President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo are leading commemorations marking 10 years since Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen attacked French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a major Jewish supermarket that sends shockwaves across the globe and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion that still rages this very day. For a deeper perspective … Read more
Indonesia formally became a member of BRICS on Monday, bringing Southeast Asia’s largest economy and the region’s most populous country into the group. Officially established in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, China and India, BRICS has become relevant as an international forum for developing countries. South Africa joined soon after the first summit, and Egypt, Iran, … Read more
Washington— The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed sanctions on the group’s leader in a conflict that has killed thousands and driven millions from their homes. has been removed. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a … Read more
France is set to mark Tuesday 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion. France 24 takes a look back at how the events of that day unfolded. Source link
Romania and Bulgaria officially joined the EU’s visa-free Schengen zone on January 1 despite having been European Union members since 2007. Their delayed accession to the now 29-nation zone had been blocked by Austria over migration concerns. Source link
On January 7, 2015, gunmen stormed the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and assassinated 12 people in an attack that shook France to its core and sparked a global outcry about press freedom. Ten years after the assault that coined the phrase “Je suis Charlie”, the fight for secularism continues. A look back … Read more
More than 120 people have died after a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Himalayas on Tuesday morning, while more than 200 people have been injured in the natural disaster. Local Chinese media reported at least 126 deaths in and around the Tibetan city of Shigatse, while tremors were felt in neighboring Nepal and India. “A … Read more
As France marks 10 years since the terror attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, we speak to journalist and filmmaker Paul Moreira, who witnessed the immediate aftermath of the massacre. Moreira’s production company had offices next door to those of Charlie Hebdo, and upon arriving at the building on January 7, 2015, he compared … Read more
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the former paratrooper and rabble-rousing politician who co-founded France’s National Front and pushed the far right into the limelight, died on Tuesday aged 96. Follow our live blog for reactions to the death of a polarizing figure in French politics, who was convicted on numerous occasions of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting racial … Read more
Mutare, Zimbabwe – Government officials in Zimbabwe are investigating a Chinese mining company that has been operating a gold mine in the east of the country since at least 2021. The investigation comes as residents have expressed concerns about the impact on health and the environment. The company in question is Sino Africa Huijin Holdings, … Read more