EU deal on Ukraine talks overshadows AI-focused summit in Dublin
EU leaders have agreed that the E5 format — Germany, France, U.K, Italy and Poland — plus the European Commission and Council will represent the bloc at any future peace negotiations.
Eurovision is finally coming to Asia - meet the stars gearing up to take the stage
On Saturday, the biggest and longest-running international song contest will make a leap into unknown territory.
Homes with architectural designs that cost just $1 near completion
Almost 18 months after the state government launched the architectural designs, the Illawarra build is one of 22 projects being constructed and hopes to be the first to land.
EU leaders bring Italy and Poland into Ukraine peace talks team as Kallas fights for spot
Europe has decided on a joint team for the peace talks led by France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, the EU institutions and NATO. Despite mounting pressure, leaders declined to appoint a single envoy.
At least 10 killed in Guinea clashes over gold mining ban
Guinea banned artisanal gold mining in Siguiri on November 2 due to environmental degradation, causing mass exodus.
What we know about China's military exercises around Taiwan
China has been carrying out major military drills around Taiwan since early November. But contrary to some claims on social media, Beijing's armed forces have not actually implemented a blockade on the island; they just
Why Europe failed to find a superhero to take on Putin
Europe’s seven-part team of Ukraine peace envoys must now agree their strategy for handling Russia.
U.K. police launch sex offence investigation into children’s author and comedian David Walliams
London police said on Friday they are investigating children’s author and TV personality David Walliams for serious sexual offences, after news outlets reported that he used his fame to groom girls and young women for se
Le Pen offers to meet Zelenskyy in Brussels
The Ukrainian leader wants to persuade the far-right leader to continue supporting Ukraine if she becomes president of France.
Peruvians flock to mass with Pope Leo in city he served as bishop
Pope Leo held the central event of his 12-day South America tour on Friday, an outdoor mass in northern Peru where he told a vast crowd of people who once knew him as their bishop that he thanked God he was alive to see
Microsoft went down and social media had a field day: ‘Take your time’
Users shared countless memes celebrating an unexpected break, and cheekily urging Microsoft to ‘aim for Monday’ when restoring access
As the world's calamities converge climate talks tread water
Pragmatists concede that the process of annual international talks on climate change feels like it is, at best, treading water for now.
Australia must develop digital resilience, experts warn, but it will cost
Shifting Australia's dependence away from US technology companies towards resilience will require significant investments, experts are warning.
Missing teen 'kept his wits' in the bush and saved his own life
Staying hydrated and warm, and in easy sight of rescuers, were all factors that helped rescuers find 17-year-old William in dense bushland.
Massive rescue effort underway after tanker crashes into New Orleans riverboat with 129 passengers on board
A massive rescue effort is underway Friday in New Orleans after a tanker crashed into a river cruise ship carrying nearly 150 passengers.
Bessent blames US Commerce Department for not restricting Nvidia chip exports to China
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday blamed the Commerce Department, led by Howard Lutnick, for delaying the blacklisting of Megaspeed, an Nvidia customer suspected of diverting advanced AI chips to China, days
Mom who fell asleep and accelerated onto soccer field killing two in Wichita won’t be charged
The 34-year-old woman told detectives she awoke to the screams of both her children
‘Murder plain and simple’ or manslaughter? Lamarre-Condon’s court grilling
The cross-examination of Beau Lamarre-Condon concludes with the alleged killer accusing the prosecution of trying to "mislead" him.
Turkey and Qatar pledge unified stance against attacks in mutual defence pact
Turkey and Qatar signed a mutual defence agreement Friday, pledging a unified response to any attack on either country, the two leaders said in a joint statement. The defence pact follows the Mecca Joint Defence Agreemen
Nvidia scandal fallout widens as Trump's treasury secretary blames cabinet colleague
Scott Bessent suggests Howard Lutnick’s commerce department failed to ban exports of Nvidia's chips to a firm thought to have links with China.
The Downfall of AI’s ‘Rock Star’ Boss, Ukraine: Who speak for Europe? Protests & Presidents
On The World This Week with Gavin Lee, our panel distills the breaking news and global stories of the past 7 days into 45 minutes. Ukraine: Who will speak for Europe? In a week thats seen the first direct talks between U
Microsoft 'deeply sorry' for global outage, reports 'broad recovery' of services
Microsoft rules out any malicious "cyber or AI" activity after a worldwide outage disrupted healthcare services, delayed corporate earnings reports and left schools struggling to communicate.
Burkinabe authorities vow to support gold miners expelled from Guinea
Since November 6, thousands of Burkinabe gold miners have been returning home. In Bobo-Dioulasso, more than 37,000 Burkinabe nationals, including some 8,000 children, as well as more than a thousand citizens of other nat
Hurry up and wait: Europe wants a place at the table, ‘must make up its mind’ over Ukraine
Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Alexander Titov, Lecturer in Modern European History at Queen's University Belfast and a specialist on Russia. He's joined us to discuss high-level meetings in Abu Dhabi, Dublin and the pr
Democratic Senate leader Schumer set to face leadership challenge
Maryland Senator Van Hollen says "new leadership" is needed for Democrats following the party's recent midterm successes.
How will the US deal with Nvidia scandal?
Tech giant CEO resigned and will testify before Congress.
Ohio restaurant reeling after hosting Vivek Ramaswamy during campaign: ‘Never dining there’
Ramaswamy made a campaign stop at PJ Marley’s in Medina, Ohio, a restaurant run by a Republican couple
Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global outage, says issue not caused by cyber or AI agents
Microsoft on Friday apologised for a global outage that disrupted public services and businesses around the world, as it reported a “broad recovery” for Outlook email and other services. The company ruled out any malicio
US-China Board of Trade holds first meeting days before Trump-Xi summit
The United States and China held the inaugural meeting of their bilateral Board of Trade on Friday, just days before US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Shenzhen. “Today, the Office of t
Why is Microsoft's outage lasting so long and will emails be lost?
Microsoft says it is continuing to restore services including Outlook and Teams following a global outage.
Arokodare double secures Nigeria win in Afcon 2027 qualifier
Tolu Arokodare scores twice in the second half as Nigeria claim a 3-1 win over Tanzania to bolster their hopes of reaching the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Peruvian city that has embraced Pope Leo as one of its own
Pope Leo XIV is in Peru as part of his Latin America tour, just weeks after having surgery for lung cancer.
Russell Brand accused by 6 women of sexual misconduct, assault following rape conviction
Six more women have come forward alleging sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour by ex-comedian Russell Brand, according to an investigation by the U.K.-based The Times, following his conviction on rape and sexual ass
ABC 50/50 quiz: Testing your knowledge of 90s Aussie bands and cat people vs dog people
Each question in the ABC 50/50 quiz has only two options: one is right, the other is wrong. But be warned: we might try to trick you.
Boots Riley is ready for the working class to rise up
Filmmaker, musician and activist Boots Riley’s latest movie I Love Boosters makes the creative’s edict clear: power lies with the people, we just have to rise up and take it.
The must-see artworks at the Clarice Beckett exhibition
Clarice Beckett painted the life and scenery of her coastal home in Victoria until her death in 1935. Selling almost nothing while she was alive, she is now recognised as one of the country's pioneering tonal and abstrac
Israel bars supplies needed to treat six-year-old Gaza burn victim
Six-year-old burns victim Masa is one of the patients in Gaza whose recovery is under threat due to Israeli restrictions
Iran honours fallen soldiers in Iran-Iraq war with missile display
Thousands gathered in Tehran for a mass funeral honouring 110 unidentified soldiers killed in the Iran-Iraq war.
New video shows last pickup by DoorDash driver who mysteriously vanished after completing an order
The missing father of two did not have any known mental health issues, his father says
Eisenkot slams Netanyahu’s ‘racist’ campaign against Palestinian Israelis
Prime ministerial hopeful calls attempts to marginalise and smear Palestinian citizens of Israel 'an anti-state act'.
Albanese's salad days have wilted into a long list of woe
Underlying the grimness inside the government is the realisation that there are few easy policy options to hand.
Why you will pay for Jensen Huang's indiscretions
Nvidia is one the most valuable companies on the planet, but its former boss had 60 direct reports, meaning it wasn't structured to cope with scandals.
Registered psychologist accused of recruiting for Universal Medicine cult
A Victorian survivor of childhood sexual abuse went to a psychologist seeking help. Instead, she alleges she was recruited to a cult found to be "socially dangerous" and "sexually manipulative".
No emails, no problem? Workers joke about Microsoft outage
Workers worldwide have been finding humour in a global Microsoft outage that disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot.
One state is weighing law that would allow sick leave to care for pets
No state currently guarantees leave for pet care or loss, though several have proposed laws
'We have done all our homework' to get EU candidate status: Kosovo's PM Albin Kurti
FRANCE 24 hosts Albin Kurti, the prime minister of Kosovo, a country that declared its independence from Serbia back in 2008 and sees itself as part of the European family. But four years after applying to join the EU, K
Russia sends major business delegation to Kabul for business talks with the Taliban
A Russian deputy prime minister led a 70-strong Russian delegation to Afghanistan, pursuing deals on transport, logistics, agriculture, and health products with the Taliban.
Owners of 720,000 BMWs urged to park outside as US recall expands
BMW is still working on the recall fix and is aware of 10 fire incidents that may related to the issue