After weeks of speculation over his health after he hadn’t been seen in weeks, Republican Senator Mitch McConnell shared a “proof of life” photo showing himself alive and well in an apparent bid to silence the rumours. Instead, it fueled a fresh wave of conspiracy theories. Source link
The annual summer press conference with the German Chancellor is one of the last public events before the holidays. Friedrich Merz is also due to go on holiday soon and the federal press conference room in the German capital Berlin was packed with journalists eager to hear what he would say. They were greeted by … Read more
In tonight’s edition, after years of waiting, Kenya’s Rastafarians lose a landmark court battle over the religious use of cannabis. Also, the continent’s top cocoa producers join forces to process more cocoa at home instead of exporting it raw. And on the beaches of Dakar, an environmental activist is turning heads in a colorful outfit, … Read more
With the two wildfires burning southeast of Paris now contained, for investigators, the focus is on how they started. Five people have been arrested, suspected of setting the blazes intentionally, including a volunteer fire fighter. Prosecutors say that a second suspect admitted to accidentally starting a fire by throwing away his cigarette. FRANCE 24’s Monte … Read more
France’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to allow assisted death for terminally ill adults. The law would allow an adult who is terminally ill to request a lethal substance that can either be self-administered or administered by a doctor. It applies to French citizens or legal residents who have an illness that is life-threatening … Read more
France on Wednesday moved closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron. Macron had promised an assisted dying law when he was re-elected for a second term in 2022, in a change seen as one of the most important social reforms since … Read more
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced a “drone deal” with Ukraine to boost joint production of the key battlefield technology. Ukraine has already signed similar deals with some individual EU countries and Gulf nations looking to tap into the expertise Kyiv has developed during more than four years of war with Russia. … Read more
For Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Anne Reynaud, Board Member of the Association for the Right to Die with Dignity. France’s long awaited assisted dying legislation marks a profound shift in the country’s approach to end of life care, but as Reynaud makes clear, the parliamentary vote is less the end of a … Read more
The US military on Wednesday launched rare daytime attacks on Iran, including a 90-minute wave of strikes, as it reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports. Tehran responded with strikes on “US military targets” in Gulf states and threatened to halt energy exports in the region. Source link
From July 6 to 15, 1938, delegates from 32 countries and dozens of humanitarian organizations gathered for a conference in the expensive spa town of Evian on the French shore of Lake Geneva. The idea was to address the issue of how to deal with the half a million Jews being persecuted in the Third … Read more