Germany will take part in a French nuclear exercise later this year, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday after key defense talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at an air base near Cologne. Merz said the two countries would also continue to develop the cloud solution from the FCAS joint fighter jet project that collapsed early … Read more
German and French leaders hold a joint cabinet meeting with ministers from each countryImage: Oliver Berg/dpa/Picture Alliance France and Germany have launched ministerial talks aimed at deepening cooperation on defence, artificial intelligence, critical raw materials and Europe’s future budget. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and 10 ministers from each country began consultations … Read more
In this edition: how Belgium is leading the way in treating survivors of sexual violence by offering a one-stop center which provides them with access to medical, psychological and police support. Also, as South Korea is wrestling with a fertility crisis a group of monks at a local monastery are doing their bit to revive … Read more
François Picard is pleased to welcome Daria Kaleniuk, Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center. Ukraine’s latest defense leadership shake-up, as interpreted by Kaleniuk, is not as a routine personnel change but rather a struggle over the future direction of wartime governance. Her analysis frames the dismissal of the reformist defense minister as a contest … Read more
The Korean superstar boyband is wrapping up the European leg of their Arirang album tour in the French capital before dates in North and South America. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the K-pop phenomenon’s meteoric rise. Source link
The UK will be getting a new prime minister on July 20. And many challenges await Andy Burnham. He will be faced with a tepid economy, high government borrowing costs, and irregular migrants arriving in small boats that have fueled support for Reform. In his address to the Labor party, he has vowed to boost … Read more
Building back better after devastating floods in Germany Following deadly floods in Germany’s Ahr Valley in 2021, the focus of reconstruction is on resilience rather than restoring what was lost. Five years after 135 people were killed and billions of euros of damage were caused, authorities are widening river banks, redesigning bridges and restoring natural … Read more
Rewatch Andy Burnham’s address to Labor as he officially becomes the new party leader, and is a few days away from becoming the new British prime minister. Source link
Andy Burnham vowed on July 17 to “give hope” back to the British people as he was confirmed as the ruling Labor party’s new leader, set to be the next UK prime minister. ‘The King of the North’ was elected in a snap election by a landslide in Makerfield, a constituency near Manchester. He will … Read more
The Labor party in the UK has a new leader. Andy Burnham is succeeding to outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer, and will be officially confirmed as prime minister on July 20. In his speech to Labor members at a special conference, he vowed to bring hope back to the UK. He is seen as the … Read more