Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, during the first visit by a Canadian leader to China in eight years after a period of testy relations. Carney hailed a “new strategic partnership” as Ottawa seeks to reduce reliance on the US after President Donald Trump aggressively raised tariffs on Canadian products.
A White House spokesperson said Thursday that Iran had backed away from plans to execute 800 protesters following intervention threats from President Donald Trump, but warned that “all options” remain on the table for the United States. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro was transferred to prison on Thursday to begin serving a 27-year sentence for orchestrating a failed coup, under conditions described by a court as “more favorable.” The 70-year-old was convicted over efforts to overturn his 2022 election loss to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
US President Donald Trump threatened to activate the Insurrection Act to send military forces to Minnesota as protests escalated after federal agents shot and wounded a man and, days earlier, fatally shot a woman during immigration enforcement actions. Demonstrators condemned the use of force and broad federal immigration raids.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had formed a Gaza “board of peace,” a phase two element of a US-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory. Trump said members would be announced shortly and the body would oversee a Palestinian technocratic committee managing post-war Gaza.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist, suffered a legal setback on Thursday that could lead to his rearrest. Khalil, previously detained for three months over campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza, has been targeted by the Trump administration, which accuses him of disseminating Hamas propaganda.
The recent White House meeting between officials from Greenland, Denmark and the US highlights the island’s delicate balancing act. Historical ties, modern aspirations, and the projection of global power are playing out in the Arctic, where climate, commerce, and sovereignty are tightly interwoven. Greenland stands firm in the face of an encroaching superpower. It is “not for sale, but open for business,” says Ulrik Pram Gad, Senior Researcher at Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
European countries - including France - have begun deploying troops to Greenland, in what Germany describes as a mission aimed at countering 'Russian and Chinese threats'. The White House says the show of unity for the Arctic island will have 'no impact' on Trump's ambitions for it. It comes a day after high-level talks in Washington highlighted 'fundamental disagreements' over the future of the Danish territory.
Brazil's cinematic renaissance can be attributed to cultural investment, international collaboration, and a country coming to terms with its authoritarian past. Nadia Massih welcomes France 24's correspondent in Rio de Janeiro Jan Onoszko to offer us a world of perspective on Brazil's 7th Art. The Secret Agent, winner of Two Golden Globes, touches on themes of dictatorship and paranoia, albeit in nuanced fashion, avoiding explicit historical references.
In his New Year address to the armed forces, French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a plan to add €36 billion to the country's multi-year defence budget in its next update, as he said France needed to be more powerful in order to be feared amid rising geopolitical tensions.
