A police officer in the central state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, has been slightly injured after stopping a driver who had a small child seated on his lap, driving his vehicle, local authorities said Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon in the town of Querfurt, around 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of Leipzig. What … Read more
France said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had immunity given his country was not party to the statutes of the International Criminal Court that sought his arrest, and Paris would continue working closely with him. FRANCE 24’s James Vasina reports. Source link
The Kremlin on Wednesday announced the expulsion of two German reporters in a tit-for-tat maneuver after Berlin recently informed two employees at Russian state broadcaster Channel One that they would have to leave Germany. Wednesday’s expulsion is the latest in a series of back and forth moves that have seen journalists spirited out of Russia … Read more
The verdict on whether France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen will be ruled ineligible to compete in elections will be delivered on March 31, 2025. Le Pen and two dozen other figures in the National Rally party are accused of having embezzled millions of euros from the European Parliament. Source link
The ceasefire deal agreed to by Lebanon and Israel aims to reinvigorate a UN Security Council resolution adopted in 2006 after a previous war between Hezbollah and Israel. Observers say that circumstances are now more complicated than they were nearly two decades ago, with a weakened Lebanese state and changing leadership in the United States. … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday recommended his cabinet approve a US-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Watch his televised address. Source link
It is Donald Trump’s unpredictability that worries German politicians the most. Will he once again criticize Germany harshly, like he did during his first term in office? Will he rant against NATO, particularly his European partners, or even threaten to leave the alliance? It is difficult to know — and this is causing a certain … Read more
Israel and the Lebanese based militant group Hezbollah have reached a ceasefire agreement. The two sides have been exchanging fire for more than a year, but in the past two months the conflict escalated greatly when Israel launched aggressive air and ground campaigns. Charli James takes a look back. Source link
FRANCE 24 spoke to Sebastien Lai, the son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon, pro-democracy activist and founder of the now-defunct tabloid Apple Daily newspaper, Jimmy Lai. The elder Lai, in prison since December 2020, is currently on trial in Hong Kong for alleged collusion with foreign forces. Noting that his father “decided to stay … Read more
As storm clouds gathered on a forgotten beach in China’s Miaodao islands, artist Fu Junsheng picked his way through piles of plastic waste washed up along the shoreline, looking for inspiration. Source link