On January 8, 2020, an Iranian missile downed a Ukraine International Airlines plane as it took off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. Iran says its military mistook the plane for an incoming American missile. On the fifth anniversary of “the crime of shooting down a Ukrainian passenger airliner”, the association of families … Read more
Social media giant Meta – home of Facebook, Instagram and Threads – is scrapping its independent fact-checking program, instead pivoting to a “community notes” style closer to Elon Musk’s X. This means users on the platform will themselves do the flagging and correcting instead of fact-checking experts and organizations. CEO Mark Zuckerberg pointed to the … Read more
France has marked 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Jacob Mchangama, founder of ‘The Future of Free Speech’ think tank and research professor at Vanderbilt University. He says … Read more
Germany is leading efforts within the European Union (EU) to ease sanctions on Syria following the ouster of President Bashar Assad. financial Times Reported on Tuesday. Berlin is pushing for the move within the bloc, provided it gets progress on social issues. foot Said. The French AFP news agency, citing diplomats, also reported that Germany … Read more
Didier Deschamps, the France coach since 2012, will step down from the job when his contract expires after the 2026 World Cup, the French Football Federation said Tuesday. Source link
On the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, FRANCE 24 spoke to cartoonist and chair of the Freedom Cartoonists Foundation Patrick Chappette about the power of cartoons. Source link
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the rabble-rousing former far-right leader who died on Tuesday aged 96, was a convicted Holocaust denier and perennial outcast of French politics. But the party he founded half a century ago ultimately succeeded in pushing many of his extremist ideas into the political mainstream. Source link
Washington— US President-elect Donald Trump held an omnibus press conference at his Florida estate on Tuesday, where he outlined his stances on key foreign policy issues as he prepares to take office in two weeks. He strongly called for the release of hostages held in Israel more than a year ago by the terrorist group … Read more
Ten years. That is how long it has been since the attack on a very French institution… Source link
Days after the Ukrainian military’s latest surprise attack in the Russian region of Kursk, much remains unclear. Kiev has remained silent so far, as it did in early August 2024 when Ukraine first advanced into Russian territory. Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday that it had reported an “attempt to advance” by Ukrainian forces … Read more