For the first time in a decade, the United Nations will soon elect a new Secretary-General. DW is taking a look at the six candidates, what they stood for and what challenges they and the UN will face. Source link
The United States on Wednesday announced that it had reached a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia, with Energy Secretary Chris Wright signing the pact and a separate bilateral safeguards deal alongside Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. FRANCE 24’s Fraser Jackson reports from Washington. Source link
France recorded at least 5,700 more deaths than usual during a historic heatwave last month, the public health agency said Wednesday, sharply increasing its estimates of the feared toll from record-shattering temperatures. FRANCE 24’s James Vasina reports. Source link
US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that the US would destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant every time Tehran attacked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The threat came as Washington and Iran exchanged fresh strikes, regional missile alerts sounded and diplomatic efforts remained stalled. Source link
In tonight’s edition, the Ebola outbreak in the DRC has crossed a devastating threshold, with more than 1,000 lives lost. Also, in Kenya, human rights groups warn that political “goons” are increasingly being used to disrupt rallies ahead of elections next year. And in Senegal, four years after devastating floods threatened the famous Pink Lake’s … Read more
The deal is another sign of growing US-Saudi relations during US President Donald Trump’s second term. This would reportedly allow Saudi Arabia to develop its own civilian nuclear program. Source link
UNESCO on Wednesday added Tyre, an ancient coastal city in southern Lebanon founded by the Phoenicians, to its list of world heritage sites in danger following months of Israeli bombardment. Founded around 4,700 years ago, Tire is home to archaeological treasures including two protected UNESCO areas. Source link
François Picard is pleased to welcome Daria Kaleniuk, Executive Director of the Anti-corruption Action Centre. Ukraine’s wartime challenge is no longer only military, but institutional. Ms. Kaleniuk contends that battlefield success and democratic resilience are inseparable from deep reform of the defense establishment. While welcoming President Zelensky’s replacement of the commander-in-chief with a younger, reform-oriented … Read more
A US judge on Wednesday set a trial date for former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in New York, where they face drug trafficking charges. Both have been detained since early January, when US forces entered Venezuela and seized them from their Caracas home. The unprecedented midnight raid was praised by … Read more
François Picard is pleased to welcome Dana Thomas, Paris-based journalist, specializing in fashion and culture, and author of “Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster”. For decades, allegations of sexual exploitation in the fashion industry, spanning the globe, have resurfaced, often surrounding powerful figures whose deaths have complicated any semblance of accountability. In the wake of … Read more