Angela Merkel was the longest-serving chancellor of a post-war, united Germany, earning a reputation for calm and pragmatic leadership. On Thursday, The time published passages from her highly anticipated book Freedom. Memories 1954-2021. Here are some of the key takeaways. On growing up in East Germany Born in Hamburg in what was then West Germany … Read more
In the words of Antoine Bernard, disinformation is “the kingdom of confusion”. The director of advocacy and assistance at Reporters Without Borders (RSF) spoke to FRANCE 24 about the organization’s project to fight fake news and analyze the geopolitics of propaganda: The Propaganda Monitor. In its first “season”, the project is focusing on Russian propaganda, … Read more
Workers’ representatives have called for a deal in collective bargaining talks with Volkswagen (VW) by Christmas, the IG Metall trade union and VW’s workers’ council said on Thursday. VW is Europe’s largest automaker and has threatened plant closures and layoffs in a bid to reduce labor costs. VW management says it wants to shut factories, … Read more
The draft text for the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, left out how many wealthy nations will pay poorer countries to help them to reduce greenhouse gasses and cope with climate change. The developing world says it needs the $1.3 trillion in climate finance, far more than negotiators say richer nations have been prepared … Read more
🔴 Mali’s junta names Abdoulaye Maiga prime minister, state TV reports Source link
Workers’ representatives have called for a deal in collective bargaining talks with Volkswagen (VW) by Christmas, the IG Metall trade union and VW’s workers’ council said on Thursday. VW is Europe’s largest automaker and has threatened plant closures and layoffs in a bid to reduce labor costs. VW management says it wants to shut factories, … Read more
With the COP29 summit now in its final days, we take a closer look at the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. A major global carbon sink that’s nicknamed the lungs of the planet, the Amazon is once again under threat. Illegal fires set by farmers ravaged millions of hectares over the summer. Our France 2 colleagues … Read more
Germany’s Left Party is struggling for survival. For many weeks, opinion polls have put them well below the 5% threshold for representation in parliament. Now, three of the party’s most senior and most popular politicians have decided to make sure their party is represented no matter how poor the overall performance. On February 23, 2025, … Read more
Russia launched an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at targets in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, Ukraine’s air force said. It was the first time that ICBMs were used by Russia in the conflict. ICBMs are designed to deliver nuclear warheads, but there was no indication from Ukraine that the Russian missile was nuclear-armed. Source link
PRESS REVIEW –Thursday, November 21: In France, far-right leader Marine Le Pen threatens to bring down PM Michel Barnier’s government over its controversial budget bill. In the US, the House Ethics Committee refuses to publish the findings of a sexual misconduct report against Donald Trump’s Attorney General pick Matt Gaetz. Over in the UK, Oxford … Read more