A Russian court has ordered the arrest of FRANCE 24’s senior reporter Catherine Norris Trent on charges of crossing illegally into its western Kursk region to file a report on the Ukrainian army’s summer incursion. Source link
We continue our series on France’s love affair with advent calendars with Claire Pichon, the editor-in-chief of Fou de Patisserie magazine. She’s written an article on high-end delicious advent calendars and she shares her favorites with us. Source link
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will slap a 25 percent across-the-board tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada unless they stop the flow of illegal drugs and migrants into the United States. Separately, he also vowed to impose a 10 percent duty on Chinese imports, in addition to other tariffs. Also … Read more
Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday moved to drop the federal election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents cases against President-elect Donald Trump. In his filings Smith said the cases should be dropped because of the long-standing US justice department policy of not indicting or prosecuting a sitting president. Source link
Ambassadors from Ukraine and NATO’s 32 members meet Tuesday in Brussels following Russia’s strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a new hypersonic missile. Russian President Putin said the new missile strike responded to Ukraine’s use of US and UK weapons and warned that Moscow may target military facilities in states supporting Ukraine. Source … Read more
Russia on Tuesday accused Ukraine of launching two more attacks on its territory using US-supplied ATACMS missiles in recent days, adding that it was preparing “retaliatory actions”. Source link
Israel looks set to approve a US plan for a ceasefire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Tuesday, a senior Israeli official said, clearing the way for an end to the conflict that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war 14 months ago. This would pave the way for a ceasefire … Read more
Israel’s security cabinet was due to meet Tuesday to vote on a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, an official said, while the White House voiced optimism that a deal was closed. The United States, European Union and United Nations have pushed for a halt to the long-running hostilities between Israel and … Read more
Prosecutors on Tuesday recommended sentences for those accused of participating in the rapes and sexual abuse of Gisele Pelicot — abuse organized by her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot. Prosecutors on Monday requested he be given a maximum 20-year sentence. Source link
The winner of this year’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year award spoke to FRANCE 24 about his love for photography and his hope that his work will help protect the world’s oceans and its ecosystems. He calls himself a marine conservation photographer, taking pictures that are not only beautiful, but also matter and tell … Read more