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Japan steps up efforts on cooking oil in race for sustainable aviation fuel

Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, doing ​her part in her Tokyo kitchen for a national effort to ramp up production of eco-friendly jet fuel. Her contribution is pooled at a nearby supermarket that is among roughly 300 participants ​in a public-private project dubbed "Fry ‌to Fly", as the Iran war squeezes energy supply and raises costs for the resource-poor country.

'The current war between Iran and the US stems from decades of mutual humiliation'

In an interview with Le Monde, researcher Marie Durrieu analyzes the central role that humiliating an adversary plays in international relations.

Algerian courts clear way for possible pardon of detained French journalist

The lawyers for Christophe Gleizes, a sportswriter detained since 2024, said a court had rejected an appeal from prosecutors for a tougher sentence.

Emprisonnement de Christophe Gleizes en Algérie : "La grâce du président Tebboune est désormais possible", espère son frère Maxime

La famille du journaliste a annoncé mercredi qu'il renonçait à son pourvoi en cassation, ce qui ouvre la voie à une possible grâce du président algérien Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Algeria court clears way for pardon of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes

French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, detained in Algeria since 2024 on terror charges, may be eligible for a possible presidential pardon, his lawyers said Wednesday. Algeria's Court de Cassation, the country's highest appeals court, rejected prosecutors' calls for a tougher sentence, and noted the withdrawal of the defendant's own appeal.

Algérie : la procédure judiciaire contre Christophe Gleizes désormais close, la voie vers une grâce présidentielle ouverte

Emprisonnement de Christophe Gleizes en Algérie : la procédure judiciaire est close, ouvrant la voie à une grâce du journaliste

Le journaliste sportif français a été arrêté en mai 2024 en Kabylie, où il réalisait un reportage, puis condamné en juin 2025 à sept ans de prison pour "apologie du terrorisme".

Christophe Gleizes : rejet du pourvoi en cassation du parquet, ouvrant la voie à une grâce du président algérien

Le journaliste français, emprisonné depuis un an en Algérie, voit désormais son avenir lié à une décision d’Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Iran rejects reports President Masoud Pezeshkian resigned over power struggle

Over the last 24 hours, reports have surfaced claiming Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian resigned due to an alleged power struggle between his government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps which is “excluding” him from decision-making in the Iran war. Tehran has outright denied the reports, calling it "rumour mongering" by a foreign media outlet and accusing it of publishing "wishful thinking in place of reality," as the information war continues.

Sort de Christophe Gleizes, immigration… le ministre de l’Intérieur Laurent Nuñez reçoit son homologue algérien à Beauvau

France seizes Russia-linked oil tanker

France's navy has intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked to the Russian oil trade in the Atlantic Ocean and ordered the vessel to head for the French mainland, in a move Russia said was illegal and bordered on "international ​piracy". French President Emmanuel ‌Macron on Monday posted a video on X showing commandos rappelling from helicopters onto the Tagor, during ⁠an operation that occurred the previous day in international waters 400 miles (740 km) west of Brittany.

Détroit d’Ormuz : le président iranien promet au Japon de faciliter le passage de ses navires dans le détroit

«La République islamique d’Iran est pleinement disposée à faciliter le trafic maritime» dans le détroit d’Ormuz, a déclaré Massoud Pezeshkian à la première ministre japonaise Sanae Takaichi.

Laurent Nunez promet d'évoquer le cas du journaliste Christophe Gleizes avec son homologue algérien

Le ministre de l’Intérieur français reçoit ce lundi Saïd Sayoud alors que le journaliste Christophe Gleizes est détenu en Algérie depuis juin 2025.

Israel seizes strategic Beaufort Castle in Lebanon, issues new evacuation orders

Israeli troops have captured Beaufort castle in Lebanon, built in Crusader times – and a symbol of Israel's advancement deeper into Lebanese territory. Israeli forces have used it as a base during its two decade occupation of Lebanon. Israel has called on Lebanese civilians to evacuate yet more towns and villages in the south, as it pushes forward, saying it is fighting Hezbollah. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Jerusalem, Noga Tarnopolsky.

US judge freezes Trump 'slush fund' for allies

A US federal judge temporarily blocked the White House from moving ahead with a $1.8 billion compensation package. The fund was created by the Justice Department as part of an extraordinary settlement of Trump's civil lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.

'With his encyclical, Leo XIV does not simply proclaim that another world is possible: He calls on us to build that other world'

Following the pope's release of the first encyclical of his pontificate, 'Magnifica humanitas,' on Monday, historian of Catholicism Alberto Melloni analyzes the significance of this original document, which focuses on artificial intelligence.

Heatwave in France: 'This is an unprecedented event, with about a one-in-1,000 chance of occurring in a given year'

In an interview with Le Monde, the research director explains the climatic conditions that led to France's record-breaking temperatures during this season, and emphasizes the urgent need for political action against global warming.

Economist Guillaume Vallet: 'The Enhanced Games glorifies a certain type of man, dominant and celebrated by MAGA ideology'

In an interview, the economics professor analyzes this competition between doped athletes, scheduled for May 24 in Las Vegas. Advocating for an unregulated market logic, these unprecedented Games in the history of sport introduce a new paradigm of confrontation, outside the democratic framework.

Google executive James Manyika criticizes France for sidestepping AI: 'It's terrible for the French user'

Google's senior vice president of technology and society regrets that the group's innovations are not being rolled out in France, a country he considers too resistant to change. He hopes to reassure the public about the risks artificial intelligence poses to jobs.

'Fjord' starring Sebastian Stan wins the Palme d’Or at 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Romanian director Cristian Mungiu has won the Palme d’Or for 'Fjord', a tense family drama starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve. In FRANCE 24’s special Cannes awards programme, Eve Jackson and critic Emma Jones break down all the major winners from the closing ceremony – from the Grand Prix for 'Minotaur' to the double acting prizes for 'All of a Sudden' and 'Coward'.