Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama defended the decision to financially support a concert by controversial American rapper Kanye West. In a public Facebook post on Wednesday, Rama tried to address public anger over the event by arguing that the €4 million ($4.56 million) investment in the concert was good for the country. “We allocated €4 … Read more
These days, every official visit, every summit that involves the President of the United States seems like a mad scramble to keep the leader of the Atlantic Alliance on board. But what if it’s just too late? Last month, leaders left France thanking their lucky stars that Donald Trump hadn’t taken a big bazooka to … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, responding to a question from US President Donald Trump about whether he would travel to Moscow for talks, joked that there were too many Ukrainian drones there. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham, says that “it would be wasted effort … Read more
The referee for France’s World Cup quarter-final against Morocco is already drawing attention. FIFA has appointed Argentina official Facundo Tello to oversee the match, a decision that has prompted widespread discussion. Asked about the appointment, France coach Didier Deschamps refused to fuel the debate, saying he trusts the refereeing team. Source link
Greenlanders attending a traditional kayaking championship in Nuuk rejected US President Donald Trump’s renewed call for US control of the Arctic island on Wednesday, saying its future should be decided by Greenlanders themselves. Speaking at a NATO summit in Turkey’s Ankara, Trump renewed his demand to gain control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, arguing … Read more
US President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to halt all trade with Spain amid a bitter row over Madrid’s defense spending and failure to help Washington with the Iran war. “Spain is a wasted cause. We don’t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore,” Trump said as he arrived at a NATO summit in … Read more
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US will give a license to Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems to help counter Russian missile attacks, a huge coup for Ukraine which has badly needed the technology for the war now in its fifth year. FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell reports. Source link
Opposition politician María Corina Machado has been planning to return to Venezuela from the United States for months. When a devastating double earthquake struck the coastal area of La Guaira In June, He believed the time was right. In a video message, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate accused Venezuela’s interim government led by Delsey … Read more
France is experiencing its third heatwave in two months. In Bordeaux the thermometer hit 40 degrees Celsius this week, including in its new eco-neighborhood. The apartment blocks are new, built to the latest standards – but inside it’s like an oven, and residents have had enough. FRANCE 24’s Emerald Maxwell reports. Source link
Athletes who were victims of doping by the East German state have “no appropriate means of support, although those affected still need immediate assistance,” a The new report said on Wednesday. The findings were presented by Evelyn Zuppke, the German government commissioner for victims of the socialist dictatorship, at the Hohenschönhausen Memorial, the former detention … Read more