Abuja, Nigeria – At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large crowds gathered to collect food and clothing items distributed at annual Christmas events, police said on Saturday. Both accidents came days after another similar stampede in Africa’s most populous country, amid a growing trend by … Read more
Paul Watson has dedicated his life to sailing into danger to protect marine life and defend whales at sea. At 73, his decades of activism have brought him into conflict with numerous countries, multiple arrests, and even Interpol red notices—the latest issued by Japan, a nation with a long history of whaling. Paul has made … Read more
The late-night vote capped a French week that saw President-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into disarray. Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International Politics, was our guest. Source link
A government shutdown would have disrupted everything from law enforcement to national parks and suspended paychecks for millions of federal workers. Dr. Andrew Smith, Director of the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, was our guest. Source link
The last weekend before the winter break in the Bundesliga season is usually marked by a festive mood. But the events in Magdeburg, where a car plowed into a Christmas market, killing five people and injuring 200 others, affected matches across Germany. As the 1.FC Magdeburg players walked towards the fans who had come to … Read more
The future of Syria is hanging in the balance following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime nearly two weeks ago. Back in Paris after reporting from northern Syria, FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar recounts his encounters with Syrians who are calling for vengeance on former supporters of the Assad regime and minority communities who are calling … Read more
Kyiv on December 21 staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the border, the latest in a series of escalating aerial attacks in the nearly three-year conflict. France 24’s Philip Turle tells us more. Source link
The Saudi suspect in Germany’s deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market held strongly anti-Islam views and was angry with Germany’s migrant policy, official said on December 21. Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the ‘terrible, insane’ attack that killed five people and shocked the nation, days before Christmas and eight years after a jihadist drove a … Read more
Muhoozi Kainerugaba stirred controversy with provocative tweets, igniting debates over his political ambitions and the country’s future. France 24’s Clément di Roma tells us more. Source link
Industrial waste and sewage from the Nairobi River are seeing into crops and drinking water, raising serious health and environmental concerns for local communities. Source link