris arrive in Paris Get the latest Breaking News Alerts from France 24 in real time on Facebook and Twitter: @BreakingF24

🔴 BREAKING - French detainees formerly held in Iran Cécile Kohler, Jacques Paris arrive in Paris

🔴 🇺🇸 #US President Donald #Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on #Iran late Tuesday, instead reaching a two-week ceasefire accord mediated by Pakistan.

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What we know about Iran’s 10-point plan for ending war with US, Israel Iran proposed a 10-point plan for ending the war with the US and Israel early Wednesday after the establishment of a two-week ceasefire just before a US-imposed deadline and threats to destroy Iranian "civilisation". US President Donald Trump said the plan was "workable", despite several points which Washington had previously said were unfeasible. 

What we know about Iran’s 10-point plan for ending war with US, Israel

French arms exports to Israel ‘a continuous pipeline of military hardware’ Throughout the war in Gaza, France maintained that its exports of military equipment to Israel were solely for defensive purposes or intended for re-export to other countries. A new report by two pro-Palestinian groups argues that French firms and transport hubs have continued to arm Israel’s military operations “through supply chains that have bypassed public scrutiny”.

French arms exports to Israel ‘a continuous pipeline of military hardware’

Middle East live: Trump revokes strike threats as US-Iran ceasefire takes shape The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, with Israel also signing on, as last-minute diplomacy led by Pakistan halts planned US strikes. Talks are set to begin in Islamabad, but continued attacks across the region highlight the fragility of the truce. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Middle East live: Trump revokes strike threats as US-Iran ceasefire takes shape

Trump agrees to suspend attack on Iran for two weeks Get the latest Breaking News Alerts from France 24 in real time on Facebook and Twitter: @BreakingF24

🔴 BREAKING - Trump agrees to suspend attack on Iran for two weeks

Are war crimes being committed in the Middle East war? With US and Israeli strikes on Iran's critical infrastructure already underway Tuesday amid threats of more to come, the UN and other organisations have warned that such attacks could constitute war crimes.

Are war crimes being committed in the Middle East war?

🇺🇸 🔎 "The entire country could be taken out in one night."

As #US President Donald #Trump became increasingly aggressive in his threats agains #Iran, experts say his plans to target bridges and power plants could constitute war crimes in violation of the #GenevaConvention.

Iran-backed Iraqi armed group to release kidnapped US journalist An Iran-backed Iraqi armed group says it will release an American journalist abducted in Baghdad last week, calling the move a gesture of goodwill toward Iraq’s outgoing prime minister. The announcement marks the group's first admission of responsibility for the kidnapping.

Iran-backed Iraqi armed group to release kidnapped US journalist

Why Viktor Orban wants energy prices at the heart of Hungary’s elections Faced with the very real prospect of defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has built his campaign around cheap and secure energy and outspoken opposition to EU support for Ukraine. An alleged plot to blow up a pipeline bringing Russian gas into Hungary – dismissed by Orban’s opponents as a “false flag” – seems almost tailor-made to give his campaign a last-minute boost. 

Why Viktor Orban wants energy prices at the heart of Hungary’s elections

🇫🇷 The government blames logistical strains and heavy demand at discounted outlets but frustration is mounting, with road blockades hinting at wider unease while households and businesses brace for rising energy costs.

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Middle East war live: Trump warns that Iranian civilisation 'will die' tonight if ultimatum expires President Donald Trump warned that "a whole civilisation will die" in Iran on Tuesday if the country does not heed his ultimatum to accept US war demands. His warning came after Iran's Revolutionary…

🔴 BREAKING - Middle East war live: Russia, China veto UN resolution on reopening Strait of Hormuz

🔴 🇹🇷 Three militants in #Turkey attacked the #Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. One of the assailants has been killed, while two others were wounded and arrested.

Our correspondent in #Ankara, Jasper Mortimer, has the details ⤵️

🔎 #Israeli and #US strikes on civilian infrastructure in #Iran continue, prompting the regime to ask Iranians to form human chains around energy facilities to protect.

Donald Trump, for his part, said he was not concerned about committing possible war crimes.

NASA releases picture of Earthset shot by Artemis crew NASA on Tuesday released a historic image of Earth dipping below the lunar horizon, a so-called "Earthset", more than 57 years after an iconic "Earthrise" image was captured by an Apollo 8 astronaut during the first human flyby of the Moon. Members of the Artemis II crew captured the image on Monday during the mission's record-setting lunar flyby.

NASA releases picture of Earthset shot by Artemis crew

🇫🇷 🧑‍⚖️ Former #French president Nicolas #Sarkozy protested his innocence at an appeals trial on Tuesday for illegally accepting financing from #Libya's former leader Muammar #Gaddafi for his 2007 election campaign.

Our senior reporter Catherine Norris Trent has the details ⤵️

Fuel supply shortages hit one in five petrol stations in France Fuel shortages are affecting nearly one in five petrol stations across France as surging global oil prices stoke pressure at the pump. The government blames logistical strains and heavy demand at discounted outlets but frustration is mounting, with road blockades hinting at wider unease while households and businesses brace for rising energy costs.

Fuel supply shortages hit one in five petrol stations in France

🔴 French ​nationals #CecileKohler ​and #JacquesParis are "free and on ​their ‌way ⁠to France, after ‌three and a half ⁠years of detention in ​Iran," President Emmanuel ‌Macron said on Tuesday ‌in a post ​on social media platform X.

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'Free and on ​their ‌way ⁠to France': Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris released by Iran, says Macron French ​nationals Cecile Kohler ​and Jacques Paris are "free and on ​their ‌way ⁠to France, after ‌three and a half ⁠years of detention in ​Iran," President Emmanuel ‌Macron said on Tuesday ‌in a post ​on social media platform X.  

'Free and on ​their ‌way ⁠to France': Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris released by Iran, says Macron

🇩🇪 🔎 A clause in #Germany's new military service law requires German men aged between 17 and 45 to obtain authorisation before leaving the country for more than three months, even in peacetime.

It went into effect on January 1, 2026, but passed largely under the radar since.

Iran: French citizens Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are free and on their way to France, says Macron Get the latest Breaking News Alerts from France 24 in real time on Facebook and Twitter: @BreakingF24

🔴 BREAKING - Iran: French citizens Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are free and on their way to France, says Macron

🚲 Paul Seixas dominated the opening time trial of the Tour of the Basque Country. He has become the third-youngest rider in history to win a World Tour race.

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🇷🇺 ❌ 🇫🇷 Imprisoned for two years in a #Russian penal colony for expressing anti-war sentiments, Alexey Moskalev and his daughter Masha now live in exile in #France.

Their troubles began with a drawing Masha made in art class, showing a #Ukrainian mother protecting her child.

Former French president Sarkozy claims innocence at appeals trial over Libya funding Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy protested his innocence at an appeals trial on Tuesday for illegally accepting financing from Libya's former leader Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 election campaign. In September 2025, the initial case saw Sarkozy become modern France's first president to have gone to prison. 

Former French president Sarkozy claims innocence at appeals trial over Libya funding

🚄 A French high-speed train crashed into a truck at a crossing in northern #France on Tuesday, killing the driver of the #TGV and critically injuring two people, officials said.

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