Jean-Marie Le Pen’s political career was marked by misconduct and provocations, which were met by widespread condemnation in France. FRANCE 24’s Charli James and our colleagues at France 2 take a look at some of her most notorious moments. Source link
Social media behemoth Meta on Tuesday eviscerated its content moderation policies, including culling its US fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, in a major shift that aligns with the flagship policies of President-elect Donald Trump. Source link
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Ziad Makary will visit Damascus “soon”, the information minister announced Tuesday, in the first such visit by the country’s leadership since Islamist-led rebels seized power in Syria last month. Source link
President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo are leading commemorations marking 10 years since Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen attacked French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a major Jewish supermarket that sends shockwaves across the globe and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion that still rages this very day. For a deeper perspective … Read more
Indonesia formally became a member of BRICS on Monday, bringing Southeast Asia’s largest economy and the region’s most populous country into the group. Officially established in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, China and India, BRICS has become relevant as an international forum for developing countries. South Africa joined soon after the first summit, and Egypt, Iran, … Read more
Washington— The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed sanctions on the group’s leader in a conflict that has killed thousands and driven millions from their homes. has been removed. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a … Read more
France is set to mark Tuesday 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 takes a look back at how the events of that day unfolded. Source link
Romania and Bulgaria officially joined the EU’s visa-free Schengen zone on January 1 despite having been European Union members since 2007. Their delayed accession to the now 29-nation zone had been blocked by Austria over migration concerns. Source link
On January 7, 2015, gunmen stormed the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and assassinated 12 people in an attack that shook France to its core and sparked a global outcry about press freedom. Ten years after the assault that coined the phrase “Je suis Charlie”, the fight for secularism continues. A look back … Read more
