Forty years ago some of the world’s biggest music stars joined together under the name Band Aid to record a fundraiser single for Africa. The song, Do They Know It’s Christmas, was a global smash and still a perennial holiday. But its rerelease on the fortieth anniversary has put a spotlight on the damaging story … Read more
After five years of intense reconstruction efforts, a grand reopening ceremony will be held on Saturday to mark the return of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral before its doors open to the public once again on Sunday. The historic event comes after a devastating fire damaged the UNESCO world heritage site. Follow our liveblog to … Read more
New Delhi: There is a competition between America and China to become the most powerful country in the world. Both countries use every possible trick to defeat each other. America’s newly elected President Donald Trump has also done the same. Trump has nominated former Georgia senator David Perdue for the post as his ambassador to … Read more
Syrian rebel forces on Friday said they reached Homs, Syria’s third-largest city and home to a large population belonging to President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect. While the claim could not be independently verified, the latest rebel advance triggered a mass exodus of people fleeing the central Syrian city. Source link
If Syrian rebel forces capture Homs in their brazen lightning offensive, it would cut off the capital Damascus from the coast, a long-time redoubt of Assad’s minority Alawite sect and where his Russian allies have a naval and air base. As Islamist insurgents advance on this key central city and Kurdish fighters seize the eastern … Read more
Syrian rebel forces advanced on the central city of Homs and Kurdish fighters seized effective control of the eastern desert, jolting President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on power and triggering local revolts against his rule in the south. As rebel advances tear at Assad’s control, while Iran races to send support, FRANCE 24’s Gavin Lee is … Read more
This week, our set of experts gathered around Gavin LEE take a look at the last episode in the political crisis France is facing, with the Parliamant voting no confidence to Michel Barnier’s government; how Syria is plunging back into uncertainty, with various rebel groups taking large cities; and what happened when South Korean President … Read more
Amnesty International has demanded the immediate release of seven opposition members and a journalist whom Rwanda put on trial Thursday for seeking to undermine the government. The group was arrested in late 2021 after reportedly planning non-violent protest actions based on part of the book “Blueprint for Revolution” by Serbian writer Srdja Popovic. They face … Read more
The war in Ukraine has entered what some officials say could be its most dangerous phase, with Kyiv now using Western-supplied missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, and Russia reported to be using North Korean troops in Ukraine. There is even talk in some Western capitals of sending troops to Ukraine – something that has … Read more
Georgia is sinking deeper into crisis, as a pro-European protest movement is met with a severe police crackdown that has been condemned by EU officials. Our guest has been out in the streets every night, demonstrating against the ruling party’s decision to pause Georgia’s EU membership process, and in protest at the recent parliamentary election … Read more