International News

The northern port city of Hamburg is set to become the first of Germany’s 16 states to adopt a blanket ban on all weapons from being carried on public transport. The decision comes after the German government passed a law giving states more powers to improve public safety. Why is the ban being implemented now? … Read more

After the visit Joe Biden paid to Angola last week, the author of a new book spoke to FRANCE 24 about hope and optimism in Angola and South Sudan. In “Insurgent Nations: Rebel Rule in Angola and South Sudan”, Paula Cristina Roque looks at two of Africa’s longest civil wars: one in Angola involving UNITA … Read more

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to name a new prime minister on Thursday. The nomination comes after two days of meetings with party leaders to select a PM who can bridge divides and pass a budget that will address France’s burgeoning debt – but the meetings at the Élysée Palace notably excluded the far-right … Read more

In Rio de Janeiro, many mothers have lost their children to the violence of police operations and organized crime. Seeking to overcome grievance and heartbreak, these mothers have formed a network of mutual aid to support each other in their fight for justice. Louise Raulais and Jan Onoszko report. Source link

Australia’s labor government unveiled a new scheme this Thursday that would tax social media platforms if they fail to agree to compensate local media publishers. The plan is meant to provide support to an industry that has lost hundreds of jobs and seen advertising revenue dwindle. Also, the death of a 26-year-old white collar worker … Read more

For three and a half months Giselle Pelicot has attended court hearings in Avignon, France against her former husband and 50 other men accused of raping her while she was drugged unconscious. Pelicot’s insistence that the trial be made public to raise awareness of the dangers of the drug used on her and her refusal … Read more

A top US military officer visited Beirut on Wednesday to monitor the withdrawal of the first Israeli troops from Lebanon under a ceasefire agreement reached last month, the US Central Command said. The US confirmed that Israel had withdrawn its forces from the town of Al-Khiam in southern Lebanon. Source link

Since the fall of Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad former prisoners held by the regime – often in brutal conditions – have been released en mass. Many are in a “dire state of psychological shock” says James André FRANCE 24’s senior reporter, from Damascus. Source link

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to name a new prime minister on Thursday after the recent ousting of prime minister Michel Barnier. Macron faces pressure to create a broad political alliance that can avoid further instability but disagreement remains over the candidate, with left-wing parties demanding a prime minister from their ranks. Source link