Luigi Mangione, the man charged in last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, appeared in a Pennsylvania courtroom on Tuesday, where he was denied bail and his lawyer said he would fight extradition to New York City, where the attack happened. Source link
A UN high-level mission in Ethiopia led by Education Cannot Wait calls for innovative financing solutions to urgently address the education needs of 9 million crisis-affected out-of-school children. FRANCE 24’s Yinka Oyetade speaks to Education Cannot Wait’s Executive Director, Yasmine Sherif. Source link
As some semblance of normality slowly settles in in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, questions are turning to what’s next for the millions of Syrian refugees spread out across the world. FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar reports from Gaziantep in Turkey, where authorities are starting to expand border crossing capacities to accommodate the influx … Read more
Refugees, asylum seekers, exiles: the return to Syria begins with people who have given up on returning home now back on their own soil. Source link
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed the allegations against him as he testified in court for the first time in his corruption case. Netanyahu, who has repeatedly sought to delay his court appearance, is the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial. He faces charges of bribery, fraud and … Read more
Japan’s atomic bomb survivors’ group Nihon Hidankyo accepted its Nobel Peace Prize, urging countries to abolish the weapons resurging as a threat 80 years after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Source link
The Syrian rebels now in power in Damascus have appointed Mohammed al-Bashir as head of a transitional government that will be in place until March 1, state media said. More information with FRANCE 24 Reporter in Damascus, James Andre. Source link
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly declared that Syria must never be divided again, and Turkey will act against anyone seeking to compromise its territory. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the post-civil war chapter of a newly free war-torn Syria, FRANCE 24’s Annette Young welcomes Henri J. Barkey, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle … Read more
The toppling of Ankara’s archenemy Bashar al-Assad in Syria may have increased Turkey’s regional influence but it also represents a strategic challenge for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as regional expert Didier Billion explains. Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron called cross-party talks aimed at “forming or making possible a government of national interest” after the ouster of Prime Minister Michel Barnier triggered a political crisis. Analysis by FRANCE 24 French Politics Editor, Marc Perelman. Source link