A Paris appeals court Thursday found Air France and Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in France’s aviation history. Source link
Recent years have seen protests erupt across Kenyan cities over an alarming rise in gender-based violence and recent spate of high-profile killings has put the country’s femicide crisis back in the spotlight. Women’s rights organizations say enough is enough and many gathered in Nairobi on Wednesday to demand government action. France 24’s Bastien Renouil meets … Read more
The French capital has been shaken for over a year by a series of abuse cases involving staff at after-school programs. Now, 16 people have been arrested, suspected of physical and sexual assaults on children at one pre-school. But this is far from an isolated incident – Paris investigators have been looking into allegations at … Read more
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir “not in line with Israel’s values and norms”, after a video of Ben-Gvir taunting the detainees sparked international outcry. However, while “extremely embarrassing” for the Israeli government, there has been little in the way of … Read more
Stephen Colbert’s long goodbye to late-night TV ends Thursday night when the host of “The Late Show” appears behind his CBS desk for the final time. CBS announced last summer that Colbert’s show would end, citing economic reasons after 11 seasons. But many — including Colbert — have expressed skepticism that President Donald Trump’s repeated … Read more
Latvia’s military on Thursday reported at least one drone flying in the country’s airspace, saying NATO aircraft were activated to deal with the apparent threat. The alert issued for people in Latvia was lifted hours after it was issued, but it was the latest in a series of such incidents in the Baltic, and came … Read more
Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard returns to the Cannes Film Festival with “Avedon”, a new documentary about legendary photographer Richard Avedon. From “Apollo 13” to “A Beautiful Mind”, Howard reflects on a lifetime of storytelling, the changing face of America and the creative curiosity that still drives him after nearly seven decades in Hollywood. Source link
On the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe, there is one gun for every 10 residents. Since the beginning of the year, 12 people have already been shot and killed by gunfire. Anti-crime brigades are doing their best to address the issue, but the number of offenders is on the rise and they are increasingly young. … Read more
Iran said on Thursday it was reviewing Washington’s latest position on ending the war after US President Donald Trump suggested he was prepared to wait a few days to “get the right answers” from Tehran but warned of renewed attacks if it did not agree to a deal. Source link
Air France and Airbus were on Thursday found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a Paris appeals court in connection to the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in France’s aviation history. Source link