Since the beginning of the millennium, there has been a new Ebola outbreak almost every year. However, the current pandemic is different. Most Ebola outbreaks, including the devastating epidemic several years ago that caused at least 11,000 deaths in West Africa between 2014 and 2016, can be traced to the Zaire strain, for which a … Read more
Delano D’Souza is pleased to welcome Dr. Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova, Latvian Institute of International Affairs. She argues that “whichever way you slice it, this is very bad optics for the Kremlin,” framing the visit less as a confident display of a strong, vibrant alliance and more as “a crisis and relations management trip.” She cuts … Read more
As the #US has announced it has indicted former Cuban president Raul #Castro, Maroc #Rubio has offered #Cuba a “new path” and $100 million in aid. Source link
US indicts Cuba’s former president Raul Castro in connection with a 1996 incident Source link
“You have to suffer to create something of value”. 🎬 Premiering in the Quinzaine des Cinéastes section, the film’s protagonists, Girl in Red and Anders Danielsen Lie, spoke with France 24’s Stella Elgersma about navigating high and low expectations, both in life and in the creative process. #CannesFilmFestival #lowexpectations #Cannes2026 Source link
The US Justice Department has announced that the US has indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro. The indictment relates to the downing of two civilian U.S. airliners by Cuban Air Force fighter planes, killing four members of a Miami-based anti-Castro humanitarian group known as Brothers to the Rescue. Raul Castro, brother of Cuba’s longtime president … Read more
Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Lisa Yasko, Ukrainian MP for Zelensky’s political party “Servant of the People”. Ms Yasko offers a striking portrait of a country caught between diplomacy and survival. Speaking against the backdrop of deepening ties between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, China, she argues, remains “on the wrong side of history” … Read more
From wartime France to the AIDS crisis and noir-soaked Los Angeles, Cannes is diving deep into stories of political upheaval and personal survival. Rami Malek stars in ‘The Man I Love’, Ira Sachs’ intimate portrait of art, desire and loss in 1980s New York. Antonin Baudry’s epic ‘De Gaulle’ revisits France’s wartime collapse, while Andy … Read more
An American doctor infected with the Ebola virus has been flown to Berlin’s Charite Hospital for specialist treatment. His family also wants to be admitted to the hospital with him. DW has more. Source link
French prosecutors on Wednesday announced a probe against former prime minister Édouard Philippe, a centrist seen as one of the leading contenders to replace President Emmanuel Macron in next year’s presidential race, over alleged embezzlement of public funds. Polls suggest Philippe could win against the far-right National Rally party candidate, also considered a strong contender … Read more