weapons
On the ground
Middle East
![A handout picture of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who claimed credit Sunday for the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad](https://s.france24.com/media/display/240d4b7e-b59a-11ef-ab76-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"SYRIA","hash":"778c2aa3205af53b2ecb550ca0a8bc71a1a33c61f7f77fe586cfa449ef4f740e","title":"Israel%20says%20struck%250A'chemical%20weapons'","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/1a05514d96cbe50472baab5e3f589bf6251eec7e.webp)
![Putin issues direct threat to West, says Russia used new missiles in Ukraine](https://s.france24.com/media/display/f8b56e08-a86e-11ef-afbe-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"RUSSIA","hash":"f274b7dc31e695608ac0654ddfa2dd7a468c662b140c893548bcfb6255fbda3c","title":"Putin%20issues%20direct%20threat%20to%20West","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241122_013120_013320_CS.webp)
![What does Biden's decision to allow Ukraine to use longer-range US weapons mean?](https://s.france24.com/media/display/2b8d35c4-a5c0-11ef-86aa-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"UKRAINE","hash":"87456678f0023ebea78a94958abbde086bc735ba3f31233a6d919d031ceb8154","title":"Is%20Biden's%20decision%20a%20game-changer%3F","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241118_160354_160810_CS.webp)
![US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 26, 2024.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/a58ac586-a515-11ef-8354-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"UKRAINE","hash":"7d9e792330d8cbcf6148b83e52c6864df27be6eb46ca6c91f975cb18bee1439e","title":"US%20authorises%20use%20of%20long-range%20missiles%20inside%20Russia","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/000_36HA6ZQ-1.webp)
![ARCHIVO - En esta imagen facilitada por el Ejército de Estados Unidos, soldados del 3er Batallón, Regimiento de Artillería de Campaña 321 de la 18ª Brigada de Artillería de Campaña de Fort Bragg, Carolina del Norte, realizan pruebas de fuego real en White Sands Missile Range, Nuevo México, el 14 de diciembre de 2021, de las primeras versiones del Sistema de Misiles Tácticos del Ejército. Funcionarios de EE.UU. dicen que Ucrania por primera vez ha comenzado a utilizar misiles balísticos de largo alcance, atacando un aeródromo militar ruso en Crimea y tropas rusas en otra zona ocupada durante la noche. Los ataques se producen aproximadamente un mes después de que Estados Unidos proporcionara en secreto las armas para que Ucrania pudiera atacar objetivos situados a una distancia de hasta 190 millas.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/27b7b422-a54a-11ef-b41c-005056a90284/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"UKRAINE","hash":"4705deb4f3f2c705f00e5797edc26ae88f778c20b6138a1d389c3bd5b21c9c6d","title":"US%20authorises%20use%20of%20long-range%20missiles%20inside%20Russia","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/AP24115594222241.webp)
![For too long Europe has avoided bearing burden of its own security: Macron](https://s.france24.com/media/display/e8719f02-a144-11ef-a463-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"UKRAINE%20WAR","hash":"ad6999c0e58887daea3ec8bf88ed1fe1e39a103f873d4022d8506b833c43af51","title":"Europe%20has%20avoided%20burden%20of%20own%20defense%20for%20too%20long%3A%20Macron","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241112_220610_220751_CS.webp)
![Ex-president Evo Morales of Bolivia says 14 shots fired at his car](https://s.france24.com/media/display/bc97b48e-9488-11ef-90b6-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"BOLIVIA","hash":"a20e3c5c05a652f6dfd6d6bd4690b675d047e9687631c5b1e714d393aa6b29ef","title":"Ex-president%20Evo%20Morales%20says%250A14%20shots%20fired%20at%20his%20car","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241027_181338_181508_CS.webp)
![Freed Russian weapons dealer brokering arms sales to Houthis - WSJ](https://s.france24.com/media/display/21cc2e54-85aa-11ef-b6ff-005056bf30b7/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"RUSSIA'S%20ROLE%20IN%20MIDDLE%20EAST","hash":"815a98ebcf8649783a7158484019c4dcc72b9dc5680cd21f49743b5d70f59dc8","title":"'Merchant%20of%20death'%20brokering%20arms%20sales%20to%20Houthis%20(report)","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20241008_210708_211454_CS.webp)
!['The name of the game is keeping Ukraine intact through the winter', expert says](https://s.france24.com/media/display/58f06974-79e1-11ef-b790-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"UKRAINE%20WAR","hash":"6004dfc8337e3b91be30f3198df13014e176e35bd24352e1f90150eb4e849e4d","title":"Zelensky%20to%20present%20'victory%20plan'%20to%20Biden","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240923_210813_211520_CS.webp)
![Ukrainian drones strike a large military depot in a Russian town northwest of Moscow](https://s.france24.com/media/display/9f30bad4-7602-11ef-b5c3-005056bfb2b6/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"UKRAINE%20WAR","hash":"4ebcfdc4f8c6a0ee62c33513063fc7261e244fb1edf7d920a2f22b562bf6505d","title":"Zelensky%20says%20Ukraine's%20'victory%20plan'%20is%20'fully%20prepared'","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240918_230743_230944_CS.webp)
As it happened
Europe
!["We should not overestimate the drama of the change" in Ukraine's government reshuffle, analyst says](https://s.france24.com/media/display/7791d7bc-6af2-11ef-b918-005056a97e36/w:720/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"UKRAINE%20RESHUFFLE","hash":"00a075a1853e30595a9d8d2ad487be439f3f6dba84f402498f6e1dedd624f7f9","title":"'Don't%20overestimate%20drama%20of%20change'%2C%20analyst%20says%20as%20FM%20Kuleba%20resigns","id":"5535ce5c-cd7e-11ed-854c-005056bf30b7"}/EN_20240904_210319_211108_CS.webp)
